Multivariable control strategy based on bifurcation analysis of an industrial gas-phase polymerization reactor

Journal of Process Control

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 530-538

  Salau, Nina P G ^a   Neumann, Gustavo Alberto ^b   Trierweiler, Jorge O ^a   Secchi, Argimiro R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b Braskem SA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bifurcation analysis; Multivariable control strategy; Polymerization reactor; Stability

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); CONTROLLERS; COOLING WATER; ELECTRIC CONTROL EQUIPMENT; FEEDBACK; GASES; MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL; MONOMERS; MULTIVARIABLE CONTROL SYSTEMS; POLYMER MELTS; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; PREDICTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; PROPORTIONAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; THREE TERM CONTROL SYSTEMS; TWO TERM CONTROL SYSTEMS;

BIFURCATION ANALYSIS; CONTROL STRUCTURES; GAIN-SCHEDULING; GAS-PHASE; GAS-PHASE POLYMERIZATION REACTORS; LIMIT CYCLES; MANIPULATED VARIABLES; MULTIVARIABLE CONTROL STRATEGY; NON-LINEAR DYNAMICS; OPERATING RANGES; OSCILLATORY BEHAVIORS; PI CONTROLLERS; PID CONTROLLERS; POLYETHYLENE REACTORS; POLYMERIZATION REACTOR; PRODUCT PROPERTIES; PRODUCT QUALITIES; PRODUCTION LOSS; REACTOR TEMPERATURES; SWITCHING STRATEGIES; TEMPERATURE CONTROLLERS; TEMPERATURE EXCURSIONS; TEMPERATURE RANGES; VALVE POSITIONS;

NEURAL NETWORKS;

EID: 60649084374     PISSN: 09591524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jprocont.2008.05.001     Document Type: Article

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