Fouling is unwanted deposit on a (heat transfer) surface. In food and dairy industry it is a
major problem because heat transfer to the product is decreased resulting in reduced …

In this paper, the finite-time trajectory tracking control problem of a flexible link manipulator
(FLM) system with unknown parameters is investigated in joint space. An adaptive …

A critical review of current methods for monitoring the performance of heat exchangers in the
presence of fouling highlights a number of pitfalls. An improved analysis method and …

Fouling and cleaning in heat exchangers are severe and costly issues in food processing. In
this study, a new pattern recognition method for detecting fouling on stainless steel is …

This paper presents and discusses experimental results on nonlinear model identification
method applied to a real pilot thermal plant. The aim of this work is to develop a moderately …

A heat-exchanger/reactor (HEX reactor) is a kind of plug-flow chemical reactor which
combines high heat transfer ability and chemical performance. It is a compact reactor …

In this work, an outlet temperature control scheme for double-pipe heat exchangers is
proposed. Compared to previously proposed approaches, the algorithm developed here …

An observer-based method for actuator fault estimation for descriptor systems is presented.
An innovative generalised dynamic observer for descriptor systems is synthesised to …

Fouling and cleaning of heat exchangers in food industry are severe and costly issues and
of high importance. In this study, a planar heat exchanger was constructed to produce and …

This work presents a sensor fault compensation system, applied to a heat pump's helical
evaporator. The mathematical model of the evaporator is given by algebraic and differential …