Dr. Xing Qian

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              Dr. Xing Qian

              Associate Professor, Master Supervisor,

              College of Information Science and Technology,

              Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China

                                      Email: qianx@buct.edu.cn

Background                                                                  

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.

  • Qian X., Huang K., Jia S., Chen H., Yuan Y., Zhang L. and Wang S.; Composition–temperature cascade control of dividing-wall distillation columns by combining model predictive and proportional–integral controllers, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2019, 58(11), 4546-4559. (TOP)

  • Qian X., Huang K., Jia S., Chen H., Yuan Y., Zhang L. and Wang S.; Composition/temperature cascade control for a Kaibel dividing-wall distillation column by combining PI controllers and model predictive control integrated with soft sensor, Computers & Chemical Engineering, 2019, 126, 292-303.

  • Qian X., Huang K., Jia S., Chen H., Yuan Y., Zhang L. and Wang S.; Temperature difference control and pressure-compensated temperature difference control for four-product extended Petlyuk dividing-wall columns, Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 2019, 146, 263-276.

  • Qian X., Huang K., Chen H., Yuan Y., Zhang L. and Wang S.; Intensifying Kaibel dividing-wall column via vapor recompression heat pump, Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 2019, 142, 195-203.

  • Qian X., Liu R., Huang K., Chen H., Yuan Y., Zhang L. and Wang S.; Comparison of temperature control and temperature difference control for a Kaibel dividing wall column, Processes, 2019, 7(10), 773.

  • Qian X., Huang K., Jia S., Chen H. and Yuan Y.; Temperature difference control of a four-product dividing-wall distillation column, Chemical Engineering Transactions, 2018, 69, 361-366.

  • Jia S., Qian X., Yuan X. and Skogestad S.; Control structure comparison for three-product Petlyuk column, Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2018, 26(8), 1621-1630.

  • Jia S., Qian X., Yuan X. and Skogestad S.; Control structure comparison for three-product Petlyuk column, Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2018, 26(8), 1621-1630.

  • Jia S., Qian X. and Yuan X.; Optimal design for dividing wall column using support vector machine and particle swarm optimization, Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 2017, 125, 422-432.

  • Jia S., Qian X. and Yuan X.; Optimal design for dividing wall column using support vector machine and particle swarm optimization, Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 2017, 125, 422-432.