Prerequisite/Recommended prerequisite for
participation in the module
The module adds to the knowledge obtained in:
Mathematical Modeling and Numerical Methods
Fundamental Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer
Content, progress and pedagogy of the
module
Learning objectives
Knowledge
Students who have passed the module should be able to
- Account for diagrams and system interconnections
- Explain modeling of physical systems, determination of
operating points and linearization
- Explain a system's dynamic and stationary behavior,
including the effects of the type and order of the system, as well
as poles and zero points and their impact on the response of the
system
- Account for analysis by root curves and knowledge of controller
design using root curves
- Account for a system's frequency response (open-loop and
closed - loop)
- Account for stability analyses
- Describe design using frequency response techniques
- Explain analog implementation of controllers
- Describe measurement techniques and data collection using a
PC
- Account for software for building/developing applications for
data acquisition and control
- Account for the structure and operation of the measurement
system including sensors, signal processing and monitoring
system
- Explain the operation of classical sensors (pressure,
temperature, position, velocity, acceleration and flow)
- Account for sampling, different connections and noise from
measurements
Skills
- Analyze block diagrams on the basis of PI – charts
- Model and analyze basic dynamical systems, including
electrical, mechanical and thermal systems and analogies
between these
- Develop models of dynamic systems in the form of transfer
functions
- Apply control theory to achieve performance criteria
- Analyze a system's response and stability using the
classical methods
- Select appropriate regulators and predict/assess their
impact
- Use standard software for data acquisition, control and
regulation
- Connect classical sensors and conduct research with
classical sensors for pressure, temperature, position, velocity,
acceleration and flow
- Assess the quality of the measurements and apply appropriate
processing on them
- Disseminate the problem, the used solution method and interpret
the outcome
Type of instruction
Lectures and theoretical exercises
Extent and expected workload
150 hours
Exam
Exams
Name of exam | Process Control, Instrumentation and Safety |
Type of exam | Oral exam |
ECTS | 5 |
Assessment | 7-point grading scale |
Type of grading | Internal examination |
Criteria of assessment | As stated in the Joint Programme
Regulations |