PC3611 Chemical Reaction and Process Control Laboratory Syllabus:

PC3611 Chemical Reaction and Process Control Laboratory Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021

CHEMICAL REACTION LABORATORY

OBJECTIVES

 Students will develop sound working knowledge on different types of reactors.

LIST OF EXPERIMENTS

1. Kinetic studies in a Batch reactor
2. Kinetic studies in a coiled Plug flow reactor
3. Kinetic studies in a CSTR
4. Kinetic studies in a Packed bed reactor
5. Kinetic studies in a PFR followed by a CSTR
6. RTD studies in a straight tube PFR
7. RTD studies in a Packed bed reactor
8. RTD studies in a CSTR
9. Study of temperature dependence of rate constant using CSTR.
10. Kinetic studies in Sono chemical reactor

PROCESS CONTROL LABORATORY

OBJECTIVE:

Students will gain the hands on training about the control systems

LIST OF EXPERIMENTS

1. Open loop study on a level system
2. Open loop study on a flow system
3. Open loop study on a thermal system
4. Closed loop study on a level system
5. Closed loop study on a flow system
6. Closed loop study on a thermal system
7. Response of first order system
8. Response of second order system
9. Response of Non-Interacting level System
10. Response of Interacting level System
11. Tuning of a level system
12. Tuning of a flow system
13. Tuning of a thermal system
14. Flow co-efficient of control valves
15. Characteristics of different types of control valves
*Minimum 10 experiments shall be offered.

OUTCOMES:

 Understand rate equation for different types of reactors.
 Design experiments in kinetics to determine conversion and effect of temperature on rate constant.
 Assess the non-ideal behavior of plug flow, mixed flow and packed bed by studying the residence time distribution.
 Understand the prerequisites of control strategies and design different process control systems
 Evaluate the suitable controllers for different chemical & Petrochemical process.
 Analyze and tune the control systems unto stability