The control of batch pulp digesters is hampered by insufficient measurements as well as nonlinearity and weak correlation between consecutive cooks. This makes a model-based approach to control attractive. Due to the age of the industry, many legacy controllers are in place on digesters around the world. The theoretical variance obtained by Monte Carlo modelling of a new controller is used as a benchmark for performance comparison between an old control system (S-factor) and a new model based controller developed by the University of Pretoria (the UP controller). This study covers the development of the controller, Monte Carlo modelling of the old and new controllers and in-situ testing of the UP controller on an operating digester. During Monte Carlo simulation, the UP controller outperformed the legacy controller, obtaining a theoretical overall variance of 3,07 (which will be used as the baseline for performance measurement) while also showing larger responses to tuning factors. The S-factor performed at 6,8 times the theoretical optimum variance during in situ testing, while the UP controller performed at 3,9 times the theoretical optimum (43% better than the S-factor controller). An average error 90% lower than that of the S-factor controller was obtained when using the UP controller. Additional benefits of the new controller include easy inclusion of new measurements and clear relations between the tuning parameters used and the conditions in the digester. / Dissertation (MEng (Control))--University of Pretoria, 2003. / Chemical Engineering / unrestricted

Målet med detta examensarbete har varit att utföra en energikartläggning på Nymölla Bruk med utgångspunkt i företagets befintliga energiaspektregister. Syftet har varit att tydliggöra hur energianvändningen på Nymölla Bruk ser ut. Bakgrunden till detta arbete är företagets deltagande i programmet för energieffektivisering i energiintensiv industri (PFE). I examensarbetet har en energikartläggning på Nymölla Bruk för år 2010 utförts. Fallstudien delades in i två steg där första steget i studien var att kartlägga energiflödena in och ut från bruket.Andra delen av studien innefattade att kartlägga de interna processerna och deras energiflöden. Energiflödenas storlekar baseras främst på mätdata från processerna, som erhållits från Nymölla Bruks interna loggnings- och mätsystem WinMops. Antaganden som i vissa fall varit nödvändiga bygger på uppskattningar som genomförts i samråd med medarbetare på Nymölla Bruk med insikt i och kunskap om respektive delprocess. Enligt detta examensarbete förbrukades år 2010 cirka 510 GWh el, varav massafabriken förbrukade 50 % och pappersbruket 46 %. Resterande andel utgörs bland annat av mät- och överföringsförluster. Under året tillfördes totalt 2060 GWh bränsle där luten står för cirka 75 %. Från bränslena tillfördes 1800 GWh nyttig värme till ångproduktionen. Total energimängd i producerad ånga uppgick till cirka 2190 GWh (från referensnivå). De största förbrukarna av ånga var papperstillverkningen som använde 32 % och indunstningen som använde 19 % av total energimängd distribuerad med ånga. / The aim of this study was to perform an energy survey of Nymölla Mill on the basis of the company's existing energy aspect register. The aim has been to clarify how the energy at Nymölla Mill is used. The background to this thesis is the company's participation in the Programme for Improving Energy Efficiency in Energy Intensive Industries (PFE). In this thesis an energy survey based on 2010 of Nymölla Mill has been performed. The case study was divided into two stages where the first step in the study was to identify the energy flows in and out of the mill. The second part of the study included identifying the internal processes and their energy flows. Energy flows are based primarily on data from processes, obtained from Nymölla Mill's internal logging and measuring system WinMops. Necessary assumptions were made based on estimates provided in consultation with employees on Nymölla Mill with knowledge and understanding of each sub-process. According to this thesis approximately 510 GWh of electricity were consumed in 2010 of which the pulp factory consumed 50 % and the paper mill 46 %. The remaining portion consists of measurement and transmission losses. A total of 2060 GWh of fuel was added of which liquor accounts for about 75 %. From fuels 1800 GWh of useful heat was added to the steam production. The total amount of energy in the steam was about 2190 GWh (from baseline). The largest consumers of steam was the paper productioning unit using 32 % and the evaporation unit using 19 % of total energy distributed by steam.

