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Industrial application of an adaptive algorithm to overhead composition control

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Adaptive Control Strategies for Industrial Use

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences ((LNCIS,volume 137))

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An adaptive control strategy has been successfully applied to overhead composition control of a distillation column in a monomer and solvent recycle area of a rubber production facility. The process is time-varying with a significant time delay. The adaptive algorithm is a simple approach made up of a semi-adaptive PI controller and an adaptive Smith predictor. This paper presents results of the application and documents the experience of the authors in developing this technology.

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  1. Advanced Process Control Group, Polysar Limited, N7T 7M2, Sarnia, Ontario, Canada

    Peter J. Vermeer, Brian Roffel & Patrick A. Chin

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  1. Peter J. Vermeer
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Sirish L. Shah Guy Dumont

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Vermeer, P.J., Roffel, B., Chin, P.A. (1989). Industrial application of an adaptive algorithm to overhead composition control. In: Shah, S.L., Dumont, G. (eds) Adaptive Control Strategies for Industrial Use. Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences, vol 137. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0042934

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