Nonlinear model-based control of a batch reactive distillation column

Journal of Process Control

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 209-218

  Balasubramhanya, Lalitha S ^a   Doyle Iii, Francis J ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Delaware   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DISTILLATION COLUMNS; ESTERIFICATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR CONTROL SYSTEMS; PREDICTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

BATCH REACTIVE DISTILLATION COLUMNS;

PROCESS CONTROL;

EID: 0033895962     PISSN: 09591524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-1524(99)00024-4     Document Type: Article

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