Seat No.: ________ Enrolment No.

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GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

BE - SEMESTER–VII (NEW) EXAMINATION – WINTER 2021
Subject Code:3171710 Date:15/12/2021
Subject Name:Process Dynamics And Control
Time:10:30 AM TO 01:00 PM Total Marks: 70
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
4. Simple and non-programmable scientific calculators are allowed.

Marks
Q.1 (a) What causes inverse response for boiler drum? 03
(b) Enlist types of heat exchangers according to flow configuration. 04
(c) With suitable example, explain dynamics of second order system. 07

Q.2 (a) What is the drawback of two element boiler drum level control? 03
(b) Explain measurement lag in heat exchanger. 04
(c) Explain boiler air-fuel ratio control. 07
OR
(c) Explain boiler steam pressure control. 07

Q.3 (a) Discuss degree of freedom in binary distillation column. 03

(b) Explain pH control for chemical reactors in brief. 04
(c) Explain end point detection for continuous reactor. 07
OR
Q.3 (a) Define following terms: 03
a) Dead time b) Time constant c) Process lag
(b) Compare batch reactor and continuous reactor. 04
(c) What is the need for boiler optimization? Explain control strategies for boiler 07
optimization.

Q.4 (a) List the composition control structures for distillation column. 03
(b) Draw and explain Cascade control scheme of heat exchanger. 04
(c) Explain in brief overhead composition control in distillation column. 07
OR
Q.4 (a) Explain any one method for column pressure control in distillation column 03
(b) Explain liquid to liquid heat exchangers with example. 04
(c) Explain in brief bottom composition control in distillation column. 07

Q.5 (a) Explain Empirical mathematical modeling. 03

(b) Explain dynamic behavior of pumps in brief. 04
(c) Explain the unit operations used in petrochemical industry with suitable 07
process flow diagram.
OR
Q.5 (a) Which parameters are measured in waste water treatment plant? 03
(b) Compare different system identification methods. 04
(c) Explain the unit operations used in food industry with suitable process flow 07
diagram.
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