References

The MPN process is presented and discussed by in the following: Zhan, Q., and V. G. Grassi, "Dynamic Matrix Control of a Specialty Chemical Plant with Different Plantwide Control Structures," in Proceedings of the 1999 American Control Conference, pp. 632–636 (1999).

The best reference for plantwide control is the following monograph: Luyben, W. L., B. D. Tyréus, and M. L. Luyben, Plantwide Process Control, McGraw Hill, New York (1999).

Plantwide strategies are also discussed in the following papers and textbook:

Ponton, J. W., and D. M. Laing, "A Hierarchical Approach to the Design of Process Control Systems, Trans. Inst. Chem. Eng., 71(A), 181–188 (1993).

Stephanopoulos, G., Chemical Process Control, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ (1984).

Problems with "on-demand" control structures are discussed in the following: W. L. Luyben, "Inherent Dynamic Problems with On-Demand Control Structures," Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 38, 2315–2329 (1999).

An overview of process systems engineering is provided in the following encyclopedia article: Bequette, B. W., and L. P. Russo, "Process Design, Simulation, Optimization and Operation," in the Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology, 3rd ed. Vol. 2, pp. 751–766. (R. Matsubara, ed.), Academic, New York (2002).

The following book provides a nice treatment of the synthesis of chemical process flow sheets to meet design objectives. Once the process is designed, Douglas recommends that recycle streams be operated at a constant maximum flow rate, since the resulting yield improvements are worth the additional energy costs.

Douglas, J. M. Conceptual Design of Chemical Processes, McGraw Hill, New York (1988).

The Tennessee Eastman "challenge problem" (Exercise 6) was presented in the following paper: Downs, J. J., and E. F. Vogel, "A Plant-Wide Industrial Process Control Problem," Comp. Chem. Engng., 17, 245–255 (1995).