COURSE #: ChE 466		COURSE TITLE: Process Dynamics and Control
TERMS OFFERED: Fall		PREREQUISITES: ChE 343 Separation Processes ChE 344 Reaction Engineering and Design
TEXTBOOKS/REQUIRED MATERIAL: Coughanowr, Donald R., Process Systems Analysis and Control, 2nd ed., New York, McGraw Hill, 1991, ISBN: 0-07-013212-7 (or alternative)		COGNIZANT FACULTY: Larson, Montgomery, Ziff
INSTRUCTORS: Ziff, Barkel		FACULTY APPROVAL: 06/01/2004
CoE BULLETIN DESCRIPTION: Introduction to process control in chemical engineering. Application of linearization methods to the analysis of open-loop and closed-loop process dynamics. Stability analysis and gain/phase margins. Controller modes and settings. Applications to the control of level, flow, heat exchangers, reactors, and elementary multivariable systems.		COURSE TOPICS: (number of hours in parentheses) 1. Controllability and control strategies (10) 2. Math and computer methods for the analysis of process dynamics (12) 3. Control system instrumentation (4) 4. Dynamic analysis of the feedback control loop (10) 5. Optimization and tuning of feedback controllers (4) 6. Cascade, feed forward and ratio control (4)
COURSE STRUCTURE/SCHEDULE: Lecture: 2 per week @ 2 hours
COURSE OBJECTIVES	Links shown in brackets are to course outcomes that satisfy these objectives. 1. To provide a conceptual and methodological framework for describing and characterizing dynamic behavior of processes [1-3] 2. To provide a conceptual and methodological framework for analyzing and designing automatic control systems for chemical processes [3-8]
COURSE OUTCOMES	Links shown in brackets are to program educational outcomes. 1. Apply unsteady-state material and energy balances to describe dynamic behavior of level, flow, heat exchangers and reactors [1,5,11,13] 2. Apply linearization methods to systems described in outcome 1. [1,5,11,13] 3. Apply process dynamics to open loop systems, using block diagrams. [1,5,11,13] 4. Analyze proportional (P), proportional-integral (PI) and proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controllers for closed-loop systems [1,3,5,11,13] 5. Analyze stability of control systems [1,3,5,11,13] 6. Tune a controller [1,3,5,11,13] 7. Formulate control strategies, including selection of proper instrumentation and controller modes, for process and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs) [1,3,5,11,13] 8. Apply control principles to address environmental issues [1,,3,5,6,8,11,13].
ASSESSMENT TOOLS	1. Home and class problems assess outcomes 1-6, 8 2. Exams assess outcomes 1-6 3. Group project assesses outcomes 3, 6, 7. 4. End-of-term course evaluation provides student self-assessment of outcomes 1-6