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GVB 517 - Process Engineering Applications in Food and Nutrition

Graduate Education Institute · Food Nutrition · Master

ECTS: 7.5 T+P+L: 3+0+0 Departmental Elective
Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üyesi İsmail Hakkı TEKİNER

Course Objective

The purposes of this course are understanding the process variables and design, mathematichal modelling of the process system, analysis of the reactors and processes, p-I-D systems.

Course Content

Defining open and closed loop systems, tank reactors, control and manipulative variables, classification of variables, mathematical modelling, CSTR tank systems, system analysis, forcing functions and Laplace transformations, control configurations, distillation systems, p-I-D systems, system changes by linear methods

Required Resources

Erdoğan, S., Tapan, N. A. (2012). Proses Dinamiği ve Kontrolü. Ankara: Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık. 

Recommended Resources

Erdoğan, S., Tapan, N. A. (2012). Proses Dinamiği ve Kontrolü. Ankara: Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık. 

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Why we apply process control?
  2. Forcing functions is being understood.
  3. Distillation columns and control configurations will be understood.
  4. p-I-D systems will be understood.

Core Area Distribution

(44) Physical Sciences%20 (46) Mathematics and Statistics%20 (52) Engineering and Engineering Trades%50

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionSelf study

Assessment & Evaluation

HomeworkTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)16348
Out of Class Study Period16696
Midterm166
Quiz000
Assignment31030
Practice000
Final177

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Introduction to process controlLecture notes on related section
2Introduction to different open-closed process systemsRelated Lecture Notes
3Process Control VariablesRelated Lecture Notes
4Distillation Columns and Configuration SystemsInvestigation on Distillation Columns
5Mathematical ModellingLecture notes on related section
6Detailed Investigation on the Mathematical ModellingRelated Notes
7Laplace transformationsLecture notes on related section
8Mid-term exam-
9Laplace Transformations and Forcing FunctionsLecture notes on related section
10Explanations with Forcing FunctionsLecture notes on related section
11Systems degree of freedom analysisLecture notes on related section
12Sensors, Transducers, DP cell, thermocoupleLecture notes on related section
13Control signal and error function in process systemsRelated lacture notes
14Proportional control, Integral ControlLecture notes on related section
15pID systems and valvesRelated Lectures
16Final exam-