Kocaeli University / European Credit Transfer System (ECTS)

Name of Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Ahmet ERDİL

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1) The student knows the basic concepts of process control.
2) The student knows the closed loop process control.
3) The student knows the simultaneous and non closed-loop control cycles.
4) The student knows the basic principles of the process control cycles.
5) The student knows the basic purposes of process control.
6) The student knows the hardware and the steady-state analysis of closed loop control cycles.
7) The student knows the dynamic behavior of physical systems.
8) The student knows the first order systems and their responses.
9) The student knows the cascaded first order systems.
10) The student knows real second order systems.

Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

Program Competencies

Learning Outcomes

Middle

No relation

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Control, Heat Transfer

Course Contents

Weekly Schedule

1) Basic principles, Control terminology the components of control loop
2) Computer simulation of viour of process systems in real world, level control of liquid tank
3) Computer simulation of viour of process systems in real world, Heat exchanger
4) Process Dynamic models, control tune of Process Dynamic models
5) The production of step test data in dynamic process model, Kp, process gain, time constant, dead time obtained from step test data
6) P control, the level of operation design, direct and inverse effect control actuation, offset
7) Automatic controller design, the definition of process test data, pulse and doublet tests, noise band, signal/noise ratio, controller design using closed loop
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) PI Control, the advantages and disadvantages of of PI control, the removing of distubance effects in heat exchanger using PI control
10) Derivative actuation, derivative filter and PID control, the advantage and disadvantage of PID control
11) Pracctical theory, first pricniples the model of process dynamics, ampirical and theoretical dynamic models, conservation variables and equations
12) linearization of nonlinear equations and divergence equations, linearization for one and two variables function.
13) Ordinary differantial equations in time domain and system behaviour
14) Laplace Transforms,
15) Block diagrams
16) Final examination

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Simulation
3) Lab / Workshop
4) Problem Solving
5) Project Based Learning

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Semester Studies to Course Grade

40%

		Number	Percentage
Semester Studies	Midterm Examination	1	50%
	Quiz	2	25%
	Laboratory	2	25%

Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade

60%

Total

100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Not Required

Course Unit Title	Course Unit Code	Type of Course Unit	Level of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	ECTS Credits
Process Control	MKT302	Elective	Bachelor's degree	3	Spring	5