Last modified: 31 May 2022 13:05
The course aims to give students knowledge and understanding of how larger process systems behave and are operated and controlled. Focus is being placed on the stability of feedback control loops and on advanced control strategies aiming at enhancing safety and operability. Specific cases across the safety hierarchy (basic and advanced process control, alarm systems, emergency shutdown and interlocks, etc) are addressed.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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The course focuses on process operability and safety. The concept of process stability is introduced with a particular focus on controlled processes. Various techniques and criteria are presented, such as frequency response and root-locus analysis, that are used to study the stability of a variety of controlled systems. The interface of automatic process control and process safety is introduced by looking at advanced control strategies like cascade, selective, split-range and ratio control. The safety issues encountered in transient operations are addressed and the use of alarm and interlock systems to address these is discussed.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
Alternative Assessment
(i) Timed online test (25%)
(ii) Timed online test (25%)
(iii) Assignment (50%)
Alternative Resit Assessment
Re-sit of only the failed assessment component(s)
There are no assessments for this course.
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Reflection | Create | •Discuss/prepare operating procedures for the start-up of process systems•Design a relief and blowdown system |
| Conceptual | Understand | •The hazards presented in performing maintenance•Management of change•Hazards presented in the handling of LPG, Chlorine and Ammonia |
| Procedural | Understand | •Process plant & equipment•Process safety challenges in transient operation•The interface of process safety and automatic process control•Plant operation |
| Reflection | Create | •Discuss the design and operation of equipment in the context of process safety•Design for vibration management |
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