International Journal of Computer Applications |
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA |
Volume 121 - Number 11 |
Year of Publication: 2015 |
Authors: Eslam Ezzat Ismail, Roshdy Abdelrassoul, Abdelmoniem Abdelbary, Omar M. Elsaid |
10.5120/21588-4668 |
Eslam Ezzat Ismail, Roshdy Abdelrassoul, Abdelmoniem Abdelbary, Omar M. Elsaid . Improving the Performance of Heat Exchanger System by Better Control Circuits. International Journal of Computer Applications. 121, 11 ( July 2015), 57-63. DOI=10.5120/21588-4668
Heat exchanger system is widely used in chemical process industries, including petroleum refining and petrochemical processing, especially in the hazard zones because its convert the fluid from high range of temperature and pressure from the storage tanks to the pipe lines. A heat exchanger consists of two main modules, the first module is mechanical (vessel, shell, tube) It happens inside heat transfer, the second module is the controller circuit which controls the mechanical module by opening and closing the valves according to the set point temperature. This paper will focus on improving the performance of control circuits which is used in the heat exchanger. Genetic controller will replace the PID and the Fuzzy controller to obtain the best solution. As a consequence, the overshoot ratio and the settling time is reduced to 0. 03% and 110 seconds respectively.