Feedback Control in a Stirred-Tank Reactor
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This Demonstration shows a simple feedback control for a stirred-tank reactor.
Contributed by: R. Ricardo Sánchez (May 2021)
Open content licensed under CC BY-NC-SA
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Nomenclature:
: reactor temperature (°C)
: temperature measured by a sensor (°C)
: temperature of inlet water (°C)
: setpoint temperature (°C)
: proportional-integral feedback controller model
You can create disturbances in the flow rate and inlet temperature or set the "proportional control constant" slider to 0 to disconnect the controller and observe the temperature response to these changes.
Reference
[1] I. J. Dunn, E. Heinzle, J. Ingham and J. E. Prvenosil, Biological Reaction Engineering: Dynamic Modelling Fundamentals with Simulation Examples (2nd, completely rev. ed.), Weinheim, Germany: VCH Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, 2003.
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