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Catalytic plate reactors

US9682357B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System · US

Inventors

Michael Baldea · Austin, US
Richard Pattison · Choppington, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 12, 2013
Grant date	Jun 20, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 20, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02P20/52
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method of controlling the temperature of autothermal microchannel reactors is disclosed. A hierarchical control structure employs a distributed temperature controller including a phase change material and a supervisory control system including the control of one or more inputs into the reactor. The phase change material acts as a fast, distributed controller, and the supervisory controller acts over a longer time horizon to mitigate persistent disturbances. A stochastic optimization method for selecting the phase change layer thickness is employed.

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