P L de Vaal

Head of Department   
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of Pretoria
South Africa

Biography

Dr. P L de Vaal is currently working as a Head of Department University of Pretoria , South Africa. His research interests includes Modelling and control & Tribology. He /she is serving as an editorial member and reviewer of several international reputed journals. Dr. P L de Vaal is the member of many international affiliations. He/ She has successfully completed his Administrative responsibilities. He /she has authored of many research articles/books related to Modelling and control & Tribology.

Research Intrest

His current research interest includes Modelling and control & Tribology.

List of Publications
De Klerk A, de Vaal PL. Alkylate technology selection for Fischer− Tropsch syncrude refining. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 2008 Jul 30;47(18):6870-7.
De Clerk DJ, De Vaal PL. A holistic approach to control and optimization of a PGM concentrate flash drying unit. Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. 2012 Jan;112(1):45-53.
Gous GZ, De Vaal PL. Using MV overshoot as a tuning metric in choosing DMC move suppression values. ISA transactions. 2012 Sep 30;51(5):657-64.