Question: Consider a continuously stirred tank with a cooling system. In the tank there is an exothermic chemical reaction. The reaction is unstable, which without cooling

Consider a continuously stirred tank with a cooling system. In the tank there is an exothermic chemical reaction. The reaction is unstable, which without cooling of the reactor results in an explosion, but it is possible to stabilize it with feedback. For this purpose a model of the system has been constructed, consisting of a series connection, where the temperature y(t) in the tank is given by dtdy(t)3y(t)=yc(t) where yc(t) is the cooling system temperature, which in turn is given by dtdyc(t)+4yc(t)=u(t) where u(t) is the cooling flow used for control. a) Determine the transfer function from input u(t) to the output y(t). Show that the system is unstable (motivate!). b) Design a P-controller u(t)=Kp(r(t)y(t)) which stabilizes the system. c) What happens if the cooling system by time becomes slower, for example if the parameter 4 is reduced to 2 ? Is it still possible to stabilize the system with a P-controller? If not, suggest a more advanced feedback law, and determine for which parameter values the system is stable
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