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The analytical solutions of equations describing the dynamics of distributed parameter systems are usually complicated in form and derivations and inconvenient to use for simulation and control system design. The liquid–liquid counter flow heat exchanger is an example of these disturbed parameter systems. An analytical solution of the dynamics of a symmetrically operated counter flow heat exchanger in the form of transfer function matrix is investigated in open-loop and close-loop conditions. The resulting non-linear model was linearized using perturbation approach. A feed-forward path controller to counteract at any disturbances in the boundary temperature and a non-interactive controller to decouple the outputs were implemented.
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Received on 22 February 2001 / Published online: 29 November 2001
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Abu-Hamdeh, N. Control of a liquid–liquid heat exchanger. Heat and Mass Transfer 38, 687–693 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002310100262
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002310100262