Preliminary Program subject to change
10B03 Process Control Applications
OverviewThis session deals with novel applications of process control. Papers describing real-time implementation of advanced process control are of higher priority. Papers addressing theoretical problems specific to certain applications are also of interest.
Primary SponsorSystems and Process Control (10b)

Chair

Masoud Soroush
Professor
Drexel University
Department of Chemical Engineering
32nd & Chestnut Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone Number: 215-895-1710
Fax Number: 215-895-5837
Email: masoud.soroush@drexel.edu

CoChair

David H. Gay
Director of Technology, Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5080
Phone Number: 805-893-4675
Fax Number: 805-893-4706
Email: david.gay@icb.ucsb.edu
Mathematical Modeling and Model Based Control of a Pulp Mill Powerhouse
Model Predictive Control of Weight-on-Bit near Its Optimum in Hydrocarbon Well Drilling: the Value of Constraints
Ankur Awasthi, Chemical Engineering, University of Houston, S222 Engineering Bldg. 1, Houston, TX 77204 and M. Nikolaou, Chemical Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-4004
Evaluation of Criteria for Selecting Temperature Control Trays in Distillation Columns
William L. Luyben, Lehigh University, Department of Chemical Engineering, Bethlehem, PA 18015
Application of a Lyapunov-Based Nonlinear Controller to a Reactor with Highly Exothermic Reactions
Dário A. F. Luís1, A. Astolfi2 and L. Kershenbaum1, (1)CPSE, Imperial College, Prince Consort Road, London, SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom, (2)Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College, London, Exhibition Road, SW7 2BT, London, United Kingdom
Control Loop Pairing Using Dynamic Performance
Tom E. Marlin, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8N4L7, Canada and Yongsong Cai, Chemical Engineering, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8N4L7, Canada
An Advanced Model for Optimal Operation of Emulsion Terpolymerization Processes: Application to Styrene/Mma/Ma
M. H. Srour1, V. G. Gomes1 and J.A. Romagnoli2, (1)Chemical Engineering, Sydney University, CNR shepherd and Lander St., Sydney, Australia, (2)Chemical Engineering, Sydney University, CNR shepherd and Lander St., Australia
Evaluation of a Two-Temperature Control Structure for a Two-Reactant/Two-Product Type of Reactive Distillation Column
Devrim B. Kaymak, Department of Chemical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey and William L. Luyben, Lehigh University, Department of Chemical Engineering, Bethlehem, PA 18015

Computing and Systems Technology Division