CHME-4030 Prof. B.W.

Bequette
Spring 2005 16 Jan 05
Chemical Process Dynamics and Control
Days and Room

TuWF 12:00 - 1:50 pm Troy 2012
Office Hours and email addresses
Time and Location
Instructor: B. Wayne Bequette [email protected] Tu, W 11-12, Ri 129

Teaching Assistant: Matthew Kuure-Kinsey [email protected] Tu 7-9, Ri 201A
Student Assistants: Sonya Mazumdar & Joel Schlosburg

Questions outside of office or class hours should generally be by email. Also, a WebCT bulletin
board will be used to answer commonly asked questions.

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to introduce undergraduate students to the theory and practice
of chemical process modeling and control. The emphasis is on a model-based approach to
control system design. The SIMULINK simulation package (based on MATLAB) will be used for
dynamic process simulation and control system development. Many of the homework
assignments will require computer-based simulations.
Courses at Rensselaer are generally expected to require 2-3 hours of outside work for each
credit hour. You should expect, therefore, to put in roughly 8-12 hours/week outside the
classroom.
The course is taught in a studio format, combining lectures, discussions and computer-based
simulations in a single laptop-based classroom. To install MATLAB on your laptop, please
follow the instructions posted at:

http://www.rpi.edu/dept/cis/software/matlab/public_html/Install.html

Required Text

Bequette, B.W., Process Control: Modeling, Design and Simulation, Prentice Hall (2003)

Homework Assignments

The majority of the computer homework assignments will be performed in 2-person groups;
please select your partner carefully, because you will be together throughout the semester. All
groups must be finalized by Tuesday, 25 Jan 05. In most circumstances, each individual grade
will be the same as the group grade. Each group member will be asked to evaluate the other
member of the group, at the end of the semester. Although an assignment is performed by the
group, each individual is responsible for all of the material covered by the assignment.
Homework is due at the beginning of class. Late homework, including homework turned in
during or after class will be accepted, with a penalty of 20% for each day late.

Groups may discuss the problems with other groups, but are not allowed to share solutions
(MATLAB m-files, etc.). Violations will be handled in accordance with the student handbook.

Quizzes

Quizzes are generally during Friday class periods. A single crib sheet, in your own handwriting
and not photo-reduced, will be allowed. The crib sheet must be turned-in with the quiz solution.
There will be no make-up quizzes without a written excuse from the health center or the dean of
students. Homeworks and quizzes will be returned in class, or in the Coonley Lounge.

Course Grade

The course grade will be determined using the following:

Homework 20%
Case Study Project 10%
Quizzes 45%
Final Exam 25%
Total 100%

Class participation will be considered for borderline grades. Students may be called upon for
discussion questions.

Grade Appeals

A student may appeal a grade by attaching a memo (to Mr. Kuure-Kinsey) to the specific exam
or homework assignment that is being appealed. This memo must state the specific reason(s) for
the regrade. The student has one week after the grades have been assigned to contest the grade.

Case Study Project

During the last half of this course, you will work in teams on a case study project that you select
from a choice of five processes (to be determined). Each project includes many phases typically
associated with a control design project: literature review, model development and process
identification, control structure selection and controller tuning for SISO systems, multiple SISO
loop tuning. This will give you a chance to tie it all together, and give you the opportunity to
demonstrate your written and oral communication skills. Details will be provided before spring
break.

Course Web Page

WebCT (http://webct.rpi.edu) will be used to manage the course web pages. Details will be
provided during the first week of the course. Updated lecture, homework and quiz information
will be placed on the course web page.




Tentative Lecture/Exam Schedule
Week Tuesday Wednesday Friday
1 18 Jan 21 Jan Class Class Class
2 24 Jan 28 Jan Class Class Class
3 31 Jan 04 Feb Class Class Recitation
4 07 Feb 11 Feb Class Class Quiz 1
5 14 Feb 18 Feb Class Class Recitation
6 21 Feb 25 Feb No class Class Class
7 28 Feb 04 Mar Class Class Class
8 07 Mar 11 Mar Class Quiz 2 No class
14 Mar 18 Mar Spring Break Spring Break Spring Break
9 21 Mar 25 Mar Class Class Recitation
10 28 Mar 01 Apr Class Class Recitation
11 04 Apr 08 Apr Class No Class (GM week) Class
12 11 Apr 15 Apr Class Class Quiz 3
13 18 Apr 22 Apr Class Class Recitation
14 25 Apr 29 Apr Class Class Recitation
15 02 May 06 May Class Class No class: reading day
09 May 13 May Final Exams Final Exams Final Exams
Week Tentative Material Covered:

1 Incentives for process control, fundamental models, introduction to MATLAB. Chapters
1 and 2. Module 1.

2 State space models, transfer functions, empirical models. Chapters 3 and 4. Modules 2
and 4.

3 Introduction to feedback control Chapter 5. Module 5.

4 PID controller tuning Chapter 6. Module 5.

5 Frequency response - Chapter 7. Module 6.

6 Internal Model Control (IMC) - Chapter 8. Module 5.

7 IMC-based PID - Chapter 9. Modules 6 and 7.

8 Cascade control. Chapter 10. Module 9.

Spring Break

9 Feedforward, PID enhancements. Chapter 11. Module 10.

10 Split-range, selective and over-ride strategies. Chapter 12. Module 11. Project (Module
14) Literature review

11 Control loop interaction, multivariable control. Chapters 13 and 14. Project (Module 14)
Model Development.

12 Multivariable control, plantwide control. Chapters 14 and 15. Project (Module 14)
SISO controller design.

13 Model predictive control (MPC). Project (Module 14) MV-SISO controller design.

14 Digital control. Module 16. Project (Module 14) Advanced options.

15 Course Review. Project (Module 14) oral presentations and written reports.