Assignment 2: Process Control Engineering

1. Discuss the importance of controller tuning.

2. Explain the controller tuning using Process Reaction Curve Method

3. Explain the controller tuning using Ziegler Nichols Method

4. The transfer function of a cascaded system is

G(s)=6/(2s+1)(4s+1)(6s+1)

Calculate the optimal value of PI controller settings based on ultimate

cycling method (Ziegler Nichols)

5. Write short Notes on

(i) Time integral performance criteria

(ii) Quarter decay ratio

6. Discuss the phenomena of proportional Integral and Proportional

Derivative control and their impact and limitation when connected in

closed loop control

7. Discuss the phenomena dead time and inverse response. Give the structure

of dead time compensator and inverse response compensator

 Assignment 3: Process Control Engineering

1. Explain what feedforward control is. Give its advantages and limitations
over the feedback control
2. Give the architecture of SCADA system and briefly explain its major
components required for a process control system
3. Discuss the Ratio Control concept and draw its architecture
4. What is Cascade control? Discuss the Cascade control feature and its
working taking suitable example process
5. Discuss process interaction and relative gain array