This paper presents a conception of an exponential observer for a class of linear distributed-parameter systems (DPSs), in which the dynamics are partially unknown. The given distributed-parameter observer ensures asymptotic state estimator with exponentially decay error, based on the theory of -semigroups in a Hilbert space. The theoretical observer developed is applied to a chemical tubular r...

We describe a sample-processing micro-reactor that utilizes 60 GHz RF radiation with approximately 730 mW of output power. The instrument design and performance characterization are described and then illustrated with modeling and experimental studies. The micro-reactor's efficiency on affecting hydrolysis of chemical bonds similar to those within large complex molecules was demonstrated: a dis...

In this paper the application of Nonlinear Model Predictive Control (NMPC) to a chemical reactor, namely the Open Plate Reactor(OPR), is considered. It is designed a control strategy which allows a safe start-up operation of the reactor and provides an easy handling of system restrictions and nonlinearities originating from the process dynamics. An efficient parameterization of control signals ...

in this paper, a reaction system consisting of two parallel, non-isothermal autocatalytic reactions in a continuous stirred tank reactor (cstr) has been considered. reactor chaotic behavior is possible for certain values of system parameters. two types of controllers are designed and compared in order to control both the reactor temperature and the product concentration. the first controller is...

The design and operation of a simple, optically-accessible modular reactor for probing thermal thin film deposition processes, such as atomic layer deposition processes (ALD) and chemical vapor deposition (CVD), is described. This reactor has a nominal footprint of 225 cm(2) and a mass of approximately 6.6 kg, making it small enough to conveniently function as a modular component of an optical ...

In this paper a review of solar thermo-chemical reactors for hydrogen production from water is presented. Keywords— Thermochemical, Water, Solar, Hydrogen, Reactor

A steady-state cross-flow reactor for ethylene epoxidation was simulated using industrial data (low oxygen/ethylene feed ratio) and pilot plant data (high oxygen/ethylene feed ratio). A comparison between the conventional fixed-bed reactor and the cross-flow reactor with two types of feeding modes was performed. The present study showed the possibility of enhancing the reactor yield by distribu...

SuperCritical Water Oxidation (SCWO) process is investigated at the Institut of Technical Chemistry, ITC-CPV. The objectives were to determine destruction efficiencies of model compounds and industrial waste effluents and to study the feasability of the SCWO process. Two continuous SCWO bench scale plants are operated: a pipe reactor and a transpiring wall reactor system (design data: T = 630 °...

in this paper, a chebyshev finite difference method has been proposed in order to solvenonlinear two-point boundary value problems for second order nonlinear differentialequations. a problem arising from chemical reactor theory is then considered. the approachconsists of reducing the problem to a set of algebraic equations. this method can be regardedas a non-uniform finite difference scheme. t...