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Spring 2006

Chemical Process Control - Che 341
Tentative Course Schedule
(see also http://vienna.che.uic.edu/teaching)

            Topic

Reading

HW due

L1: Introductory concepts

Ch l,2, App A

 

 

 

 

L2: Review of mathematical modeling

Ch 12.l-.3

 

L3: Review of Laplace transforms

Ch 3, App B,C.3

 

 

 

 

L4: Building transfer function models

Ch 4.1,4.2,4.8

HW 1

L5: Dynamics of simple processes

Ch 5,6.1-.3,13.3

 

 

 

 

L6: Higher order dynamic behavior

Ch 6.4-.7,7,8

HW 2

L7: Stability

Ch l1.1-.2, .4-.6

 

 

 

 

L8: Nonlinear systems, linearization

Ch 10

HW 3

L9: Parameter estimation

Ch 12.4-.5

 

 

 

 

L10: Feedback control, intro to PID

Ch 14.1-.3,15.l-.2,26.3

HW 4

L11: Closed loop time response

Ch 14.4-14.6.2

 

 

 

 

HOUR EXAM 1: Process modeling (February,  2006)

Ll-L9

 

L12: Closed loop stability

Ch 14.6.4-14.8,15.3.3,15.6

 

 

 

 

L13: Direct synthesis

Ch 15.3.2,19.1-.2

HW 5

L14: Intro to frequency domain

Ch 9

 

 

 

 

L15: Frequency domain identification

Ch 13.5

HW 6

L16: Frequency domain analysis

Ch l5.5.2-.3

 

 

 

 

L17: Cascade control

Ch 16.1.1

HW 7

L18: Feedforward/ratio control

Ch 16.l.2-.3

 

 

 

 

L19: Introduction to MIMO systems

Ch 20.l-.2,.5,.6, APP D 

HW 8

L20: Interaction analysis

Ch 21.1-.4, .8-.10

 

 

 

 

HOUR EXAM 2: Process control (March,  2006)

L10-L18

 

L21: Design of decouplers

Ch 22.l-,3,.5,.6

 

 

 

 

L22: Model predictive control

Ch 27.1,.9

HW 9

L23: On-line optimization

Ch 29.4,29.6.1

 

 

 

 

L24: Statistical process control

Ch 28.l-.4

HW 10

L25: Case study: distillation columns

Ch 30.1

 

 

 

 

L26: Case study: packed bed reactors

Ch 30.2

HW 11

L27: Review

 

 

 

 

 

FINAL EXAM (to be announced - final week)