Department of Chemical Engineering

Process Control (IV) GA Assignment

Date: 21st November 2022 Marks

100

Minimum Pass Mark to achieve the

GA is Level 3
- COMPETENT (according to the
attached rubric)

This assignment is designed specifically to assess the required Graduate Attribute (GA) for this
subject. The GA being assessed is GA9: Independent learning: Demonstrate competence to
engage in independent learning through well-developed learning skills. The assignment is
designed to test your ability to gather new information, process the information and make
decisions for properly evaluated situations. It also assists in developing hands on experience
using a PID controller and the effects of the main tuning constants on the performance of the
controller by visual simulation of the processes on a computer.

Problem Statement:

1. Select a process that you have studied in a previous course in chemical engineering
such as; heat exchangers, separation process and reactors then describe the objectives
that should be associated with each of the seven categories of control objectives
described in Chapter 2 of the study guide. A sketch of the process is required. Note,
do not use any of the examples covered in class.

2. (a) List and discuss four major differences between Proportional Integral Derivative
(PID) and Programming logical controllers (PLC).

2. (b) Based on the PID or PLC, identify 2 Chemical process industries in South Africa
were any can be used/employed. Take note, this should be based on the advantages and
disadvantages that they offer.

3. The Chemical Engineering laboratory in S5, level 0, has 3 Bytronic process control
units (temperature, flow and pressure) that use Labview as an interface to interact with
the control units. The unit allows for the following concepts to be investigated:
proportional control; proportional integral control; saturation and integral windup; three
 term or PID control; Ziegler / Nichols tuning; temperature, pressure and flow control
loops; Bode plots; etc. According to the table below, conduct the specific task given in
the user manuals:

Student number Group number Exercise

21922424 1 (Temperature) Labwork 2
21901782 Exercise 1
21114973 2 (Temperature) Labwork 1,
21603466 Exercise 2
21531328
21745324 3 (Temperature) Labwork 1,
21732948 Exercise 1
21512314
21801841 4 (Temperature) Labwork 3,
21840181 Exercise 1
21831027
22288261 5 (Temperature) Labwork 1,
21751616 Exercise 1
22288669
21814572 6 (Temperature) Labwork 1,
21807952 Exercise 2
21812507
22064617 7 (Temperature) Labwork 2
22064619 Exercise 1
21701505

Requirements:
1. Individual typed report with a cover page, introduction, full discussions of the new 4IR
technologies with the examples chosen and the experimental work objectives,
calculations and discussions. Use proper Harvard referencing methods.
2. The report must be submitted through Turnitin by the due date.
3. Turnitin penalties will apply as stipulated in the learner guide.
4. No late assignments will be accepted.
5. A subminimum of Competent (level 3) is required in the report to achieve the GA. Failure
to achieve this will require a resubmission of the assignment, where a penalty will apply.
6. The assignment mark captured on ITS could be lower than level 3 due to penalties. The
final assignment mark, incorporating the penalties will contribute towards the course
mark.
GA9: Independent learning: Demonstrate competence to engage in independent learning through well-developed learning skills.

Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1

Focus Areas INDICATO
RS Strong Competent Developing Needs Work
Interest and Curiosity: Demonstrates a skillful ability to Demonstrates an ability to explore Demonstrates some ability to Demonstrates minimal or no ability to
Inclination/ability to explore a explore a subject/topic thoroughly, asubject/topic, generating a variety explore a subject/topic, providing explore a subject/topic,
subject/topic in the pursuit of generating a variety of knowledge, of knowledge, demonstrating some knowledge, demonstrating demonstrating minimal interest or
knowledge. possibly specialized or obscure, fascination and curiosity. mild interest and growing curiosity.
demonstrating deep fascination and curiosity.
curiosity.

Initiative: Inclination/ability Creates and seeks additional Finds and pursues Some inclination to Minimal or no inclination to
to exploreadditional opportunities for learning. additionalopportunities for explore additional identify additional opportunities for
opportunities for learning. learning. opportunities forlearning. learning.

Adaptabliity to New Situations: Demonstrates a skillful ability to Demonstrates an ability to Demonstrates some ability to Demonstrates minimal or no ability to
Ability to apply prior knowledge, apply prior knowledge, skills and/or applyprior knowledge, skills applyprior knowledge, skills apply prior knowledge, skills and/or
skills and/or behaviours to new behaviours in an innovative way to and/or behaviours to new and/or behaviours to new behaviours to new situations.
situations. newsituations. situations. situations.

