Nonlinear Process Control:

1 Introduction.- 1.1 References.- 2 Generic Model Control — The Basics.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.2 The Basics.- 2.3 Reference Systems.- 2.4 Using Steady State Models.- 2.5 Constraint Handling Strategy.- 2.6 Robust Stability and Performance Analysis.- 2.7 Applications.- 2.8 References.- 3 Industrial Applications of Reference System Synthesis/Generic Model Control: Wastewater pH Control.- 3.1 Abstract.- 3.2 Introduction.- 3.3 Process Description.- 3.4 Model Development.- 3.5 Model Validation.- 3.6 Controller Design and Tuning.- 3.7 Implementation.- 3.8 Results.- 3.9 Conclusions.- 3.10 Acknowledgement.- 3.11 Nomenclature.- 3.12 References.- 4 Using Tray-To-Tray Models for Distillation Control.- 4.1 Introduction.- 4.2 Description of Columns Considered.- 4.3 Controller Models.- 4.4 Implementation Issues.- 4.5 Results.- 4.6 Economic Benefits.- 4.7 Conclusions.- 4.8 References.- 5 Automatic Moisture Control in Particulate Dryers.- 5.1 Abstract.- 5.2 Introduction.- 5.3 Rationale.- 5.4 Research and Development of the Control System.- 5.4.1 Moisture Control.- 5.4.2 Conveyor Belt Speed.- 5.4.3 Zone 1 Temperature.- 5.4.4 Zone 2 Temperature.- 5.4.5 Zone 3 Temperature.- 5.4.6 Dryer Control Modifications.- 5.5 Development of the Controller.- 5.6 Results.- 5.7 Cost Benefit Analysis.- 5.8 Discussion.- 5.9 Conclusions.- 5.10 Acknowledgements.- 5.11 References.- 6 Eccentricity Control of a Cable Jacketing Line.- 6.1 Introduction.- 6.2 The Application.- 6.3 The Controllers.- 6.4 Results.- 6.5 Conclusions.- 6.6 Acknowledgements.- 6.7 References.- 7 The Development of a Nonlinear Adaptive Generic Model Controller for Chemical Reaction Quality Control.- 7.1 Abstract.- 7.2 Inntroduction.- 7.3 Chronological Development of the Control Strategy.- 7.3.1 July 1990 — The Process.- 7.3.2 August 1990 — The Model.- 7.3.3 October 1990 — The Controller.- 7.3.4 November 1990 — Tuning of the GMC Controller.- 7.3.5 June 1991— Tuning of the Adaptation Algorithm.- 7.3.6 January 1992 — Model Validation.- 7.3.7 March 1992 — Economic Benefits.- 7.3.8 Process Monitoring.- 7.4 Summary.- 7.5 Issues in Nonlinear Adaptive Control.- 7.6 References.- 8 Blast Furnace Stove Control.- 8.1 Introduction.- 8.2 Blast Furnace Stoves.- 8.2.1 Physical Description of Full-Scale Stoves.- 8.2.2 Laboratory Scale Stove System.- 8.2.3 Control Objectives, Measurements and Manipulated Variables.- 8.2.4 Control Difficulties.- 8.3 Model and Control Law Development.- 8.3.1 Blast Air Temperature.- 8.3.2 Blast Flow-rate GMC Control Law.- 8.3.3 On-gas Stove Model.- 8.3.4 Long-term Control Algorithm.- 8.3.4.1 Limiting case operations.- 8.3.4.2 The optimisation problem.- 8.4 Implementation.- 8.4.1 Functional Hierarchy.- 8.4.2 Hardware and Software Hierarchy.- 8.4.3 Solution of the Optimization Problem.- 8.4.4 Tuning.- 8.5 Results.- 8.5.1 Short-term Results.- 8.5.2 Long-term Results.- 8.6 Economic Benefits.- 8.7 References.- 9 Conclusions.