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, Model Predictive Control
Computational examples and self-study materials will complement the lectures
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Students who would pick 3rd year (and 2nd year) recommended courses during their exchange must have passed these courses or similar ones in their home university. |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2025/26, 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
80 %,
Coursework
20 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Written Exam %: 80
Practical Exam %: 0
Coursework %: 20
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| Feedback |
Not entered |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | Process Dynamics and Control 3 | 120 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | Process Dynamics and Control 3 | 120 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student 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.
- Analyse open- and closed-loop stability of units and systems.
- Distinguish P/I/D actions and be able to tune a PID controller and 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
Marlin, Process Control
Seborg, Edgar, Mellichamp, Process Dynamics and Control
Luyben, Process Modeling, Simulation and Control for Chemical Engineers. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Special Arrangements |
None |
| Keywords | Process,Plant,Dynamics,Control,Loop,Laplace,PID controller |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Rodrigo Ledesma Aguilar
Tel:
Email: rodrigo.ledesma@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Mark Owenson
Tel: (0131 6)50 5533
Email: Mark.Owenson@ed.ac.uk |
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