Undergraduate Course: Process Dynamics and Control 3 (CHEE09014)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | The course introduces students to the mathematical theory, modern practice and industrial technology of process control, combining theoretical and computational approaches in order to illustrate how dynamic mass and heat balances govern the response of unit operations and plants to setpoint changes and external disturbances. |
| Course description |
Introduction - Dynamics of simple systems
Formulation of transient mass and energy balances
Linearisation relative to steady state (setpoint)
Laplace Transforms - Definition and properties
Solution of linear dynamic problems in the Laplace domain
Transfer functions, Inverse Laplace and dynamic responses
Dynamics of multiple units
Feedback control - Open and closed loops
PID Control: Proportional, Integral and Derivative components
Tuning of PID controllers
Routh¿Hurwitz stability
Experimental determination of transfer functions
Examples and synthesis of control loops in chemical engineering
Short introduction to more advanced process control techniques (feedback, feedforward, ratio control, cascade control, Mode (Predictive control)
MATLAB (Computer Lab) Tutorials will complement the lectures
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2017/18, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 20,
Formative Assessment Hours 2,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
74 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Written Exam %: 100
Practical Exam %: 0
Coursework %: 0
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| Feedback |
Not entered |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Upon successful course completion, students will be able to:
- Recognize and classify dynamic variables of chem. processes
- Develop simple process unit dynamic models from balances
- Apply the Laplace and Inverse Laplace Transforms in order to
obtain s-domain transfer functions and dynamic responses
- Solve dynamic models and obtain responses using MATLAB
- Understand the use and measurement of transfer functions
- Analyse open- and closed-loop stability of units and systems
- Distinguish P/I/D actions and be able to tune a PID controller
- Identify possible control loops in chemical engineering plants
- UK-SPEC IEng Criteria: A1, A2, B1, B2, B3, C1, D1
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Reading List
Luyben, Process Modeling, Simulation and Control for Chemical Engineers.
Marlin, Process Control
Seborg, Edgar, Mellichamp, Process Dynamics and Control
Stephanopoulos, Chemical Process Control: an Introduction to Theory and Practice
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Special Arrangements |
None |
| Keywords | Process,Plant,Dynamics,Control,Loop,Laplace,PID controller |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Gregory Francois
Tel: (0131 6)50 4856
Email: |
Course secretary | Mrs Lynn Hughieson
Tel: (0131 6)50 5687
Email: |
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