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Study programmes 2010-2011Last update : 11/04/2011
SYST0011-2  Dynamics and control of chemical systems
Duration :  20h Th, 15h Pr
Credits/ECTS :  
Master in Chemical Engineering and Materrial Sciences, in-depth approach, 2nd yearFirst semester3
Holder(s) :  Georges Heyen
Language :  French language
Course contents :  Dynamic modelling of chemical systems
Revision on Laplace transform
Flowchart analysis and transformation
Model linearisation
Identification of reduced models from a measured response curve
Transfer functions
Frequency response analysis, Bode diagram
Control actions : PID control
Stability of controlled systems
Tuning PID controllers
Influence of dead time on control quality
Synthesis based on stability : gain and phase margins
Feed forward control. Cascade control
Introduction to multivariable control : variable coupling, RGA analysis, decoupling

Introduction to digital control systems
Course objective :  Introduction to practical methods used to control chemical processing operations (heat exchange, reactors, distillation)

Gaining notions allowing a chemical engineer to discuss with a control engineer
Prerequisites :  Modelling of basic unit operations (reactors, heat exchangers) both in steady state and in dynamics

Solving differential equation systems (linear and non-linear)
Workshops :  Illustration of concepts discussed during the lectures using simulations (using dynamic simulation software)

Identification of an approximate model from an experimental response curve.

Tuning the parameters of a PID controller; influence of parameters on control efficiency.

Some more complex control schemes : feedforward, cascade control, decoupling.
Organization :  2 hrs lecture and 1.5 hrs practice each week
Written notes :  Recommended textbooks:

- T. Marlin, Process control (Designing Processes and Control Systems for Dynamic Performance), McGraw-Hill (1995)

- B. Wayne Bequette, Process Control: Modeling, Design and Simulation, Prentice Hall (2003).

Copy of presentations (photocopy and pdf)
Access to a dynamic simulation software
Assessment :  Oral examination, after written preparation
Contacts :  Georges Heyen
Institut de Chimie B6, local R68
Téléphone : 04 366 3521
FAX : 04 366 3525
Courriel : G.Heyen@ulg.ac.be
Remarks :  see also: http://www.lassc.ulg.ac.be/webCheng00/index.html


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