CEB2083 PROCESS INSTRUMENTATION & CONTROL

MAY 2020 SEMESTER

Tutorial 2
Week 5

BY
Assoc. Prof. Dr Marappagounder Ramasamy / Dr Serene Lock /
Dr Mohd Hilmi Noh / Dr Nurul Aini Amran

UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI PETRONAS (UTP)

Exercise 1

Find the value of 𝑓(𝑡) as 𝑡 → ∞ for the following s-domain

expression using final value theorem.
s4
f (s) 
( s  1)( s  2)( s  3)

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Exercise 2
𝑑𝑥
Solve + 2𝑥 = 2 𝑥 0 =0
𝑑𝑡

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Exercise 3

A surge tank is designed with a slotted weir so that the

outflow rate, 𝑤, is proportional to the liquid level raised to
the power of 1.5 power; that is,
𝑤 = 𝑅ℎ1.5
where R is constant. Linearize this expression for w.

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Exercise 4

Two processes operate in series with the output of the first

process becoming the input to the second process. Their
transfer functions are, 𝐺1 𝑠 and 𝐺2 𝑠 , respectively. With
the following transfer functions, determine the overall
transfer function of the system.
2( s  1) 4
G1 ( s)  G2 ( s) 
( s  2)( s  3) ( s  1)( s  3)

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Exercise 5

For the process modeled by

dy1
2  2 y1  3 y 2  2u1
dt
dy 2
 4 y1  6 y 2  2u1  4u 2
dt

Find the four transfer functions relating the outputs (𝑦1 , 𝑦2 )

to the inputs (𝑢1 , 𝑢2 ). The 𝑢 and 𝑦 are deviation variables.

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 Exercise 6
Consider the following transfer function:
Y ( s) 4
G ( s)  
U ( s ) 10s  2

a. What is the steady state gain?

b. What is the time constant?
c. If 𝑈 𝑠 = 5/𝑠, what is the value of the output 𝑦(𝑡) when 𝑡 → ∞?
d. For the same output, what is the value of the output when 𝑡 = 5?
e. If 𝑈 𝑠 = (1 − 𝑒 −𝑠 )/𝑠 , that is the unit rectangular pulse, what is the
output when 𝑡 → ∞?
f. If 𝑢 𝑡 = 𝛿(𝑡), that is, a unit impulse at 𝑡 = 0, what is the output
when 𝑡 → ∞?
g. If 𝑢 𝑡 = 2 sin 3𝑡, what is the value of the output when 𝑡 → ∞? 7