The topic was also
discussed at the first Engineering Foundation Conference
As the corporate process control group for
Eastman Chemical Company, we see a wide variety
of chemical processes. A few years ago we encountered
a process which we believe is particularly well
suited for use as a test problem. Although we have
modified the components, kinetics, process and operating
conditions to protect the proprietary nature of
the process, this test problem is based on an actual
industrial process (not a contrived problem). Bill
Luyben of Lehigh University and Charlie Moore of
The University of Tennessee looked at this probIem
and encouraged us to offer it for study. Both Bill
and Charlie teach courses and guide research in the
process control field.