2022 Faculty Courses School of Materials and Chemical Technology Undergraduate major in Chemical Science and Engineering
Chemical Process System I (Control)
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Chemical Science and Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Hideyuki Matsumoto
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 3-4 Tue (S421)
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- CAP.C213
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2022
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
The goal of this course is for students to learn the basics of process systems engineering. On the basis of the fundamental elements of chemical engineering such as unit operation and transport phenomena, the methodology for process control is studied for the purpose of process design and operation. Specifically, students learn definition of process systems, and importance of process control. Students study basic steps for design of process control systems. Moreover, students study methodology for design of control systems based on the process modeling.
Course description and aims
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) Have an understanding of approaches to process modeling and process control, which are essential for performing process design and operation.
2) Have an understanding of mathematical means to perform process control such as transfer function and block diagram expression, and apply these mathematical techniques to design of PID controller for SISO system.
Keywords
Process control, Modeling, Simulation
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
A lecture is given on each topic. I assign practice problems for each class to check students' understanding of the material.
In the lecture, students also practice using MATLAB / Simulink.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Chemical process dynamics and control | Understand the nature of the dynamics of chemical processes, and understanding of the significance of process control. |
| Class 2 | Modeling of dynamic process and transfer function | Understanding of degrees of freedom analysis in process control, and deriving transfer functions from first principles models. |
| Class 3 | Modeling of process control systems using transfer function | Understanding of the representation of process control systems using block diagrams, and understanding of the basics of internal model control. |
| Class 4 | PID control | Understanding of the basics of PID control, and understanding of methods for building black-box models and tuning control parameters. |
| Class 5 | Structure of process control systems | Understanding of various structures of process control systems such as multi-loop control system. |
| Class 6 | Analysis of dynamic process and application method of control simulation | Understanding of the analysis method of the dynamic behavior of chemical process equipment (e.g. chemical reactor), and understanding of application method of control simulation. |
| Class 7 | Design of process control systems | Understanding of hardware for implementation of the process control systems, and understanding of methods for determining structures of control systems. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Masahiro Ohshima: Process Control Systems, Corona Publishing Co., Ltd. (2003)
Reference books, course materials, etc.
All materials used in class can be found on OCW-i.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Students’ course scores are based on exercise problems and final exam.
Related courses
- CAP.C205 ： Chemical Process Stoichiometry
- CAP.C206 ： Chemical Reaction Engineering I (Homogeneous System)
- CAP.C201 ： Transport Phenomena I (Momentum)
- CAP.C202 ： Transport Phenomena II (Heat)
- CAP.C203 ： Transport Phenomena III (Mass)
- CAP.C212 ： Separation Operation
Prerequisites
No prerequisites are necessary, but enrollment in the related courses is desirable.
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
matsumoto.h.ae[at]m.titech.ac.jp
Office hours
Contact by e-mail in advance to schedule an appointment.