ChE 551: Process Dynamics and Control

Course Description:
This course focuses on Introduction to practical and theoretical aspects of process control, process modeling, , MATLAB, dynamics of open-loop systems, feedback control system, instruments of control system, control laws (P, PI, PD and PID), dynamics of closed-loop systems, Stability analysis, root-locus analysis, tuning of controllers, frequency analysis, Bode stability, cascade control, feedforward control, other control schemes.

Course Outline:
Topic 1: Introduction to basic of process control and closed loop block diagram. Topic 2: Introduction to Laplace transform. Topic 3: Controllers types. Topic 4: Frequency Response and body stability.