EI3551 - Process Control Syllabus Regulation 2021 Anna University

Process Control Subject from the Semester V B.E Electrical and Instrumentation Of Anna University syllabus. In this article, we aim to provide the unit-wise topics in a detailed manner.

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Aim Of Concept:

  1. To introduce technical terms and nomenclature associated with Process control domain.
  2. To introduce the fundamentals of mathematical modeling of processes.
  3. To familiarize the students with characteristics, selection and sizing of control valves.
  4. To provide an overview of the features associated with Industrial type PID controller.
  5. To make the students understand the various PID tuning methods.
  6. To elaborate different types of control schemes such as cascade control, feed-forward control and Model Based control schemes.

EI3551 – Process Control Syllabus

Unit I: Process Dynamics

Need for process control – Hierarchical decomposition of control functions – Servo and regulatory operations – Continuous and Batch processes – Mathematical Modeling of Processes: Level, Flow and Thermal processes – Lumped and Distributed parameter models – Degrees of Freedom – Interacting and non-interacting systems – Self regulation – Linearization of non-linear systems.

Unit II: Control Valve

Actuators: Pneumatic and electric actuators – I/P converter – Control Valve Terminology Characteristic of Control Valves: Inherent and Installed characteristics – Valve Positioner – Modeling of a Pneumatically Actuated Control Valve – Valve body: Commercial valve bodies – Control Valve Sizing: ISA S 75.01 standard flow equations for sizing Control Valves – Cavitation and flashing– Control Valve selection.

Unit III: Control Actions

Characteristic of ON-OFF, Proportional, Single speed floating, Integral and Derivative controllers – P+I, P+D and P+I+D control modes – Practical forms of PID Controller –PID Implementation Issues: Bumpless Auto/manual Mode transfer, Anti-reset windup Techniques and Direct/reverse action.

Unit IV: PID Controller Tuning And Advanced Control Systems

PID Controller Design Specifications: Criteria based on Time Response and Frequency Response – PID Controller Tuning: Z-N and Cohen-Coon methods, Continuous cycling method and Damped oscillation method, Auto tuning – Cascade control –selective control – Feedforward control – Ratio control – Inferential control – Split-range– Adaptive Control.

EI3551 - Process Control Syllabus Regulation 2021 Anna University

Unit V: Model Based Control Schemes & Introduction To Multi-Loop Regulatory Control & Case –Studies

Smith Predictor Control Scheme – Internal Model Controller – IMC PID controller –Model Predictive Control- Introduction to Multi-loop Control Schemes – Control Schemes for Distillation Column, pH-Three-element Boiler drum level control.

Text Books:

  1. Raghunathan Rengaswamy, Babji Srinivasan, Nirav Pravinbhai Bhatt“Process Control Fundamentals: Analysis, Design, Assessment, and Diagnosis”, 1st Edition,2020.
  2. Seborg, D.E., Mellichamp, D.P., Edgar, T.F., and Doyle, F.J., III, “Process Dynamics and Control”, John Wiley and Sons, 4th Edition,2017.
  3. George Stephanopoulos, “Chemical Process Control – An Introduction to Theory and Practice”, Prentice Hall of India, 2005.

References:

  1. Bequette, “Process Control: Modeling, Design, and Simulation”, Prentice Hall of India, 1st edition, 2013
  2. Michael King, “Process Control: A Practical Approach”, Wiley, 2016.
  3. Hans D. Baumann, Control Valve Primer: A User’s Guide, 4th edition, ISA, 2009.
  4. Aidan O’Dwyer, “Handbook of PI and PID Controller Tuning Rules”, Imperial College Press; 3rd edition, 2009.

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