A virtual control engineering laboratory based on an industrial pasteurisation process

Virtual laboratories are becoming increasingly popular for educational purposes. This paper reports on the development of a virtual lab that is based on an industrial pasteurisation plant. An accurate first-principles non-linear single-input single-output physical model represents the pasteurisation process. A comprehensive range of experiments was designed to explore issues in, and support an introductory-level course in process control. The experiments focus on process modelling and PID control technology.