(740g) Operational Safety of an Ammonia Process Network Via Model Predictive Control
AIChE Annual Meeting
2019
2019 AIChE Annual Meeting
Computing and Systems Technology Division
Process Modeling and Control Applications I
Thursday, November 14, 2019 - 5:24pm to 5:43pm
Motivated by the above considerations, this work presents a practical application simulating multiple model predictive controllers within a multi-unit ammonia process network, all of which integrate safety constraints of the process within their design. Specifically, catalytic deactivation in the shift reactor is a common and problematic disturbance that may trigger reaction thermal runaway in the methanator. Two controllers designed with the objective of improving operational safety are implemented on the ammonia plant under catalyst deactivation. Aspen Plus is a commercial process simulation software which is integrated with Matlab to run a closed-loop simulation for the ammonia process network. The results demonstrate that under suitable design of the controllers, desirable closed-loop performance is achieved with high temperature extremities avoided during operation in the presence of significant catalytic deactivation in the shift reactor.
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