ChemEs take control too — it’s called “process control”. Covers Laplace transforms, PIDs, stability analysis etc. (MPC, LQG, Kalman filters at the graduate level). ChemE controls tend to deal with large multivariate nonlinear or locally linear systems with slow dynamics while MechE controls deals with smaller systems with very fast dynamics.
Chemical plants and oil refineries operate using optimal control (MPC) that control lower level PI loops. There are layers and layers of controls.
The controls in oil refineries are so optimization driven that some of the leading edge optimization solvers actually come from ChemE research groups. Oil was the old tech industry and they poured a lot of money into optimization and control R&D.
Chemical plants and oil refineries operate using optimal control (MPC) that control lower level PI loops. There are layers and layers of controls.
The controls in oil refineries are so optimization driven that some of the leading edge optimization solvers actually come from ChemE research groups. Oil was the old tech industry and they poured a lot of money into optimization and control R&D.