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Welcome to the Chemical Engineering department's server. The main interface is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki Wiki], and the links in this paragraph should take you to [http://www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia], the best-known example of what communal editing can achieve. If you want to play, use the [[Sandbox]].

The server is still under construction.
The whole thing is editable at the moment, so if you see an error, fix it! If there's something you want but don't know how to do, add it to the [[WishList]].

==News==
* '''2016-01-22''': Gauteng top student joins [http://www.up.ac.za/en/news/post_2216579-gautengs-top-achiever-joins-south-africas-top-faculty-of-engineering ChemEng at UP].
* '''2015-05-05''': chemeng.up.ac.za online with the migrated wiki content.

''([[News (old)|Older news]])''

==Topical links==
Things that are topical/are being discussed now, discussed on the wiki:
* [[Data processing]]
* [[Tea Club]]
* [[Calculating Marks]] for the exams (and allocating supps)
* [[Paper Trail]], including the [[Undergraduate external]] process
* Arrangements for [[Visitors]]
* [http://www.up.ac.za/up-wireless-network UP Wireless Network page]
* [[Interactive teaching tools]]
* [[New members of staff]]
* [[#Engineering 2 Access Control Links|Access control]]
* [[AnkiApp]] can be used to memorise things like student names
* [http://chemeng.up.ac.za/timetables Timetables (Undergraduate)]
* [[Calendars]]
* [[Cloud policy]]
* [http://www.up.ac.za/en/chemical-engineering/article/21485/current-students Safety documentation] can be found on the Current Students area of the departmental website
* [https://github.com/ChemEngUP/techreports/releases Guidelines for editing reports]
* [[Office365]] is available for free to UP students and staff
* [[ECSA Exit level outcomes]]
* [[Scientific Workflows]] page
* Calculating the [[UP student number checksum]].
* [[Help:Uploading|How to upload files on the wiki]]
* Add your [[Scopus stats]] to your website
* [[Analytical Instruments]]

== Video Lectures ==
The following youtube channels/playlists are known to be from the department

* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKVbipzS7azclVW7h1mQpEg Departmental videos]
* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRlcDYSNa-_-o9GfINMpK_Bu5gn-gMGnD Dynamics and Control CPN321 and CPB410] (Carl Sandrock)
* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRlcDYSNa-_-QunEYBaxXqeTWmcUWiQbE Chemical Engineering CIR211] (Carl Sandrock)
* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRlcDYSNa-_-TfPWOl0JGt5NLPuLf5XFP Technical documents in MS Word] (Carl Sandrock)
* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9kCO3DMNNKHSMW-_vihLeQ Thermodynamics CTD223] (Elizbé du Toit)
* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0EN6xSRqtSStHFlC9TeO8I538CAN2exs Biochemical Engineering CBI310] (Willie Nicol)

Many of these videos use [http://explaineverything.com/ Explain Everything] and the [http://jupyter.org/ Jupyter Notebook].

==PC setup==
* [[WiFi]] Login
* [[Eduroam]] instructions
* [[Python]]
* [[Dropbox]]
* [[Google Drive]]
* Setting up [[VPN]] to access the shared drives and the wiki from off campus
* Browser and Operating System [[proxy setting]]
* The use of a the [[Proxy Autentication]]
* Setting up your [[Backups]]
* Setting up of EBIT shared [[Printers]]
* Non Gmail web based [[Email Client]] setup

==Software tools==
* [https://trello.com/chemengup Trello] for project / task management
** Download the OS specific app [https://trello.com/platforms here]
* [https://chemengup.slack.com Slack] for internal short communication
** Download the OS specific app [https://slack.com/downloads here]
* [https://chemengup.on.spiceworks.com/portal Ticketing system] for issues at the deparment
** Download the OS specific app [http://www.spiceworks.com/downloads here]
* You should use [[Version Control]] for your code. Look at these [[GitHub Repositories]] for other staff members.
* [[Using Gmail]]
* [[Managing passwords]]
* [[Using TeamViewer]]

