ERT321 PROCESS CONTROL AND DYNAMICS SEM 2 2016/2017

ASSIGNMENT 1
Please submit before or on 2nd June 2017

1. A simple surge tank with fixed valve on the outflow line is illustrated in Figure Q1.1. If the
outflow rate is proportional to the square root of the liquid height, an unsteady-state model for the
level in the tank is given by:

= 1 2

As usual, you can assume that the process initially is at steady state:
= = 1 2

Develop the transfer function H(s)/Qi(s) and Q(s)/Qi(s) and put them in the standard form.

Figure Q1.1

(30 Marks)