A Digital-Twin Approach to Distillation Control Education

Article by Isuru A. Udugama, Michael A. Taube and Brent Young

Digital tools, like industrial process simulators, have greatly matured and become ubiquitous over time. However, undergraduate (and postgraduate) courses rely heavily on complex mathematical equations, which can make students focus on learning how to solve mathematics problems over learning the core chemical engineering principles behind them. A case in point is process control, which often still relies on classical mathematical concepts taught in engineering programmes for solving dynamics analytically such as Laplace transforms. While these concepts may provide a theoretical foundation for students interested in process control, they fall short of demonstrating how to design control structures in a real-world industrial setting...

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