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Syllabus ( CED 625 )


   Basic information
Course title: Process Control in Chemical Engineering and Industrial Applications
Course code: CED 625
Lecturer: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Murat Oluş ÖZBEK
ECTS credits: 7.5
GTU credits: 3 (3+0+0)
Year, Semester: 1/2, Fall
Level of course: Second Cycle (Master's)
Type of course: Area Elective
Language of instruction: English
Mode of delivery: Face to face
Pre- and co-requisites: none
Professional practice: No
Purpose of the course: To provide information to the students about process dynamics (first, second and higher order process dynamics) and process control systems (PID and other controllers along with DCS type systems) for industrial applications.
   Learning outcomes Up

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Understand process dynamics and perform analysis for process identification

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Define and manipulate advanced concepts of Chemical Engineering
    2. Apply knowledge in a specialized area of chemical engineering and food technologies disciplines,
    3. Formulate and solve advanced engineering problems
    4. Acquire scientific knowledge
    5. Develop an awareness of continuous learning in relation with modern technology
    6. Find out new methods to improve his/her knowledge.
    7. Effectively express his/her research ideas and findings both orally and in writing
    8. Defend research outcomes at seminars and conferences.

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
    2. Homework assignment
  2. Develop process dynamic models for process control

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Define and manipulate advanced concepts of Chemical Engineering
    2. Review the literature critically pertaining to his/her research projects, and connect the earlier literature to his/her own results,
    3. Formulate and solve advanced engineering problems
    4. Acquire scientific knowledge
    5. Find out new methods to improve his/her knowledge.
    6. Effectively express his/her research ideas and findings both orally and in writing
    7. Defend research outcomes at seminars and conferences.

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
    2. Homework assignment
  3. Develop knowledge about basic and advanced control systems

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Define and manipulate advanced concepts of Chemical Engineering
    2. Formulate and solve advanced engineering problems
    3. Acquire scientific knowledge
    4. Design and conduct research projects independently
    5. Develop an awareness of continuous learning in relation with modern technology
    6. Effectively express his/her research ideas and findings both orally and in writing
    7. Defend research outcomes at seminars and conferences.

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
    2. Homework assignment
  4. Design process control systems at equipment and process levels

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Define and manipulate advanced concepts of Chemical Engineering
    2. Formulate and solve advanced engineering problems
    3. Acquire scientific knowledge
    4. Design and conduct research projects independently
    5. Develop an awareness of continuous learning in relation with modern technology
    6. Effectively express his/her research ideas and findings both orally and in writing
    7. Defend research outcomes at seminars and conferences.

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
    2. Homework assignment
  5. Design of control systems using software

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Define and manipulate advanced concepts of Chemical Engineering
    2. Formulate and solve advanced engineering problems
    3. Acquire scientific knowledge
    4. Find out new methods to improve his/her knowledge.
    5. Effectively express his/her research ideas and findings both orally and in writing
    6. Defend research outcomes at seminars and conferences.

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
    2. Homework assignment
   Contents Up
Week 1: Introduction to process dynamics and control
Week 2: Process dynamics: 1st order systems
Week 3: Process dynamics: 2nd and higher order systems
Week 4: Introduction to feedback process control
Week 5: Feedback process control: PID type controllers
Week 6: Midterm 1
Week 7: Feedback process control: Tuning and stability
Week 8: Advanced control: Introduction to multiple input-multiple output systems
Week 9: Advanced control: feedforward and ratio controllers
Week 10: Advanced control: feedforward and ratio controllers
Week 11: Model predictive control
Week 12: Midterm 2
Week 13: DCS control systems-Industrial applications
Week 14: Industrial process control strategies
Project
Week 15*: -
Week 16*: Final exam
Textbooks and materials: D. E. Seborg , D. A. Mellichamp, T. F. Edgar, F. J. Doyle III, Process Dynamics and Control, John Wiley & Sons, 3rd edition, 2010.

Bequette, B. Wayne. Process control: modeling, design, and simulation. Prentice Hall Professional, 2003.
Recommended readings: Process Dynamics and Control, Dale E. Seborg, Thomas F. Edgar, Duncan A. Mellichamp, Francis J. Doyle III
The CACHE Virtual Process Control Book, https://cse.sc.edu/~gatzke/cache/
Process Dynamics and Controls, open textbook, available from: https://open.umich.edu/find/open-educational-resources/engineering/che-466-process-dynamics-controls

  * Between 15th and 16th weeks is there a free week for students to prepare for final exam.
Assessment Up
Method of assessment Week number Weight (%)
Mid-terms: 6, 12 60
Other in-term studies: 0
Project: 0
Homework: 0
Quiz: 0
Final exam: 16 40
  Total weight:
(%)
   Workload Up
Activity Duration (Hours per week) Total number of weeks Total hours in term
Courses (Face-to-face teaching): 3 14
Own studies outside class: 6 14
Practice, Recitation: 0 0
Homework: 0 0
Term project: 0 0
Term project presentation: 0 0
Quiz: 0 0
Own study for mid-term exam: 12 2
Mid-term: 3 2
Personal studies for final exam: 25 1
Final exam: 3 1
    Total workload:
    Total ECTS credits:
*
  * ECTS credit is calculated by dividing total workload by 25.
(1 ECTS = 25 work hours)
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