ISSN:
0001-1541
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Chemical Engineering
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
In optimization problems dealing with catalytic reactors, where the catalyst deactivates slowly with time, it is common to assume a quasi steady state in the reaction and deactivation equations. Although the difference in reactor performance, for a given control policy, between the unsteady state reactor and its quasi steady state approximation is usually negligible, a very large difference can exist in the optimal control policy for the two models. For a single irreversible reaction, where the catalyst deactivation is dependent on conversion and where the control variable is the temperature of the fluid entering a tubular reactor, it is shown numerically that the performance of the reactor for a suboptimal control policy can be significantly superior to the optimal performance predicted from a quasi steady state model formulation.
Additional Material:
3 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aic.690220606
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