Spring 2000

Most of your other chemical engineering courses are concerned with analyzing the steady-state behavior of chemical processes. In actual practice, chemical processes are dynamic (unsteady-state) - process feed compositions vary, ambient conditions change, pipe leaks may develop, steam pressures may vary. These disturbances cause the process to deviate from its desired steady-state. Such deviations may cause a severe loss of product quality, or even lead to catastrophic failure of equipment resulting in release of toxics to the environment and/or loss of life. To prevent this, process control devices are installed that detect deviations from the desired steady-state and attempt to correct for these deviations. In this course you will be introduced to the analysis of chemical process dynamics, and to the design and analysis of process control systems.

 

Lecture/Recitations:	Monday, Wednesday and Friday, as follows: Room CEB 230: 01.00 – 01.50 p.m.
Instructor:	Prof. Andreas A. Linninger  Room 211, Email: linninge@uic.edu.
Teaching Assistant:	Mr. Chandra Singavarapu,  Room 222, Email: csinga1@uic.edu
Prerequisites:	Che 312, Che 313, Che 321, Math 220

Grading:

1. 2 Midterms (30%)
2. Final Exam (40%)
3. Homework and Lab Assignments (20%)
4. Class participation (10%)

Software and Tools:

• MATLAB: general purpose system analysis and specialized control features, e.g. root locus
• HYSYS: dynamic simulation and controller Design, i.e. control laboratory

Textbook/Notes:

• Required Text:

"Process Dynamics and Control", D. Seborg, T. Edgar, D. Mellichamp, J. Wiley and Sons, 1989.
• Additional Reading:

"Process Dynamics, Modeling, and Control", B. Ogunnaike and W. Ray, Oxford University Press, 1994. (for homework).
"Chemical Process Control – An Introduction into Theory and Practice", G. Stephanopoulos, Prentice Hall, 1984.