CH6008D CHEMICAL PROCESS CONTROL

Course Outcomes:

CO1: Knowledge of different control strategies used in the chemical industry

CO2: Tuning and decoupling of controllers in MIMO systems

CO3: Thorough knowledge of the application of modeling and simulation tools for the control of chemical processes

CO4: Understanding and implementation of advanced control strategies for chemical processes 

Module 1:  (13 hours)

Review of process control topics, 

cascade control, 

Split-range control, 

Override control, 

Valve position control, 

Ratio and feedforward control, 

Loop interaction, decoupling. 

Module 2:  (13 hours)

Process identification techniques for SISO and MIMO systems, 

generalized predictive control, 

Model predictive control, 

Dynamic Matrix Control

Module 3:  (13 hours)

Multivariable control, 

internal mode control, 

optimal control, 

control structure design for complete chemical plants, 

case studies using process engineering packages.

References:

1. M. L. Luyben, W.L. Luyben, Essentials of Process Control, Mc-Graw Hill, 1997.

2. C. L. Smith, Advanced Process Control, Beyond Single Loop Control, Wiley, 2010.

3. B. A. Ogunnaike, W. H. Ray, Process Dynamics, Modeling, and Control, Oxford University Process, 1994.

4. W. L.Luyben, Plantwide Process Control, McGraw-Hill, 1999.