Lecture

Process Performance Optimization

Type	Lecture (2 SWS) + Exercise (1 SWS) + Lab experiment (1 SWS)
Rhythm	Winter Semester
Audience	Master BIW, CIW, PSE, A&R and other
Language	English
LV number	061640
LSF number	061641

Please refer to the LFS for the most recent information.

This module is mutually exclusive with the module Process Optimization.
By receiving credit points for the module Process Performance Optimization you cannot receive credit points the module Process Optimization.

Course content

The course gives an overview of state-of-the-art techniques and of their applications to evaluate and to optimize the performance of chemical and biochemical production processes. The following topics are dealt with:

Selection of controllers and control structures
Optimization of the operating conditions by linear programming and nonlinear optimization
Model predictive control
Batch trajectory optimization
Model-based estimation of process variables for monitoring and control (state estimation)
Process performance monitoring
Dynamic simulation and operator training systems
Manufacturing Execution Systems
Statistical Process Control, Six SigmaOperation of regulated life science processes

Lab experiment:

The methods from the lecture are experimentally investigated in laboratory set-ups and computer experiments.

Acquired competences

The students acquire an in-depth knowledge of methods and technologies for the monitoring and for the im- provement of chemical and biochemical production processes by suitable instrumentation, advanced control, model-based optimization, data analysis and continuous improvement processes. They are able to map the requirements for the safe and efficient operation of standard units (reactors, distillation columns) into suitable P&I instrumentation diagrams. They understand the different forms of optimization problems that occur in the process industry and the related solution methods. They can map the process requirements and constraints into mathematical optimization problems. The students understand the basic principles of model-predictive control and of linear and nonlinear state estimation and can set up estimators for simple problems.

Details

Exam	Written / Oral
Preliminaries	Basic knowledge of dynamic systems and control as provided by the course Prozessdynamik und Regelung / Introduction to Process Dynamics and control in the B.Sc. programs Bio- und Chemieingenieurwesen
Literature	The slides of the course and any additional materials such as literature lists and website recommendations will be published in the virtual workrooms in Moodle provided for this purpose. Details will be announced at the beginning of the course.

Only the information found in the LSF and the most recent edition of the Modulhandbuch der Fakultät
Bio – und Chemieingenieurwesen is binding. The content on this page may not reflect the most up-to-date information.

Location & approach

By car

The campus of TU Dortmund University is located close to interstate junction Dortmund West, where the Sauerlandlinie A 45 (Frankfurt-Dortmund) crosses the Ruhrschnellweg B 1 / A 40. The best interstate exit to take from A 45 is “Dortmund-Eichlinghofen” (closer to South Campus), and from B 1 / A 40 “Dortmund-Dorstfeld” (closer to North Campus). Signs for the university are located at both exits. Also, there is a new exit before you pass over the B 1-bridge leading into Dortmund.

To get from North Campus to South Campus by car, there is the connection via Vogelpothsweg/Baroper Straße. We recommend you leave your car on one of the parking lots at North Campus and use the H-Bahn (suspended monorail system), which conveniently connects the two campuses.

The Laboratory of Process Automation Systems is located at Building G2 on the North Campus. Find more information here.

By train

TU Dortmund University has its own train station (“Dortmund Universität”). From there, suburban trains (S-Bahn) leave for Dortmund main station (“Dortmund Hauptbahnhof”) and Düsseldorf main station via the “Düsseldorf Airport Train Station” (take S-Bahn number 1, which leaves every 15 or 30 minutes). The university is easily reached from Bochum, Essen, Mülheim an der Ruhr and Duisburg.

You can also take the bus or subway train from Dortmund city to the university: From Dortmund main station, you can take any train bound for the Station “Stadtgarten”, usually lines U41, U45, U 47 and U49. At “Stadtgarten” you switch trains and get on line U42 towards “Hombruch”. Look out for the Station “An der Palmweide”. From the bus stop just across the road, busses bound for TU Dortmund University leave every ten minutes (445, 447 and 462). Another option is to take the subway routes U41, U45, U47 and U49 from Dortmund main station to the stop “Dortmund Kampstraße”. From there, take U43 or U44 to the stop “Dortmund Wittener Straße”. Switch to bus line 447 and get off at “Dortmund Universität S”.

The Laboratory of Process Automation Systems is located at Building G2 on the North Campus. Find more information here.

The H-Bahn (Suspended Monorail System)

The H-Bahn is one of the hallmarks of TU Dortmund University. There are two stations on North Campus. One (“Dortmund Universität S”) is directly located at the suburban train stop, which connects the university directly with the city of Dortmund and the rest of the Ruhr Area. Also from this station, there are connections to the “Technologiepark” and (via South Campus) Eichlinghofen. The other station is located at the dining hall at North Campus and offers a direct connection to South Campus every five minutes.

The Laboratory of Process Automation Systems is located at Building G2 on the North Campus. Find more information here. The building is within 5min walking distance of the H-Bahn Station "Dining Hall at North Campus".

Map

The facilities of TU Dortmund University are spread over two campuses, the larger Campus North and the smaller Campus South. Additionally, some areas of the university are located in the adjacent “Technologiepark”.

Site Map of TU Dortmund University (Second Page in English).