StudyPath

CHE 406 Chemical Process Dynamics & Control

HND2 levelEngineering & Technology17 topics

CHE 406 covers 17 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

Study CHE 406 on StudyPath

Free for every student. No card.

Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. Reasons for chemical process control
  2. Classification of process control variables
  3. Process control fundamentals
  4. Control variables and system elements
  5. Mathematical modelling and linearization
  6. Control terminology and block diagrams
  7. Open-loop, feedforward and closed-loop control
  8. Process dynamics and Laplace transforms
  9. First-, second- and higher-order system response
  10. Basic control modes
  11. Proportional, integral and derivative control
  12. PID controller behaviour
  13. Complex control systems
  14. Cascade and ratio control
  15. Digital and direct digital control
  16. Practical controllers and measuring elements
  17. Pneumatic controllers and control valves

A sample from this course

One topic, as StudyPath teaches it.

Reasons for chemical process control

Students must grasp why chemical processes are controlled: to safeguard safety, maintain product quality, optimise efficiency, protect the environment and maximise profit. These reasons underpin every control strategy and are repeatedly tested in the NUC CCMAS, NBTE and NCCE exams.

What you get for CHE 406

Course outlinesBrowse the full catalogue by course code
›
About StudyPathWhat StudyPath is, and what it costs
›
Contact & supportQuestions, problems, anything at all
›