==Venue bookings==
* [http://chemengup.skedda.com Booking system] for the Department's rooms
* [http://wrb.up.ac.za/wrb/ Web Room Bookings] - make your own ad hoc bookings. This is also available as a Portlet on the UP staff portlets page.
* [http://labadmin Computer lab bookings] - for example the engineering labs. Note this link only works on campus or via the [[Setting up VPN|VPN]]
* For testing purposes only! [https://calendar.google.com/calendar/selfsched?sstoken=UUNWYTcwcURnaU1OfGRlZmF1bHR8Mjg0NGYyM2MzZDczNzE2NTdmY2YwZWJmY2UxNmU5ZjM Engineering 2, R 2-46]
* For testing purposes only! [https://calendar.google.com/calendar/selfsched?sstoken=UUYtTGhXX0RkRDdQfGRlZmF1bHR8NjNjOTgzOGE2YjMyNDczNWI0NGZhODQ2MzdhYTgxMDg PerkinElmer Spectrum 100 FTIR]
* [https://calendar.google.com/calendar/selfsched?sstoken=UURYWHNVZlYtVnRzfGRlZmF1bHR8M2VhYTJiOWMyMjYxN2YxMTJlZWZiZjMxZTAxNzQyM2Q Twin Screw Extruder]

==Analysis Equipment Booking==
* [https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=dXAuYWMuemFfcjZ2MmxmbmlkajI4ZzF1ODFodDZobmpjZGdAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ PE FTIR]

* [https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=up.ac.za_r6v2lfnidj28g1u81ht6hnjcdg%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=Africa%2FJohannesburg Perkin Elmer Spectrum 100 FTIR]
* [https://calendar.google.com/calendar/selfsched?sstoken=UVBhdERwMWlZYUQzfGRlZmF1bHR8MzYxN2UzY2ViODJlMDVlNDU3MjNhNjYyNWIzM2JmNDY Hitachi U-3900 UV-Vis Spectrophotometer]
* [https://calendar.google.com/calendar/selfsched?sstoken=UVBWNEtOaXdTRFJ6fGRlZmF1bHR8OWVlOTIyY2Q1OTJkZGIwOTJhZTc0Yjk5NGEzYmE0NGY Micrometrics TriStar II BET]
* [https://calendar.google.com/calendar/selfsched?sstoken=UU05d29pTHdRX3J6fGRlZmF1bHR8MTk3ZGE0YjExNGU4Mjc4OWI0OTE3ZDQwZTYxMDNjYzI Hitachi STA7300 TGA-DTA]


==Engineering 2 Access Control Links==
Please select from the following options or visit the [[Engineering 2 Access Control Information]] page.

'''Also note that updates to the access control database will only be implemented on Fridays, requests submitted on a Friday will only be processed the following Friday. This includes request for disabling card access doors.'''

* Visit [[Engineering 2 Access Control Information]], for more information on the correct and/or necessary procedures.
* [https://goo.gl/forms/OBCaPKluta3zaimg1 Ad Hoc Access Form] (or click [https://goo.gl/forms/BiG5mbgXtb7FY6CB2 here] for multiple user version) to add access for contractors, vac-work students or lab specific access such as Pyrotechnics Lab etc.
* [https://goo.gl/forms/UvhRjlBAa4KomQUQ2 Request for Doors to be Disabled/Opened].
* For requests for access or UP Google account for external users, click [[Engineering 2 Access Control Information|here]].

==Undergraduate Program==

===Curriculum===
*For more information on the undergraduate modules go to the [[Curriculum]]
*The current undergraduate assessment schedules is available here: [[Assessment Schedules]]

===Final year research project (CSC411)===
* [[CSC 411]] design project project allocation
* CSC411 [https://mecheng.up.ac.za/ project assignment website]
* Signing of student's "Red File"
* Regular (weekly) signing of student logbooks
* Do not use mark sheets - these have been replaced by rubrics in ClickUP

===Special Examinations===

See [https://www.up.ac.za/en/yearbooks/2019/EBIT-faculty/rules/Faculty%20Rules the faculty rules].

Finalists qualify to apply to write a special exam when they
* have a maximum of 2 modules (excluding CSC or CPJ) outstanding before they can graduate
* have had exam entrance for the modules for which they apply.

