Dynamics and Control of the Cumulative Mass Fraction of a Particle Size Distribution Conference Paper uri icon

abstract

  • A transfer function for the dynamics of the cumulative mass fraction (CMF) of a particle size distribution (PSD) is developed. It fits a general form frequently encountered in systems modeled by hyperbolic partial differential equations. Systems of this type, called quasirational distributed systems (QRDS), can have an infinity of right half-plane zeros, but do not exhibit delayed or inverse response. A procedure for designing predictive controllers for QRDS using a Smith predictor structure is presented. It uses pole placement to obtain a controller parameterization with the adjustable parameters being selected to satisfy robustness specifications. A controller for CMF, designed using this procedure, performs better than a PID controller.

published proceedings

  • 1987 American Control Conference

author list (cited authors)

  • Ramanathan, S., Curl, R. L., & Kravaris, C.

citation count

  • 4

complete list of authors

  • Ramanathan, S||Curl, RL||Kravaris, C

publication date

  • June 1987