Chemical Engineering 446

Process Dynamics and Control

Fall 2009

Syllabus | Schedule

Instructor:	Professor Michael A. Henson	259A Goessmann Lab	henson@ecs.umass.edu
		Tuesday	9:30 - 10:45 am
		Thursday	9:30 - 10:45 am

Teaching Assistants:	Christina Vasalou	112 Engineering Lab II	cvasalou@ecs.umass.edu
		Wednesday	10:30 - 11:30 am

	Tim Hanly	112 Engineering Lab II	thanly@ecs.umass.edu
		Wednesday	3:00 - 4:00 pm

Homework

HW #1	Solution to HW#1 (PDF)
HW #2	Solution to HW#2 (PDF)
HW #3	Solution to HW#3 (PDF)
HW #4	Solution to HW#4(PDF)
HW #5	Solution to HW#5 (PDF)
HW #6	Solution to HW#6(PDF)
HW #7	Solution to HW#7(PDF)
IMC EXAMPLE

Exams Fall 2009

Midterm #1 (2009)

Previous Exams

Midterm #1 (2007)

Midterm #1 (2008)

Midterm #2 (2008)

Schedule and Lecture Notes

Sep. 10	Introduction
Sep. 11	Theoretical process modeling
Sep. 17	Laplace Transform
Sep. 22	Transfer Functions
Sep. 24	Transfer Functions2
Sep. 25	Empirical process models
Sep. 28	Dynamic process models
Oct. 1	Time domain analysis
Oct. 5	Feedback Controllers
Oct. 5	Control System Instrumentation
Oct. 9	Biological Feedback Systems
Oct.21	Control System Design
Oct.23	Closed-loop transfer functions
Nov.5	Closed Loop Stability
Nov.17	PID controller tuning
Nov.17	Model Design