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- Title
Dynamic modelling and predictive control for the sequential collaborative reactors of cobalt removal process under time‐varying conditions.
- Authors
Wang, Yalin; Xue, Yongfei; Huang, Kaihua; Cen, Lihui
- Abstract
The accuracy of the process model directly affects the performance of the model‐based controller. In zinc hydrometallurgy, the overall dynamics of the cobalt removal process can hardly be described by a fixed model since there are a series of interconnected reactors working together under time‐varying inlet and reaction conditions. In this study, an interacting continuously stirred tank reactors (ICSTR) model is developed to describe the cooperative relationship of these cascaded reactors. Considering the time‐varying inlet and reaction conditions, the reaction surface conversion coefficient is defined and incorporated into the ICSTR model, and the kernel partial least squares (KPLS) is employed to update the dynamic model online. The effectiveness of the time‐varying ICSTR model is validated using industrial data. Based on the proposed time‐varying ICSTR model, a predictive controller is designed to realize the optimal operation of the cobalt removal process. Simulation results indicate that compared with conventional predictive control and manual manipulation, the time‐varying ICSTR model‐based predictive control method can not only maintain the outlet cobalt ion concentration but also reduce the zinc dust dosage.
- Subjects
COBALT; ZINC powder; DYNAMIC models; PREDICTIVE control systems; PREDICTION models; NUCLEAR reactor safety measures; FISCHER-Tropsch process; SURFACE reactions
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2019, Vol 97, Issue 12, p3101
- ISSN
0008-4034
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/cjce.23563