Disturbances, uncontrollable

Disturbance flows on the zone boundary should be avoided because of the undesired return flow from the uncontrolled zone to the controlled zone. 

This model was developed after pioneering experiments carried out in the USA by Overmier and Seligman (1967) who reported profound behavioural changes in dogs after their exposure to inescapable, uncontrollable stress (footshock). Subsequent work has concentrated on rats and mice, which show a similar behavioural response. This is expressed as appetite and sleep disturbance, general passivity and, on re-exposure of subjects to the stress, a failure to attempt to escape ( escape deficits ), even when this is feasible. 

Example 1.5. For a binary distillation column (see Fig. 1.6), load disturbance variables might include feed flow rate and feed composition. Reflux, steam, cooling water, distillate, and bottoms flow rates might be the manipulated variables. Controlled variables might be distillate product composition, bottoms product composition, column pressure, base liquid level, and reflux drum liquid level. The uncontrolled variables would include the compositions and temperatures on aU the trays. Note that one physical stream may be considered to contain many variables ... 

Complex systems can usually be broken down into a number of simple elements. We must understand the dynamics of these simple systems before we tackle the more complex. We will start out looking at some simple uncontrolled processes in Chap. 6. We will examine the openloop dynamics or the response of the system to a disturbance, starting from an initial condition and with no feedback controllers. 

A fault is understood as an unpermitted deviation of at least one characteristic property or parameter of the system from the acceptable, usual or standard condition. A fault can stem from several origins as depicted by the Figure 1. It can be caused by an unexpected perturbation i.e., a major deviation from one input acting on the system) or by a disturbance i.e., the action of an unknown and uncontrolled input on the system). Another fault origin can be an error of any sensor or actuator, which is a deviation between the measured and the true or specified value. 

Randomization affords insurance against uncontrollable disturbances in the sense that such disturbances have the same chance of affecting each of the factors under study, and will be balanced out in the long run [Natrella (1963), p. 13-1]. Will the uncontrollable disturbances be balanced out in the short run ... 

Finally, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is characterized by a chronic, unremitting yet uncontrollable worry that disturbs emotional well-being and interferes with social and occupational functioning. 

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Nevertheless, regulatory cure cycles can be used if both materials and process recipes are forgiving of uncontrolled disturbances. Composite manufacturers have learned which... 

Input variables are controllable, uncontrollable and disturbance variables. Controllable variables or factors X1 X2,..., X are variables, that can be directed or that can affect the research subject in order to change the response. They can be numerical (example temperature) or categorical (example raw material supplier). Uncontrollable variables Z1 Z2,..., Zp are measured and controlled during the experiment but they cannot be changed at our wish. They can be a major cause for variability in the responses. Other sources of variability are deviations around the set points of the controllable factors, plus sampling and measurement error. Furthermore, the system itself may be composed of parts that also exhibit variability. Disturbance, non controlled variables Wi, W2,..., Wq are immeasurable and their values are randomly changed in time. 

A certain bias in correct K determination can be introduced by stacking of the sample zone, occurring when the injected sample has an ionic strength less than BGE. Stacking leads to an uncontrolled increase in concentration of the interacting reagents which may disturb equilibrium [6]. 

Case 2 includes many of the example systems studied in this book. For example, reactors with temperature as the only controlled variable fall into this category. Also, the isothermal ternary scheme CS4 shown in Fig. 2.13a has a local composition controller on one of the dominant variables, the composition of component A. However, Case 2 is characterized by the fact that other dominant variables are not controlled at the reactor. Instead, the plantwide control structure plays a significant role in its ability to influence these uncontrolled variables. When the uncontrolled compositions become disturbances and the controlled dominant variables are too weak, we have difficulties. On the other hand, the plantwide control structure can be arranged to provide indirect control of the dominant composition variables, thereby augmenting the unit control loops. The HDA process provides a good illustration. The dominant variables are reactor inlet temperature and toluene composi-... 

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