Simulink Dual Gravity Drained Tank

Process control simulation tutorial for PID tuning
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This simulation lab is a dual gravity drained tank as an example of a second order and nonlinear system. Additional information on the application is available with the following video:
http://youtu.be/WxlZW9buRNA
The problem statement for the process dynamics and control course (BYU) is located below:

http://apmonitor.com/che436/uploads/Main/sp3.pdf

There is also an Excel workbook that allows users to import data from the simulation to fit a first order plus dead time (FOPDT) model. Below is link to other course content that includes other simulation studies in MATLAB and Simulink:

http://apmonitor.com/che436

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John Hedengren (2026). Simulink Dual Gravity Drained Tank (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/48017-simulink-dual-gravity-drained-tank), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

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Created with R2014b
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1.1.0.0

Added figure of the dual tank system

1.0.0.0