On Integration of Feedback Control and Safety Systems: Analyzing Two Chemical Process Applications
by
Zhang, Zhihao, author.
Title
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On Integration of Feedback Control and Safety Systems: Analyzing Two Chemical Process Applications
Author
:
Zhang, Zhihao, author.
ISBN
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9780438019669
Personal Author
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Zhang, Zhihao, author.
Physical Description
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1 electronic resource (46 pages)
General Note
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Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 57-06M(E).
Advisors: Panagiotis D. Christofides Committee members: Dante A. Simonetti; Samanvaya Srivastava.
Abstract
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This work focuses on two case studies and attempts to elucidate the dynamic interaction between feedback control and safety systems in the context of both model-based and classical control systems. In the first case study, the interaction of a model predictive control (MPC) system with a safety system is studied in the context of the methyl isocyanate (MIC) hydrolysis reaction in a continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR) to avoid thermal runaway. We develop a fixed action for the MPC to take when the safety system is activated due to significant feed disturbances that lead to thermal runaway conditions. In the second case study, we focus on a high-pressure flash drum separator for which the temperature, level, and pressure can be regulated using proportional-integral (PI) controllers. Using an large-scale dynamic process simulator, we demonstrate that modifying the tuning parameters of one of these PI controllers based on the safety system being on or off leads to improved closed-loop performance compared to the case in which the tuning parameters of the PI controller remain the same regardless of the state of the safety system.
Local Note
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School code: 0031
Subject Term
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Chemical engineering.
Added Corporate Author
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University of California, Los Angeles. Chemical Engineering 0294.
Electronic Access
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| Shelf Number | Item Barcode | Shelf Location | Shelf Location | Holding Information |
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| XX(694331.1) | 694331-1001 | Proquest E-Thesis Collection | Proquest E-Thesis Collection | |