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Undergraduate Course: Advanced Process Control 5 (CHEE11006)

Course Outline
School School of Engineering College College of Science and Engineering
Course type Standard Availability Available to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken) SCQF Level 11 (Year 5 Undergraduate) Credits 10
Home subject area Chemical Other subject area None
Course website None Taught in Gaelic? No
Course description This course covers: the strategy of process control; controller tuning methods and frequency response; multivariable control theory; and construction of dynamic process models with control. The emphasis is on control problems in process engineering including control of flash distillation and distillation column units, with additional whole process examples.
Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Chemical Engineering in Practice 3 (CHEE09006)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites None
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students should be able to:
- develop structured, logical control schemes for complex processes;
- choose control configurations for standard operations;
- estimate controller parameter settings;
- describe the frequency domain representation of dynamic process and control behaviour;
- explain the issues which arise when multiple control loops interact;
- develop systematic differential-algebraic equations models for dynamic process systems.
Assessment Information
Two hour written examination at the end of the semester.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Contacts
Course organiser Dr Jennifer Skilling
Tel: (0131 6)50 4863
Email: J.Skilling@ed.ac.uk
Course secretary Mrs Kim Orsi
Tel: (0131 6)50 5687
Email: Kim.Orsi@ed.ac.uk
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