Nonlinear behavior of coupled reactor-separator systems with azeotropic vapor-liquid equilibriums (VLEs): Comparison of different control strategies

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1019-1028

  Vetukuri, Sree Rama Raju ^a   Pushpavanam, S ^a   Zeyer, K P ^b   Kienle, A ^b,c  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DYNAMICS OF COMPLEX TECHNICAL SYSTEMS   (Germany)

^c OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZEOTROPES; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; REACTION KINETICS; RECYCLING; SEPARATORS; TANKS (CONTAINERS);

CONTINUOUSLY STIRRED TANK REACTORS (CSTR); FIRST-ORDER REACTION; LEAN STREAM; SINGLE-STAGE FLASH UNIT;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

AZEOTROPES; CHEMICAL REACTORS; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; REACTION KINETICS; RECYCLING; SEPARATORS; TANKS (CONTAINERS);

EID: 32644436912     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie0502382     Document Type: Article

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