Control of a gas-liquid inline swirl separator based on tomographic measurements

Control of a gas-liquid inline swirl separator based on tomographic measurements

Martinez Garcia, M. (TU Delft ChemE/Transport Phenomena)
Sahovic, B. (Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden Rossendorf)
Sattar, M.A. (Lodz University of Technology)
Atmani, H. (Université de Toulouse)
Schleicher, E. (Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden Rossendorf)
Hampel, U. (Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden Rossendorf)
Babout, L. (Lodz University of Technology)
Legendre, D. (Université de Toulouse)
Portela, L. (TU Delft ChemE/Transport Phenomena)

2020

This text structures the application of Wire-Mesh sensors and Electrical Resistance Tomography in the control of an Inline Swirl Separator. It introduces a mechanistic model of the two-phase flow inside the device, which is linearized around an ideal perfect operation, and implemented in a Model Predictive Controller. The whole text is structured aiming at a future real application of the controller, briefly introducing the setup that is going to be used, the sensors and their working principles. The results obtained show a stable controller, able to regulate the process relatively fast in relation to the time resolution of the sensors. The positive response of the approach stimulates further improvements in the model developed, and the implementation of more sophisticated techniques to handle the non-linearities of the process.

Cyclone
Gas-liquid flow
Model based control
Process control
Swirl separator
Tomography

http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:9cac5646-4b2b-4dea-a3a7-b945815b4a2f

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifacol.2020.12.588

1474-6670

IFAC-PapersOnLine, 53 (2), 11483-11490

21st IFAC World Congress 2020, 2020-07-12 → 2020-07-17, Berlin, Germany

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© 2020 M. Martinez Garcia, B. Sahovic, M.A. Sattar, H. Atmani, E. Schleicher, U. Hampel, L. Babout, D. Legendre, L. Portela