ENCH391-16S2 (C) Semester Two 2016

Process Systems and Control

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 11 July 2016
End Date: Sunday, 13 November 2016
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 24 July 2016
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 9 October 2016

Description

An introduction to process dynamics and process control technology.

Topics
• Dynamic process modelling
• Process dynamic elements such as resistive, capacitive, first-order, oscillatory and dead-time elements
• Behaviour of systems of dynamic elements using MATLAB and Excel
• Basic feedback control concepts and the Proportional-Integral-Derivative controller
• Closed loop stability and empirical tuning of controllers
• Control hardware including controllers, sensors and valves
• Cascade, ratio and feed-forward control
• Control of unit operations

The course will be taught both via a real-time approach involving the hands on use of dynamic simulation and building on classical process dynamics knowledge developed in earlier years.

Prerequisites

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Ken Morison

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Dynamic systems with Matlab 05 Aug 2016 6%
Process Dynamics Lab weeks 5 & 6 07 Sep 2016 8%
Computer Test 14 Sep 2016 10%
Tuning Lab Completion 2%
Assignment 3 28 Sep 2016 8%
Assignment 4 14 Oct 2016 8%
Computer and Written Exams 58%

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

Marlin, T. E; Process control : designing processes and control systems for dynamic performance ; 2nd ed; McGraw-Hill, 2000.

Svrcek, William Y. , Mahoney, Donald P., Young, Brent R; A real-time approach to process control ; 2nd ed; Wiley, 2006.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $901.00

International fee $4,863.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Chemical and Process Engineering .

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