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Process Control Problems

This document contains 17 multiple choice practice problems related to instrumentation and process control in chemical engineering. The problems cover various topics like control systems, stability analysis, thermometers, controllers, and tanks. The document provides the necessary context, equations, diagrams and information to understand and solve each problem.

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Process Control Problems

This document contains 17 multiple choice practice problems related to instrumentation and process control in chemical engineering. The problems cover various topics like control systems, stability analysis, thermometers, controllers, and tanks. The document provides the necessary context, equations, diagrams and information to understand and solve each problem.

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MANILA REVIEW INSTITUTE, INC.

3/F Consuelo Building, 929 Nicanor Reyes St. (Morayta), Manila


Tel. Nos. 735-0112 to 14

All rights reserved. These handouts/review materials or portions


thereof may not be reproduced in any form whatsoever without
written permission from MRII.

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

INSTRUMENTATION AND PROCESS CONTROL

1. A control system has the transfer function as given below:


Y ( s )  1s  

X ( s)  2 s  

 1  5 , the maximum value of y(t) is


A unit step change is applied to the system. If 2
a. 0 b. 5 c. 1 d. 4

2. What will be the minimum value of k such that a closed loop system having the
following characteristic equation is stable?
s3+ks2+(k+1)s+4=0
1 2 1 5
a. b.
2 2
1 2 1 5
c. d.
5 3

3. The thermometer follows first order dynamics with a time constant of 0.2 min. It is
placed in a temperature bath at 100C and is allowed to reach steady state, it is
suddenly transferred to another bath at 150C at time t=0 and is left there for 0.2
min, it is immediately returned to the original bath at 100C. What will be is reading
at t=0.1 min.

a. y(t) = 100(1-e-0.1/0.2) b. y(t) = 50(1-e-0.1/0.2)


c. y(t) = 75(1-e-0.1/0.2) d. y(t) = 50(1-e-0.2/0.1)
Problems 4 & 5 are based on the illustration below:
Us
+ +
R(s) 3 1 C(s)
24
Kc S 1
+ - S 1

4. Maximum gain for stable operation will be


a. 64 b. 62 c. 60 d. 63

5. The corresponding frequency of oscillation will be


a. 2 b. 3 c. 2 d. 5

6. The transfer function of a process, a measuring element and a control valve is given
respectively:
2 1.5 1
Gp  ; Gv  ; Gm 
2s  1 3s  1 5s  1

A proportional controller with gain of kc = 1.


What is the steady state error in the output for a unit step in the set point?
a. 20% b. 25% c. 30% d. 35%

7. A mercury thermometer having a time constant of 0.1 min is placed in a temperature


bath at 100F and allowed to come to equilibrium with the bath. At time t=0, the
temperature of the bath begins to vary sinusoidaly about its average temperature
100F with an amplitude of 20F. If the frequency of oscillation is 10/ cycles/min,
plot the ultimate response of thermometer reading as a function of time, what is the
phase lag?
a. 63.5 b. 66.7 c. 65.3 d. 66.3

Problems 8 to 10 are based on the following information:

A thermometer having a time constant of 0.2 min is placed in a temperature bath,


and after the thermometer comes to equilibrium with the bath, the temperature of the
bath is increased, linearly with time at a rate of i/min. What is the difference between
the indicated temperature and the bath temperature.

8. 0.1min,
a. -0.0787C b. -0.0877C c. -0.0878C d. -0.0967C

9. 1.0 min after the change in temperature begins.


a. -0.1986C b. -0.02000C c. -0.1896C d. -0.2010C

10. What is the maximum deviation between indicated temperature and bath
temperature and when does it occur.
a. 0 b.  c. 100 d. 1000
Problems 11 & 12 are based on the following information and illustration:

A tank having a cross-sectional area of 2 ft2 is operating at steady state with an inlet
flow rate of 2.0 cfm. The flow-head characteristics are shown in the figure.

2.1

20ft /min
3

2.0
0.3 1.0

11. What will be the transfer function H(s)/Q(s).


1 1 2 1
a. b. c. d.
s 1 2( s  1) s 1 s  2)

12. If the flow to the tank increases from 2.0 to 2.2 cfm according to a step change,
what is the level h 2 min after the change occurs?
a. 0.886 ft b. 0.896 ft. c. 0.868 ft d. 0.869ft

13. The liquid-level process shown in the figure is operating at steady-state when the
following disturbance occurs: at time t=0, 1 ft3 water is added suddenly (unit
impulse) to the tank; at t=1, 2 ft3 of water is added suddenly to the tank. What will be
the level at t=0.5, 1 and 1.5?

10 cfm Disturbance

---------------
- - - - -- - - - - - - - - -
---------------
---------------
-  = 1min
h

X
R=0.5

a. 0.303 ft b. 0.309 ft c. 0.301 ft d. 0.302 ft

14. A thermometer of time constant 10 seconds initially at 30C is suddenly immersed


into water at 100C. How long will it take for the thermometer reading to reach
90C?
a. 19.5 sec b. 10.5 sec c. 15.9 sec d. 25 sec
Problems 15 & 16 are based on the following information:

A pneumatic proportional controller is used to control the temperature within the range
of 60°F to 100°F. The controller is adjusted so that the output pressure goes from 3 psi,
with the valve fully open, to 15 psi with the valve fully closed, as the measured
temperature goes from 71°F to 75°F with the set point held constant.

15. The gain of the control element in psi per °F is


a. 6 b. 3 c. 1/3 d. 10

16. The proportional band of the above controller is


a. 20% b. 15% c. 10% d. 40%

17. A thermometer with a time constant of 0.2 min is placed in a temperature bath, and
after the thermometer comes to equilibrium with the bath, the temperature of the
bath increased linearly with time at a rate of 1°/min. The difference between the
indicated temperature and the bath temperature after 1.0 min is
a. 0.075° b. 1.0° c. 0.20° d. 0.5°

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