22ZP43 - Essentials of Process Control

Course specification
Course title		Essentials of Process Control
Acronym		22ZP43
Study programme
Module
Lecturer (for classes)		doc. dr Branislav Todić prof. dr Nikola Nikačević
Lecturer/Associate (for practice)
Lecturer/Associate (for OTC)
ESPB		5.0	Status
Condition		Computer programming, Mechanical Operations, Heat transfer operations, Mass transfer operations, Basics of reaction engineering	Облик условљености
The goal		1. Recognizing the importance of automatic control in chemical and other process industries, and the role of chemical engineers in this field. 2. Acquiring the basic theoretical knowledge on process dynamics and control. 3. Understanding the basic practical aspects of automatic control in process industries. 4. Learning about the necessary instrumentation in process industries 5. Learning about and practical implementation of the necessary mathematical tools. 6. Learning about and practical implementation of modern software tools in solving engineering tasks related to process control
The outcome		Qualifying the students for: - Working in automated plants of process industries. - Participating in specialized teams for designing control systems for process industries - Attending advanced courses in the area of process dynamics and control.
Contents
Contents of lectures		1. Introduction: basic definitions, basic principles and basic elements of control systems. 2. Process system as an object of process control: dynamic characteristics in the time, complex and frequency domains; simple examples of characteristic processes in process industries. 3. Instrumentation: measuring instruments, final control elements, controllers and additional equipment. 4. Feedback control: the working principle, conventional controllers, dynamics, stability, design, critical analysis. 5. The basic practical aspects of automatic process control.
Contents of exercises		Exercises in a computer laboratory. The practical lessons are organized in line with the theoretical lessons. The students are solving specific problems which have been addresses during the theoretical lessons.
Literature
Menka Petkovska, Nikola Nikačević, “Essentials of Process Control”, Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, Beograd, 2018 (in Serbian: “Osnovi automatskog upravljanja ”) Nikola Nikačević, Menka Petkovska, "Essentials of process control - manual for computer lab excercises", Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, Beograd, 2013 (in Serbian: “Osnovi automatskog upravljanja - Priručnik za vežbe”) PP presentations for theoretical and practical lessons, in electronic form D.E. Seborg, T.E. Edgar, D.A. Mellichamp, “Process Dynamics and Control”, Willey, Danvers, 2004 G.K. McMillan, D.M. Considine, “Process/Industrial Instruments and Controls Handbook“, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1999
Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year
Lectures	Exercises	OTC	Study and Research	Other classes
2		2
Methods of teaching		Theoretical lessons with simple examples, exercises in the computer laboratory, consultations, homework
Knowledge score (maximum points 100)
Pre obligations		Points	Final exam	Points
Activites during lectures			Test paper	50
Practical lessons		50	Oral examination
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