EC-504 (C) · Process Control Instrumentation/Official Syllabus
Process Control Instrumentation (EC-504 (C)) - Official Syllabus
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Unit 1
Introduction
- Historical Perspective
- incentives of process control
- synthesis of control system
- Classification and definition of process variables
- Mathematical modeling: Need and application of mathematical modeling
- Lumped and distributed parameters
- Analogies, thermal, Electrical, and chemical systems
- Modeling of CSTR
- Modeling of heat exchanger
- Interactive and non-interactive type of system
- Dead time elements
- Developing continuous time and discrete time models from process data
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Unit 2
Control Modes
- Definition, Characteristics and comparison of on-off, proportional, Integral, Differential, PI, PD, PID
- Dynamic behavior of feedback controlled processes for different control modes
- Control system quality
- IAE, ISE, IATE criterion
- Tuning of controllers Ziegler-Nichols, Cohen-Coon Methods
- controller trouble shooting
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Unit 3
Realization of Control Modes
- Realization of different control modes like P, I, D in Electric, Pneumatic, Hydraulic controllers
- Use of DDC and PLC
- Process monitoring
- man machine interface
- real time systems: RTS introduction and its characteristics
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Unit 4
Actuators
- Hydraulic, Pneumatic actuators
- Solenoid
- E-P converters
- control valves, Types, Functions
- Quick opening, Linear and equal percentage valve
- Ball valves
- Butterfly valves
- Globe valves
- Pinch valves
- valve application and selection
- Cavitations and flashing
- Dampers and variable speed Drives
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Unit 5
Advanced Controls
- Introduction to advanced control system like Cascade
- Feed forward
- Ratio
- Selective
- Override
- Split range and Auctioneering control
- Plant wide control
- PI Diagrams: Symbols, Terminology
- Case studies, a brief study of instrumentation and control relevant to industries
Reference Books
- Industrial Process Control System — Dale Patrick, Stephen Fardo
- Process Control System — Shinskey F.G. — McGraw Hill — III Ed.
- Principle & Practiced Automatic Process Control — Smith C.A., A.B. Corripio — J. Willey
- Process Control Engg. — Rao M, S. Qiv — Gorden & Breach
- Real-time system design — S Levi, AK Agrawala — McGraw-Hill International
- Chemical Process Control — George Stephanopoulos — PHI, Delhi
- Process control instrumentation technology — C.D. Johnson — PHI
- Process Control — Harriott — TMH — 1st ed.
- Principles of Process Control — Patranabis — TMH — 2nd ed.
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