Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology B.Tech - Chemical Engineering SCHA1503 Instrumentation and Process Control Syllabus

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Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology B.Tech - Chemical Engineering SCHA1503 Instrumentation and Process Control Syllabus

SATHYABAMA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL OF BIO AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

SCHA1503 INSTRUMENTATION AND PROCESS CONTROL
L T P Credits Total Marks
3 * 0 3 100

UNIT 1 INSTRUMENTATION 9 Hrs.
Temperature measurement: Thermocouples, Resistance thermometers, Optical and Radiation pyrometers. Pressure
measurement: Use of manometers, Bourdon gauge, Bellows type gauge. Flow measurement: Variable area meters. Positive
displacement type meters. Liquid level measurement: Direct and differential method, measurement in open and pressure
vessels. Measurement of Viscosity, Conductivity, pH and Humidity of gases.

UNIT 2 BASIC CONCEPTS OF PROCESS CONTROL 9 Hrs.
Laplace transformation and its application in process control. Response of first order systems Examples of first order
systems Process Dynamics of linear open systems. Second order and first order systems in series higher order systems
Transfer Function Step, Ramp, Pulse and Sinusoidal inputs and Linearization.

UNIT 3 LINEAR CLOSED LOOP SYSTEMS 9 Hrs.
Development of a block diagram, Controllers and Final control element Closed loop control systems. Block Diagram for
feedback control systems, Servo and Regulator problems. Principles of Pneumatic and Electronic controllers. Transportation
Lag Transient response of closed loop control systems, Control valve PI, P, PID control.

UNIT 4 STABILITY ANALYSIS 9 Hrs.
Stability, Stability criterion, Routh test for stability; Routh-Hurwitz criterion, Root-Locus analysis. Introduction to frequency
response of closed-loop systems, Frequency response - Substitution Rule, Bode diagrams Bode stability criterion. Gain and
Phase margins Ziegler Nichols control settings and Transient response, Nyquist diagram.

UNIT 5 CONTROL VALVES &INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS 9 Hrs.
Control valves, Valve sizing Characteristics Control valve construction, Valve positioning. Introduction to industrial control
systems - Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), Distributed Control Systems (DCS), Supervisory control and Data
Acquisition (SCADA). Cascade control, Feed forward control and Feedback control.
Max.45 Hrs.

COURSE OUTCOMES
On completion of the course, student will be able to
CO1 - Understanding working principles of various instruments.
CO2 - Learning to develop transfer functions of various open loop systems and their responses.
CO3 - Understanding the functioning of a control system and conventional controllers.
CO4 - Stability concepts and various techniques to check stability of the control systems.
CO5 - Working and characterization of control valves.
CO6 - Gaining basic knowledge about various industrial control systems.

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Coughanowr D.R and Koppel L.M., Process Systems Analysis and Control, 3rd Edition, McGraw Hill, NewYork, 2009.
2. Harriot P., Process Control, 3rd Edition, Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi, 2008.
3. George Stephanopoulos., Chemical Process Control, 2nd Edition, Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., 2015.
4. Vyas.R.P., Process control and instrumentation, 8th Edition, Central Techno Publications, Nagpur 2015.

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER PATTERN
Max. Marks: 100 Exam Duration: 3 Hrs.
Part A: 10 Questions of 2 marks each - No choice 20 Marks
Part B: 2 Questions from each unit of internal choice; each carrying 16 marks 80 Marks