ChemE 182: Chemical Process Dynamics and Control

Undergraduate course, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of the Philippines, Diliman

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Introduction to process dynamics of simple chemical systems. Time-domain, Laplace-domain, and frequency-domain techniques. Design and simulation of PID controllers for SISO systems.

COURSE CREDIT

3 units (2 hr/week lecture; 3 hr/week lab)

COURSE OBJECTIVES

At the end of this course, the students should be able to:

  • Apply the concepts of material and energy balances, unit operations, chemical reaction engineering and mathematical methods to:
    • derive and simulate dynamic models of chemical processes,
    • solve for and analyze the response of chemical processes to process input changes,
    • derive the overall model of a control system using different feedback controllers;
  • Design and analyze the stability, performance, and robustness of feedback control systems;
  • Use computational tools to design, simulate, and analyze the behavior and stability of processes and control systems; and,
  • Familiarize with common instrumentation such as valves, controllers, and sensors found in the industry, as well as their principles of operation.