Undergraduate Course: Process Dynamics and Control 3 (CHEE09014)
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 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Chemical |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | 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. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | n/a |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Chemical Engineering Kinetics and Catalysis 3 (CHEE09010)
Chemical Engineering Unit Operations 3 (CHEE09009)
Solids Processing 3 (CHEE09008)
Computational Methods for Chemical Engineers 2 (CHEE08011) |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
12/01/2015 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 20,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 4,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 6,
Formative Assessment Hours 2,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
64 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
50 %,
Coursework
50 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. 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
2. UK-SPEC IEng Criteria: A1, A2, B1, B2, B3, C1, D1 |
Assessment Information
Written Exam %: 50
Practical Exam %: 0
Coursework %: 50
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Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
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 - Frequency responses
Experimental determination of transfer functions
Examples and synthesis of control loops in chemical engineering
MATLAB (Computer Lab) Tutorials will complement the lectures
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| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| 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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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | process plant dynamics control loop laplace PID controller |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Dimitrios Gerogiorgis
Tel: (0131 6)50 5679
Email: D.Gerogiorgis@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Lynn Hughieson
Tel: (0131 6)50 5687
Email: Lynn.Hughieson@ed.ac.uk |
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