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Controllability of Lumped Parameter Chemical Reactors

R. Maya-Yescas, J. Lara-Romero, and R. Aguilar-López

Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, MX-58000 Morelia, Mexico

E-mail: rmayay@zeus.umich.mx

Abstract: A methodology for the evaluation of control strategies and for the preliminary assessment of controllability of nonlinear control affine systems was proposed. Due to the fact that the full nonlinear model of the process is used, the methodology is applicable to any steady state that is chosen as the set point. Also, there is no condition for the selection of controller used; therefore the methodology can be applied to any control structure selected for this process. An industrial system, fluidised bed catalyst regenerator, was used to illustrate application of this methodology.

Full paper in Portable Document Format: 596ba487.pdf

Chemical Papers 59 (6b) 487–490 (2005)