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Dale E. Seborg is a Professor and Vice Chair of the Duncan A. Mellichamp is professor Emeritus and
Department of Chemical Engineering at the University founding member of the faculty of the chemical engi-
of California, Santa Barbara. He received his B.S. de- neering department at the University of California,
gree from the University of Wisconsin and his Ph.D. Santa Barbara. He is editor of an early book on data
degree from Princeton University. Before joining acquisition and control computing and has published
UCSB, he taught at the University of Alberta for nine more than one hundred papers on process modeling,
years. Dr. Seborg has published over 200 articles and large scale/plantwide systems analysis, and computer
co-edited three books on process control and related control. He earned a B.S. degree from Georgia Tech and
topics. He has received the American Statistical Asso- a Ph.D. from Purdue University with intermediate stud-
ciation's Statistics in Chemistry Award, the American ies at the Technische Universitat Stuttgart (Germany).
Automatic Control Council's Education Award, and He worked for four years with the Textile Fibers De-
the ASEE Meriam-Wiley Award. He was elected to the partment of the DuPont Company before joining
Process Automation Hall of Fame in 2008. Dr. Seborg UCSB. Dr. Mellichamp has headed several organiza-
has served on the Editorial Advisor Boards for control tions, including the CACHE Corporation (1977), the
engineering journals and book series, and has been a UCSB Academic Senate (1990-92), and the University
co-organizer of several major conferences. He is an of California Systemwide Academic Senate (1995-97),
active industrial consultant who serves as an expert wit- where he served on the UC Board of Regents. He
ness in legal proceedings. presently serves on the governing boards of several
nonprofit organizations.
Thomas F. Edgar holds the Abell Chair in chemical
engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. He Francis J. Doyle III is the Associate Dean for Research
earned a B.S. degree in chemical engineering from the in the College of Engineering at the University of
University of Kansas and a Ph.D. from Princeton Uni- California, Santa Barbara. He holds the Duncan and
versity. Before receiving his doctorate, he was em- Suzanne Mellichamp Chair in Process Control in the
ployed by Continental Oil Company. His professional Department of Chemical Engineering, as well as
honors include the AIChE Colburn and Lewis appointments in the Electrical Engineering Depart-
Awards, ASEE Meriam-Wiley and Chemical Engi- ment, and the Biomolecular Science and Engineering
neering Division Awards, ISA Education Award, and Program. He received his B.S.E. from Princeton,
AIChE Computing in Chemical Engineering Award. C.P.G.S. from Cambridge, and Ph.D. from Caltech, all
He is listed in Who's Who in America. He has pub- in Chemical Engineering. Prior to his appointment at
lished over 300 papers in the field of process control, UCSB, he has held faculty appointments at Purdue
optimization, and mathematical modeling of processes University and the University of Delaware, and held
such as separations, combustion, and microelectronics visiting positions at DuPont, Weyerhaeuser, and
processing. He is co-author of Optimization of Chemi- Stuttgart University. He is a Fellow of IEEE, IFAC,
cal Processes, published by McGraw-Hill in 2001. and AIMBE; he is also the recipient of multiple re-
Dr. Edgar was president of AIChE in 1997 and Presi- search awards (including the AIChE Computing in
dent of the American Automatic Control Council in Chemical Engineering Award) as well as teaching
1989-91. awards (including the ASEE Ray Fahien Award).
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Preface
Process control has become increasingly important in Key theoretical concepts are illustrated with numerous
the process industries as a consequence of global com- examples and simulations.
petition, rapidly changing economic conditions, faster The textbook material has evolved at the University
product development, and more stringent environmen- of California, Santa Barbara, and the University of
tal and safety regulations. Process control and its allied Texas at Austin over the past 40 years. The first edition
fields of process modeling and optimization are critical (SEMl) was published in 1989, adopted by over 80 uni-
in the development of more flexible and more complex versities worldwide, and translated into Korean and
processes for manufacturing high-value-added prod- Japanese. In the second edition (SEM2, 2004), we added
ucts. Furthermore, the rapidly declining cost of digital new chapters on the important topics of process moni-
devices and increased computer speed (doubling every toring (Chapter 21), batch process control (Chapter 22),
18 months, according to Moore's Law) have enabled and plantwide control (Chapters 23 and 24). Even with
high-performance measurement and control systems to the new chapters, the length of the second edition was
become an essential part of industrial plants. about the same as SEMl. Interactive computer software
It is clear that the scope and importance of process based on MATLAB® and Simulink® software was
control technology will continue to expand during the extensively used in examples and exercises. The second
21st century. Consequently, chemical engineers need to edition was translated into Chinese in 2004.
