B.E. (Chemical Engineering) Instrumentation Process Dynamics and Control Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026
The University has moved this degree onto NEP 2020 one year at a time. The first and second years are NEP 2020 syllabi; the third and fourth years are still examined on the REV-2019 'C' Scheme, which is what the University sets for them this year.
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Syllabus for Instrumentation Process Dynamics and Control
Module 1 printed in the syllabus as Module Course Contents
- 1.1 Introduction to Process Control, Typical Control Problems, A Blending Process Example. 1.2 Control Strategies, the Rationale for Dynamic Process Models, General Modeling Principles. 1.3 Degrees of Freedom Analysis, Selection of Controlled, Manipulated and Measured Variables.
Module 3 printed in the syllabus as Module Course Contents
- 3.1 Introduction Standards and Calibration, Elements of Measuring Systems, Classification of Instruments, Performance Characteristics, Errors in Measurement. 3.2 Measuring Instruments: Flow Measurement, Temperature Measurement, Level Measurement, Pressure Measurement. Control Valve Types, Characteristics and Sizing.
Module 4 printed in the syllabus as Module Course Contents
- 4.1 Basic Control Modes, Features of PID and On-off Control, Response of Feedback Control Systems, 4.2 Closed-Loop Transfer Functions, Closed-Loop Response
Module 5 printed in the syllabus as Module Course Contents
- 5.1 Stability of closed loop systems, Frequency Response, 5.2 Stability based on Bode criteria. Gain and Phase Margins
Module 6 printed in the syllabus as Module Course Contents
- 6.1 Controller Design and Tuning (Zeigler-Nichols controller tuning) 6.2 Performance Criteria, Guidelines for common control loops Course Outcomes
Recommended Books
- 1 Dale E. Seborg, Thomas F. Edga, Duncan A. Mellichamp Francis J. Doyle; Process Dynamics and Control III; Third Edition; John Wiley & Sons (Asia) Pvt Ltd., New Delhi - 110002
- 2 Donald R. Coughanowr, Steven E. LeBlanc; Process Systems Analysis and Control; Third Edition; Mcgraw-Hill Chemical Engineering series.
- 3 George Stephanopoulos, Chemical process Control An Introduction to Theory and Practice;; 1st Edition; Prentice Hall;1984
- 4 Donald P. Eckman; Industrial Instrumentation, Wiley Edition
- 1 William L. Luyben; Process Modeling Simulation and Control for Chemical Engineers; 2nd Edition; Mc-Graw Hill Publishing Co.
- 2 Prabir Kumar Sarkar, Advanced Process Dynamics and Control, PHI Learning Eastern Economy Edition.
- 3 Peter Harriott; Process Control, Tata McGraw-Hill Edition
- 4 S. K. Singh; Industrial Instrumentation and Control; Second Edition; Tata McGraw- Hill publishing Company Limited, New Delhi.
Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.E. (Chemical Engineering) under R-2019 'C' Scheme, in force from the academic year 2022-23. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Modules are numbered in sequence here; in the syllabus itself, Module 1 is printed as Module Course Contents; Module 3 is printed as Module Course Contents; Module 4 is printed as Module Course Contents; Module 5 is printed as Module Course Contents; Module 6 is printed as Module Course Contents. The PDF above is the syllabus's own page, unaltered.
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