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AuthorSchneider, PA
Date Accessioned2015-03-11
Date Available2015-03-11
Issued2001
Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11079/13984
AbstractCane sugar is manufactured in process vessels called vacuum pans, which are closely supervised by operating personnel, known as pan boilers. Traditionally, the pan boiler’s job has been made easier through the use of a control system based on electrical conductivity. However, conductivity-based vacuum pan control is far from perfect, since it requires continual attention from the pan boiler to ensure that the vacuum pan is running efficiently.
AbstractExisting and emerging technologies are now available which should allow for more advanced monitoring and control schemes to be developed for vacuum pans. The ultimate goal for these technologies is to develop a control system that can run the pan closer to its optimal operating point, with less operator intervention.
AbstractThe main aim of this project is to develop optimal operating policies for an industrial vacuum pan and implement them on a production scale. Rather than use conductivity as the control variable, it is proposed that more process relevant variables should be considered. These variables are the molasses sucrose oversaturation, or OS, and the massecuite crystal content, or CC.
Languageen
PublisherSRDC
Part of SeriesInternal Report; 2001 JCU018
SubjectMilling
SubjectTechnology
SubjectVacuum pan
SubjectMill process improvement
SubjectIndustrial sugar crystalliser
SubjectBrix
TitleImproved batch pan monitoring, control and optimization - a soft sensor approach : SRDC final project JCU018
KeywordsSoft sensor, Measurement, Optimal control approach, Vacuum pan control scheme, General process simulator, Process control, Molasses sucrose oversaturation (OS), Massecuite crystal content (CC), Batch vacuum pan


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    Research outcomes: Optimised mill transport and logistics. Mill capacity and efficiency is optimised through improved processes, technology and value chain coordination and collaboration.

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