Control of concentration in CSTR

Process description

CSTR
Irreversible first order reaction

Data

CSTR-1


CSTR-2

Steady state conc from tank-1 & 2
Control valve
The flow of A through valve varies
linearly from 0-2 cfm as the pressure
varies from 3-15 psi.
Time constant of valve is neglected.


Measuring element
Converts the conc of A into electrical
signal.
Output varies from 4-20 mA as the conc.
Varies from 0.01 0.05 lb. mol/ft
3.

Assuming the device behaves linearly,
the gain is



Controller
Assume P-controller
The relation between the controller
output(mA) to error (mA) is
I to P Convertor
The output from the controller ranges
from 4-20 mA.
Control valve requires pneumatic signal
of 3-15 psig.


Transportation lag
A portion of liquid leaving tank-2 is
continuously withdrawn through a
sample at a rate of 0.1 cfm.
The sample line has a length of 50ft and
cross sectional area of the line is 0.001
ft2.
Transportation lag = Vol/flow rate = 0.5
min.
Block diagram of the entire closed
loop for CSTRs in series