Process Control

ENCH600021

Prerequisites

Mass and Energy Balance

Numerical Computational

Course Type

Compulsory

Credit Hours

3

Course Learning Outcomes

  • Design a single-loop control system.
  • Correlate process dynamics with system performance.
 

Course Content / Syllabus

  • Introduction to Process Control

    • Overview of process control concepts
    • Importance in industrial and chemical processes

  • Objectives and Benefits of Control

    • Goals of implementing control systems
    • Enhancing safety, efficiency, and product quality

  • Principles of Mathematical Modelling

    • Development of mathematical models for process systems
    • Applications in control design and analysis

  • Process Control Modelling and Analysis

    • Modelling techniques for control systems
    • Analyzing system dynamics and responses

  • Dynamic Behaviour of a Typical Process System

    • Understanding transient and steady-state behaviours
    • Time-domain analysis of process systems

  • Empirical Model Identification

    • Methods for deriving models from experimental data
    • Applications in system identification

  • Feedback Loop

    • Components and operation of feedback control systems
    • Advantages and limitations of feedback loops

  • PID Controller

    • Principles and operation of proportional, integral, and derivative control
    • Applications in process control systems

  • PID Control Settings

    • Tuning PID controllers for optimal performance
    • Techniques for manual and automated tuning

  • Stability Analysis

    • Methods for assessing system stability
    • Stability criteria and tools for process control

Recommended References

  1. T. Marlin, Process Control: Designing Processes and Control Systems for Dynamic Performance, 2nd ed., McGraw-Hill, New York, 2000.
  2. Carlos A. Smith & Armando B. Corripio, Principles and Practice of Automatic Process Control, John Wiley & Sons, 1985, ISBN 0-471-88346-8.
  3. D. E. Seborg, T. F. Edgar, & D. A. Mellichamp, Process Dynamics and Control, John Wiley & Sons, 1989, ISBN 0-471-86389-0.
  4. Ogata, Katsuhiko, Teknik Kontrol Automatik (Sistem Pengaturan), Jilid 1, Penerbit Erlangga, Bandung, 1985.
  5. Bequette, R. W., Process Dynamics: Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation, Prentice Hall, 1998.