Numerical Analysis for Real-time Nonlinear Model Predictive Control of Ethanol Steam Reformers
Abstract
The utilization of renewable energy technologies, particularly hydrogen, has seen a boom in interest and has spread throughout the world. Ethanol steam reformation is one of the primary methods capable of producing hydrogen efficiently and reliably. This paper provides an in-depth study of the reformulated system both theoretically and numerically, as well as a plan to explore the possibility of converting the system into its conservation form. Lastly, we offer an overview of several numerical approaches for solving the general first-order quasi-linear hyperbolic equation to the particular model for ethanol steam reforming (ESR). We conclude by presenting some results that would enable the usage of these ODE/PDE solvers to be used in non-linear model predictive control (NMPC) algorithms and discuss the limitations of our approach and directions for future work.
- Publication:
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arXiv e-prints
- Pub Date:
- October 2022
- DOI:
- 10.48550/arXiv.2210.13745
- arXiv:
- arXiv:2210.13745
- Bibcode:
- 2022arXiv221013745G
- Keywords:
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- Mathematics - Analysis of PDEs;
- Mathematics - Numerical Analysis
- E-Print:
- Canadian Undergraduate Mathematics Conference 2022