Optimization-based strategies for the operation of low-density polyethylene tubular reactors: nonlinear model predictive control

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1735-1746

  Zavala, Victor M ^a   Biegler, Lorenz T ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economics; Fouling; Large scale; MHE; NMPC; Nonlinear programming; Polyethylene

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL LIMITATIONS; FIRST-PRINCIPLES; LARGE-SCALE; LOW-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE; MHE; MOVING HORIZON ESTIMATOR; NMPC; NONLINEAR MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL; OUTPUT FEEDBACK; PERSISTENT DISTURBANCES; PROCESS ECONOMICS; TUBULAR REACTORS;

DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; FEEDBACK; NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING; OPTIMIZATION; PREDICTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; THERMOPLASTICS;

MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL;

EID: 68549083463     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2009.04.008     Document Type: Article

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