Suggestion Paper For Process Control
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PROCESS CONTROL –I
Code : EI 601
Credits : 4
1. List any four objectives of process control.
2. Distinguish between continuous process and batch process.
3. Why derivative mode of control is not recommended for a noisy process?
4. Why is it necessary to choose controller settings that satisfy both gain margin
and phase margin?
5. What is tuning a controller based on quarter – decay ratio?
6. When is inferential control used?
7. What is meant by cavitation in a control valve?
8. What is “equal percentage” in the equal percentage valve?
9. A process has two time-constants of 10 sec and 25 sec and a steady – state gain
of 1.3. Find the gain of the proportional controller required to give a damping ratio
of 0.5 in the closed loop response.
10. i) Define self-regulation. Give an example of a self-regulated process.
11 .a)i) What are the situations under which an ON/OFF controller would provide
satisfactory response?
ii) A 5m diameter cylindrical tank is emptied by a constant outflow of 1.0m3/min. A
two-position controller is used to open and close a fill valve with an open flow of
2.0m3/min. For level control the neutral zone is 1.0m [or hysteresis ±0.5m] and
the set point is 12.0m. Sketch the level versus time and calculate the cycling
period.
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12.b)i) Explain the working of a pneumatic PI controller.
ii) A PI controller is reverse acting with PB = 20% and repeats per minute = 12 and
derivative time 0.2 minutes. Determine the time at which the controller output
reaches zero percent if the input error ep to the controller varies ep = 0.9t%, t = 0
The controller output at t = 0 was72%.
13.a)i) Explain feed forward control with an example from distillation column.
ii) Describe split range control. Under what circumstances is it recommended?
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14.b)i) Explain cascade control with a block diagram and example.
ii) Discuss the problems to be encountered while designing a controller for a
multivariable control system.
15.a)i) Explain with a sketch the working of a pneumatic actuator with positioner.
ii) Discuss the factors to be considered before the selection of control valve for a
given application.
