OPTIMIZATION OF SURGE CAPACITY

Abstract

Surge tanks within a process are often necessary to smooth out fluctuations in plant operation and process upsets. The only previous research done on tank sizing for flow smoothing was done by Hiester (1985). In this reseach, a program is developed that specifies the size and location of surge capacity required for different control schemes of chemical processes. Also, an advanced level control algorithm is compared to conventional controllers in terms of required surge volume.

KEYWORDS:

• Surge capacity
• Optimization
• Sizing
• Location
• Control schemes
• Optimal predictive
• Controller

Additional information

Notes on contributors

E.G. AUFULDISH

Current affiliation: International Paper Co., Erie, PA 16533.