Apply for a special exam with Admin, Level 6 Eng I. (Mr Makhasa)

Inform the relevant lecturer that you have applied for a special exam & find out about the required preparations.
The dates, times & venue for the special exams will be indicated below on [https://www.up.ac.za/en/chemical-engineering/article/1821688/timetables the departmental web page]

==Referencing==
Automatic reference tracking and quick search of papers you read
* Free/open source plugin for Firefox users: [http://zotero.org Zotero]
* [https://www.mendeley.com Mendeley]
* UP pays lots for [http://www.refworks.com RefWorks] -- see the [https://proquest.libguides.com/newrefworks guide]
* UP also has a licence for [http://endnote.com EndNote] -- see [http://up-za.beta.libguides.com/c.php?g=345213 guide and downloading] page ([[File:endnote-stylefiles.zip|Style files]])

==Quick Links==
* [[Curriculum|Modules taught by our department]]
* [[Shared files]]
* [[Workflows]]
* [[Documents]]
* [[Plagiarism]]
* [[Library]]

==Staff Links==
* [[IT procurement]]
* [https://www.up.ac.za/virtualcampus/externalgroup.do?group=tutor Tutor portal]
* Information to help [[New members of staff]]

==Group Websites==
These sites are starting points for particular research groups within the department.
* [[Process Modelling and Control]]
* [[Reaction Engineering]]
* [[Tribology]]
* [[Institute for Applied Materials]]
* [[Fluoro-materials_Science]]
* [[Emulsions Laboratory]]

==Educational links==
*Learn from other's [[common mistakes]].
*[http://www.library.up.ac.za/ebit/eresources_engineering.htm Engineering E-Sources of UP]
* The [http://cache.org/ CACHE project] collects resources for computer aids in chemical engineering.
* [https://github.com/whitead/numerical_stats Numerical statistics] using Jupyter notebooks and Python
* [https://up-za.libguides.com/c.php?g=485435 Postgraduate research guide]

==Research links==
* Access many dissertations and theses produced in South Africa at the [http://www.netd.ac.za/ National ETD Portal]
* The NRF maintains a [http://stardata.nrf.ac.za/ database of current and past research projects called Nexus]

==Undergraduate tech needs==
* Pocket calculators: Casio fx-991es PLUS or fx-570es PLUS or the newer fx-991ex or fx-570ex or SHARP EL-W516
* Comparison of non-programmable pocket calculators for undergraduate studies can be found [http://members.bex.net/jtcullen515/math8.htm here] and [http://www.numericana.com/answer/casio.htm here]
* Laptop: 15.6", Intel i5 or i7 CPU, >= 4 GB RAM, > 3 USB ports, a/b/g/n/ac WLAN, 1440 x 900 or above display resolution, > 500 GB HDD or 256 GB SSD
* Tablet: Preferable 9.7 " display
* Flash disk: > 8 GB USB Memory Stick
* Printer (laser preferred)

==Telephone Directory==
Online telephone lists are also available at the following addresses:

*[https://www1.up.ac.za/upphone/faces/search?_adf.ctrl-state=aeatmvd35_23 Portal Telephone Directory]. This link will only work if you have logged into the UP portal.

*[http://mx1.up.ac.za/ldap/search/action Tuks LDAP]. To use this you must be connected to the UP network.

==Analysis Equipment==
Several different analytical equipment is available in the department for use by researched and students. These equipment can be used by all with prior arrangement with the Custodian for the specific units. A list of the available analysis and equipment is listed below:
* Particle size analysis and Zeta potential analysis ([[PSA]])

Curriculum

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This page currently only links to our departments' subjects. For a full breakdown of the curriculum, look at the yearbook on [http://www.up.ac.za/yearbooks the university webpage].

=Overview=
Here is a diagram showing the relationship between various subjects (click the image to see a larger version):

[[File:yearbook2016.png|1000px]]

=First year=
==First semester==
[[CIR 113]] Chemical Engineering 113

==Second semester==
[[CIR 123]] Chemical Engineering 123

==Recess training==
[[WWP 121]] Workshop Practice 121

=Second year=
==First semester==
[[CIR 211]] Chemical Engineering 211

==Second semester==
[[CTD 223]] Thermodynamics 223

=Third year=
==First semester==
* [[COP 311]] Transfer Processes 311,
* [[CTD 311]] Thermodynamics 311,
* [[CBI 310]] Biochemical Engineering 310,
* [[CPS 311]] Piping Systems Design 311,
* [[CSQ 311]] Communication 311

==Second semester==
* [[CPN 321]] Process Dynamics 320
* [[CKN 320]] Kinetics 320
* [[CIO 320]] Chemical Engineering Design 321
* [[CLB 321]] Laboratory 321
* [[CMO 320]] Mass Transfer 320
* [[COM 420]] Environmental Management 420

