Code No: 58202/MT

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M.Tech. – II Semester Regular Examinations, September, 2008

ADVANCED PROCESS CONTROL

(Chemical Engineering)

Time: 3hours Max. Marks:60

Answer any FIVE questions

All questions carry equal marks
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1. By taking distillation column as an example and reflux ration as
the controllable variable, show the following control strategies with
the help of block diagram.
(i) Feed back controller
(ii) Feed forward controller
(iii) Inferential controller.

2.a) Explain the rules for plotting root-locus diagrams.

b) Explain the concept of root locus.

3.a) Show the IMC controller structure with a block diagram?

b) Design an IMC controller for the process transfer function
e − Ls (1 − S )
G(S ) = .
( S + 1) 2

4.a) Why the problem of pairing arises in MIMO systems? Explain in a

detailed way by taking a 2×2 system as an example?
b) Find RGA for the process and find suitable pairing.
 2 3 
 ( S + 1) ( S + 3) 
 
 5 2 
 ( S + 2) ( S + 3) 
 

5.a) Differentiate between centralized and decentralized controllers.

b) What is a decoupling controller? When it is placed in a block
diagram of control with process?
c) For the given transfer function matrix find the suitable controllers
(Decouplers).

Contd…2.,
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 e −2 s 1 
 (5S + 1)(2 S + 1) (2 S + 1) 
G(S ) = 
 2 4 
 (3S + 1) (6 S + 1) 



6.a) What are the advantages of model predictive control over other
conventional control strategies? Give its applications.
b) What are the different models that are possible for calculating the
predicted values the process outputs?

7.a) What are state variables? How the selection of state variables is
made?
b) Obtain the state-space description in general for a system defined
by n state variables and m inputs?

a
8.a) Find the Z-transform of function F ( S ) = .
S ( S + a)
2

b) Compare the methods of inversion of Z-transforms.

τ 2 Z ( Z + 1)
c) Invert the Z-transform, F ( Z ) = .
2( Z − 1)3

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