Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis And Control Of Chemical Processes Using Dynamic Operability,
2023
West Virginia University
Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis And Control Of Chemical Processes Using Dynamic Operability, San Quan Dinh
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports
Nonlinear dynamic analysis serves an increasingly important role in process systems engineering research. Understanding the nonlinear dynamics from the mathematical model of a process helps to find the boundaries of all achievable process conditions and identify the system instabilities. The information on such boundaries is beneficial for optimizing the design and formulating a control structure. However, a systematic approach to analyzing nonlinear dynamics of chemical processes considering such boundaries in a quantifiable and adaptable way is yet to exist in the literature. The primary aim of this work is to formulate theoretical concepts for dynamic operability, as well as develop …
Modular Supply Network Optimization Of Renewable Ammonia And Methanol Co-Production,
2023
West Virginia University
Modular Supply Network Optimization Of Renewable Ammonia And Methanol Co-Production, Benjamin Akoh
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports
To reduce the use of fossil fuels and other carbonaceous fuels, renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, geothermal energy have been suggested to be promising alternative energy that guarantee sustainable and clean environment. However, the availability of renewable energy has been limited due to its dependence on weather and geographical location. This challenge is intended to be solved by the utilization of the renewable energy in the production of chemical energy carriers. Hydrogen has been proposed as a potential renewable energy carrier, however, its chemical instability and high liquefaction energy makes researchers seek for other alternative energy carriers. Ammonia …
Optimal Design And Operation Of Integrated Hydrogen Generation And Utilization Plants,
2023
West Virginia University
Optimal Design And Operation Of Integrated Hydrogen Generation And Utilization Plants, Ijiwole Solomon Ijiyinka
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports
There are considerable efforts worldwide for reducing the use of fossil fuel for energy production. While renewable energy sources are being increasingly used, fossil fuel still contribute about 80% of the energy used worldwide. As a result, the level of CO2 is still increasing fast in the atmosphere currently exceeding about 410 parts per million (ppm). For reducing CO2 build up in the atmosphere, various approaches are being investigated. For the electric power generation sector, two key approaches are post-combustion CO2 capture and use of hydrogen as a fuel for power generation. These two solutions can also …
State Estimation, Covariance Estimation, And Economic Optimization Of Semi-Batch Bioprocesses,
2023
West Virginia University
State Estimation, Covariance Estimation, And Economic Optimization Of Semi-Batch Bioprocesses, Ronald Hunter Alexander
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports
One of the most critical aspects of any chemical process engineer is the ability to gather, analyze, and trust incoming process data as it is often required in control and process monitoring applications. In real processes, online data can be unreliable due to factors such as poor tuning, calibration drift, or mechanical drift. Outside of these sources of noise, it may not be economically viable to directly measure all process states of interest (e.g., component concentrations). While process models can help validate incoming process data, models are often subject to plant-model mismatches, unmodeled disturbances, or lack enough detail to track …
Level And Temperature Controlled Vessel,
2023
The University of Akron
Level And Temperature Controlled Vessel, Cameron Macesich
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
Using two Arduino microcontrollers, level and temperature Proportional-Integral control systems for a continuously stirred tank reactor were designed and configured. Open-loop step tests were performed and fitted with First Order Plus Time Delay responses so that controller tuning parameters could be analytically derived. The effectiveness of the designed systems was evaluated by monitoring the response of closed-loop setpoint changes.
Operation And Preliminary Energy Balance Of A Portable Kelp Dryer In Maine,
2022
University of Maine
Operation And Preliminary Energy Balance Of A Portable Kelp Dryer In Maine, Tuqa Al-Asadi
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Seaweed (macroalgae) is a marine resource that has a high economic value. Seaweeds are important commodities as raw material for food or additives and as a source of biomass. One popular species of seaweed is Sugar kelp (Saccharina latissima) – a brown algae that is native to the Maine coast and also a commonly farmed species. It is a rich source of fibers, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. Seaweeds are highly perishable due to their high moisture content and will spoil quickly if not preserved, therefore a common practice is to dry the product to prolong storage life and to minimize …
Development Of Directed Randomization For Discussing A Minimal Security Architecture,
2022
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Development Of Directed Randomization For Discussing A Minimal Security Architecture, Henrique Oyama, Dominic Messina, Keshav Kasturi Rangan, Akkarakaran Francis Leonard, Kip Nieman, Helen Durand, Katie Tyrrell, Katrina Hinzman, Michael Williamson
Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Faculty Research Publications
Strategies for mitigating the impacts of cyberattacks on control systems using a control-oriented perspective have become of greater interest in recent years. Our group has contributed to this trend by developing several methods for detecting cyberattacks on process sensors, actuators, or both sensors and actuators simultaneously using an advanced optimization-based control strategy known as Lyapunov-based economic model predictive control (LEMPC). However, each technique comes with benefits and limitations, both with respect to one another and with respect to traditional information technology and computer science-type approaches to cybersecurity. An important question to ask, therefore, is what the goal should be of …
Cybersecurity And Dynamic Operation In Practice: Equipment Impacts And Safety Guarantees,
2022
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Cybersecurity And Dynamic Operation In Practice: Equipment Impacts And Safety Guarantees, Kip Nieman, Dominic Messina, Matthew Wegener, Helen Durand
Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Faculty Research Publications
Though dynamic operation of chemical processes has been extensively explored theoretically in contexts such as economic model predictive control or even considering the potential for cyberattacks on control systems creating non-standard operating policies, important practical questions remain regarding dynamic operation. In this work, we look at two of these with particular relevance to process safety: (1) evaluating dynamic operating policies with respect to process equipment fidelity and (2) evaluating procedures for determining the parameters of an advanced control law that can promote both dynamic operation as well as safety if appropriately designed. Regarding the first topic, we utilize computational fluid …
Improving The Crystal Habit Of Rufinamide,
2022
Western University
Improving The Crystal Habit Of Rufinamide, Peter M. Sadaka
Undergraduate Student Research Internships Conference
This research was developed by utilizing the knowledge gathered and learned about crystallization through my USRI project. The goal was to improve the crystal habit of a selected drug from the many that were available in the lab. To choose this, we looked at all of them and chose the drug with the worst habit and then began working. It was created by organizing my findings for each week and then making it all much more concise for the form of a simple presentation that most could understand.
