Real-time optimization of a tubular reactor with distributed feed

AIChE Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 2120-2128

  Cougnon, P ^a   Dochain, D ^a   Guay, M ^b   Perrier, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptive learning; Distributed feed; Extremum seeking; Persistence of excitation; Tubular reactor

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; ALGORITHMS; CONTROL SYSTEMS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; REACTION KINETICS; THEOREM PROVING;

ADAPTIVE LEARNING; DISTRIBUTED FEED; EXTREMUM SEEKING; PERSISTENCE OF EXCITATION; TUBULAR REACTOR;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; ALGORITHMS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; CONTROL SYSTEMS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; REACTION KINETICS; THEOREM PROVING;

EID: 33744815649     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.10799     Document Type: Article

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