Research Article

Monitoring of Distillation Column Based on Indiscernibility Dynamic Kernel PCA

Table 2

Process faults for distillation column.

NumberDisturbancesLocation

1Increasing concentration
Parameter: 0.5–0.6 at = 0.5 h
Feed

2Increasing concentration
Parameter: 0.5–0.51 at = 0.5 h
Feed

3Increasing flow rate
Parameter: 20–20.1 at = 0.5 h
Feed

4Increase valve opening
Parameter: 12.5%–18% at = 0.5 h
Feed

5Decrease valve opening
Parameter: 50%–45% at = 0.5 h
Reflux

6Decrease valve opening
Parameter: 50%–45% at = 0.5 h
Vapor