Control Implemented On Quantum Computers: Effects Of Noise, Nondeterminism, And Entanglement,
2022
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Control Implemented On Quantum Computers: Effects Of Noise, Nondeterminism, And Entanglement, Kip Nieman, Keshav Kasturi Rangan, Helen Durand
Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Faculty Research Publications
Quantum computing has advanced in recent years to the point that there are now some quantum computers and quantum simulators available to the public for use. In addition, quantum computing is beginning to receive attention within the process systems engineering community for directions such as machine learning and optimization. A logical next step for its evaluation within process systems engineering is for control, specifically for computing control actions to be applied to process systems. In this work, we provide some initial studies regarding the implementation of control on quantum computers, including the implementation of a single-input/single-output proportional control law on …
Actuator Cyberattack Handling Using Lyapunov-Based Economic Model Predictive Control,
2022
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Actuator Cyberattack Handling Using Lyapunov-Based Economic Model Predictive Control, Keshav Kasturi Rangan, Henrique Oyama, Helen Durand
Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Faculty Research Publications
Cybersecurity has gained increasing interest as a consequence of the potential impacts of cyberattacks on profits and safety. While attacks can affect various components of a plant, prior work from our group has focused on the impact of cyberattacks on control components such as process sensors and actuators and the development of detection strategies for cybersecurity derived from control theory. In this work, we provide greater focus on actuator attacks; specifically, we extend a detection and control strategy previously applied for sensor attacks and based on an optimization-based control technique called Lyapunov-based economic model predictive control (LEMPC) to detect attacks …
Test Methods For Image-Based Information In Next-Generation Manufacturing,
2022
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Test Methods For Image-Based Information In Next-Generation Manufacturing, Henrique Oyama, Dominic Messina, Renee O'Neill, Samantha Cherney, Minhazur Rahman, Keshav Kasturi Rangan, Govanni Gjonaj, Helen Durand
Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Faculty Research Publications
Typical control designs in the process systems engineering literature have assumed that the primary sensing methodologies are traditional instruments such as thermocouples. Dig- italization is changing the landscape for manufacturing, and data-based sensing modalities (e.g., image-based sensing) are becoming of greater interest for plant control. These considerations require novel test/evaluation solutions. For example, process systems engineering researchers may wish to test image-based sensors in simulation. In this work, we provide preliminary thoughts on how image-based technologies might be evaluated via simulation for process systems.
