Module Details

Module Code: ZBRE C3102
Module Title: Brewery and Distillery Engineering
Title: Brewery and Distillery Engineering
Module Level:: 7
Credits:: 10
Module Coordinator: Paula Rankin
Module Author:: Diarmuid OBriain
Domains:  
Module Description: 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 will be able to:
# Learning Outcome Description
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.
Dependencies
Module Recommendations

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is recommended before enrolment in this module.
No recommendations listed
Co-requisite Modules
No Co-requisite modules listed
Additional Requisite Information
No Co Requisites listed
 
Indicative Content
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.
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.
PLC Programming
• IEC-61131 languages. • Ladder Logic. • Instruction Lists. • Structured Text. • Function Block Diagram. • Sequential Function Chart.
ICS Security
• Cybersecurity risk • Vulnerabilities, risks and threats, Ransom attack. • Threat mitigation, Incident Response. • IEC62443.
Module Content & Assessment
Assessment Breakdown%
Continuous Assessment75.00%
Practical25.00%

Assessments

Full Time

Continuous Assessment
Assessment Type Written Report % of Total Mark 15
Timing n/a Learning Outcomes 1
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
Assignment – Sensors, Actuators and Controllers
Assessment Type Written Report % of Total Mark 15
Timing n/a Learning Outcomes 2,3
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
Assignment – Industrial Control Systems
Assessment Type Written Report % of Total Mark 15
Timing n/a Learning Outcomes 4
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
Assignment – Cybersecurity risk to ICS
Assessment Type Short Answer Questions % of Total Mark 15
Timing n/a Learning Outcomes 1,2
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
Computer based test – Industrial Control - test A
Assessment Type Short Answer Questions % of Total Mark 15
Timing n/a Learning Outcomes 3,4
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
Computer based test – Industrial Control - test B
No Project
Practical
Assessment Type Practical/Skills Evaluation % of Total Mark 25
Timing n/a Learning Outcomes 2
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
Programming of PLC's using simulation software.
No End of Module Formal Examination

Part Time

Continuous Assessment
Assessment Type Written Report % of Total Mark 15
Timing n/a Learning Outcomes 1
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
Assignment – Sensors, Actuators and Controllers
Assessment Type Written Report % of Total Mark 15
Timing n/a Learning Outcomes 1,2
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
Assignment – Industrial Control Systems
Assessment Type Written Report % of Total Mark 15
Timing n/a Learning Outcomes 4
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
Assignment – Cybersecurity risk to ICS
Assessment Type Short Answer Questions % of Total Mark 15
Timing n/a Learning Outcomes 1,2
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
Computer based test – Industrial Control - test A
Assessment Type Short Answer Questions % of Total Mark 15
Timing n/a Learning Outcomes 3,4
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
Computer based test – Industrial Control - test B
No Project
Practical
Assessment Type Practical/Skills Evaluation % of Total Mark 25
Timing n/a Learning Outcomes 2
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
Programming of PLC's using simulation software.
No End of Module Formal Examination
Reassessment Requirement
Exam Board
It is at the discretion of the Examination Board as to what the qualifying criteria are.

SETU Carlow Campus reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Workload: Full Time
Workload Type Workload Category Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lecture Contact Theoretical material 12 Weeks per Stage 5.00 60
Lab/Lecture Contact Practical laboratory work 12 Weeks per Stage 3.00 36
Independent Learning Non Contact Independent 15 Weeks per Stage 10.27 154
Total Weekly Contact Hours 8.00
Workload: Part Time
Workload Type Workload Category Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lecture Contact Theoretical material Every Week 5.00 5
Lab/Lecture Contact Practical laboratory work Every Week 3.00 3
Independent Learning Non Contact Independent Every Week 13.00 13
Total Weekly Contact Hours 8.00
 
Module Resources
Recommended Book Resources
  • A. J. WRIGHT. (2019), Ladder Logic Programming Fundamentals, A. B. Lawal, [ISBN: 883418078X].
  • Gary Anderson. Industrial Network Basics, [ISBN: 1736423207].
  • Pierre Kobes. (2017), Guideline Industrial Security - IEC62443 is easy, 1. 6, VDE Verlag GMBH, Berlin, p.112, [ISBN: 3800743384].
  • K S Manoj. (2019), Industrial Automation with SCADA, Notion Press, p.240, [ISBN: 1684668298].
  • Pierre Kobes. (2017), Guideline Industrial Security, 1. VDE Verlan GMBH, Gottingen, Germany, p.114, [ISBN: 9783800743384].
This module does not have any article/paper resources
This module does not have any other resources
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