research overview
- Dr. Clough's research is based in the application of principles of automatic control and statistics applied in a wide variety of fields, with primary focus on the chemical industry.
- Contact Info
Clough, David Edwards
Positions
- Professor Emerita/Emeritus, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Research Areas
Research
keywords
- automatic control of chemical processes, applied statistics in research and development and the manufacturing industries, automation of biomedical instrumentation, automatic control of canal irrigation systems, statistics applied to academic progress and graduation of student-athletes
Publications
selected publications
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chapter
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conference proceeding
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journal article
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Model predictive control of a solar-thermal reactor.
Solar Energy.
31-44.
2014
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Use of Image-Based Direct Normal Irradiance Forecasts in the Model Predictive Control of a Solar-Thermal Reactor.
Journal of Solar Energy Engineering.
2014
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Dynamics of a solar-thermal transport-tube reactor.
Chemical Engineering Journal.
272-285.
2012
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Measurement of sorption and diffusion in nonporous membranes by transient permeation experiments.
Journal of Membrane Science.
111-118.
2007
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Analysis of transient permeation as a technique for determination of sorption and diffusion in supported membranes.
Journal of Membrane Science.
452-460.
2006
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Nonlinear model based control of two-product reactive distillation column.
Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering.
540-546.
2006
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Pervaporation-air stripping hybrid process for removal of VOCs from groundwater.
Journal of Membrane Science.
257-263.
2004
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Intrinsic kinetics for rapid decomposition of methane in an aerosol flow reactor.
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.
377-386.
2002
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DYNAMIC ESTIMATION OF BUBBLE PARAMETERS IN A FLUIDIZED-BED SUBJECTED TO LOAD DISTURBANCES.
Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research.
938-944.
1987
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OPTIMAL, REAL-TIME MONITORING OF PARTICLE-SIZE DISTRIBUTION IN A FLUIDIZED-BED.
AIChE Journal.
389-396.
1986
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COMPARISON OF LINEAR DISTRIBUTED-PARAMETER FILTERS TO LUMPED APPROXIMANTS.
AIChE Journal.
186-194.
1986
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STATE ESTIMATION OF BUBBLE FREQUENCY AND VELOCITY IN A BUBBLING FLUIDIZED-BED.
Chemical Engineering Communications.
365-383.
1986
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APPLICATION OF A GAMMA-RADIATION DENSITY GAUGE FOR DETERMINING HYDRODYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF FLUIDIZED-BEDS.
Powder Technology.
179-194.
1985
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EXPERIMENTAL TRACKING OF PARTICLE-SIZE DISTRIBUTION IN A FLUIDIZED-BED.
Powder Technology.
169-177.
1985
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REAL-TIME ESTIMATION OF DYNAMIC PARTICLE-SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS IN A FLUIDIZED-BED - THEORETICAL FOUNDATION.
AIChE Journal.
1202-1212.
1985
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STEADY-STATE SEQUENTIAL DISTRIBUTED PARAMETER FILTERING TO ESTIMATE TEMPERATURE AND COMPOSITION PROFILES OF A FIXED-BED TUBULAR CATALYTIC REACTOR.
Chemical Engineering Science.
1441-1448.
1985
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TIME-DEPENDENT BEHAVIOR OF BUBBLE VOLUME IN FLUIDIZED-BEDS.
Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Fundamentals.
235-241.
1985
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USE OF A DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER-SYSTEM FOR TUBULAR REACTOR PROFILE AND CATALYST ACTIVITY IDENTIFICATION.
AIChE Journal.
339-343.
1985
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STOCHASTIC INFERENTIAL CONTROL OF THE FLUIDIZED STATE VIA DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS.
Chemical Engineering Communications.
59-71.
1984
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IMPROVED BUBBLE VELOCITY EQUATION FOR BUBBLING FLUIDIZED-BEDS.
AIChE Journal.
411-416.
1983
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ON THE RISE VELOCITY OF SLUGS IN FLUIDIZED-BEDS.
Chemical Engineering Communications.
175-181.
1983
- STOCHASTIC GROWTH-PATTERNS GENERATED BY PHYCOMYCES SPORANGIOPHORES. ACS Symposium Series. 403-420. 1983
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DISTRIBUTED PARAMETER-ESTIMATION AND IDENTIFICATION FOR SYSTEMS WITH FAST AND SLOW DYNAMICS - A TUBULAR, FIXED-BED CATALYTIC REACTOR TO FORM STYRENE.
Chemical Engineering Science.
1357-1364.
1981
- MODELING A LOW-PRESSURE STEAM-OXYGEN FLUIDIZED-BED COAL GASIFYING REACTOR. Chemical Engineering Science. 549-567. 1981
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DYNAMICS OF PARTICLE SIZE-CONVERSION DISTRIBUTIONS IN FLUIDIZED-BEDS - APPLICATION TO CHAR GASIFICATION.
Powder Technology.
11-16.
1980
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MODELING OF CHAR PARTICLE SIZE-CONVERSION DISTRIBUTIONS IN A FLUIDIZED-BED GASIFIER - NON-ISOTHERMAL EFFECTS.
Powder Technology.
85-103.
1980
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CRITICAL-EVALUATION OF THE SEMI-IMPLICIT RUNGE-KUTTA METHODS FOR STIFF SYSTEMS.
AIChE Journal.
730-732.
1979
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MATHEMATICAL-MODELING AND OPTIMIZATION OF DEHYDROGENATION OF ETHYLBENZENE TO FORM STYRENE.
AIChE Journal.
1097-1105.
1976
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Model predictive control of a solar-thermal reactor.
Solar Energy.
31-44.
2014
Background
education and training
- Ph.D., University of Colorado Boulder 1975
- M.S., University of Colorado Boulder 1969
- B.S., Case Western Reserve University 1968
awards and honors
International Activities
geographic focus
- Iraq Country