An input/output approach to the optimal transition control of a class of distributed chemical reactors

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2979-2988

  Li, Mingheng ^a   Christofides, Panagiotis D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical reactor; Computational fluid dynamics; Concentration transition; Optimal control; Residence time distribution

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRAINT THEORY; FLOW OF FLUIDS; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS;

CONCENTRATION TRANSITION; CONSTRAINT SATISFACTION; LINEAR QUADRATIC REGULATOR (LQR); RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTION;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRAINT THEORY; FLOW OF FLUIDS; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 34247503604     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2007.02.046     Document Type: Article

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