title: Demonstration of leapfrogging for implementing nonlinear model predictive control on a heat exchanger.
abstract: This work reveals the applicability of a relatively new optimization technique, Leapfrogging, for both nonlinear regression modeling and a methodology for nonlinear model-predictive control. Both are relatively simple, yet effective. The application on a nonlinear, pilot-scale, shell-and-tube heat exchanger reveals practicability of the techniques.
authors.affiliation: Covestro, LLC, Process Dynamics and Optimization, Houston, TX, USA. Electronic address: upasana.sridhar@covestro.com.
authors.forename: Upasana Manimegalai
authors.initials: UM
authors.lastname: Sridhar
authors.affiliation: Optimized Gas Treating, Buda, TX, USA. Electronic address: anand.govindarajan@ogtrt.com.
authors.forename: Anand
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Govindarajan
authors.affiliation: School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA. Electronic address: rrr@okstate.edu.
authors.forename: R Russell
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Rhinehart
keywords: Control; Heat exchanger; Horizon-predictive; Model-based; Nonlinear; Pilot-scale demonstration