master this subject in order to be able to design and op- For the third edition (SEMD3), we are very pleased
erate modern plants. The concepts of dynamics, feed- to have added a fourth co-author, Professor Frank
back, and stability are also important for understanding Doyle (UCSB), and we have made major changes that
many complex systems of interest to chemical engineers, reflect the evolving field of chemical and biological en-
such as in bioengineering and advanced materials. An gineering, as well as the practice of process control,
introductory course should provide an appropriate bal- which are described in the following.
ance of process control theory and practice. In particu- The book is divided into five parts. Part I provides an
lar, the course should emphasize dynamic behavior, introduction to process control and an in-depth discus-
physical and empirical modeling, computer simulation, sion of process modeling. Control system design and
measurement and control technology, basic control con- analysis increasingly rely on the availability of a
cepts, and advanced control strategies. We have orga- process model. Consequently, the third edition includes
nized this book so that the instructor can cover the basic additional material on process modeling based on first
material while having the flexibility to include advanced principles, such as conservation equations and thermo-
topics. The textbook provides the basis for 10 to 30 dynamics. Exercises have been added to several chap-
weeks of instruction for a single course or a sequence of ters based on MATLAB® simulations of two physical
courses at either the undergraduate or first-year graduate models, a distillation column and a furnace. These sim-
levels. It is also suitable for self-study by engineers in ulations are based on the book, Process Control Modules,
industry. The book is divided into reasonably short by Frank Doyle, Ed Gatzke, and Bob Parker. Both the
chapters to make it more readable and modular. This book and the MATLAB simulations are available on
organization allows some chapters to be omitted with- the book Web site ( www. wiley.com/college/seborg).
out a loss of continuity. National Instruments has provided multimedia modules
The mathematical level of the book is oriented to- for a number of examples in the book based on their
ward a junior or senor student in chemical engineering Lab VIEW™ software.
who has taken at least one course in differential equa- Part II (Chapters 3 through 7) is concerned with the
tions. Additional mathematical tools required for the analysis of the dynamic (unsteady-state) behavior of
analysis of control systems are introduced as needed. processes. We still rely on the use of Laplace transforms
We emphasize process control techniques that are used and transfer functions, to characterize the dynamic
in practice and provide detailed mathematical analysis behavior of linear systems. However, we have kept ana-
only when it is essential for understanding the material. lytical methods involving transforms at a minimum and
ix
x Preface
prefer the use of computer simulation to determine and industry: Joe Alford, Anand Asthagiri, Karl
dynamic responses. In addition, the important topics of Astrom, Tom Badgwell, Max Barolo, Larry Biegler,
empirical models and their development from plant Don Bartusiak, Terry Blevins, Dominique Bonvin,
data are presented. Richard Braatz, Dave Camp, Jarrett Campbell, I-Lung
Part III (Chapters 8 through 15) addresses the funda- Chien, Will Cluett, Oscar Crisalle, Patrick Daugherty,
mental concepts of feedback and feedforward control. Bob Deshotels, Rainer Dittmar, Jim Downs, Ricardo
The topics include an overview of the process instru- Dunia, David Ender, Stacy Firth, Rudiyanto Gunawan,
mentation (Chapter 9) and control hardware and soft- Juergen Hahn, Sandra Harris, Karlene Hoo, Biao
ware that are necessary to implement process control Huang, Babu Joseph, Derrick Kozub, Jietae Lee, Bernt
(Chapter 8 and Appendix A). Chapter 13 (new) pre- Lie, Cheng Ling, Sam Mannan, Tom McAvoy, Greg
sents the important topic of process control strategies McMillan, Randy Miller, Samir Mitragotri, Manfred
at the unit level, and additional material on process Morari, Duane Morningred, Kenneth Muske, Mark
safety has been added to Chapter 10. The design and Nixon, Srinivas Palanki, Bob Parker, Michel Perrier,
analysis of feedback control systems still receive con- Mike Piovoso, Joe Qin, Larry Ricker, Dan Rivera,
siderable attention, with emphasis on industry-proven Derrick Rollins, Alan Schneider, Sirish Shah, Mikhail
methods for controller design, tuning, and trouble- Skliar, Sigurd Skogestad, Tyler Soderstrom, Ron
shooting. The frequency response approach for open Sorensen, Dirk Thiele, John Tsing, Ernie Vogel, Doug
and closed-loop processes is now combined into a single White, Willy Wojsznis, Robert Young, and the late
chapter (14), because of its declining use in the process Cheng-Ching Yu.
