Simulation and control of reactive distillation column

The paper discusses about the application of PID controller and fuzzy controller in reactive distillation column. A generic mathematical model of reactive distillation has been taken for simulation. The PID and fuzzy controllers are designed for the process and then the overall process is controlled by using conventional (PID) and intelligent (fuzzy) controllers separately. Conventional PID controller is used to control the temperature of the column and then it is replaced by fuzzy controller and then the results from both the controllers are compared.