Quantum Computing And Resilient Design Perspectives For Cybersecurity Of Feedback Systems,
2022
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Quantum Computing And Resilient Design Perspectives For Cybersecurity Of Feedback Systems, Keshav Kasturi Rangan, Jihan Abou Halloun, Henrique Oyama, Samantha Cherney, Ilham Azali Assoumani, Nazir Jairazbhoy, Helen Durand, Simon Ka Ng
Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Faculty Research Publications
Cybersecurity of control systems is an important issue in next-generation manufac- turing that can impact both operational objectives (safety and performance) as well as process designs (via hazard analysis). Cyberattacks differ from faults in that they can be coordinated efforts to exploit system vulnerabilities to create otherwise unlikely hazard scenarios. Because coordination and targeted process manipulation can be characteristics of attacks, some of the tactics previously analyzed in our group from a control system cybersecurity perspective have incorporated randomness to attempt to thwart attacks. The underlying assumption for the generation of this randomness has been that it can be achieved …
Challenges And Opportunities For Next-Generation Manufacturing In Space,
2022
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Challenges And Opportunities For Next-Generation Manufacturing In Space, Kip Nieman, A. F. Leonard, Katie Tyrell, Dominic Messina, Rebecca Lopez, Helen Durand
Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Faculty Research Publications
With commercial space travel now a reality, the idea that people might spend time on other planets in the future seems to have greater potential. To make this possible, however, there needs to be flexible means for manufacturing in space to enable tooling or resources to be created when needed to handle unexpected situations. Next-generation manufacturing paradigms offer significant potential for the kind of flexibility that might be needed; however, they can result in increases in computation time compared to traditional control methods that could make many of the computing resources already available on earth attractive for use. Furthermore, resilience …
On-Line Process Physics Tests Via Lyapunov-Based Economic Model Predictive Control And Simulation-Based Testing Of Image-Based Process Control,
2022
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
On-Line Process Physics Tests Via Lyapunov-Based Economic Model Predictive Control And Simulation-Based Testing Of Image-Based Process Control, Henrique Oyama, A. F. Leonard, Minhazur Rahman, Govanni Gjonaj, Michael Williamson, Helen Durand
Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Faculty Research Publications
Next-generation manufacturing involves increasing use of automation and data to enhance process efficiency. An important question for the chemical process industries, as new process systems (e.g., intensified processes) and new data modalities (e.g., images) are integrated with traditional plant automation concepts, will be how to best evaluate alternative strategies for data-driven modeling and synthesizing process data. Two methods which could be used to aid in this are those which aid in testing data-based techniques on-line, and those which enable various data-based techniques to be assessed in simulation. In this work, we discuss two techniques in this domain which can be …
On-Line Process Physics Tests Via Lyapunov-Based Economic Model Predictive Control And Simulation-Based Testing Of Image-Based Process Control,
2022
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
On-Line Process Physics Tests Via Lyapunov-Based Economic Model Predictive Control And Simulation-Based Testing Of Image-Based Process Control, Henrique Oyama, Akkarakaran Francis Leonard, Minhazur Rahman, Govanni Gjonaj, Michael Williamson, Helen Durand
Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Faculty Research Publications
Next-generation manufacturing involves increas- ing use of automation and data to enhance process efficiency. An important question for the chemical process industries, as new process systems (e.g., intensified processes) and new data modalities (e.g., images) are integrated with traditional plant automation concepts, will be how to best evaluate alternative strategies for data-driven modeling and synthesizing process data. Two methods which could be used to aid in this are those which aid in testing data-based techniques on-line, and those which enable various data-based techniques to be assessed in simulation. In this work, we discuss two techniques in this domain which can …
Quantum Computing And Resilient Design Perspectives For Cybersecurity Of Feedback Systems,
2022
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Quantum Computing And Resilient Design Perspectives For Cybersecurity Of Feedback Systems, Keshav Kasturi Rangan, Jihan Abou Halloun, Henrique Oyama, Samantha Cherney, Ilham Azali Assoumani, Nazir Jairazbhoy, Helen Durand, Simon Ka Ng
Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Faculty Research Publications
Cybersecurity of control systems is an important issue in next-generation manufac- turing that can impact both operational objectives (safety and performance) as well as process designs (via hazard analysis). Cyberattacks differ from faults in that they can be coordinated efforts to exploit system vulnerabilities to create otherwise unlikely hazard scenarios. Because coordination and targeted process manipulation can be characteristics of attacks, some of the tactics previously analyzed in our group from a control system cybersecurity perspective have incorporated randomness to attempt to thwart attacks. The underlying assumption for the generation of this randomness has been that it can be achieved …
Optimization And Analysis Of A Styrene Production Process,
2022
University of Mississippi
Optimization And Analysis Of A Styrene Production Process, Alexis Kimpel
Honors Theses
The production of styrene from ethylbenzene in Unit 500 is designed to start up in 2024 and operate for 12 years after startup. The engineering team was tasked with designing the process, creating an economic model, and optimizing the net present value (NPV). The process was simulated in AVEVA PRO/II Simulation for the design process and to estimate the size of equipment. Parametric and topological optimization was performed subsequently on the unit operations in the process. The NPV was improved by $423M from a base case of -$919M to an optimized case of -$496M. The project is recommended to continue …
Optimization Of Styrene From Ethylbenzene Case Study,
2022
University of Mississippi
Optimization Of Styrene From Ethylbenzene Case Study, Jabria Daria Thompson
Honors Theses
The following pages detail the optimization process of styrene from ethylbenzene in the Styrene Production Plant, Unit 500. There were two parts of the assignment, each with slightly different end goals. The goal of the first part of the assignment, was to create a process that would effectively and efficiently increase the negative Net Present Value (NPV) of the production plant. Procedures taken in this process included developing a working kinetic process simulation model and optimizing this model through unit operations and heat integration, as well as developing an accurate economic model that will be used to evaluate the proposed …
Optimizing Virus Prefiltration For Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing,
2022
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Optimizing Virus Prefiltration For Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing, Solomon Isu
Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Virus filters are single-use devices that use a size-based separation process. In virus filters, contaminating virus particles are retained while the therapeutic molecules pass through the membrane pores. Virus filters are an essential component of the overall virus clearance strategy. Sections 1 and 2 of this dissertation provide an introduction and extensive review of monoclonal antibody (mAb) process development, where virus filtration is pivotal. In section 3, prefiltration studies were performed with an industrially relevant IgG1 type mAb using adsorptive and size-exclusion-based prefilters with different mechanisms of action. This mAb has an isoelectric point range of 7.1 to 8.0 and …