industries. Part III concludes with a chapter on feedfor- We also gratefully acknowledge the many current
ward and ratio control. and recent students and postdocs at UCSB and
Part IV (Chapters 16 through 22) is concerned with UT-Austin who have provided careful reviews and sim-
advanced process control techniques. The topics ulation results: Ivan Castillo, Marco Castellani, David
include digital control, multivariable control, and Castineira, Dan Chen, Jeremy Cobbs, Jeremy Conner,
enhancements of PID control, such as cascade control, Eyal Dassau, Doug French, Scott Harrison, John
selective control, and gain scheduling. Up-to-date Hedengren, Xiaojiang Jiang, Ben Juricek, Fred
chapters on real-time optimization and model predic- Loquastro III, Doron Ronon, Lina Rueda, Ashish
tive control emphasize the significant impact these Singhal, Jeff Ward, Dan Weber, and Yang Zhang. Eyal
powerful techniques have had on industrial practice. Dassau was instrumental in converting the old PCM
Other chapters consider process monitoring and batch modules to the version posted to this book's Web site.
process control. The two plantwide control chapters We revised the solution manual, which was originally
that were introduced in SEM2 have been moved to the prepared for the first and second editions by Mukul
book Web site, as Appendices G and H. We have Agarwal and David Castineira, with the help of Yang
replaced this material with two new chapters on bio- Zhang. We greatly appreciate their careful attention to
systems control, principally authored by our recently detail. We commend Chris Bailor for her word process-
added fourth author, Frank Doyle. Part V (new Chap- ing skill during the numerous revisions for the third
ters 23 and 24) covers the application of process control edition. We also acknowledge the patience of our editor,
in biotechnology and biomedical systems, and intro- Jenny Welter, during the long revision process. Finally,
duces basic ideas in systems biology. we are deeply grateful for the support and patience of
The book Web site will contain errata lists for current our long-suffering wives (Judy, Donna, Suzanne, and
and previous editions that are available to both students Diana) during the revisions of the book.
and instructors. In addition, the following resources for In the spirit of continuous improvement, we are
instructors (only) are provided: solutions manual, lec- interested in receiving feedback from students, faculty,
ture slides, figures from the text, archival material from and practitioners who use this book. We hope you find
SEMI and SEM2, and a link to the authors' Web sites. it to be useful.
Instructors need to visit the book Web site to register
for a password to access the protected resources. The Dale E. Seborg
book Web site is located at www. wiley.com/college/seborg. Thomas F. Edgar
We gratefully acknowledge the very helpful suggestions Duncan A. Mellichamp
and reviews provided by many colleagues in academia Francis J. Doyle III
Contents
xi
xii Contents
8.3 Features of PID Controllers 141 14. Frequency Response Analysis and Control
8.4 On-Off Controllers 143 System Design 251
8.5 Typical Responses of Feedback Control
14.1 Sinusoidal Forcing of a First-Order
Systems 143
Process 251
8.6 Digital Versions of PID
14.2 Sinusoidal Forcing of an nth-Order
Controllers 145
Process 253
14.3 Bode Diagrams 254
9. Control System Instrumentation 150 14.4 Frequency Response Characteristics of
9.1 Sensors, Transmitters, and Feedback Controllers 258
Transducers 151 14.5 Nyquist Diagrams 259
9.2 Final Control Elements 156 14.6 Bode Stability Criterion 263
9.3 Signal Transmission and Digital 14.7 Gain and Phase Margins 266
Communication 162
9.4 Accuracy in Instrumentation 162 15. Feedforward and Ratio Control 273
15.1 Introduction to Feedforward Control 274
10. Process Safety and Process Control 168 15.2 Ratio Control 275
15.3 Feedforward Controller Design Based on
10.1 Layers of Protection 169 Steady-State Models 277
10.2 Alarm Management 173 15.4 Feedforward Controller Design Based on
10.3 Abnormal Event Detection 176 Dynamic Models 279
10.4 Risk Assessment 178 15.5 The Relationship Between the Steady-State
and Dynamic Design Methods 283
11. Dynamic Behavior and Stability of 15.6 Configurations for Feedforward-Feedback
Closed-Loop Control Systems 183 Control 283
15.7 Tuning Feedforward Controllers 284
11.1 Block Diagram Representation 184
11.2 Closed-Loop Transfer Functions 186
11.3 Closed-Loop Responses of Simple
Control Systems 189 PART FOUR
11.4 Stability of Closed-Loop Control ADVANCED PROCESS CONTROL
Systems 194
11.5 Root Locus Diagrams 200 16. Enhanced Single-Loop Control Strategies 289
16.1 Cascade Control 289
