Scribd
Upload
11 views1 page

CT2 21'

The document describes a liquid-level control system with two tanks. It provides information on the resistances, cross-sectional areas, and control valve characteristics. It asks to draw a block diagram, determine controller gains for critical damping, and analyze the response to a step change in set point.

Uploaded by

KAMAL HAASAN
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
11 views1 page

CT2 21'

The document describes a liquid-level control system with two tanks. It provides information on the resistances, cross-sectional areas, and control valve characteristics. It asks to draw a block diagram, determine controller gains for critical damping, and analyze the response to a step change in set point.

Uploaded by

KAMAL HAASAN
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 1

3. Consider the liquid-level control system shown in Fig.

The tanks are


NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY non-interacting. The following information is known:
TIRUCHIRAPPALLI - 620 015
 The resistances on the tanks are linear. These
B.TECH. DEGREE VI SEMESTER, II CYCLE TEST
resistances were tested separately, and it was
BRANCH: CHEMICAL ENGINEERING found that if the steady-state flow rate q cfm is
SUB. CODE & TITLE: CLPC25 PROCESS DYNAMICS & CONTROL plotted against steady-state tank level h ft, the
Date: 15.04.2021 Time: 11.30 AM-12.30 PM Max. Marks: 25
slope of the line dq/dh is 2 ft2/min.
Answer All Questions  The cross-sectional area of each tank is 2 ft2.
1. The heat transfer equipment shown in Fig. consists of two tanks, one  The control valve was tested separately, and it
nested inside the other. Heat is transferred by convection through the was found that a change of 1 psi in pressure to
wall of the inner tank. The contents of each tank are well stirred. the valve produced a change in flow of 0.1 cfm.
Initially, the temperature  There is no dynamic lag in the valve or the measuring element.
of the feed stream to the a. Draw a block diagram of this control system, and in each block give
outer tank and contents of the transfer function, with numerical values of the parameters.
the inner tank and outer b. Determine the controller gain Kc for a critically damped response.
tank are equal to 100F. c. If the tanks were connected so that they were interacting, what is
The hold up volume of the the value of Kc needed for critical damping?
tanks is 1 ft3 each. The d. Using 1.5 times the value of Kc determined in part (c), determine the
cross sectional area for the response of the level in tank 2 to a step change in set point of 1 in of
heat transfer between the tanks is 1 ft2. The overall heat transfer level.
coefficient is 10 Btu/hr ft2F. The heat capacity of the fluid is 1 Btu/lb
F. The density of the fluid is 50 lb/ft3. At time zero, the flow of heat to 4. A process is described by the following transfer function which
the inner tank (Q) is changed according to a step change from 0 to 500 includes actuator and measurement dynamics
Btu/hr. Obtain an expression for Laplace transform of the temperature 4(1 − 5𝑠)
𝐺(𝑠) =
of the inner tank. Find T(t) and obtain T for time = 0, 5 hr, 10 hr and ∞. (2𝑠 + 1)(4𝑠 + 1)(25𝑠 + 1)
The process engineering group has the option of redesigning the
2. Derive the transfer function C(s)/R(s) for the control system shown in process to eliminate the right half plane zero. Thy need to
Fig. determine whether this modification will yield a substantially
better (faster) controlled process
a. For P-only controller, find the stability bounds for the existing
process.
b. Repeat part(a) for the case where the RHP zero has been
eliminated.
From the analysis and/or closed loop systems, what can you say
about the potential speed of response for this controlled process if
the zero can be eliminated?


You might also like