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| SYST0011-2 | Dynamics and control of chemical systems
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| Duration : | 20h Th, 15h Pr |
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| Lecturer : | Georges Heyen |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| 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 |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| 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, to design a simple control loop or to tune a controller based on a process reaction curve. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Modelling of basic unit operations (reactors, heat exchangers) both in steady state and in dynamics
Solving differential equation systems (linear and non-linear) |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| 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. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| 2 hrs lecture and 1.5 hrs practice each week |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| 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 |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Oral examination, after written preparation |
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Organizational remarks :
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| see also: http://www.lassc.ulg.ac.be/webCheng00/index.html |
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Contacts :
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| Georges Heyen
Institut de Chimie B6, local R68
Téléphone : 04 366 3521
FAX : 04 366 3525
Courriel : G.Heyen@ulg.ac.be |
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