Integrated Design and Control of Various Hydrogen Production Flowsheet Configurations via Membrane Based Methane Steam Reforming
This work focuses on the development and implementation of an integrated process design and control framework for a membrane-based hydrogen production system based on low temperature methane steam reforming. Several alternative flowsheet configurations consisted of either integrated membrane reactor...
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| author | Alexios-Spyridon Kyriakides Spyros Voutetakis Simira Papadopoulou Panos Seferlis |
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| description | This work focuses on the development and implementation of an integrated process design and control framework for a membrane-based hydrogen production system based on low temperature methane steam reforming. Several alternative flowsheet configurations consisted of either integrated membrane reactor modules or successive reactor and membrane separation modules are designed and assessed by considering economic and controller dynamic performance criteria simultaneously. The design problem is expressed as a non-linear dynamic optimization problem incorporating a nonlinear dynamic model for the process system and a linear model predictive controller aiming to maintain the process targets despite the effect of disturbances. The large dimensionality of the disturbance space is effectively addressed by focusing on disturbances along the direction that causes the maximum process variability revealed by the analysis of local sensitivity information for the process system. Design results from a multi-objective optimization study, where only the annualized equipment and operational costs are minimized, are used as reference case in order to evaluate the proposed design framework. Optimization results demonstrate the controller’s ability to track the imposed setpoint changes and alleviate the effects of multiple simultaneous disturbances. Also, significant economic improvements are observed by the implementation of the integrated design and control framework compared to the traditional design methodology, where process and controller design are performed sequentially. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bf5b01db6edd4dc59ed86ec5113793bd2023-09-02T08:03:42ZengMDPI AGMembranes2077-03752019-01-01911410.3390/membranes9010014membranes9010014Integrated Design and Control of Various Hydrogen Production Flowsheet Configurations via Membrane Based Methane Steam ReformingAlexios-Spyridon Kyriakides0Spyros Voutetakis1Simira Papadopoulou2Panos Seferlis3Chemical Process and Energy Resources Institute (C.P.E.R.I.), Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CE.R.T.H.), P.O. Box 60361, 57001 Thermi-Thessaloniki, GreeceChemical Process and Energy Resources Institute (C.P.E.R.I.), Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CE.R.T.H.), P.O. Box 60361, 57001 Thermi-Thessaloniki, GreeceDepartment of Automation Engineering, Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki, P.O. Box 141, 57400 Thessaloniki, GreeceDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, P.O. Box 484, 54124 Thessaloniki, GreeceThis work focuses on the development and implementation of an integrated process design and control framework for a membrane-based hydrogen production system based on low temperature methane steam reforming. Several alternative flowsheet configurations consisted of either integrated membrane reactor modules or successive reactor and membrane separation modules are designed and assessed by considering economic and controller dynamic performance criteria simultaneously. The design problem is expressed as a non-linear dynamic optimization problem incorporating a nonlinear dynamic model for the process system and a linear model predictive controller aiming to maintain the process targets despite the effect of disturbances. The large dimensionality of the disturbance space is effectively addressed by focusing on disturbances along the direction that causes the maximum process variability revealed by the analysis of local sensitivity information for the process system. Design results from a multi-objective optimization study, where only the annualized equipment and operational costs are minimized, are used as reference case in order to evaluate the proposed design framework. Optimization results demonstrate the controller’s ability to track the imposed setpoint changes and alleviate the effects of multiple simultaneous disturbances. Also, significant economic improvements are observed by the implementation of the integrated design and control framework compared to the traditional design methodology, where process and controller design are performed sequentially.http://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/9/1/14hydrogen productionreactor modelingdynamic process simulationprocess optimizationlow temperature methane steam reformingmulti-objective optimizationIntegrated process design and control |
| spellingShingle | Alexios-Spyridon Kyriakides Spyros Voutetakis Simira Papadopoulou Panos Seferlis Integrated Design and Control of Various Hydrogen Production Flowsheet Configurations via Membrane Based Methane Steam Reforming Membranes hydrogen production reactor modeling dynamic process simulation process optimization low temperature methane steam reforming multi-objective optimization Integrated process design and control |
| title | Integrated Design and Control of Various Hydrogen Production Flowsheet Configurations via Membrane Based Methane Steam Reforming |
| title_full | Integrated Design and Control of Various Hydrogen Production Flowsheet Configurations via Membrane Based Methane Steam Reforming |
| title_fullStr | Integrated Design and Control of Various Hydrogen Production Flowsheet Configurations via Membrane Based Methane Steam Reforming |
| title_full_unstemmed | Integrated Design and Control of Various Hydrogen Production Flowsheet Configurations via Membrane Based Methane Steam Reforming |
| title_short | Integrated Design and Control of Various Hydrogen Production Flowsheet Configurations via Membrane Based Methane Steam Reforming |
| title_sort | integrated design and control of various hydrogen production flowsheet configurations via membrane based methane steam reforming |
| topic | hydrogen production reactor modeling dynamic process simulation process optimization low temperature methane steam reforming multi-objective optimization Integrated process design and control |
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