DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, TIRUCHIRAPPALLI
‘COURSE PLAN = PARTI
Course Title PROCESS DYNAMICS AND CONTROL
Course Code cupczs No. of Credits 4
Course Code of Pre- or
requisite subject(s) | L
Session Jan 2023 NA |
Name of Faculty Dr.T.K. Radhakrishnan —_| Department Chemical Engg.
Email
[email protected] Telephone No. _| 0431 2503104
Name of Course -
Coordinator(s) NA
(if, applicable) _
E-mail NA Telephone No. | -
Course Type Core course [7 Elective course
‘Syllabus (approved in BoS)
Introduction - Control system, components of a feedback control system,
Laplace transforms - properties of Laplace transform, solution of linear differential equations using
Laplace transform techniques, piecewise continuous functions
Dynamic behaviour of systems - derivation of transfer functions for first and second order systems, liquid
level, temperature, pressure, flow and concentration control processes, linearization of nonlinear
systems, interacting and non-interacting systems.
‘Transient response of first and second order systems, natural frequency, damping factor, overshoot,
decay ratio, rise time and settling time.
Transient analysis of control systems - block diagram algebra, overall transfer function of closed loop
control systems, regulator and servo problems, transient response of first and second order systems with
P, Pl and PID controller.
Definition of stability of control systems, Routh test, limitations of Routh test, Pade’s approximation of
time delay systems.
Introduction to frequency response - Bode diagrams, Bode diagrams for first and second order systems,
, Pl, PID controllers, transportation lag. Bode stability criteria, phase margin and gain margin, Nichols
chart, Ziegler - Nichols Optimum controller settings. Nyquist stability criteria, calculation of phase
‘margin, gain margin, peak gain and resonant frequency using Nyquist plot.
‘Advanced Control- Cascade control - feed forward control - ratio control - dead time compensation -
Internal Model Control - Control valves ~ Valve characteristics - Process identification.
Page 1 of 5COURSEOBIECTIVES
To introduce students to the terminology, concepts and practices of input/output mod
automatic process control.
2. To impart knowledge on the design of control systems ant
1g and
\d controller tuning for chemical processes.
COURSE OUTCOMES (CO)
Aligned Programme
Course Outcomes: On completion of the course, the student can | Qyteomes (PO)
Fa ec a model of the elements used in control systems fromm frst 01, P02, PO3, P04,
principles leading to the development of transfer function models and | po5" pqs, pO9, POLI,
compute the response of the developed transfer function for various — | 549 psi ps02,PS03
[2 derive transfer function models of controllers and compute the transient | "PO1, PO2, PO3, PO4,
response under closed loop conditions. POS, POs, POS, PO11,
O12, PS01,PS02,PSO3,
3. evaluate the stability of the control system given a mathematical model _| PO1, P02, PO3,PO4,
| ofa control system including its components. POS,PO8,PO9,PO11,
| | p012, pso1,PS02,PS03
4. design a control system for robust performance using frequency response | PO1, P02, PO3,PO4,
POS,PO8,PO9,PO11,
methods.
L P0412, PSO1,PS02,PS03,
5. design various advanced control algorithms for chemical processes PO4, PO2, PO3,PO4,
having specific problems PO5,P08,P09,PO11,
| 012, PSO1,PS02,PSO3
‘COURSE PLAN - PARTI
| COURSE OVERVIEW
| The Process Dynamics and Control course is offered in the sixth semester to chemical ‘engineering
| students. The subject has 4 credit theory weightage.
COURSE TEACHING AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES
S.No. _| Week/Contact Hours _| Mode of Delivery
Introduction - Control system,
components of a feedback control system.
Laplace transforms - properties of Laplace
transform, solution of linear differential
equations using Laplace transform
techniques, piecewise continuous.
functions,
2" Week-S* Week | Dynamic behaviour of systems -
(28 contact hours) _| derivation of transfer functions for first
and second order systems, liquid level,
temperature, pressure, flow and
concentration control processes,
linearization of nonlinear systems,
interacting and non-interacting systems,
Transient response of first and second
order systems, natural frequency,
damping factor, overshoot, decay ratio,
rise time and settling time.
6" Week Assessment |
7” Week Assignment/Seminar |
Chalk & Talk, PPT
Page 20f5Transient analysis of control systems -
block diagram algebra, overall transfer
2, | Stweek-7" week function of closed loop control systems, | cya, & Talk, PPT
(8 contact hours) regulator and servo problems, transient
response of first and second order
systems with P, Pl and PID controller.
