The paper presents the design development of a model-based control algorithm for the regulation of tailings and product flow rates in a cement mill. The control variables are the feed rate and the classifier speed. Experimental results of a full-scale industrial application are reported and discussed with a view to the control of the fineness of the cement.
Vanbreusegem, V., Chen, L., Bastin, G., Wertz, V., Werbrouck, V., & dePierpont, C. (1996). An industrial application of multivariable linear quadratic control to a cement mill. International Journal of Mineral Processing, 44-5, 405-412. https://doi.org/10.1016/0301-7516(95)00047-X (Original work published 1996)