12. PID Controller Design, Tuning, and 16.2 Time-Delay Compensation 294
Troubleshooting 210 16.3 Inferential Control 297
16.4 Selective Control/Override Systems 298
12.1 Performance Criteria for Closed-Loop 16.5 Nonlinear Control Systems 300
Systems 211 16.6 Adaptive Control Systems 307
12.2 Model-Based Design Methods 212
12.3 Controller Tuning Relations 217 17. Digital Sampling, Filtering, and Control 316
12.4 Controllers with Two Degrees of
Freedom 222 17.1 Sampling and Signal Reconstruction 316
12.5 On-Line Controller Tuning 223 17.2 Signal Processing and Data Filtering 319
12.6 Guidelines for Common Control 17.3 z-Transform Analysis for Digital
Loops 228 Control 323
12.7 Troubleshooting Control Loops 230 17.4 Tuning of Digital PID Controllers 329
17.5 Direct Synthesis for Design of Digital
Controllers 331
13. Control Strategies at the Process 17.6 Minimum Variance Control 335
Unit Level 236
18. Mnltiloop and Multivariable Control 341
13.1 Degrees of Freedom Analysis for Process
Control 237 18.1 Process Interactions and Control Loop
13.2 Selection of Controlled, Manipulated, and Interactions 342
Measured Variables 239 18.2 Pairing of Controlled and Manipulated
13.3 Applications 243 Variables 347
Contents xiii
18.3 Singular Value Analysis 353 23.2 Process Modeling and Control for Drug
18.4 Tuning of Multiloop PID Control Delivery 458
Systems 357
18.5 Decoupling and Multivariable Control 24. Dynamics and Control of Biological
Strategies 358 Systems 466
18.6 Strategies for Reducing Control Loop
Interactions 359 24.1 Systems Biology 466
24.2 Gene Regulatory Control 468
19. Real-Time Optimization 367 24.3 Signal Transduction Networks 472
19.1 Basic Requirements in Real-Time
Optimization 369 Appendix A: Digital Process Control Systems:
19.2 The Formulation and Solution of RTO Hardware and Software 478
Problems 371 A.1 Distributed Digital Control Systems 479
19.3 Unconstrained and Constrained A.2 Analog and Digital Signals and Data
Optimization 373 Transfer 480
19.4 Linear Programming 376 A.3 Microprocessors and Digital Hardware in
19.5 Quadratic and Nonlinear Programming 380 Process Control 481
A.4 Software Organization 484
20. Model Predictive Control 386
20.1 Overview of Model Predictive Appendix B: Review of Thermodynamic
Control 387 Concepts for Conservation
20.2 Predictions for SISO Models 388 Equations 490
20.3 Predictions for MIMO Models 393 B.1 Single-Component Systems 490
20.4 Model Predictive Control B.2 Multicomponent Systems 491
Calculations 395
20.5 Set-Point Calculations 399
20.6 Selection of Design and Tuning Appendix C: Control Simulation Software 492
Parameters 401 C.1 MATLAB Operations and Equation
20.7 Implementation of MPC 406 Solving 492
C.2 Computer Simulation with Simulink 494
21. Process Monitoring 411 C.3 Computer Simulation with LabVIEW 496
21.1 Traditional Monitoring Techniques 413
21.2 Quality Control Charts 414 Appendix D: Instrumentation Symbols 499
21.3 Extensions of Statistical Process
Control 420
21.4 Multivariate Statistical Techniques 422 Appendix E: Process Control Modules 501
21.5 Control Performance Monitoring 424 E.l. Introduction 501
E.2. Module Organization 501
22. Batch Process Control 429 E.3. Hardware and Software Requirements 502
22.1 Batch Control Systems 431 E.4. Installation 502
22.2 Sequential and Logic Control 432 E.5. Running the Software 502
22.3 Control During the Batch 437
22.4 Run-to-Run Control 443 Appendix F: Review of Basic Concepts from
22.5 Batch Production Management 444 Probability and Statistics 503
F.1 Probability Concepts 503
F.2 Means and Variances 504
PART FIVE
F.3 Standard Normal Distribution 505
APPLICATIONS TO BIOLOGICAL
F.4 Error Analysis 505
SYSTEMS
23. Biosystems Control Design 452 Appendix G: Introduction to Plantwide
23.1 Process Modeling and Control in Control
Pharmaceutical Operations 452 (Available online at: www.wiley.com/college/seborg)
xiv Contents
In recent years the performance requirements for emphasize steady-state and equilibrium conditions in such
process plants have become increasingly difficult to sat- courses as material and energy balances, thermodynam-
isfy. Stronger competition, tougher environmental and ics, and transport phenomena. But process dynamics are
safety regulations, and rapidly changing economic con- also very important. Transient operation occurs during
ditions have been key factors in tightening product important situations such as start-ups and shutdowns,
quality specifications. A further complication is that unusual process disturbances, and planned transitions
modern plants have become more difficult to operate from one product grade to another. Consequently, the
because of the trend toward complex and highly inte- first part of this book is concerned with process dynamics.
