Preliminary Program subject to change
10B10 Process Control Applications
OverviewPapers are solicited which describe industrial process control applications. Preference will be given to papers that describe application of cutting-edge control technology or applications to unusual processes.
Primary SponsorSystems and Process Control (10b)

Chair

Edward P. Gatzke
Assistant Professor
University of South Carolina, Dept. of Chemical Engineering
Swearingen Engineering Center
301 Main St.
Columbia, SC 29208
Phone Number: (803) 777-1159
Fax Number: (803) 777-8265
Email: gatzke@sc.edu

CoChair

Kenneth A. Debelak
Assoc. Professor of Chemical Engineering
Vanderbilt University
Box 1604 B
Nashville, TN 37235
Phone Number: 615-322-2088
Fax Number: 615-343-7951
Email: kenneth.a.debelak@vanderbilt.edu
Welcoming Remarks
Swelling Constrained on-Line Level Control of Industrial Batch Reactors
Levente L. Simon1, Zoltan K. Nagy2 and Konrad Hungerbuehler1, (1)Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, Safety and Environmental Technology Group, ETH Zurich, HCI, ETH Hoenggerberg, Zurich, 8093, Switzerland, (2)Chemical Engineering Department, Loughborough University, Loughborough, LE11 3TU, England
Dynamic Modeling and Control Structure Design for A Liquefied Natural Gas Process
Arjun Singh, Department of Engineering Cybernetics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Odd Bragstads plass 2D, Trondheim, Norway, Morten Hovd, Engineerring Cybernetics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Odd Bragstads plass 2D, Trondheim, Norway and Vinay Kariwala, Division of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
Fault Detection And Control Of A Reverse Osmosis Desalination Process
Charles McFall, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Alex Bartman, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Los Angeles, 420 Westwood plz, Los Angles, CA 90095, Panagiotis D. Christofides, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095 and Yoram Cohen, University of California, Los Angeles, Chemical Engineering Department, 5531 Boelter Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90095
Inferential Control of A Continuous Digester: A Practical Perspective
Jin Wang, Department of Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, Qinghua (Peter) He, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL 36088, Russel E. Hodges, R. E. Hodges, LLC, 1500 Pumphrey Ave, Auburn, AL 36832, Gopal A. Krishnagopalan, Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, 230 Ross Hall, Auburn University, AL 36849-5127 and Harry T. Cullinan, Alabama Center for Paper and Bioresource Engineering, 242 Ross Hall, Auburn University, AL 36849
Transition From Batch To Continuous Operation In Bio-Reactors: A Model Predictive Control Approach And Application
Prashant Mhaskar, Department of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L7, Canada and Siam Aumi, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L7, Canada
On-Line States And Parameter Identification Of A Membrane Bioreactor
Harvey Arellano-Garcia, Process Dynamics and Operation, Berlin University of Technology, Sekr. KWT-9, Strasse des 17. Juni 135, 10623 Berlin, Germany and Guenter Wozny, Process Dynamics and Operation, Berlin University of Technology, Str. des 17 Juni 135, Berlin, 10623, Germany
Inferential Control For Improved Nylon Production Using Empirical Nonlinear Dynamic Models
Katherine Mountain-Schlaperjahn, Shaw Inc., Columbia, SC 29229 and Edward P. Gatzke, University of South Carolina, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Swearingen Engineering Center, 301 Main St., Columbia, SC 29208
Concluding Remarks

Computing and Systems Technology Division