Optimal Operation of an Industrial Dividing Wall Column through Multiparametric Programming

Iosif Pappas,Rahul Bindlish,Moustafa Ali, Efstratios N. Pistikopoulos

INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH(2023)

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Abstract
In this contribution, we present a high-fidelity dynamic model of an industrial dividing wall column and the application of explicit model predictive control for its regulation. Our study involves the separation of methyl methacrylate from a quaternary mixture. The process includes a dividing wall column coupled with a decanter, which results in highly concentrated methyl methacrylate and water streams from the middle side draw of the column and the decanter, respectively. An equation-oriented mathematical model of the process is developed and presented in detail, where non-ideal thermodynamic calculations are adopted to describe the complex nature of the component interactions. The operability of the process is enhanced by the synthesis and application of an explicit model predictive controller, which is used to track the purity specifications of the product. Our results demonstrate that the proposed modeling and control approach can be utilized for the optimal online operation of the studied system.
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industrial dividing wall column
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