Optimal grade transition in industrial polymerization processes via NCO tracking

AIChE Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 627-639

  Kadam, J V ^a,c   Marquardt, W ^a   Srinivasan, B ^b,d   Bonvin, D ^b  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

^c ExxonMobil Chemical Company   (Belgium)

^d ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Constraint tracking; Dynamic real time optimization; Grade change; Necessary conditions of optimality; Polymerization; Self optimizing control

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRAINT THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYMERIZATION; TRACKING (POSITION);

CONSTRAINT TRACKING; DYNAMIC REAL-TIME OPTIMIZATION; GRADE CHANGE; SELF-OPTIMIZING CONTROL;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRAINT THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYMERIZATION; TRACKING (POSITION);

EID: 33947529075     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.11085     Document Type: Article

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