Lifelong Learning Staying Current: Demonstrates an active and Demonstrates engagement in Demonstrates some engagement Demonstrates minimal or no awareness
Engaged in staying current in thoroughengagement, and promotes staying current in the chosen field. instaying current in the chosen or appreciation for staying current in
thechosen field. staying current and immersed in the field. the chosen field.
chosen field.

Focus Areas INDICATORS
Execute a Search Strategy
andRetrieve Needed
Information: Ability to use
search strategies and access
information.
Select and Evaluate
Information and
SourcesCritically:
Ability to use criteria to
selectand evaluate sources
Research/ and information.
Information
Literacy
Use Information to Realize
anObjective:
Ability to use information from
avariety of sources to achieve
an intended purpose.
GA9: Independent learning: continued
Level
4
Strong
Demonstrates the ability to use
efficient and effectively-designed
search strategies to retrieve the
mostrelevant and appropriate
informationsources. Effectively and
recurrently refines search.
Selects a variety of sources which
thoroughly covers the range of
research and directly relates to
concepts or answers research
questions. Able to skillfully
analyze information sources based
on reliablity, validity, accuracy,
authority,purpose, currency,
relevance, partiality and audience.
Sources are balanced and mostly
authoritative.
Condenses, organizes and integrates
information from a variety of
sources to effectively and fully,
realize a specific purpose. Relates
the relevancyof each source to the
topic.
Level 3
Competent
Demonstrates the ability to use
anassortment of search
strategies toretrieve relevant
and appropriate information
sources. Refines search as
needed.
Selects variety of sources
which covers the range of
research and relates to
concepts or answers research
questions. Demonstratesability
to distinguish between relevant
and irrelevant information.
Usually selects sources using
multiple criteria, such as
reliablity, validity, accuracy,
authority, purpose, currency,
and relevance. Sourcesnot
always balanced.
Condenses, organizes and
integrates information from
mostsources to support
purpose.
Relates the relevancy of
mostsources to the topic.
Level 2
Developing
Demonstrates the ability to use
search strategies to retrieve some
information sources, but
strategies are mainly simplistic
and limited, and search scope
too broad for taskat hand. (Does
not use controlled vocabularies.)
Information is found within a
narrow range of sources.
Selects some relevant sources,
but includes irrelevant sources.
Choseninformation is somewhat
connectedto research concepts
or questions. Rarely evaluates
information for reliablity,
validity, accuracy, authority,
purpose, currency or relevance.
Many sources are not
authoritative, neither is there a
variety or balance of sources.
Able to summarize several
sources, but has difficulty
integrating/makingthe
connections necessary to support
the purpose, (i.e., the information
needs to be synthesized).
Level 1
Needs
Work
Demonstrates minimal or no
ability toformulate simple searches
effectively.Performs very basic
keyword searches(single words
and/or simple phrases),which
retrieve unacceptably large
numbers of hits. Information is
selected randomly, with little or no
applicability or value.
Selects few sources with little
breadth,i.e., many sources are from
the same journal or web site, or
from non- referred articles and/or
very general web sites. Chosen
information is not connected to
research concepts or questions.
Selects sources using limited
criteria, such as reliability, validity,
accuracy, authority, purpose,
currency or relevance.
Has difficulty condensing and
integrating information from
many sources, so does not
accomplish theproposed
purpose.
The information is disjointed
and/orused
incorrectly/ineffectively, i.e.,
misrepresented. Direct quotes
from sources may be overused.
Legal and Ethical Use Properly and legally cites all Properly and legally cites Some evidence of properly and Has quoted directly from sources
ofInformation: information sources. Gets most information sources. For legally citing information without properly and legally citing
Ability to appropriately permissionto use information appropriate cases gets sources.Does not always get information sources (plagiarism); or
employ strategies to sources. permissionto use information permission touse information does not know about getting
demonstrate an ability to Demonstrate complete sources. sources. permissionto use information
recognize, understandand comprehensionof the legal and Demonstrates comprehension Demonstrates some sources. Does not understand the
apply proper ethical and ethical boundaries when using of the legal and ethical comprehension of the legal and legal and ethical boundaries when
legal use of intellectual intellectual property, copyrighted boundaries when using ethical boundaries when using using intellectual property,
property, copyrighted materials and research. intellectual property, intellectual property, copyrighted copyrighted materials and research.
materialsand research (i.e., copyrighted materials and materials and research.
proper use ofreferences and research.
citations, and restating,
quoting and summarizing;
allegiance to original
context; differentiation
between public and original
knowledge).