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Process Dynamics and
Control
Ali M. Sahlodin
Department of Chemical Engineering
AmirKabir University of Technology
About Me
Ali M. Sahlodin ()ﻋﻠﯽ ﷴ ﺳﻬﻞ ﺍﻟﺪﻳﻦ
BSc, University of Tehran (1384).
MSc in Simulation and Control, Sharif University of Technology
(1386).
PhD in Process Optimization, McMaster University (1391).
Postdoc in Dynamic Optimization, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (1392-1394).
Sr. Engineer, Aspen Technology (1394-1397).
Office location: 4th floor
Email: sahlodin@[Link]
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About You!
Let’s get to know you!
Teaching Method
Powerpoint slides/chalkboard/whiteboard
Slides may be available before/after the class.
Use of Software as appropriate
Class discussions
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Evaluation and Examination
Assignments: 30%
Midterm (closed) 30%
Final (closed): 30%
Quiz: 10%
Midterm date/time
To be announced by the undergrad. office
Course involves working with MATLAB/Simulink
TA Sessions
Solving sample problems
Helping with assignments (start working on it before you show up)
Attendance mandatory
Mr. Azghandi
azghandimohammad@[Link]
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Class Rules
Attendance required (the 3/16 rule).
Attention requested.
Questions may be asked at any time.
Don’t be afraid of your English
Remember: no question is naïve!
Assignments
Assignments must be submitted in a single PDF via LMS (no hardcopy)
Email only if LMS closed (include student # in subject line)
Late assignments may be penalized.
Too late submissions will NOT be accepted.
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How To Get A Good Grade (Easily)
Be present physically (and be on time)
Be present mentally
Got something funny to tell? Save it for later!
Falling asleep? Stand up and stretch out
Understand the concepts
Ask questions
Get involved
Do the assignments
Attend the TA class
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No-Haggling Policy
Common REASONS/EXCUSES (not accepted)
It’s my last semester and I need to graduate
Process Control won’t be my future concentration
I’m changing my major altogether!
I need extra marks to get a higher GPA
I focused on problem solving and missed the concepts
I focused on the concepts and didn’t practice problem solving
I did well in the midterm or the final.
Academic Integrity
Assignments:
Group discussions are encouraged, but write-ups must be done
independently.
Do not procrastinate; be ahead of time!
Citation:
Acknowledge the source (even if your own work).
Never copy a sentence unless you use quotation and give proper
citation.
Cite credible sources (No Wikipedia please!)
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Welcome to the course!
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Course Outline
Introduction to process control
Dynamic models of chemical processes
Dynamic behavior of processes Process Dynamics
Laplace transforms
Dynamic response of certain systems
Feedback control
PID control
Process Control
closed-loop stability analysis
Enhanced control loops
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References
Process Dynamics and Control
3rd Edition. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2010. Dale E. Seborg,
Duncan A. Mellichamp, Thomas F. Edgar, Francis J. Doyle
III.
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ﺍﻧﺘﺸﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﺩﺍﻧﺸﮕﺎﻩ ﺍﻣﻴﺮﮐﺒﻴﺮ،ﺩﮐﺘﺮ ﻣﻨﻮﭼﻬﺮ ﻧﻴﮏ ﺁﺫﺭ
Process Control: Designing Processes and
Control Systems for Dynamic Performance
(free)
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What is Process Dynamics?
Unsteady-state behavior of processes
Batch and semi-batch processes
Inherently dynamic
Transient course in continuous processes
Product grade transition
Startup/shutdown
Process upsets and disturbances
Steady-state operation is only an exception, not the rule!
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What is Process Control?
What do we do in process design?
Process Design: Obtain process layout, equipment
sizing and steady-state operating conditions.
Process Control: how we reach those operating
conditions and stay there
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3 Myths about Process Control
It’s an electrical engineering subject
It’s not useful if you want to go to industry
It’s hard to learn
More?!
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Examples of Control Systems
Don’t get ChemE. yet!
Day-to-day control examples
Control of temperature in air conditioners
Control of screen brightness in smart phones
Control of speed (cruise control) in cars
Control of blood sugar in body (using insulin)
Autopilot in air planes
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Examples of Process Control
Level control in a tank
Temperature control in a reactor
Flow control
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Seborg et. al Process Dynamics and Control
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Basic Definitions
Controlled variable: the variable we want to keep at a
certain value or follow a certain trajectory.
Manipulated variable: the variable we adjust in order to
control the controlled variable.
Disturbance variable: the variable that impacts the
controlled variable, but cannot be manipulated.
Set point: the point which we want to keep the controlled
variable at.
Revisit your examples and specify these variables in each of them.
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