Dynamic risk-based process design and operational optimization via multi-parametric programming

We present a dynamic risk-based process design and multi-parametric model predictive control optimization approach for real-time process safety management in chemical process systems. A dynamic risk indicator is used to monitor process safety performance considering fault probability and severity, a...

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Main Authors: Moustafa Ali, Xiaoqing Cai, Faisal I. Khan, Efstratios N. Pistikopoulos, Yuhe Tian
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-06-01
Series:Digital Chemical Engineering
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772508123000145
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author Moustafa Ali
Xiaoqing Cai
Faisal I. Khan
Efstratios N. Pistikopoulos
Yuhe Tian
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Xiaoqing Cai
Faisal I. Khan
Efstratios N. Pistikopoulos
Yuhe Tian
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description We present a dynamic risk-based process design and multi-parametric model predictive control optimization approach for real-time process safety management in chemical process systems. A dynamic risk indicator is used to monitor process safety performance considering fault probability and severity, as an explicit function of safety–critical process variables deviation from nominal operating conditions. Process design-aware risk-based multi-parametric model predictive control strategies are then derived which offer the advantages to: (i) integrate safety–critical variable bounds as path constraints, (ii) control risk based on multivariate process dynamics under disturbances, and (iii) provide model-based risk propagation trend forecast. A dynamic optimization problem is then formulated, the solution of which can yield optimal risk control actions, process design values, and/or real-time operating set points. The potential and effectiveness of the proposed approach to systematically account for interactions and trade-offs of multiple decision layers toward improving process safety and efficiency are showcased in a real-world example, the safety–critical control of a continuous stirred tank reactor at T2 Laboratories.
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spelling doaj.art-5aef55274b374fbeb8dd8564ba123db22023-05-23T04:22:25ZengElsevierDigital Chemical Engineering2772-50812023-06-017100096Dynamic risk-based process design and operational optimization via multi-parametric programmingMoustafa Ali0Xiaoqing Cai1Faisal I. Khan2Efstratios N. Pistikopoulos3Yuhe Tian4Texas A&M Energy Institute, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, United StatesTexas A&M Energy Institute, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, United States; Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, United StatesMary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center, Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, United StatesTexas A&M Energy Institute, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, United States; Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, United StatesDepartment of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, United States; Corresponding author.We present a dynamic risk-based process design and multi-parametric model predictive control optimization approach for real-time process safety management in chemical process systems. A dynamic risk indicator is used to monitor process safety performance considering fault probability and severity, as an explicit function of safety–critical process variables deviation from nominal operating conditions. Process design-aware risk-based multi-parametric model predictive control strategies are then derived which offer the advantages to: (i) integrate safety–critical variable bounds as path constraints, (ii) control risk based on multivariate process dynamics under disturbances, and (iii) provide model-based risk propagation trend forecast. A dynamic optimization problem is then formulated, the solution of which can yield optimal risk control actions, process design values, and/or real-time operating set points. The potential and effectiveness of the proposed approach to systematically account for interactions and trade-offs of multiple decision layers toward improving process safety and efficiency are showcased in a real-world example, the safety–critical control of a continuous stirred tank reactor at T2 Laboratories.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772508123000145Dynamic risk assessmentFault prognosisExplicit model predictive controlMulti-parametric optimizationDynamic optimization
spellingShingle Moustafa Ali
Xiaoqing Cai
Faisal I. Khan
Efstratios N. Pistikopoulos
Yuhe Tian
Dynamic risk-based process design and operational optimization via multi-parametric programming
Digital Chemical Engineering
Dynamic risk assessment
Fault prognosis
Explicit model predictive control
Multi-parametric optimization
Dynamic optimization
title Dynamic risk-based process design and operational optimization via multi-parametric programming
title_full Dynamic risk-based process design and operational optimization via multi-parametric programming
title_fullStr Dynamic risk-based process design and operational optimization via multi-parametric programming
title_full_unstemmed Dynamic risk-based process design and operational optimization via multi-parametric programming
title_short Dynamic risk-based process design and operational optimization via multi-parametric programming
title_sort dynamic risk based process design and operational optimization via multi parametric programming
topic Dynamic risk assessment
Fault prognosis
Explicit model predictive control
Multi-parametric optimization
Dynamic optimization
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772508123000145
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