Che 161 Process Control Problem Set (GROUP 1 and 2)

1. (35 pts) A thermometer having a time constant of 0.75 minute is placed in a temperature bath at 25 oC. After the
thermometer comes into equilibrium with the bath, the temperature of the bath started to fluctuate following a sinusoidal
function of x=25+2sint.
a. (5pts) Graph the temperature profile of the bath (x vs. t)
b. (5pts) Graph the temperature of the bath in deviation form X vs. t
c. (2pts) Define the transfer function of the system
d. (2pts) Determine X(s)
e. (5pts) Determine Y(s)
f. (2pts) Determine Y (or Y(t))
g. (2pts) At 0.5 minute, what is the temperature of the bath?
h. (2pts) At 0.5 minute, what is the thermometer reading?
i. (5pts) Plot the forcing function and the response in deviation form on the same graph. (X and Y vs. t)
j. (5pts) Plot the forcing function and the response on the same graph (x and y vs. t)
2. (20 pts) A thermometer having a time constant of 0.75 minute was initially in equilibrium with a temperature bath at 40oC.
It was then removed from the bath and placed on a table in a room at 25oC?
a. (10 pts) What is the thermometer reading 40 seconds after it was removed from the bath?
b. (10 points) Which will respond faster, a thermometer with a time constant of 0.75 minute or one having a time
constant of 2 minutes? Show your answer by plotting the response of both thermometers in the same graph.
3. (15 pts) PROBLEM # 6.3 in Coughanowr 2nd ed A tank having a cross sectional area of 2 ft2 is operating at steady state with
an inlet flow rate of 2.0 cfm. The flow head characteristics are shown in the following table:

h, ft. qo ,ft3/min
0.3 1
1 2.4

a. (10 pts) Find the transfer function H(s)/Q(s)

b. (5 pts) If the flow to the tank increases from 2.0 to 2.2 cfm according to a step change, calculate the level, h, 2
minutes after the change occurs
4. (15 points) Refer to solved problem 6.5 in your handout and consider the following given:
The equilibrium concentration of A in the feed ciss=200moles/L
The equilibrium concentration of A in the reactor coss=50 moles/L
Feed rate F=2 L/min
Reaction rate constant k=3/min
Volume of mixture in the reactor V=100L

a. (10 points) If the feed concentration changed from 200 moles/L to 150 moles/L, what will be the concentration of
A in the reactor after 45 seconds?
b. (5 points) If the feed concentration changed from 200 moles/L to 150 moles/L, what will be the final concentration
of A in the reactor?
5. (40 points) EQUALIZATION POND DYNAMICS (Refer to reference formula handout and use mixing process TF). Consider
an equalization pond illustrated below with Pb contamination, having x and y concentrations in the inlet and outlet
respectively.
 a. (25 points) Plot x and y vs. t in the same graph
b. (15 points) Compare your graph with that of group 3 and 4. What can you say about the effect of the size of an
equalization pond, which is better at “equalizing” the wastewater?

Che 161 Process Control Problem Set (GROUP 3 and 4)

1. (35 pts) A thermometer having a time constant of 0.75 minute is placed in a temperature bath at 25 oC. After the
thermometer comes into equilibrium with the bath, the temperature of the bath started to fluctuate following a sinusoidal
function of x=25+sin2t.
a. (5pts) Graph the temperature profile of the bath (x vs. t)
b. (5pts) Graph the temperature of the bath in deviation form X vs. t
c. (2pts) Define the transfer function of the system
d. (2pts) Determine X(s)
e. (5pts) Determine Y(s)
f. (2pts) Determine Y (or Y(t))
g. (2pts) At 0.5 minute, what is the temperature of the bath?
h. (2pts) At 0.5 minute, what is the thermometer reading?
i. (5pts) Plot the forcing function and the response in deviation form on the same graph. (X and Y vs. t)
j. (5pts) Plot the forcing function and the response on the same graph (x and y vs. t)

2. (20 pts) A thermometer having a time constant of 2 minutes was initially in equilibrium with a temperature bath at 40oC. It
was then removed from the bath and placed on a table in a room at 25oC?
a. (10 pts) What is the thermometer reading 1.5 minutes after it was removed from the bath?
b. (10 points) Which will respond faster, a thermometer with a time constant of 0.75 minute or one having a time
constant of 2 minutes? Show your answer by plotting the response of both thermometers in the same graph.

3. (15 pts) A tank having a cross sectional area of 2 ft 2 is operating at steady state with an inlet flow rate of 2.0 cfm. The flow
head characteristics are shown in the following table:

h, ft. qo ,ft3/min
0.3 1
1 2.4

c. (10 pts) Find the transfer function H(s)/Q(s)

d. (5 pts) If the flow to the tank increases from 2.0 to 3.0 cfm according to a step change, calculate the level, h, 2
minutes after the change occurs
4. (15 points) Refer to solved problem 6.5 in your handout and consider the following given:
The equilibrium concentration of A in the feed ciss=200moles/L
The equilibrium concentration of A in the reactor coss=50 moles/L
Feed rate F=2 L/min
Reaction rate constant k=3/min
Volume of mixture in the reactor V=100L

c. (10 points) If the feed concentration changed from 200 moles/L to 300 moles/L, what will be the concentration of
A in the reactor after 30 seconds?
d. (5 points) If the feed concentration changed from 200 moles/L to 300 moles/L, what will be the final concentration
of A in the reactor?

6. (40 points) EQUALIZATION POND DYNAMICS (Refer to reference formula handout and use mixing process TF). Consider
an equalization pond illustrated below with Pb contamination, having x and y concentrations in the inlet and outlet
respectively.

a. (25 points) Plot x and y vs. t in the same graph

b. (15 points) Compare your graph with that of group 1 and 2. What can you say about the effect of the size of an
equalization pond, which is better at “equalizing” the wastewater?