Instrumentation and Process Control

Lecture 3: Dynamic Behavior of First Order Systems

Dr. Ing. Naveed Ramzan

Department of Chemical Engineering, U.E.T. Lahore Pakistan

Modelling and Simulation

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A Birds Eye View on Previous Lessons

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A Birds Eye View on Previous Lessons

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What do we discuss in this lecture?

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What is a First Order System?

Gain

Time
Constant

First Order Lag or Linear

Lag or Exponential Lag

Transfer
Function
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What is a First Order System?

Purely Capacitive or Pure

Integrator

Transfer
Function

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Processes Modeled as First Order System

-- Tanks
-- Pumps, pipes, valves, weirs

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First Order System with a Capacity for Mass Storage

First order lag

Pure Capacitive

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First Order System with a Capacity for Mass Storage

First order lag

Pure Capacitive

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First Order System with a Capacity for Mass Storage

First order lag

Pure Capacitive

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First Order System with a Capacity for Energy Storage

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First Order System with a Capacity for Energy Storage

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Assignment

Prove that Mercury bulb thermometer is

a first order lag system and is described
by the following Transfer Function

Coughanwr & Koppel (Chapter 5)

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Pure Capacitive System

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Modelling and Simulation

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Instrumentation and Process Control

Lecture 4: Dynamic Behavior of First Order Systems

Dr. Ing. Naveed Ramzan

Department of Chemical Engineering, U.E.T. Lahore Pakistan

Modelling and Simulation

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Dynamic Response of Pure Capacitive System

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Dynamic Response of First Order Lag System

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Dynamic Response of First Order Lag System

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Dynamic Response of First Order Lag System

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Dynamic Response of First Order Lag System

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Effect of Parameters on the response of First Order Lag System

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First Order System with Variable Time Constant and Gain

Linearization

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First Order System with Variable Time Constant and Gain

How to Solve such Systems?

-- Analytical Solutions
-- Adaptive Procedure

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