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Process Dynamics and Control
A Self-Instructional Problem Workbook
P. T. Vasudevan
Department of Biochemical Engineering
University of New Hampshire
Published by ETS Professional Training
Institute
© 1996 Louis Theodore. 370 pages. ISBN 1-882767-20-9.
Table of Contents
Basic Operations
Conversion of Units · Temperature Terms · Pressure Terms
· Forcing Functions in Process Control · Important Theorems
in Laplace Transforms · Laplace Transform and Inversion ·
Solution of Linear Differential Equations using Laplace Transforms ·
Deviation Variables and Linearization · Complex Algebra ·
Block Diagram Rules · Important Parameters in Process Control ·
Determination of time constant · Location of roots of characteristic
equations · Terms used to describe an underdamped system ·
Basic Terms in Feedback Control · Controller Tuning Formulae ·
Complex Fortran Frequency Analysis · Runge-Kutta Technique ·
Newton-Raphson Technique ·
Problems
Dynamic Behavior of First Order Systems (DFO)
Heated Tank ·
Gas Pressure · Mixing Process · Continuous Stirred Tank Reactor
· Liquid-Level System · Pumped Tank
Sensors, Transductors, Control Valves
and Controllers [Hardware(HW)]
Calibration of Flow and Temperature Transductors · Sizing of
Control Valves in Liquid Service Control Valve Safety · Sizing of
Control Valves: Cavitation and Flashing · Installed and Inherent
Control Valve Characteristics · Sizing of Control Valves in Gas
Service · Feedback Controller Action · Feedback Controllers
Dynamic Behavior of Second Order
Systems (DSO)
Non-Interacting Tanks · Interacting Tanks · Inherent
Second-Order Systems · Underdamped Systems and Dynamic Response
Block Diagram Analysis (BDA)
Simple Feedback Loop · Cascade Control
Dynamic Behavior of Feedback-Control
Processes (DBFC)
Effect of Proportional Control Action · Effect of Integral Control
Action · Effect of Derivative Control Action · Underdamped
Behavior in Multicapacity Processes
Stability Analysis of Feedback Systems
(SA)
Routh Criterion for Stability · Stability Analysis of a Heat
Exchanger · Effect of Dead-Time on
Stability · Root Locus Analysis
Design and Tuning of Feedback Controllers
(DTFC)
Selection of Controllers · Controller Selection based on Simple
Performance Criteria · Open Loop Controller Tuning · Dynamic
Performance Criteria
Frequency Response Analysis (FRA)
Response of a System to a Sinusoidal Input · Bode Plots ·
Bode Stability Criterion · Closed Loop Tuning Techniques ·
Determination of System Parameters from Pulse Techniques · Pulse
Testing
Advanced Control Techniques (ACT)
Cascade Control · Feedforward Control · Dead-time Compensation
· MIMO Systems: Degree of Freedom Analysis · Control Configuration
for Multiple Loops · Interaction and Relative-Gain Matrix
Solutions to Problems
Index
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