Chemical Process Control by Design

In chemical engineering, safety and efficiency start at the drawing board, not after the plant is built. Designing a process with control in mind prevents costly operational failures and hazardous runaways. This course guides you through the fundamental principles of process control by design, showing you how to couple chemical engineering kinetics with smart system architecture. You will move from basic thermodynamic and kinetic safety concepts to designing robust control loops that keep processes running smoothly. Through clear written explanations, you will learn to build mathematical models of dynamic systems, analyze feedback loops, and implement modern digital control strategies. What you'll learn: Understand the core principles of process control, feedback loops, and dynamic stability; Design chemical processes that are inherently safer and easier to control; Model chemical reactors and separation columns using dynamic mass and energy balances; Apply transfer functions and Laplace transforms to analyze system responses; Configure PID controllers and tune them for stability and performance; Explore modern digital control concepts, including basic predictive control and safety interlocks. The course begins with essential terminology and the foundational physics of dynamic systems before moving into control loop design, transfer functions, and tuning methodologies. This course is designed for chemical engineering students, process engineers, and technical professionals looking to build a strong foundation in process dynamics without needing prior control theory experience. Start reading today to master the intersection of chemical design and process control.