COURSE Project (15%)
2023-2024
Process Dynamics and Control
CHE456
Semester: FALL 2023 1.
Table of Contents
Introduction....
2. Project Description .........
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ABET Learning Outcome.
4. Student Project Evaluation...
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Overall Course Grading Scale..
6. Group formation .........
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Project Management & Deliverables
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Turnitin.........
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Artificial Intelligence Al-based content..
10. APA Style……………………………
11. Academic Honesty and Integrity Assurance.
12. Copyrights.............
13. Project and team-based work...
14. Student Assessment Rubric..
15. Appendix A .
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15 1. Introduction
Projects for engineering students give an edge over the race of recruitment to work hard to ensure a
good career. In spite of employment practices in recent times, students are progressively taking up
projects to pad up their skill-set. Engineering projects help students to learn and acquire practical
knowledge. Despite of theory concept they acquire, various industries also need to know their capacity
to complete projects using their specific initiatives. Thus, we recommend students to realize
engineering projects in their four years of engineering and try to present as many white papers as
possible. Students who give importance to their course projects are expected to learn how to:
Work in teams including multidisciplinary teams
• Build a major design experience based on the knowledge and skills acquired in the course
work
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Build a major design experience incorporates appropriate engineering standards and multiple
realistic constraints
Apply both analysis and synthesis in the engineering design process, resulting in designs
that meet the desired needs
In the design process, both creativity and criticism are essential. The followings are the seven steps
that students should consider while designing their projects:
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Recognition of the need and identifying opportunities: Every project begins with recognition
that needs improvement. These needs may be obvious or hidden to be revealed by
investigation, surveys or research.
Definition of the design problem: It is a major task requires gathering information about the
problem.
Definition of the design criteria and constraints: While the problem is being defined, the
design criteria and constraints must be defined
a. Design criteria are performance standards to be met by the design
b. Design constraints are limitations placed on the designer, the final design or
manufacturing process. Examples of possible constraints include accessibility, aesthetics,
codes, constructability, cost, ergonomics, extensibility, functionality, interoperability, legal
considerations, maintainability, manufacturability, marketability, policy, regulations,
schedule, standards, sustainability, or usability.
C. Risk analysis
The design loop: design is a repetitive process of:
a. Synthesis (Brainstorming - Generating new ideas)
b. Analysis (Breaking ideas – find expected results)
c. Decision-making (Deciding the best alternative)
Optimization: Design team must ask themselves if it is the optimum design. Optimum is the
best design that can be achieved at reasonable cost. The proposed design is judged against
the design criteria
Evaluation: Design team should hold a design review to approve drawings and specifications
before they are released. If an optimum design cannot be achieved, the design team might
revise the problem definition, the design criteria or the constraints in order to achieve the
optimal solution or prototype. 2. Project Description
Many real-world chemical engineering applications rely on control systems to control the flow,
temperature, mixture, and other such aspects of a continuous production process, based on feedback
from sensors, data monitoring systems and more. To this end, process control allows industrial sectors
to produce a safer, more economically viable, and consistent product for public use. Therefore, it is of
great importance to know the dynamic behavior of a chemical process and its response to any possible
change.
In general, storage tanks are related to wastewater treatment applications and sustainability in
various ways. For instance, storage tanks play a crucial role in wastewater treatment by providing a
means to buffer and equalize the flow of incoming wastewater. This is important for ensuring a
consistent and manageable load on treatment processes. By optimizing the use of storage tanks, you
can help enhancing the efficiency of subsequent treatment processes, such as biological treatment or
chemical treatment, leading to improved effluent quality. High-quality effluent is essential for
environmental sustainability, as it minimizes the impact of discharged water on ecosystems.
In this project, it is required to consider the two liquid-level storage tanks shown in Figure 1. The
parameters/variables of the process with their symbols are given in Table 1.
W1H
L
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h1
W2
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h2
W3
Figure 1. Interacting liquid storage tanks (h₁ ± h₂) with an inlet pipe with a length L.
Table 1. Parameters/variables of the process with symbols
W1
Mass flow rate of stream 1
W2
Mass flow rate of stream 2
W3
Mass flow rate of stream 3
h₁ Liquid height in tank 1
h2 Liquid height in tank 2
L
Length of the outlet pipe
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Cross sectional areas of the tanks
a
Cross sectional areas of the pipes The flow rates of outlet streams are dependent on the levels in the tanks according to hydrostatic
principles.
W3 = C₁√h₁
W₂ = C₂(√h₁
C₂(√√√√h₂)
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(1)
(2)
Here, C1 and C2 are constants.
3. ABET Learning Outcome
A student who successfully fulfills the course project requirements will have:
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An ability to apply theoretical concepts to design, develop, simulate, and implement control
systems for a dynamic process in this project.
An ability to apply theoretical knowledge of process control design in 'real work' project.
An ability to consider various concepts relative to the design project based on the theories
and knowledge.
An ability to analyze outcomes in a clear and concise manner.
An ability to consider the importance of the economic and environmental aspects in a project.
Develop dynamic models for processes and solve them.
• Obtain a realistic understanding of industrial process control practice.
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Improve teamwork and communication skills.
*SOS*
[1]: an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles
of engineering, science, and mathematics.
[2]: an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with
consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental,
and economic factors.
[7]: an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.
4. Student Project Evaluation
Notes:
Weight
Project
PD 1: Simulation and QA session
PD 2: Technical Report and QA session
Total
7%
8%
15%
✓ Students have the full responsibility of:
submitting the required documents within the deadline
○ verifying that the correct files are submitted
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verifying that the submitted files are not corrupted
Softcopies are required to be uploaded into Turnitin when applicable.
5. Overall Course Grading Scale
Please refer to the Student Handbook for more information on the Letter Grading System.
