Nondimensional
Process Controls
Balances
Method
Random Fun
100

What is the Buckingham II equation? What does it tell you?

# of dimensionless groups = # variables/parameters - #fundamental dimensions

100

What is the name of the Apple Juice CSTR?

Juicenator

100

What is the general balance equation?

Accum = In - Out + Gen - Con 

100

What is rule #2 for method of undetermined coefficients?

Your yp,guess cannot match your yH solution, if it does multiply by x to remove repeats

100

Henry is a ______________

Dinosaur

200

What is the rule of thumb for nondimensionalization?

Order of Magnitude 1

200

What does the "PI" stand for in PI-Controller?

Proportional-Integral

200

What assumption results in the following?

dC/dt = 0 

steady-state

200

How would you solve the following for yp?

g(x) = ln(x)

Variation of Parameters

200

What animal was used as an example in Lecture 14?

JackRabbit

300

How do we typically nondimensionalize our dependent variable?

current change / total change

300

Why can P controllers not eliminate offset?

CO = Bias + Kc (SP -PV)

300

What is the assumption for the concentration leaving a CSTR?

well-mixed (e.g., concentration within the tank)

300

How would you solve the following?

y'' + 2y' = x2 + 4

characteristic equation + method of undetermined coefficients (or VOP)

300

There is a couch in Dr. Kat's office, what color is it?

Orange

400

What nondimensional group is this?  

(k Co L) / (D) 


(Damkohler) kinetics compared to diffusion

400

Why is having a large gain for your controller bad?

Overshoot (Overcorrecting) Response

400

How would you write the GEN term for a compound B being generated via a second order reaction (k) in a batch reactor?

                                    A --> B

kCA2V

400

How would you solve the following?

y' + 3y = ex

Integrating Factor

400

Dr. Kat and this ChemE Professor share a birthday. 

Will Tarpeh

500

What is the Biot (Bi) number represent?

Bi = hLc / k

convection compared to conduction heat transfer

500

Increasing the length of the pipe between the measurement device and the outlet of the CSTR increases the error in how the controller responds. Why?

Delayed response

500

What is the Laplacian expansion for the r-direction in spherical coordinates?

1/r2 d/dr(r2 d/dr) 

500

What would your yp, guess be?

y'' + y = 3x2ex

(Ax2 + Bx + C)(Dex)

500

What cartoon character was seen in Lecture 22?

Spongebob

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