~~ | Pneumatic PID controller, contro!
(6 contact hours) valve characteristics.
Definition of stability of control systems,
5 Routh test, limitations of Routh test, Chalk & Talk, PPT
Pade’s approximation of time delay
systems.
9-10" week Assessment tl
1 week Assignment/Seminar 1
Introduction to frequency response -
Bode diagrams, Bode diagrams for first
and second order systems, P, Pl, PID
controllers, transportation lag. Bode
a1" week-12" week | stability criteria, phase margin and gain
4 i Chalk & Talk, PPT
(8 contact hours) margin, Nichols chart, Ziegler - Nichols, "
Optimum controller settings. Nyquist
stability criteria, calculation of phase
margin, gain margin, peak gain and
resonant frequency using Nyquist plot.
‘Advanced Control- Cascade control - feed
forward control - ratio control - dead
13-14" week time compensation- Internal Model
5, | (contact hours) Control-Control valves-Valve_ oe tee
characteristics ~ Process identification.
Compensation Assessment
(CPA) _
6. | End of semester Final Assessment,
‘COURSE ASSESSMENT METHODS (shall range from 4 to 6)
S.No. | Mode of Assessment Week/Date Duration % Weightage
1 Assessment | February lll Week | 1 hour 20
2 ‘Assignment | February ll Week - 10
April il Week
3 Assessment ‘March illweek | 2 hour 20
CPA | Compensation Assessment® ‘April V week Thour 20
4 Final Assessment * "| End of semester [3 hours 50
* Mandatory; refer guidelines
Page 3 of 5Textbooks, reference books Website addresses, journals, etc
1. D.R. Coughanowr and S. E. LeBlanc, ‘Process Systems Analysis and Control’, Me.Graw Hill, Ill Edition,
| 2009,
2. D.E. Seborg, T. F. Edger, D. A. Millichamp and F.J, Doyle Il, ‘Process Dynamics and Control’, Wiley, IV
Edition, 2017.
3. GASmith and A.8.Corripio, ‘Principles and Practice of Automatic Process Control’, John Wiley and
Sons, ill Edition, 2006.
4. W.l.luyben, ‘Process Modelling, Simulation and Control for Chemical Engineers’, McGravs Hill,
‘dition, 1990,
COURSE EXIT SURVEY {mention the ways in which the feedback about the course shall be assessed)
compensation assessment, academic honesty and plagiarism etc.)
‘MODE OF CORRESPONDENCE (email/ phone etc): The Course Coordinator is available for consultation
the Department. Queries may also be emailed to the Course Coordinator directly at cada
ATTENDAN
> At least 75% attendance in each course is mandatory.
> Amaximum of 10% shall be allowed under On Duty (OD) category.
> Students with less than 65% of attendance shall be prevented from writing the final assessment
and shall be awarded 'V' grade.
COMPENSATION ASSESSMENT
All the assessments are compulsory.
Ifa student fails to attend any one assessment due to genuine medical reasons, he/she will be
permitted to appear for CPA. CPA may not be considered as an improvement test
Grading and passing minimum are as prescribed by the regulations of the institute.
‘ACADEMIC HONESTY & PLAGIARISM
> Marks will be deducted for the offenders if Plagiarism is found more than 15%.
> The departmental disciplinary committee including the course faculty member, PAC
chairperson and the HoD, as members shall verify the facts of the malpractice and action
being taken if the student is found guilty. The report shall be submitted to the Academic
office.
"ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
wh ee |
Course Faculty C¢-Chairpersor HOD bla
OOK RABHARR SH (Be TeSwisaneag)
Page 4 0f 5Guidelines
a) The number of assessments for any theory course shall range from 4 to 6.
b) Every theory course shall have a final assessment on the entire syllabus with at least
30% weightage.
©) One compensation assessment for absentees in assessments (other than final
assessment) is mandatory. Only genuine cases of absence shall be considered.
d) The passing minimum shall be as per the regulations,
B.Tech. Admitted in PG.
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35% or (Class average/2) _| (Peak/3) or (Class Average/2) | 40%
whichever is greater. whichever is lower
e) Attendance policy and the policy on academic dishonesty & plagiarism by students are
uniform for all the courses.
f) Absolute grading policy shall be incorporated if the number of students per course is
less than 10.
g) Necessary care shall be taken to ensure that the course plan is reasonable and is
objective
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