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An overview of simulation module, PCLAB, for undergraduate chemical engineers in process control
Author(s) -
Ali Emad,
Idriss Arimiyawo
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
computer applications in engineering education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.478
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 1099-0542
pISSN - 1061-3773
DOI - 10.1002/cae.20261
Subject(s) - software , computer science , process (computing) , software engineering , matlab , control (management) , identification (biology) , user friendly , simulation software , artificial intelligence , operating system , botany , biology
This study presents MATLAB‐based interactive software for process control analysis and training. The main objective of the simulator is to train students and engineers for dynamic process modeling and analysis, control loop analysis and tuning, and system identification. The software structure consists of various case studies with specific exercises. The case studies cover some common industrial chemical processes. Users can learn different control aspects via working through the well‐designed exercises. For convenience, the software is designed as a user‐friendly menu‐driven framework such that the user can easily navigate through the various case studies and exercises, carry out simulation experiments, visualize the results, and learn in the meanwhile. A tutorial illustrating some of the software features is presented. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Comput Appl Eng Educ 18: 306–318, 2010; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ); DOI 10.1002/cae.20261