| Module Title: | Brewery and Distillery Engineering |
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| Language of Instruction: | English |
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| Teaching & Learning Strategies: |
Module will be delivered through lectures, tutorials, and practical sessions. |
| Module Aim: |
To give the students an understanding of the Operations Technology of Industrial Control Systems that control modern breweries and distilleries. |
| Learning Outcomes |
| On successful completion of this module the learner should be able to: |
| LO1 |
Classify sensors, actuators and other key instrumentation used in the brewing and distilling process |
| LO2 |
Program PLC’s through Ladder Logic to control various mechanical devices and processes. |
| LO3 |
Discriminate between DCS and SCADA systems and discover there role within the Perdue model for ICS. |
| LO4 |
Appraise the risk posed by cyber attack on the Operations Technology of the ICS controlling modern breweries and distilleries. |
| Pre-requisite learning |
Module Recommendations
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is recommended before enrolment in this module.
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| No recommendations listed |
Incompatible Modules
These are modules which have learning outcomes that are too similar to the learning outcomes of this module. |
| No incompatible modules listed |
Co-requisite Modules
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| No Co-requisite modules listed |
Requirements
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is mandatory before enrolment in this module is allowed. |
| No requirements listed |
Module Content & Assessment
| Indicative Content |
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Control Systems
Definition, description and aims of process control
• The Control Loop
- Objectives of Automatic Control,
- Block Diagrams,
- Components of Sample Systems,
- On/ Off control,
- Open and Closed-Loop Control,
- Feedback in Control Systems,
- Process Disturbances,
- Control Definitions.
• Process Characteristics
- Process Load,
- Supply and Demand Load. Relationship,
- Process Lags,
- Capacitance,
- Resistance,
- Dead Time,
- Process Gain,
- Process Reaction Curve,
- Process Dymanic Characteristics.
• Control Valves
- Common Valve and Actuator Types,
- Ancillary Equipment,
- Control Valve Performance,
- Valve selection and Sizing.
• Modes of Control
- On-Off Control,
- Proportional Control,
- Proportional + Integral Control,
- Proportional + Derivative Control, PID (3 Term) Control,
- Controller Selection, Zeigler-Nichols Open and Closed Loop Tuning Methods.
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SCADA
• Distributed Control Systems (DCS), Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems for monitoring and controlling processes. • System Architectures and Topologies, Perdue Model. • • Hardware – Master Stations, RTUs, PLCs as RTUs. • Software – Features and Protocols, Communication Architectures.
• FieldBus, LAN and Wireless Communications.
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PLC Programming
• IEC-61131 languages. • Ladder Logic. • Instruction Lists. • Structured Text. • Function Block Diagram. • Sequential Function Chart.
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ICS Security
• Cybersecurity risk • Vulnerabilities, risks and threats, Ransom attack. • Threat mitigation, Incident Response. • IEC62443.
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| Assessment Breakdown | % |
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| Continuous Assessment | 75.00% |
| Practical | 25.00% |
| Continuous Assessment |
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| Assessment Type |
Assessment Description |
Outcome addressed |
% of total |
Assessment Date |
| Written Report |
Assignment – Sensors, Actuators and Controllers |
1 |
15.00 |
n/a |
| Written Report |
Assignment – Industrial Control Systems |
2,3 |
15.00 |
n/a |
| Written Report |
Assignment – Cybersecurity risk to ICS |
4 |
15.00 |
n/a |
| Short Answer Questions |
Computer based test – Industrial Control - test A |
1,2 |
15.00 |
n/a |
| Short Answer Questions |
Computer based test – Industrial Control - test B |
3,4 |
15.00 |
n/a |
| Practical |
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| Assessment Type |
Assessment Description |
Outcome addressed |
% of total |
Assessment Date |
| Practical/Skills Evaluation |
Programming of PLC's using simulation software. |
2 |
25.00 |
n/a |
| No End of Module Formal Examination |
| Continuous Assessment |
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| Assessment Type |
Assessment Description |
Outcome addressed |
% of total |
Assessment Date |
| Written Report |
Assignment – Sensors, Actuators and Controllers |
1 |
15.00 |
n/a |
| Written Report |
Assignment – Industrial Control Systems |
1,2 |
15.00 |
n/a |
| Written Report |
Assignment – Cybersecurity risk to ICS |
4 |
15.00 |
n/a |
| Short Answer Questions |
Computer based test – Industrial Control - test A |
1,2 |
15.00 |
n/a |
| Short Answer Questions |
Computer based test – Industrial Control - test B |
3,4 |
15.00 |
n/a |
| Practical |
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| Assessment Type |
Assessment Description |
Outcome addressed |
% of total |
Assessment Date |
| Practical/Skills Evaluation |
Programming of PLC's using simulation software. |
2 |
25.00 |
n/a |
| No End of Module Formal Examination |
SETU Carlow Campus reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment
Module Workload
| Workload: Full Time |
| Workload Type |
Frequency |
Average Weekly Learner Workload |
| Lecture |
12 Weeks per Stage |
5.00 |
| Lab/Lecture |
12 Weeks per Stage |
3.00 |
| Independent Learning |
15 Weeks per Stage |
10.27 |
| Total Hours |
250.00 |
| Workload: Part Time |
| Workload Type |
Frequency |
Average Weekly Learner Workload |
| Lecture |
Every Week |
5.00 |
| Lab/Lecture |
Every Week |
3.00 |
| Independent Learning |
Every Week |
13.00 |
| Total Hours |
21.00 |
Module Delivered In
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