Empirical Models of the Purdue Furnace
Exercise 15.12
Consider the PCM furnace module of Appendix H. Assume that oxygen exit concentration cO2 is the CV, air flow rate AF is the MV, and fuel gas purity FG is the DV.
- Using the transfer functions given below, design a feedforward control system.
- Design a PID controller based on the IMC tuning relations and a reasonable choice for τc.
- Simulate the combined FF-FB controllers for a sudden change in d at t = 10 min, from 1 to 0.9. Which controller is superior? Justify your answer.
