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Outline
Mathematical Model
Mass Balances
Energy Balances
Model Validation
Controller Design
Conclusions
Process Description
Zones Length :
Process characteristics: Very slow movement of the cars (semi batch process)
Very slow system dynamics
Disturbances (variable ambient temperature, open-close doors, etc)
Process Description
Preheatin
g zone
Firing
zone
Cooling
zone
Natural
Gas
1200
Preheating
zone
Temperature, C
1000
Firing
zone
Cooling
zone
800
600
400
200
0
0
20
40
60
Distance, m
80
100
120
Process Description
Mathematical Model
Assumptions
Dynamic operation
The gas has uniform temperature and velocity
The variation of the temperature and flowrates in the vertical direction was not taken into
account for simplification.
Complete and spontaneous oxidation of the natural gas on the roof of the kiln
Mathematical Model
Mass Balances
Mass composition
Mathematical Model
Semi-empirical equations:
Hydraulic diameter
Pressure Drop
across the column
Friction factor
Mathematical Model
Energy balances:
Gas
Bricks
Car
Mathematical Model
Radiation
Wall temperature
Roof temperature
Model Validation
Process Data
1
4
2
5
3
6
Model Validation
Problem formulation
1.4
0.014
0.3
450
3%
Model Validation
Temperature results for the validation of the firing process
Distance (m)
12
16
20
24
28
Tprocess (oC)
586
805
920
950
976
972
937
898
Tgas(oC)
660
832
903
944
930
942
920
910
Tbrick(oC)
641
802
876
934
910
930
945
930
Optimization variables
The massflowrate of the fuel in each column, Ff,j
The mass flowrate of the secondary air in each column, Fs,j
The mass flowrate of the air coming from the cooling zone, Fc
Optimization problem
0.85
1.17
0.013
0.2
600
2.9%
1200
1000
800
600
simulation
process
400
200
0
53
62
70
78
1000
900
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
simulation
brick
53
62
70
78
PI Controller Design
PI controller expression
U f t U f 0
1
K C et
e d
0
1200
1000
1000
800
800
600
600
Gas Temperature
Temperature Set Point
400
200
0
400
Gas Temperature
200
Brick Temperature
0
53
62
70
78
53
62
70
78
Future Work
2-D dynamic mathematical model based on first principles
Design a model based controller
Design mathematical model for the preheating and cooling phase