Realization of online optimizing control in an industrial polymerization reactor

IFAC Proceedings Volumes (IFAC-PapersOnline)

Volumn 45, Issue 15 PART 1, 2012, Pages 11-18

  Finkler, T F ^a   Kawohl, M ^b   Piechottka, U ^b   Engell, S ^a  

^a TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Evonik Industries AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Batch; Model based control; Nonlinear control; Optimization problems; Polymerization

Indexed keywords

NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING; POLYMERIZATION;

BATCH; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; INDUSTRIAL POLYMERIZATION REACTOR; MODEL BASED CONTROLS; NON LINEAR CONTROL; NON-LINEAR OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; SEMI-BATCH POLYMERIZATION;

PROCESS CONTROL;

EID: 84867079044     PISSN: 14746670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.3182/20120710-4-SG-2026.00025     Document Type: Conference Paper

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