Research Article

Two-Layer Linear MPC Approach Aimed at Walking Beam Billets Reheating Furnace Optimization

Table 6

The ratio Controlled Variables constraints.

Variable nameAcronym [units]Lower constraintUpper constraint

Zone 5 stoichiometric ratio10.812.3
Zone 4 stoichiometric ratio10.512
Zone 3 stoichiometric ratio10.512
Zone 2 stoichiometric ratio9.811.3
Zone 1 stoichiometric ratio9.811.3