Nogue A. Training course in simulation of chemical process..2020 torrent

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The course designed in this project allows engineers to find solutions to process control issues through the hybrid simulation approach. The control system design relies on the use of a chemical process simulator (Aspen HYSYS), where the process dynamics is studied, and on the use of another numerical computing software (MATLAB-SIMULINK), where to apply the system identification method obtaining the transfer function of the process and to obtain the performance indexes of the final responses. Different control strategies are tested using the simulator software, which allows implementing the Internal Model Control (IMC) method to tune the controllers. Feedback, cascade and feedforward control schemes are simulated, starting from controlling one variable (tank liquid level, temperature in a heat exchanger), passing through an introductory multivariable process as the heated tank (liquid level and temperature simultaneously), and ending with a binary distillation column where 5 variables must be controlled.
The course is organized in 8 modules with a total duration of three days. It is intended for chemical and control engineering students willing to obtain a deeper education in process control before getting to work or for any engineer who wishes to get started with this theme. Simulation manuals, simulation files and other documentation were designed and produced to enhance a better course experience for both the attendee and professor