Department Of Chemical Engineering

UCH-506 Process Instrumentation & Control

Tutorial Sheet No 4 Course Coordinator: Parminder Singh

Q.1 A tank operating at 3.05 m head and 0.019 m³/sec turbulent outlet through a
valve has a cross sectional area of 0.93 m². Calculate the time constant.

Q.2 Derive the transfer function H(s)/Q(s) for the liquid level system as shown in the
fig.1, when (a) the tank level operates about the steady state value of h s =0.3 m.
(b) the tank level operates about the steady state value of h s = 0.9m. The pump
removes water at a constant rate of 4.72x10 -3 m³/s and this rate is independent
of head. Cross sectional area of tank is 0.093m² and R = 323 m/ (m³/s).

Q.3 Compare the exact transient response for an open tank with that calculated from
the linearized equation for a given system. A tank has an area of 1 ft², a normal
depth of 4 ft, and a normal discharge rate of 20 ft³/hr. How does the depth
change with time if the flow to the tank is suddenly increased to 25 ft³/hr ? Outlet
flow rate is F = . And plot the response also.

Q.4 A tank having a cross sectional area of 2 ft² is operating at steady state with an
inlet flow rate of 2 cfm (cubic feet per min). The flow head characteristics are
shown in fig 2. (a) Find the transfer function H(s)/Q(s). (b) If the flow to the tank
increases from 2 cfm to 2.2 cfm according to a step change, calculate the level h
two minutes after the change occurs.

Q.5 Determine the transfer function H(s)/Q(s) for the liquid level shown in Figure3.
Resistance R1 and R2 are linear. The flow rate from tank 3 is maintained
constant at b by means of a pump; the flow rate from tank 3 is independent of
head h. The tanks are non - interacting.

Q.6 (a) Find the transfer functions H2/Q and H3/Q for the three tank system shown in
Fig4. Where H2, H3 and Q are deviation variables. Tank 1 and Tank 2 are
interacting.
b) For a unit step change in q (i.e. Q = 1/s); determine H3 (0), H3 (∞) and sketch
H3 (t) vs. t.
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Fig3

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