USN 1 S I 6CCB1

Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumakuru – 572 103

(An Autonomous Institution affiliated to VTU, Belagavi, Approved by AICTE, New Delhi)

Sixth Semester B.E. Chemical Engineering Examinations April – May 2018

Process Dynamics and Control
Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 100
Note : 1. Question No. 1 is Compulsory.
2. Answer any 4 full questions from question No. 2 to Question No. 6.

1 a) Write the response equation of a first order system to a unit step change in input.
b) Write the time constant for a single tank system with linear resistance.
c) Write any two measuring variables.
d) Write the generalized transfer function of a second order system.
e) Write the expression for the ratio of output amplitude to input amplitude for sinusoidal
forcing function in a first order system.
f) Write any two criteria to determine the stability of a control system using Routh test.
g) Write two examples of final control element.
h) Write any four modes of control action.
i) Write the transfer function of a PID controller.
j) Name any two controller tuning techniques. 2  10

2 a) Derive the transfer function for a first order system by considering the unsteady behaviour of
an ordinary mercury in glass thermometer. 10
b) Water flows into a tank (cylindrical) of 1.5m diameter at a rate of 1.3m3/min. The flow
characteristics are as follows.
Flow rate of m3/min 0 18.9 37.9 75.7 94.6 113.5
Level in m 0 0.21 0.34 1.19 1.92 2.68
Determine the level of the water in the tank at time t = 2 when the inflow is suddenly
decreased to 0.757m3/min  = time constant. 10
3 a) Derive the transfer function between P and the manometer level for an U tube manometer. 10
b) Define decay ratio, rise time over shoot, response time, natural frequency. Explain the
application of each one of them in control system. 10
4 a) A proportional controller is used to control temperature between the range 60°C – 100°C.
The controller is adjusted so that the output pressure varies from 3 psi to 15 psi as the
measured variable (temperature) goes from 71°C to 75°C. With the output kept constant, find
the gain and proportional band. 10
b) A unit step change in error is introduced in a PID controller with Kc = 10, i = 1, d = 0.5.
Plot the response of the controller against time. 10
5 a) Explain servo and regulatory mechanisms with suitable example. 8
b) A process has two major time constants and is controlled with a proportional controller. The
transfer functions are given by
1 1
G1  and G2 
2S  1 0.4S  1
Where G1 and G2 are connected in series and their time constants are in minutes. Find the
controller gain for a damping coefficient of 0.5. 12
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6 a) Define stability of a control system. Using Routh test determine the value of K for the
transfer function C/R = 3K/(s+1)(2s+1)(s+3) to be stable. 10
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b) Draw the Bode diagram for the system having transfer function G ( s )  .
s2 10
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