Robust control and optimization for a petrochemical pyrolysis reactor

The main objective of this work is the design and implementation of control solutions for chemical and petrochemical processes, namely the control and optimization of the ethylene reactor, the key-installation in the petrochemical industry. We analyze in brief the theoretical knowledge of automatic control systems, the principal characteristics of this petrochemical process and we propose a robust control solution for the process plant. Finally, we try to offer an efficient optimization solution, considering that the process has a nonlinear multivariable structure. The results have been implemented on an assembly of pyrolysis reactors on the petrochemical platform from Pitesti, Romania.