Orientador: Leila Peres / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Quimica / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-11T09:27:31Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Silva_Deniltonda_D.pdf: 3140539 bytes, checksum: 167c6095412deb4ab1d9dd96d26efcb7 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007 / Resumo: Na indústria de papel e celulose os processos de separação por membranas, como a ultrafiltração (UF) e a nanofiltração (NF), são utilizados para a recuperação de diversas espécies presentes nos resíduos da digestão da madeira que são atrativos para outras aplicações, tais como a lignina e açúcares, e em especial os lignossulfonatos, auxiliando também na recirculação de água do processo e na redução do teor poluente do efluente. Devido à sua gama de aplicações, existe hoje um mercado próprio de industrialização de lignossulfonatos obtidos a partir de subprodutos da indústria de papel, contexto em que se insere o interesse deste trabalho que teve como objetivo o estudo da recuperação por nanofiltração, no retentado, da fração de lignossulfonatos de baixa massa molar (<5000 g/mol) que não é recuperada pelo processo prévio de ultrafiltração do efluente de indústria de papel com processo sulfito, empregando membranas poliméricas comerciais NF e NF270, fornecidas pela Filmtec, Dow Liquid Separations, EUA. Os experimentos e as análises foram realizados de acordo com um planejamento experimental fatorial 2² (duas variáveis, dois níveis), em duplicata, onde as variáveis de processo estudadas foram: tipo de membrana e a pressão. As variáveis de resposta estudadas foram: fluxo de permeado, retenção baseada nos sólidos totais e na absorbância UV-VIS, massa molar média, condutividade e pH. A temperatura utilizada foi de 45°C e a placa suporte com 43,7% de área perfurada. O planejamento experimental possibilitou a determinação de modelos matemáticos para a previsão do fluxo de permeado de água pura e fluxo de permeado de amostra de lignossulfonato em função das variáveis estudadas, e para estes parâmetros os melhores resultados foram alcançados com as variáveis em nível superior: membrana NF270 e pressão 24 bar. A avaliação da retenção de lignossulfonatos, tanto através da análise de sólidos totais (diminuição de até 51,79% no teor de sólidos totais), bem como através da leitura de absorbância UV 280 nm (diminuição de até 84,26%, na absorbância), apresentou os melhores resultados com as variáveis em nível inferior: membrana NF e pressão 18 bar, como era esperado. Na análise da massa molar média de lignossulfonatos, realizada por Cromatografia de Permeação em Gel (GPC), o processo de nanofiltração apresentou capacidade de fracionamento, com Massa Molar Ponderal Média ( w M ) de 1994 g/mol para a alimentação, 2327 g/mol para o retentado e 1043 g/mol para o permeado. Para o estudo do conteúdo iônico (condutividade e pH) os resultados não apresentaram significância estatística. Estudo preliminar também foi realizado com o objetivo de avaliar a influência da área perfurada da placa-suporte da membrana no fluxo de permeado e permeabilidade hidráulica, utilizando-se três diferentes tipos de placa metálica como suporte para as membranas, todas com área total filtrante de membrana de 15,90 cm², mas com diferentes áreas perfuradas em relação à área total filtrante: 25,3%, 36,5% e 43,7% de área perfurada, respectivamente. Este estudo apresentou melhores resultados de fluxo para a maior área perfurada, indicando que para comparações entre valores de fluxo de permeado obtidos em células de fluxo perpendicular, é fundamental a informação da área perfurada da placa-suporte / Abstract: Membrane separation processes like ultrafiltration (UF) and nanofiltration (NF) are used in the pulp and paper industry to the recovery of several species present in the wood digest waste that are interesting to other applications as lignin, sugars and specially lignosulfonates, improving the recirculation of the water in the pulping process and the reduction of the pollutants in the waste water as well. Due to their wide range of applications, there is presently a specific market for lignosulfonates obtained from paper industry as byproducts, context where this study is inserted. The main objective is to recover by nanofiltration (NF) the low molecular weight lignosulfonates fraction (<5000 g/mol) from the permeate produced in a previous current ultrafiltration process of the paper industry effluent with sulphite process, using polymeric membranes NF and NF270, supplied by Filmtec, Dow Liquid Separations, USA. The assays and the analysis where conducted according to a 22 full factorial design (two variables, two levels), where the studied independent variables were: type of membrane and pressure. The studied dependent variables were: permeate flux, retention based on total solids and on UV-VIS absorbance, average molecular weight, conductivity and pH. The temperature used was 45°C and the perforated area of the support plate was 43.7%. The used full factorial design enabled the determination of mathematical models to predict the permeate flux of pure water and of lignosulfonate samples as a function of the studied variables. The best results to these parameters were achieved with the variables at the superior level values: membrane NF270 and pressure of 24 bar. The evaluation of the lignosulfonates retention using the total solids data (decrease of up to 51.79% in total solids in the permeate) or using the UV 280 nm absorbance data (decrease of up to 84.26% in absorbance in the permeate), as expected presented the best results with the variables at the inferior level values: membrane NF and pressure of 18 bar. In the analysis of the averaged molecular weight of lignosulfonates obtained by Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC), the nanofiltration process presented fractioning capacity with Averaged Molecular Weight ( w M ) of 1994 g/mol to the sample, 2327 g/mol to the concentrated and 1043 g/mol to the permeated. The results have not presented statistical significance to the ionic content (conductivity and pH). Preliminary study were also conducted to estimate the influence of perforated area (%) of metallic plates used to support the membranes in the permeate flux and hydraulic permeability, using three different types of metallic support plates, each one with a total filtration membrane area of 15.90 cm2, but with different perforated areas (%) related to the total filtration area: 25.3%, 36.5% and 43.7%. This study presented better water permeate flux results to the biggest perforated area, indicating that when comparing permeate flux values obtained in perpendicular flux cells, the information of the perforated area (%) of the support plate is important / Doutorado / Ciencia e Tecnologia de Materiais / Doutor em Engenharia Química