References

The distillation model is presented in Bequette (1998), based on a column studied by Morari and Zafiriou (1989) and Skogestad and Postlethwaite (1996).

Bequette, B. W., Process Dynamics. Modeling, Analysis and Simulation, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ (1998).

Morari, M., and E. Zafiriou, Robust Process Control, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ (1989).

Skogestad, S., and I. Postlethwaite, Multivariable Feedback Design, Wiley, New York (1996).

Sigurd Skogestad has published a nice series of articles that discuss the dynamics and control of distillation columns. The following review paper can be found at his web site (www.kjemi.unit.no/~skoge): Skogestad, S., "Dynamics and Control of Distillation Columns. A Tutorial Introduction," paper presented at Distillation and Absorption '97, Maastricht, Netherlands (8–10 September, 1997).

Other papers of interest include the followng:

Skogestad, S., and M. Morari, "Understanding the Dynamic Behavior of Distillation Columns," Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 27(10), 1848–1862 (1988).

Skogestad, S., and M. Morari, "Control Configuration Selection for Distillation Columns," AIChE J., 33(10), 1620–1635 (1987).

For a discussion of the many practical issues in distillation control, see the following:

Shinskey, F. G. Distillation Control, 2nd ed., McGraw-Hill, New York (1984).

There are many ways to regulate the pressure in a distillation column. Two nice articles are as follows:

Chin, T. G., "Guide to Distillation Pressure Control Methods," Hydrocarbon Processing, 86(10), 145–153 (1979).

Sloley, A. W., "Effectively Control Column Pressure," Chem. Eng. Prog., 97(1), 38–48 (2001).