Control of a batch polymerization system using hybrid neural network -first principle model

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 936-945

  Wei, Ng Cheah ^a   Hussain, Mohamed Azlan ^a   Wahab, Ahmad Khairi Abdul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Batch polymerization; First principle model; Hybrid neural networks; Model based control; Modelling

Indexed keywords

CONTROL EQUIPMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEURAL NETWORKS; THREE TERM CONTROL SYSTEMS;

BATCH POLYMERIZATION; FIRST PRINCIPLE MODEL; INTERNAL MODEL CONTROL (IMC); MODEL-BASED CONTROL;

POLYMERIZATION;

CONTROL EQUIPMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEURAL NETWORKS; POLYMERIZATION; THREE TERM CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 38349092708     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450850616     Document Type: Article

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