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Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications
An International Journal of Computation and Methodology
Volume 72, 2017 - Issue 6
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Original Articles

Improved model control strategy with dynamic adaptation for heat exchangers in energy system

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Pages 458-478 | Received 27 Jun 2017, Accepted 11 Sep 2017, Published online: 17 Oct 2017
 

ABSTRACT

We propose a novel model control with dynamic adaptation to improve the control accuracy and speed of heat exchangers. The proposed method first applies an accurate mathematical model of heat exchanger as a motion model to create the inverse problem algorithm of manipulated variable. Subsequently, it improves the transient performance using a dynamic adaption of manipulated variable. Compared the control performance to feedback control method, the dynamic adaptation of manipulated variable fed in an exponential function resulted in both approximately a 100% reduction in overshoot and settling time elimination in response to inlet temperature and flow rate disturbances of objective fluid.

Nomenclature

A=

heat exchange area (m2)

cp=

specific heat at constant pressure of the fluid (J/kg/K)

G=

mass flow rate (kg/s)

h=

convective heat transfer coefficient for fluids (W/m2/K)

H(s)=

transfer function of outlet parameter

K=

coefficient

KD=

the differential coefficient

KI=

the integral coefficient

KP=

the proportional coefficient

m(s)=

variations of mass flow rate in the complex domain

Mp=

maximum overshoot

qv=

volume flow rate (m3/s)

Q=

heat transfer rate (W)

t=

temperature (°C)

tp=

qualitative temperature of fluids (°C)

=

average settling time (s)

T=

time constant (s)

Ts=

the sample period (s)

U=

the total heat transfer coefficient (W/m2/K)

=

output temperature response in the complex domain

λ=

thermal conductivity (W/m/K)

ν=

kinematic viscosity (m2/s)

ξ=

damp ratio

ρ=

density of fluid (kg/m3)

τ=

time, time constant, or delay time (s)

Superscripts=
=

the assumed value

Subscripts=
c=

cold fluid

h=

hot fluid

lm=

log-mean

out=

outlet

0=

the initial condition

1=

the objective fluid

2=

the assistance fluid

Nomenclature

A=

heat exchange area (m2)

cp=

specific heat at constant pressure of the fluid (J/kg/K)

G=

mass flow rate (kg/s)

h=

convective heat transfer coefficient for fluids (W/m2/K)

H(s)=

transfer function of outlet parameter

K=

coefficient

KD=

the differential coefficient

KI=

the integral coefficient

KP=

the proportional coefficient

m(s)=

variations of mass flow rate in the complex domain

Mp=

maximum overshoot

qv=

volume flow rate (m3/s)

Q=

heat transfer rate (W)

t=

temperature (°C)

tp=

qualitative temperature of fluids (°C)

=

average settling time (s)

T=

time constant (s)

Ts=

the sample period (s)

U=

the total heat transfer coefficient (W/m2/K)

=

output temperature response in the complex domain

λ=

thermal conductivity (W/m/K)

ν=

kinematic viscosity (m2/s)

ξ=

damp ratio

ρ=

density of fluid (kg/m3)

τ=

time, time constant, or delay time (s)

Superscripts=
=

the assumed value

Subscripts=
c=

cold fluid

h=

hot fluid

lm=

log-mean

out=

outlet

0=

the initial condition

1=

the objective fluid

2=

the assistance fluid

Additional information

Funding

We are thankful for the partial financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51176125), Capacity Building Plan for some Non-military Universities and Colleges of Shanghai Scientific Committee (16060502600).

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