grated processes. For such plants, it is difficult to pre- The primary objective of process control is to main-
vent disturbances from propagating from one unit to tain a process at the desired operating conditions, safely
other interconnected units. and efficiently, while satisfying environmental and
In view of the increased emphasis placed on safe, product quality requirements. The subject of process
efficient plant operation, it is only natural that the subject control is concerned with how to achieve these goals.
of process control has become increasingly important in In large-scale, integrated processing plants such as oil
recent years. Without computer-based process control refineries or ethylene plants, thousands of process vari-
systems it would be impossible to operate modern ables such as compositions, temperatures, and pressures
plants safely and profitably while satisfying product are measured and must be controlled. Fortunately,
quality and environmental requirements. Thus, it is im- large numbers of process variables (mainly flow rates)
portant for chemical engineers to have an understand- can usually be manipulated for this purpose. Feedback
ing of both the theory and practice of process control. control systems compare measurements with their de-
The two main subjects of this book are process sired values and then adjust the manipulated variables
dynamics and process control. The term process dynamics accordingly.
refers to unsteady-state (or transient) process behavior. As an introduction to the subject, we consider repre-
By contrast, most of the chemical engineering curricula sentative process control problems in several industries.
1
2 Chapter 1 Introduction to Process Control
1.1.1 Continuous Processes For each of these four examples, the process control
problem has been characterized by identifying three
Four continuous processes are shown schematically in important types of process variables.
Figure 1.1:
• Controlled variables (CVs): The process variables
(a) Tubular heat exchanger. A process fluid on that are controlled. The desired value of a controlled
the tube side is cooled by cooling water on the variable is referred to as its set point.
shell side. Typically, the exit temperature of
• Manipulated variables (MVs): The process variables
the process fluid is controlled by manipulating
that can be adjusted in order to keep the controlled
the cooling water flow rate. Variations in the variables at or near their set points. Typically, the
inlet temperatures and the process fluid flow manipulated variables are flow rates.
rate affect the heat exchanger operation. Con-
sequently, these variables are considered to be • Disturbance variables (DVs): Process variables
disturbance variables. that affect the controlled variables but cannot be
manipulated. Disturbances generally are related
(b) Continuous stirred-tank reactor (CSTR). If the
to changes in the operating environment of the
reaction is highly exothermic, it is necessary to process: for example, its feed conditions or ambi-
control the reactor temperature by manipulating ent temperature. Some disturbance variables can
the flow rate of coolant in a jacket or cooling be measured on-line, but many cannot such as the
coil. The feed conditions (composition, flow rate,
crude oil composition for Process (c), a thermal
and temperature) can be manipulated variables
cracking furnace.
or disturbance variables.
(c) Thermal cracking furnace. Crude oil is broken The specification of CVs, MVs, and DVs is a critical step
down ("cracked") into a number of lighter in developing a control system. The selections should
Combustion
Reactants products
Coolin~
Disti Ilate
medium , Products I I
Process ,
fluid--,
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products
Cooling
medium
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oil
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blood
be based on process knowledge, experience, and control (g) Plasma etcher in semiconductor processing. A
objectives. single wafer containing hundreds of printed cir-
cuits is subjected to a mixture of etching gases
under conditions suitable to establish and main-
1.1.2 Batch and Semi-Batch Processes
tain a plasma (a high voltage applied at high
Batch and semi-batch processes are used in many temperature and extremely low pressure). The
process industries, including microelectronics, pharma- unwanted material on a layer of a microelec-
ceuticals, specialty chemicals, and fermentation. Batch tronics circuit is selectively removed by chemical
and semi-batch processes provide needed flexibility for reactions. The temperature, pressure, and flow
multiproduct plants, especially when products change rates of etching gases to the reactor are con-
frequently and production quantities are small. Fig- trolled by adjusting electrical heaters and control
ure 1.2 shows four representative batch and semi-batch valves.
