Abstract
This contribution presents the proof of concept for a consensus-based approach for the design and assessment of control structures in chemical plants. The applicability of the proposed approach is demonstrated on an existing mini-plant. For this purpose, a reduced dynamic model that considers a simplified structure of the plant, consisting of feed preparation, reaction, and downstream processing, is used to assess the control structure of the mini-plant using the consensus algorithm. The reduced model is used to assess the control structure of the mini-plant reactor, considering the relevant operational and safety variables.