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dc.contributor.authorAlsadaie, S.M.*
dc.contributor.authorMujtaba, Iqbal M.*
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-09T12:40:12Z
dc.date.available2016-06-09T12:40:12Z
dc.date.issued2016-08
dc.identifier.citationAlsadaie SM and Mujtaba IM (2016) Generic Model Control (GMC) in Multistage Flash (MSF) Desalination. Journal of Process Control. 44: 92-105.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10454/8468
dc.descriptionYesen_US
dc.description.abstractMultistage Flash Desalination (MSF) is currently facing an enormous challenge in cutting of the cost: within the last few years, the MSF experienced a gradual decline in investment compared to other techniques of desalting water and thus, a significant improvement is required to remain attractive for capital investors. Improved process control is a cost effective approach to energy conservation and increased process profitability. In this work, a dynamic model is presented using gPROMS model builder to optimize and control MSF process. The Proportional Integral Derivative Controller (PID) and Generic Model Control (GMC) are used successfully to control the Top Brine Temperature (TBT) and the Brine Level (BL) in the last stage at different times of the year. The objectives of this study are: firstly, to obtain optimum TBT and BL profiles for four different seasons throughout the year by minimizing the Total Seasonal Operating Cost (TSOC); secondly, to track the optimum TBT and BL profiles using PID and GMC controllers with and without the presence of constraints; thirdly, to examine how both types of controllers handle the disturbances which occur in the plant. The results are promising and show that GMC controller provides better performance over conventional PID controller to handle a nonlinear system.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rights© 2016 Elsevier Ltd. Reproduced in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)en_US
dc.subjectMSF desalination; Dynamic model; Optimisation; PID control; GMC controlen_US
dc.titleGeneric Model Control (GMC) in Multistage Flash (MSF) Desalinationen_US
dc.status.refereedYesen_US
dc.date.Accepted2016-05-12
dc.date.application2016-06-02
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.type.versionAccepted Manuscripten_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jprocont.2016.05.006
refterms.dateFOA2017-06-03T00:00:00Z


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