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

Journal article (2020)

Authors

M. Martinez Garcia ChemE/Transport Phenomena - AS
Benjamin Sahovic Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden Rossendorf
M.A. Sattar Lodz University of Technology
Hanane Atmani Université de Toulouse
Eckhard Schleicher Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden Rossendorf
Uwe Hampel Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden Rossendorf
Laurent Babout Lodz University of Technology
Dominique Legendre Université de Toulouse
L. Portela ChemE/Transport Phenomena - AS
Research Group
ChemE/Transport Phenomena (AS) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2020 M. Martinez Garcia, B. Sahovic, M.A. Sattar, H. Atmani, E. Schleicher, U. Hampel, L. Babout, D. Legendre, L. Portela
DOI
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifacol.2020.12.588
Tomography Model based control Process control Cyclone Gas-liquid flow Swirl separator
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Published Date

2020

Language

English

Faculty

Applied Sciences

Department

ChemE/Chemical Engineering

Research Group

ChemE/Transport Phenomena

Abstract

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.