Target Linearization and Model Predictive Control of Polymerization Processes

AIChE Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2885-2899

  Bindlish, Rahul ^a,b   Rawlings, James B ^a  

^a Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium   (United States)

^b DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROL EQUIPMENT; KALMAN FILTERING; LINEARIZATION; MATERIALS BALANCE; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PREDICTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; STATE ESTIMATION;

ENERGY BALANCE; FLASH SEPARATORS;

POLYMERIZATION;

MODELING; POLYMERIZATION; PREDICTIVE CONTROL; PROCESSING TECHNIQUE;

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROL SYSTEM; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; POLYMERIZATION; PROCESS CONTROL; PROCESS MODEL;

EID: 0345688179     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690491119     Document Type: Article

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