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Tesi etd-04102018-183907


Tipo di tesi
Tesi di laurea magistrale
Autore
TOFI, EDOARDO
URN
etd-04102018-183907
Titolo
Integrating a dynamic process simulator with optimization algorithms and advanced control
Dipartimento
INGEGNERIA CIVILE E INDUSTRIALE
Corso di studi
INGEGNERIA CHIMICA
Relatori
relatore Prof. Pannocchia, Gabriele
controrelatore Prof. Scali, Claudio
Parole chiave
  • Cumene
  • MPC
  • Simulazione rigorosa
Data inizio appello
11/05/2018
Consultabilità
Completa
Riassunto
This thesis is carried out in the Chemical Process Control Laboratory (CPCLab) within the Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering and concerns the fields of rigorous process simulation and advanced control.
The goal of this thesis is to integrate a simulated process with a model-based advanced controller in order to find the economical optimum.
The process chosen for the simulation is cumene production, in particular the plug flow reactor and the associated separation system, including benzene recirculation. The objective of the control system is to reduce losses of row materials and finite product without excessive energy consumption.
The process is rigorously simulated in UniSim Design, identified as a state-space model and controlled by a model predictive controller in Python with open-source codes recently developed in CPCLab.
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