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NNAMD1 AZ ·
DEPARTMENT OF ~~WE UNIVERSITY .
COURSE 2021/2022 FIRST SE~Mic..µ, ENGINEERING .
Instruction: Attem ~O~E: CHE 551.
p t ree questions in all·
COlJR.s:~\
E~INATION
E. PROCESS CONTROL
(An . . , question 1 &2 is
y UDJUstified answer will compulsory. Time: 2 Hours
1 A linear tim . . Sectio A not be scored)
e-mvanant syst . n
.
e'i]
em ts characterized by the h
0 1 omogenous state equation
(a) Compute the solution ofth
.
:itomogenous
e
-21 r:~1
= [0 equation ass .
l . ..
ummg the m1tiaI state vector

. · Xco) == [ ]
(b) Consider now that the t 0
state equation: sys em has. a forcing function and is represented by th c II .
e10 owmg

r;~J = r~ ·!21 r::1 + r~1

.

u
where U is a unit st · · · ·
p~t (a). ep mput. Compute the solution of this equation assuming condition of
2-Consider the process with a series c .
controller K1 and primary controllascKade conbtrol system ~hown below. The secondary
er 2 are oth proportional
....
I 'J
, J
Qs + l·)(.r + l) ._!_
5s + 1

Ka
,I
I

· set
(i) Fo:r the single proportional controller (Kc) thaL manipulate M to control X2 ,
.determine the ultimate gain and the ultimate frequency.
(ii) Design the secondary loop ·
(iii)Design the primary loop

,,
1
_ Section B 1
_0 A
3a. It is required to maintai~ coolecj[process stream temperaJ e ..ofan Exchanger th 120°C
but 150°C was obtained.\ Produce
f
a comnlete feedback control s Ste~ of th.I~. , _ -He
\,, -
a t Exchanger
'-

clearly indicating all the"-components of the control systems. ( ,

'.J -: ( f) l . ( c:- I "') ,i

3b. Auni-moleculfil', firstlorder reactl9n takes place in the CSTR as shown in Fig. 1. The
mathematical model that deterniines .the' height of the liquid ii the t~ ,is defined al\ Eq. (1).
J ~a i

I :::
..r~ -; A
 ·h' .;__; 6 F '·O.S
· l . - · (s+l) 3 i+ (s+l)(O.Ss+l) Fi(l)

---_:__l
F1, Pure A

F2, Pure B

Fig. 1.Flow diagram for CSTR

1. Produce the block diagram of the aboye closed-loop process assuming G = -2__ c
=~~d0=2 . · ' m O.Ss+l'

ii. Obtain the characteristics equatiol) of the process.

iii. Determine the acceptable values for the proportional gainthat will produce stable close
·loopresponses. I
· .

- , -~- - --- , • . . -- ~ I . r . •

4 a.Determine the process tr~sfer functions of the following: ClA,D/B 1, .C/B 1 and D/82, from
Fig. 2,38 Sh6Wn -h1!1ow and their characteristici eqiiation 53,

A+
8182 - ~---. l3 I I r----, i ~-.-----,
C

4--_...1.__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ --J jD2

D
Fig. 2.A process ,;
!~

j·

4b.A process has the following open-loop tr~fer function:

1
G=
P s(s+2) ·
l
/' .
i. Sketch the Root Locus diagram if a pro?~rtional feedbac~ con~oller is ~:.d.
ii. Show on the root locus plot the range of :J(c values for which the system 1 .
overdamped, critically damped and unde~damped.

'
,..- --
A
sJKlf
-3-
---f j_
&L(s+2.)
J- G (_s) 2,/'Q
2,) '
91 -+ ~l
l' -~t