Compartment model structure identification of stirred reactors based on qualitative method

Authors

  • Attila Egedy University of Pannonia, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Process Engineering, H-8200 Veszprém, Egyetem utca 10. , Pannon Egyetem, Folyamatmérnöki Intézeti Tanszék, 8200 Veszprém, Egyetem út 10.
  • Tamás Varga University of Pannonia, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Process Engineering, H-8200 Veszprém, Egyetem utca 10. , Pannon Egyetem, Folyamatmérnöki Intézeti Tanszék, 8200 Veszprém, Egyetem út 10.
  • Tibor Chován University of Pannonia, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Process Engineering, H-8200 Veszprém, Egyetem utca 10. , Pannon Egyetem, Folyamatmérnöki Intézeti Tanszék, 8200 Veszprém, Egyetem út 10.

Keywords:

stirred reactor, structure identification, qualitative method, compartment model

Abstract

Engineering problem solving such as process design, process optimization, safety analysis, etc.; relies widely on mathematical models of the process. To solve complex problems related to mixing detailed models are required such as compartment or computational fluid dynamic models. The compartment modelling based on at least three different types of basic compartments: the mixer, the distributor and the perfectly mixed reactor. Obviously, the compartment set can be expanded with the ideal plug flow reactor. The main modelling tasks using compartment models is to define of the structure of the compartment model, and the parameters of connections between the compartments. Hence, a qualitative approach has been developed to support the identification process. Qualitative methods are widely applied to analyse experimental data and to compress the information content of a time series. The primary goal of this study is to present an algorithm based on qualitative analysis that can be used to identify a compartment model structure based on the results of physical experiments performed in a stirred reactor.

Author Biography

  • Attila Egedy, University of Pannonia, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Process Engineering, H-8200 Veszprém, Egyetem utca 10., Pannon Egyetem, Folyamatmérnöki Intézeti Tanszék, 8200 Veszprém, Egyetem út 10.

    corresponding author
    egedya@fmt.uni-pannon.hu

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2011-12-12

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Vol. 15 No. 3 (2011): Acta Agraria Kaposváriensis

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Egedy, A., Varga, T., & Chován, T. (2011). Compartment model structure identification of stirred reactors based on qualitative method. Acta Agraria Kaposváriensis, 15(3), 233-244. https://journal.uni-mate.hu/index.php/aak/article/view/7105

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