==Recess training==
[[CPY 311]] Practical Training 311

=Fourth year=
==First semester==
* [[CIR 412]] Chemical Engineering 412,
* [[CPS 410]] Process Synthesis 410,
* [[CPB 410]] Process Control 410,
* [[CRO 410]] Reactor Design 410,
* [[CSC 411]] Research Project 411

==Second semester==
* [[CPJ 421]] Design Project 421,
* [[CPR 420]] Practice 420 ,
* [[CSC 421]] Research Project 421,
* [[CSS 420]] Specialisation 420

==Recess training==
[[CPY 411]] Practical Training 411

=Postgraduate=
==[[Process Modelling and Control]]==
[http://web.up.ac.za/sitefiles/file/44/2063/2010(PM&C)PostgraduateTimetabletextbooksandvenue.pdf Timetable]
===First Semester===
* [[CBT 732]] Multivariable Control System Theory
* [[CPO 732]] Product Design
* [[CSP 732]] Process Control System Development
* [[CRO 700]] Reactor Design
===Second Semester===
* [[CIP 732]] Process Integration
* [[CML 732]] Model Based Control Laboratory
* [[CBO 700/707]] Multivariable Control System Design

==[http://ragnarok.up.ac.za/wiki/Institute_for_Applied_Materials Carbon, Fluorine and Polymer Materials Science]==
The Carbon, Fluorine and Polymer Materials Science Group’s research focus is on chemical product and process design. Research areas include [http://ragnarok.up.ac.za/index.php?title=Carbon_Materials&action=edit&redlink=1 carbon materials], [http://ragnarok.up.ac.za/wiki/Fluoro-materials_Science fluorine polymers and compounds], [http://ragnarok.up.ac.za/wiki/Polymers_and_Nano_Composites polymer nanocomposites surfactants] and [http://ragnarok.up.ac.za/index.php?title=Inorganic_materials_and_Particle_Technology&action=edit&redlink=1 reactive ceramics]. Specific projects are determined by the needs of the nuclear, energy, chemical and processing industries. Consequently, appropriate [http://web.up.ac.za/sitefiles/file/44/1026/2063/2011%20Bursaries%20IAM.pdf bursaries] may be available to selected Masters and PhD students prepared to work on the research topics suggested by industrial sponsors. Please note that such bursaries are awarded on a competitive basis.

A candidate who enrols for the Honours degrees must pass at least 128 course credits. Candidates who opt for the Masters degrees ust, in addition, complete a dissertation of 128 credits. Specialisation in polymer and chemical product design requires that at least 96 of the course credits be chosen from the following 32-credit modules presented in 2011. To facilitate attendance by students that are employed on a full-time basis in industry, lectures are presented in block format. The candidate may also, in consultation with the [http://web.up.ac.za/default.asp?ipkCategoryID=4210&sub=1&parentid=2063&subid=2102&ipklookid=7 Head of the Department], choose other course credits required for completion of the degrees from other offerings in the [http://web.up.ac.za/default.asp?ipkCategoryID=1026&subid=1026&ipklookid=7 School of Engineering].
===First Semester===
* [[CPO 732]] Product Design
* [[CPW 732]] Polymer Material Science
* [[CYM 732]] Additive Technology
* [[CIR 702/707]] Chemical Engineering
===Second Semester===
* [[CPP 732]] Polymer Processing
* [[CFT 732]] Fluoro-Materials Science
* [[CMS 732]] Carbon Materials Science and Technology

[[Category:YearlyUpdate]]
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CPN 321

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This page provides supplementary information regarding the CPD 320 Process Dynamics module. The bulk of material for this module is hosted on ClickUP and is accessible if you are registered for the module.

The dynamic behaviour of chemical processing units plays an important role in the modelling and control of these processes. This module serves as an introduction to process dynamics where emphasis is placed on the time dependent behaviour of processes, rather than steady state applications of continuity equations. The aim of this module is to enable the student to:
* understand and use the principles governing the dynamic behaviour of processes
* set up mathematical models that describe the time-dependent behaviour of processes
* solve the mathematical models to obtain a time response for given changes in the system
* evaluate and examine different time-responses using basic computer programming
* to understand the basics of a feedback control loop.

