Special Topics in Extractive Metallurgy

3.00 credits · Graduate

This course introduces the theory and practice of advanced process control techniques applied in chemical and other industries. It covers the concepts of linear time invariant multi-input multi-output systems (LTI MIMO), state space representations of processes, controllability and observability analysis, Lyapunov stability analysis, frequency-domain analysis and robust control. Practical topics including model predictive control and distributed parameter systems will also be discussed. (lec 3) cr 3