Control and Instrumentation
Code: 100958 ECTS Credits: 6| Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2500253 Biotechnology | OT | 4 | 0 |
Contact
- Name:
- Maria Dolors Benaiges Massa
- Email:
- MariaDolors.Benaiges@uab.cat
Use of Languages
- Principal working language:
- catalan (cat)
- Some groups entirely in English:
- No
- Some groups entirely in Catalan:
- Yes
- Some groups entirely in Spanish:
- No
Prerequisites
It is necessary to know Catalan because the classes are in this language.
Also, the following subjects must have completed:
Bioprocesses Engineering Fundamentals
Bioreactors
Objectives and Contextualisation
Know different types of process control. Analysis of dynamic behavior of a process with and without control. Know different types of instrumentation used in bioprocesses.
Competences
- Describe the principles behind the design and functioning of bioreactors and calculate, interpret and rationalise the main parameters in transport phenomena and the matter and energy balances in bioindustrial processes.
- Learn new knowledge and techniques autonomously.
- Make an oral, written and visual presentation of one’s work to a professional or non-professional audience in English or in one's own language.
- Read specialised texts both in English and one’s own language.
- Reason in a critical manner
- Search for and manage information from various sources.
- Think in an integrated manner and approach problems from different perspectives.
- Use ICT for communication, information searching, data processing and calculations.
- Use the fundamental principles of mathematics, physics and chemistry to understand, develop and evaluate a biotechnological process.
- Work individually and in teams
Learning Outcomes
- Calculate the dynamic behaviour of first- and second-order systems.
- Describe the different types of feedback control and the effects they have on first- and second-order systems.
- Describe the elements that make up a control loop based on biotechnological systems.
- Explain the principles behind the instrumentation and monitoring of biotechnological processes.
- Learn new knowledge and techniques autonomously.
- Make an oral, written and visual presentation of one’s work to a professional or non-professional audience in English or in one's own language.
- Read specialised texts both in English and one’s own language.
- Reason in a critical manner
- Search for and manage information from various sources.
- Solve problems in different key aspects of bioindustrial processes.
- Think in an integrated manner and approach problems from different perspectives.
- Use ICT for communication, information searching, data processing and calculations.
- Work individually and in teams
Content
Students will have access to the teaching material of the subject through the Moodle platform.
Lesson 1: Introduction.
Lesson 2: Mathematical models development.
Lesson 3: Analysis of dynamic behavior of a process.
Lesson 4: Feedback control.
Lesson 5: Other control systems.
Lesson 6: Physical elements in a control system.
Unless the requirements enforced by the health authorities demand a prioritization or reduction of these contents
Methodology
Theory and problems lectures: As you progress in the syllabus, problems of the subject will be considered and resolved.
Oral presentations of instrumentation: At the beginning of the course, instrumentation work will be assigned. The work will be done in groups with an oral presentation towards the end of the course.
Practical case seminar: An intensive seminar to solve problems and / or practical cases will be held.
Process simulation seminar: Three seminars will be held in the computer labs, simulating processes using Simulink of the MATLAB software. Subsequently, a work carried out in a group will be presented, with the discussion of the results obtained.
The proposed teaching methodology may experience some modifications depending
on the restrictions to face-to-face activities enforced by health authorities.
Activities
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type: Directed | |||
| Oral exhibitions of instrumentation | 3 | 0.12 | 5, 12, 9, 4, 6, 7, 11, 8, 13 |
| Process simulation seminars | 9 | 0.36 | 5, 12, 11, 8, 13 |
| Seminar on case studies | 3 | 0.12 | 11, 8, 10, 13 |
| Theory and problems lectures | 35 | 1.4 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 11, 8, 10 |
| Type: Autonomous | |||
| Preparation oral presentation of instrumentation | 10 | 0.4 | 5, 12, 9, 4, 6, 7, 11, 8, 13 |
| Process simulation work | 6 | 0.24 | 5, 12, 11, 8, 13 |
| Study of the basic concepts and resolution of the typical problems of control | 82 | 3.28 | 5, 12, 9, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 11, 8, 10, 13 |
Assessment
Partial 2: Dynamic behavior of processes with control. Instrumentation
Oral presentations of instrumentation: It will be evaluated on-site according to some barems that the student will have previously.
Simulation work: The work of the discussion of the results obtained in the simulation seminar will be evaluated.
Retake exam: If the resultant qualification of the tests carried out is less than 5/10, students can do a second exam of the the partial ones that have not been passed.To participate in the retake exam, the students must have previously been evaluated in a set of activities whose weight equals to a minimum of two thirds of the total grade of the subject. Therefore, students will obtain the "Not Evaluable" qualification when the assessment activities carried out have a weighting of less than 67% in the final grade.
A special distinction (MH) can be given from the 9/10 qualification with the limitation of up to 5% of MH of the total number of students enrolled.
Without prejudice to other disciplinary measures that may be considered appropriate, the irregularities (copy, plagiarism, deception, letting copy, etc.) committed by the students that may lead to a variation of the qualification of an evaluation activity will lead to suspend them with a zero.
The repeating students will have the same system of continuous evaluation.
For each evaluation activity, a place, date and time of review will be indicated. If the student does not appear, it will not be reviewed later.
Student’s assessment may experience some modifications depending on the
restrictions to face-to-face activities enforced by health authorities.
Assessment Activities
| Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral presentation of instrumentation | 15% | 0 | 0 | 5, 12, 9, 4, 6, 7, 11, 8, 13 |
| Partial test 1 | 35% | 1 | 0.04 | 5, 9, 1, 7, 11, 8, 10 |
| Partial test 2 | 35% | 1 | 0.04 | 5, 9, 2, 3, 7, 11, 8, 10 |
| Simulation work | 15% | 0 | 0 | 12, 1, 8, 13 |
Bibliography
Stephanopoulos G.
“Chemical Process Control: An introduction to theory and practice”
Prentice-hall (New Jersey), 1984
https://www.academia.edu/37141836/Chemical_Process_Control_An_Introduction_to_Theory_and_Practice_-_George_Stephanopoulos
Ollero de Castro P., Fernández E.
“Control e instrumentación de procesos químicos”
Síntesis (Madrid), 1998
Romagnoli J.A., Palazoglu A.
“Introduction to Process Control”
Taylor & Francis Group (Boca Raton), 2006
Seborg D.E., Edgar T., Mellichamp D.A.
“Process Dynamics and Control”
J. Wiley (NY), 1989
Gòdia F., López-Santín J.
“Ingeniería Bioquímica”
Síntesis (Madrid), 1998