A feedforward-only control system is to be designed for the stirred-tank heating system shown in Fig. E15.11. Exit temperature T will be controlled by adjusting coolant flow rate, q_{c}. The chief disturbance variable is the inlet temperature T_{i} which can be measured on-line. Design a feedforward-only control system based on a dynamic model of this process and the following assumptions:
1. The rate of heat transfer Q between the coolant and the liquid in the tank can be approximated by
Q=U\left(1+q_{c}\right) A\left(T-T_{c}\right)
where U, A, and the coolant temperature T_{c} are constant.
2. The tank is well mixed, and the physical properties of the liquid remain constant.
3. Heat losses to the ambient air can be approximated by the expression Q_{L}=U_{L} A_{L}\left(T-T_{a}\right), where T_{a} is the ambient temperature.
4. The control valve on the coolant line and the T_{i} sensor/ transmitter (not shown in Fig. E15.11) exhibit linear behavior. The dynamics of both devices can be neglected, but there is a time delay \theta associated with the T_{i} measurement due to the sensor location.