Multivariable computer control of a butane hydrogenolysis reactor: Part III. On‐line linear quadratic stochastic control studies

Abstract A linear low‐order state space dynamic model for a catalytic butane hydrogenolysis reactor which has been fitted to reactor dynamic data is used to develop a multivariable linear quadratic feedback control algorithm for regulatory control of the reactor exit concentrations using temperature measurements only. Kalman filter theory is used to obtain state estimates for the system. The control algorithm developed is implemented on the …