Comparison of different control methods for an industrial Nickel smelter roaster off-gas system

IFAC Proceedings Volumes (IFAC-PapersOnline)

Volumn 12, Issue PART 1, 2007, Pages 223-230

  Shang, H ^a   Thwaites, P ^b   Ryan, L ^b   Nelson, P ^b  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Xstrata Process Support   (Canada)

Author keywords

Feedback control; Feedforward control; Nickel smelter; Roaster off gas system

Indexed keywords

CALCINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; FEEDBACK CONTROL; NICKEL; NICKEL SMELTING; ROBUST CONTROL; SMELTING;

CONTROL METHODS; CONVENTIONAL PI CONTROL; FEED-FORWARD; GAS PRESSURES; GAS SYSTEMS; IMPROVED CONTROLS; SETPOINTS; STEADY STATE;

FEEDFORWARD CONTROL;

EID: 79960907147     PISSN: 14746670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.3182/20070821-3-ca-2919.00033     Document Type: Conference Paper

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