== Related Modules ==
Prerequisite knowledge: [[CRV 210]], [[MPR 210]]
This subject is tightly coupled to [[CPB 410]]

== Study Themes ==
=== Modelling: development of a process model from basic principles ===
* Construct dynamic mass, energy and component balances that describe the time-dependent changes within a process.
* Choose a set of state variables that fully describes a certain chemical process.
* Be able to identify and use relationships (fundamental or empirical) between process variables other than the conservation laws.
* Understand that the mass, energy or component accumulation terms will give rise to a differential term in the dynamic conservation equations (dynamic mass, energy or component balances).
* Understand that the dynamic conservation equations will be differential equations.
* Identify the role of variables in the system, ie input, output, state, dependant, independent variables and parameters of the system.
* Fully specify the description of a process so that the degrees of freedom are zero for the system before an attempt is made to solve the system of equations.
* Define inputs or specify control relationships to ensure that the degrees of freedom of the process are zero.
* Understand the concept of steady state in a continuous system and how the steady state can be disturbed by an input change, giving rise to time-dependent behaviour.
* Understand what a dynamic (time-dependent) response means.
* Employ vector and matrix notation to simplify model expressions.
* Solve simple differential equations (from a process model) analytically (after appropriate linearisation) to determine how the output variables change with respect to time for a given input disturbance/change.

=== Simulation: Solving the model equations ===

* Distinguish between the different problems of simulation: linear equations, nonlinear equations, ODEs, DAEs and PDEs
* Use linear algebra to solve sets of linear algebraic equations
* Use a root-finding algorithm (like Newton’s method) to solve sets of nonlinear algebraic equations, as for determination of steady state.
* Use an integration algorithm (like Euler’s method) to solve a set of differential equations.
* Use built-in functions in Octave to solve these problems.
* Implement their own programs in Octave to solve these problems.
* Obtain the response of the output variables of a process after a given input disturbance and to repreent this graphically.
* Examine how the different process parameters influence the dynamic response of a process.
* Determine under what conditions will a process reach a new steady state after a given input disturbance.

=== Linearisation of non-linear systems and deviation variables ===

* identify linear and non-linear terms in a differential equation.
* approximate non-linear differential equations as linear differential equations by linearising the non-linear terms in the equation around a selected reference condition using a first-order Taylor series expansion.
* rewrite a linear differential equation or linearised differential equation in deviation variable form.

=== Laplace transforms and transfer functions ===

* Solve ordinary linear differential equations by transforming to the Laplace domain and understand why the deviation variable form of the differential equations is advantageous when applying the Laplace transform and inverting the result back to the time domain.
* Understand the use of transfer functions to represent dynamic systems in a block diagram and how transfer functions represents the differential equations describing a system.
* Represent multiple transfer functions in a block diagram
* Analysis in the Laplace domain

=== Dynamic behaviour of linear systems ===

* Distinguish between first, second and higher-order systems
* Rewrite differential equations into standard form to identify the following parameters: Steady-state Gain (sensitivity), time constant & damping coefficient.
* Understand the effect of each of these parameters on the dynamic behaviour of a process
* Understand how the poles of a system relate to the time constants, damping coefficient and stability of the system.
* Explain the phenomenon of inverse response and how that is represented in the Laplce domain.
* The origin and effect of dead time and how this is represented in the Laplace domain.

=== The elements of the feedback control loop ===

* Distinguish between open and closed loop systems and to develop the closed loop transfer function for setpoint and for load disturbances. .
* Identify the elements of the feedback control loop and how the hardware of a feedback control loop function are linked to each other (process, disturbance, transmitters, measuring elements, controller (with comparator) and final control element (control valves)
* Identify the controlled variable, the manipulated variable and the disturbance or load variable for a specific system given the control objective(s).
* Distinguish between the principle of feedback and feedforward control action.
* Represent the feedback control loop in block format and realise that the variables are represented as deviation variables.
* The principle of operation of each of the three terms of the PID-controller algorithm, namely Proportional, Integral & Derivative.
* The concept of direct acting & reverse acting controllers
* Understand the difference between servo and regulatory control
* Clearly understand that the roots of the characteristic equation (like the poles of any transfer function) contain information on the stability and shape of the servo and regulatory responses.
* Understand that the controller parameters (Kc, <math>\tau_I</math>, <math>\tau_D</math>) determine what the roots of the characteristic equation of the closed-loop system will be.

=== Process identification and parameter estimation: obtaining a dynamic process model using experimental measurements ===

* understand the underlying requirements when using input disturbances to obtain a process model from the process response.
* obtain a process model making use of a step input and the process reaction curve.

== Simulation Project ==
Have a look at [[CPD320 Simulation Project|this page]] for help with common problems regarding the simulation project.

[[Category:