processes: (h) Kidney dialysis unit. This medical equipment is
(e) Batch or semi-batch reactor. An initial charge used to remove waste products from the blood
of reactants is brought up to reaction conditions, of human patients whose own kidneys are failing
and the reactions are allowed to proceed for a or have failed. The blood flow rate is maintained
specified period of time or until a specified by a pump, and "ambient conditions," such as
conversion is obtained. Batch and semi-batch temperature in the unit, are controlled by ad-
reactors are used routinely in specialty chemical justing a flow rate. The dialysis is continued long
plants, polymerization plants (where a reaction enough to reduce waste concentrations to accept-
byproduct typically is removed during the reac- able levels.
tion), and in pharmaceutical and other biopro- Next, we consider an illustrative example in more detail.
cessing facilities (where a feed stream, e.g.,
glucose, is fed into the reactor during a portion
of the cycle to feed a living organism, such as a 1.2 ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE-A
yeast or protein). Typically, the reactor temper- BLENDING PROCESS
ature is controlled by manipulating a coolant A simple blending process is used to introduce some
flow rate. The end-point (final) concentration of important issues in control system design. Blending op-
the batch can be controlled by adjusting the de- erations are commonly used in many industries to en-
sired temperature, the flow of reactants (for sure that final products meet customer specifications.
semi-batch operation), or the cycle time. A continuous, stirred-tank blending system is
(f) Batch digester in a pulp mill. Both continuous shown in Fig. 1.3. The control objective is to blend
and semi-batch digesters are used in paper man- the two inlet streams to produce an outlet stream that
ufacturing to break down wood chips in order to has the desired composition. Stream 1 is a mixture of
extract the cellulosic fibers. The end point of the two chemical species, A and B. We assume that its
chemical reaction is indicated by the kappa mass flow rate w1 is constant, but the mass fraction of
number, a measure of lignin content. It is con- A, x1, varies with time. Stream 2 consists of pure A
trolled to a desired value by adjusting the di- and thus x 2 = 1. The mass flow rate of Stream 2, w 2 ,
gester temperature, pressure, and/or cycle time. can be manipulated using a control valve. The mass
4 Chapter 1 Introduction to Process Control
Control valve
Mixture of A and B Pure A
Xl--------., x2 = 1
wl '¥ w2
._________Overflow Iine
fraction of A in the exit stream is denoted by x and Next we consider several strategies for reducing the
the desired value (set point) by Xsp. Thus for this effects of x1 disturbances on x.
control problem, the controlled variable is x, the
manipulated variable is w2 , and the disturbance vari- Method I. Measure x and adjust Wz. It is reasonable to
able is x1. measure controlled variable x and then adjust w2 ac-
Next we consider two questions. cordingly. For example, if x is too high, w2 should be
reduced; if x is too low, w2 should be increased. This
Design Question. If the nominal value of x1 is :X1, control strategy could be implemented by a person
what nominal flow rate w2 is required to produce the (manual control). However, it would normally be more
desired outlet concentration, Xsp? convenient and economical to automate this simple
To answer this question, we consider the steady-state task (automatic control).
material balances: Method 1 can be implemented as a simple control
Overall balance: algorithm (or control law),
1Note that social scientists use the terms negative feedback and
positive feedback in a very different way. For example, they would say
that teachers provide "positive feedback" when they compliment
students who correctly do assignments. Criticism of a poor performance
Figure 1.5 Blending system and Control Method 2. would be an example of "negative feedback."
