Derivation of generic optimal reference temperature profiles for steady-state exothermic jacketed tubular reactors

Journal of Process Control

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 92-104

  Logist, F ^a   Smets, I Y ^a   Van Impe, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Jacketed tubular reactor; Optimal control theory; Process control

Indexed keywords

CONTROL THEORY; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROCESS CONTROL; REACTION KINETICS;

ISOTHERMAL JACKET; JACKETED TUBULAR REACTOR; MODEL MISMATCH; OPTIMAL CONTROL THEORY;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

EID: 36749067433     PISSN: 09591524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jprocont.2007.05.001     Document Type: Article

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