Open AccessAdaptive decoupling control for binary distillation column into a 3D virtual environment
Author(s) -
Juan Sebastián Useche-Castelblanco,
Darío Amaya,
Óscar Javier Reyes-Ortiz
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
engineering review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.198
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 1849-0433
pISSN - 1330-9587
DOI - 10.30765/er.1480
Subject(s) - distillation , decoupling (probability) , process (computing) , fractionating column , computer science , advanced process control , refinery , petrochemical , energy consumption , process engineering , work (physics) , process control , control engineering , engineering , chemistry , waste management , mechanical engineering , electrical engineering , organic chemistry , operating system
The oil refinery plants have a particularly high energy consumption in the distillation process. Several authors state that these are the systems with the highest energy consumption in the petrochemical industry. Currently, work is being done on the implementation of adaptive controllers in order to improve the efficiency of the distillation process and the quality of the product. In this work the control of a binary distillation column developed within a 3D virtual laboratory is presented. Adaptive control by reference model (MRCA) is used for the manipulation of bottom and distillate concentrations. Initially, the mathematical description of the process is obtained, together with the computer-aided design, to subsequently implement the control technique. As a result, the behavior of the controlled system in simulation is shown and compared with the response of the embedded system within the virtual environment. The main contribution of this work is the interaction that a user can have with this type of processes and the possibility of implementing modern control strategies within this type of environments as a low-cost tool to support education and training activities.