6 Chapter 1 Introduction to Process Control
Table 1.1 Concentration Control Strategies for the Blending 1.3.1 Process Control Diagrams
System
Next we consider the equipment that is used to imple-
Measured Manipulated ment control strategies. For the stirred-tank mixing
Method Variable Variable Category system under feedback control in Fig. 1.4, the exit con-
1 X wz FB centration xis controlled and the flow rate Wz of pure
2 X] wz FF species A is adjusted using proportional control. To
3 x1 andx wz FF/FB consider how this feedback control strategy could be im-
4 Design change plemented, a block diagram for the stirred-tank control
system is shown in Fig. 1.6. Operation of the concentra-
FB = feedback control; FF = feedforward control; FF/FB =
tion control system can be summarized for the key
feedforward control and feedback control.
hardware components as follows:
reduce the effects of measured disturbances, as discussed 1. Analyzer and transmitter: The tank exit concentra-
in Chapter 15. tion is measured by means of an instrument that
Feedforward control has three significant disadvan- generates a corresponding milliampere (mA)-level
tages: (i) the disturbance variable must be measured (or signal. This time-varying signal is then sent to the
accurately estimated), (ii) no corrective action is taken controller.
for unmeasured disturbances, and (iii) a process model 2. Feedback controller: The controller performs three
is required. For example, the feedforward control strat- distinct calculations. First, it converts the actual set
egy for the blending system (Method 2) does not take point Xsp into an equivalent internal signal Xsp·
any corrective action for unmeasured w1 disturbances. Second, it calculates an error signal e(t) by sub-
In principle, we could deal with this situation by mea- tracting the measured value Xm(t) from the set point
suring both x1 and w1 and then adjusting Wz accordingly. isp' that is, e(t) = Xsp - Xm(t). Third, c~ntroller out-
However, in industrial applications it is generally un- put p(t) is calculated from the proportiOnal control
economical to attempt to measure all potential distur- law similar to Eq. 1-4.
bances. A more practical approach is to use a combined 3. Control valve: The controller output p(t) in this case
feedforward-feedback control system, in which feed- is a DC current signal that is sent to the control
back control provides corrective action for unmeasured valve to adjust the valve stem position, which in
disturbances, while feedforward control reacts to elimi- turn affects flow rate w 2(t). Because many control
nate measured disturbances before the controlled vari- valves are pneumatic, i.e., are operated by air pres-
able is upset. Consequently, in industrial applications sure, the controller output signal may have to be
feedforward control is normally used in combination converted to an equivalent air pressure signal capa-
with feedback control. This approach is illustrated by ble of adjusting the valve position. For simplicity,
Method 3, a combined feedforward-feedback control we do not show such a transducer in this diagram.
strategy because both x and x1 are measured.
Finally, Method 4 consists of a process design change The block diagram in Fig. 1.6 provides a convenient start-
and thus is not really a control strategy. The four strate- ing point for analyzing process control problems. The
gies for the stirred-tank blending system are summarized physical units for each input and output signal are also
in Table 1.1.
Calculations performed
by controller
I
I
I x1 [mass
I
I fraction]
I Comparator
Xsp : Analyzer~ Feedback p(t) Control w2(t) Stirred x(t)
_[_m_a-ss---HIo-l calibration ~ controller [mAl valve I [kg/~ tank [mass
fraction]: '-------~ fraction]
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
shown. Note that the schematic diagram in Fig. 1.4. medium lines. The feed stream is assumed to come from
shows the physical connections between the compo- an upstream unit. Thus, the feed flow rate cannot be
nents of the control system, while the block diagram manipulated, but it can be measured and used for feed-
shows the flow ofinformation within the control system. forward control.
The block labeled "control valve" has p(t) as its input A conventional multiloop control strategy for this
signal and w 2 (t) as its output signal, which illustrates distillation column would consist of five feedback con-
that the signals on a block diagram can represent either trol loops. Each control loop uses a single manipulated
a physical variable such as w 2 (t) or an instrument signal variable to control a single controlled variable. But
such as p(t). how should the controlled and manipulated variables
Each component in Fig. 1.6 exhibits behavior that can be paired? The total number of different multiloop
be described by a differential or algebraic equation. One control configurations that could be considered is 5!, or
of the tasks facing a control engineer is to develop suit- 120. Many of these control configurations are impracti-
able mathematical descriptions for each block; the de- cal or unworkable, such as any configuration that at-
velopment and analysis of such dynamic mathematical tempts to control the base level hs by manipulating
models are considered in Chapters 2-7. distillate flow D or condenser heat duty Qv. However,
Other elements in the block diagram (Fig. 1.6) are dis- even after the infeasible control configurations are
cussed in detail in future chapters. Sensors and control eliminated, there are still many reasonable configura-
valves are presented in Chapter 9, and the feedback con- tions left. Thus, there is a need for systematic techniques
troller is covered in Chapter 8. that can identify the most promising configurations. For-
tunately, such tools are available; these are discussed in
Chapter 18.
