Abstract
The concurrent demand for both lower-sulfur coal and lower-priced coal has resulted in an increased interest in control of unit operations within the coal preparation plant. While equipment control is widely used, process control of liquid/solid mixtures is seldom used and is fraught with problems. The control of the medium's specific gravity in a heavy-media cyclone-separation process exemplifies many of the issues which must be addressed. These include sensor and sensing problems, control scheme selection, and process modeling constraints. These issues are examined, as is a pilot circuit which was constructed to acquire a better understanding of the problems.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1590-1596 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Conference Record - IAS Annual Meeting (IEEE Industry Applications Society) |
| State | Published - 1986 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Control and Systems Engineering
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering