U18EI606 PROCESS CONTROL

Class: B.Tech. VI – Semester Branch: Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering (EIE)

Teaching Scheme: Examination Scheme:

L T P C Continuous Internal Evaluation 40 marks

3 – – 3 End Semester Examination 60 marks

Course Learning Objectives (LOs):

This course will develop students’ knowledge on /in…
LO1: process control system, process characteristics, process modeling & dynamics
LO2: controller modes of operation, controller characteristics & controller response for process error variations
LO3: controller tuning techniques, electronic controllers & actuators
LO4: multiple loop & advanced control configurations, CCS, SCADA, PLC and DCS

UNIT–I (9)
Process Control System (PCS): Block diagram, Definitions of servo & regulator problems,
Example (stirred tank heater system), Review of I & II order system transfer functions
Process Characteristics: Process variable, Load variable, Process degree of freedom, Process
error, Process lag, Process regulation, Process parameters
Process Modeling (Laplace domain approach): Process model for single tank based liquid level
process - With linear resistance element, with non-linear resistance element, with constant
flow outlet; Process model for multi-tank system based liquid level process (interacting &
non-interacting modes of operation), Study of output level & output flow rate response
curves of liquid level processes (for step input variation), Process model for liquid level
process with pure dead time, Process model for thermal process, Process model for gaseous
pressure process
UNIT – II (9)
Controller Modes of Operation (Schematic approach): Control system parameters - Controller
output, controller range and control lag; Controller response of discontinuous controllers –
Position controllers (ON-OFF & multi-position) and Floating controllers (single speed &
multi-speed); Controller response of continuous controllers – Proportional (P), Integral (I),
Derivative (D), PI, PD & PID; Controller transfer function and frequency response of
continuous controllers (P, PI, PD & PID)
Closed Loop Response of PCS (Laplace domain approach): Closed loop PCS transfer function,
Servo & regulator transfer functions, Study of servo & regulator responses (for I & II order
processes with step input variation), Effect of P, I & D controllers on the closed loop
response of a controlled process
UNIT – III (9)
Controller Tuning Techniques (Methodical approach): One quarter decay ratio technique,
Cohen Coon (C-C) technique, Zeigler Nichols (Z-N) technique
Electronic Controllers: Proportional (P), Integral (I), Derivative (D), PI, PD & PID controllers
Actuators (Schematic approach): Pneumatic actuator - Control valve (CV) characteristics, CV
sizing & positioner, Types of CVs (butterfly, diaphragm, globe & ball types); Single acting
type hydraulic actuator, Electric actuators - Electromagnetic relay, Solenoid
 UNIT – IV (9)
Multiple-loop Control Configurations (Block diagram approach): Cascade control, Selective
control, Split range control, Feed forward control (FFC), Ratio control, Feed forward &
feedback control (FFFBC)
Advanced Control Configurations (Block diagram approach): Programmed adaptive control,
Self adaptive control, Inferential control, Multi-variable control
Automated Control Systems (Block diagram approach): Computer control system (CCS),
Supervisory control and data acquisition system (SCADA), Programmable logic controller
(PLC), Distributed control system (DCS)

Text Books:
1 Surekha Bhanot, Process Control: Principles and Applications, 6th ed. New Delhi: Oxford University
Press, 2011. (Chapters 1 to 6, 8, 10 to 12)
2 G. Stephanopoulos, Chemical Process Control, 6th ed. New Delhi: Prentice Hall of India, 1998.
(Chapters 5, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20 to 23)

Reference Books:
1 C.D. Johnson, Process Control Instrumentation Technology, 4th ed. New Delhi: Prentice Hall of India,
1996.
2 K. Padma Raju and Y.J. Reddy, Instrumentation and Control Systems, 1st ed. New Delhi: McGraw Hill,
2016.
3 D.R. Coughanowr, Process Systems Analysis and Control, 3rd ed. New York: McGraw Hill, 2009.
4 B.G. Liptak, Instrument Engineers Hand Book Vol.III, 4th ed. Philadelphia: Chilton Book Co., 2003.

Course Learning Outcomes (COs):

On completion of this course, students will be able to…
CO1: develop process model for liquid level, thermal & pressure processes using transient mass/ energy balance
equations
CO2: analyze the performance of controllers using controller response, servo & regulator responses of closed loop
process control system
CO3: estimate the controller tuning parameters using one-quarter decay ratio, C-C & Z-N techniques and make
use of electronic controllers & actuators
CO4: utilize multiple loop & advanced control configurations for different process applications and distinguish the
significant features of CCS, SCADA, PLC & DCS

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