1.4 A MORE COMPLICATED EXAMPLE-
In control applications, for which conventional multi-
A DISTILLATION COLUMN
loop control systems are not satisfactory, an alternative
The blending control system in the previous section is approach, multivariable control, can be advantageous.
quite simple, because there is only one controlled vari- In multivariable control, each manipulated variable is
able and one manipulated variable. For most practical adjusted based on the measurements of all the con-
applications, there are multiple controlled variables and trolled variables rather than only a single controlled
multiple manipulated variables. As a representative variable, as in multiloop control. The adjustments are
example, we consider the distillation column in Fig. 1.7, based on a dynamic model of the process that indicates
which has five controlled variables and five manipulated how the manipulated variables affect the controlled
variables. The controlled variables are product compo- variables. Consequently, the performance of multivari-
sitions, xv and xs, column pressure, P, and the liquid able control, or any model-based control technique, will
levels in the reflux drum and column base, hv and hs. depend heavily on the accuracy of the process model. A
The five manipulated variables are product flow rates, specific type of multivariable control, model predictive
D and B, reflux flow, R, and the heat duties for the con- control, has had a major impact on industrial practice,
denser and reboiler, Qv and Qs. The heat duties are ad- as discussed in Chapter 20.
justed via the control valves on the coolant and heating
Feed ---------;~
AT: analyzer/transmitter
LT: level transmitter
PT: pressure transmitter
1.5 THE HIERARCHY OF PROCESS measurement and actuation functions are an indis-
CONTROL ACTIVITIES pensable part of any control system.
As mentioned earlier, the chief objective of process
control is to maintain a process at the desired operating Safety and Environmental/Equipment Protection
conditions, safely and efficiently, while satisfying envi- (Level2)
ronmental and product quality requirements. So far, we The Level2 functions play a critical role by ensuring that
have emphasized one process control activity, keeping the process is operating safely and satisfies environmen-
controlled variables at specified set points. But there tal regulations. As discussed in Chapter 10, process
are other important activities that we will now briefly safety relies on the principle of multiple protection layers
describe. that involve groupings of equipment and human ac-
In Fig. 1.8 the process control activities are organized tions. One layer includes process control functions, such
in the form of a hierarchy with required functions at as alarm management during abnormal situations, and
the lower levels and desirable but optional functions at safety instrumented systems for emergency shutdowns.
the higher levels. The time scale for each activity is The safety equipment (including sensors and control
shown on the left side. Note that the frequency of exe- valves) operates independently of the regular instru-
cution is much lower for the higher-level functions. mentation used for regulatory control in Level3a. Sensor
validation techniques can be employed to confirm that
Measurement and Actuation (Levell) the sensors are functioning properly.
Title: Köynnöksiä
Kimppunen runoelmia
Language: Finnish
Kimppunen runoelmia
Kirj.
JUHO LAINE
SISÄLLYS:
Köynnöksiä.
Keski-Suomen laulu.
Alppimaa ja maa.
Serenaati.
Ballaati.
Haavan lehti.
Orvon osa.
Synnyinmaa.
Suomen tunteet silloin.
Kolme laulua.
Keiteleellä.
Miksi en laulaisi minäkin.
Sureva.
Uneksija.
Äänet kaivatun.
Sukkamieli.
Laakson rauha.
Lennä tuulonen!
Hyvästi jättävälle pääskyselle.
Raittiusseura Alphan uuden kodin vihkiäisissä 30.5.1887.
Porin Suomalaisen lysein arpajaisissa 10.3.1887.
Talvi-illalla.
Immen tuska.
Luoman Herska.
Tyytyös sydämeni.
Iltakello.
Aamuhetki.
Taivas.
Muutos.
Turvaton.
Laula lintuseni.
Ilma-orpo.
Impi.
Eräs virkamies.
Suomen kansakoulukartta 1882.
Wäinöläisten maa.
Lintuselle.
Henrik Gabriel Porthan.
Elokuun ilta.
Puolueoloistamme.
Köynnöksiä.
Keski-Suomen laulu.
Serenaati.
Ballaati.
Haavan lehdet.
Orvon osa.
Synnyinmaa.
Kolme laulua.
Äidin käsky.
Pojan vastaus.
Molempain toivotus.
Keiteleellä.
Sureva.
Uneksija.
Sukkamieli.
Laakson rauha.
Lennä tuulonen!
Sun kelpaa, pääsky, kun leikiten voit pilvihin asti kiitää! Voit
ilmain halki sä laulellen maan äärihin vaikka liitää. Niin silmätä
saat sä meret, maat, ja seutua verrata seutuun saat.