Process Control


Dr. Lynn A. Melton
Univ. Texas / Dallas
melton@utdallas.edu

This module illustrates the heating of a reaction vessel. An interactive spreadsheet calculates the temperature vs time for several independent variables, and illustrates graphically the over-heating and possible cycling which can result from too rapid heating. The spreadsheet is available for downloading as a .WKS file which can be read by many Macintosh or Windows spread sheet programs. (e.g., Excel, Quatro Pro).

The students are asked to find optimum conditions as an assignment. It is used a part of a course on Principles of Chemical Engineering.

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© Lynn A. Melton 1995

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