Dr. Xing Qian
Associate Professor, Master Supervisor
Email: qianx@buct.edu.cn
Background
Dr. Qian majored in Control Science and Engineering and Chemical Engineering, and she received her doctor's degree in June 2017 from Tianjin University and bachelor's degree in June 2012 from Tianjin University. Later in 2021, she was chosen into the Hundred Young Talents Project of Beijing University of Chemical Technology. Dr. Qian visited Professor Sigurd Skogestad’s Group at Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) from August 2015 to August 2016, and visited Professor Lorenz T. Biegler’s Group at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) from February 2022 to January 2023.
Areas of Research of Expertise
Process Systems Engineering,
Process Control,
Intelligent Control,
System Modeling and Optimization,
Process Simulation.
Memberships
Member of the Chinese Association of Automation,
Member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE).
Teaching
Undergraduate Teaching
Control Engineering Course Design
Process Measurement & Control Technology
Postgraduate Teaching
System Modeling and Simulation
Research
Funded Research Projects
Youth Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China:
Four-component dividing-wall distillation columns: system design and control
Others:
Research on intelligent control of complex chemical processes
Main Achievements & Awards
Dr. Qian was granted 2 patents and applied for more than 4 patents.
Dr. Qian has won the 2016 National Scholarship for Doctoral Candidates in Tianjin University.
Publications
Qian X., Lin K.-H., Jia S., Biegler L. T. and Huang K.; Nonlinear model predictive control for dividing wall columns, AIChE Journal, 2023, e18062, doi.org/10.1002/aic.18062. (TOP)
Qian X., Jia S., Yuan Y., An Y., Chen H., Huang K. and Yuan X.; Reconstruction and prediction of state variables in distillation/absorption processes under off-design and limited measurement conditions, Chemical Engineering Science, 2022, 258, 117780. (TOP)
Liang M., Song J., Zhao K., Jia S., Qian X. and Yuan X.; Optimization of dividing wall columns based on online Kriging model and improved particle swarm optimization algorithm, Computers & Chemical Engineering, 2022, 166, 107978.
Yuan Y., Tao X., Huang K., Chen H. and Qian X.; An Effective Temperature control method for dividing-wall distillation columns, Processes, 2022, 10(5), 1018.
Qian X., Jia S., Huang K., Chen H., Yuan Y., Yuan X. and Zhang L.; MPC-PI cascade control for the Kaibel dividing wall column integrated with data-driven soft sensor model, Chemical Engineering Science, 2021, 231, 116240. (TOP)
Qian X., Jia S., Huang K., Chen H., Yuan Y., Yuan X. and Zhang L.; Comparison of composition soft sensor correction methods for a Kaibel dividing-wall column, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2021, 60(1), 484-493. (TOP)
Qian X., Jia S., Huang K., Chen H., Yuan Y. and Zhang L.; Model predictive control of azeotropic dividing wall distillation column for separating furfural-water mixture, ISA Transactions, 2021, 111, 302-308. (TOP)
Qian X., Jia S., Huang K., Chen H., Yuan Y. and Zhang L.; Optimal design of Kaibel dividing wall columns based on improved particle swarm optimization methods, Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020, 273, 123041. (TOP)
Qian X., Liu R., Huang K., Chen H., Yuan Y., Zhang L. and Wang S.; Controllability comparison of the four-product Petlyuk dividing wall distillation column using temperature control schemes, Processes, 2020, 8(1), 116.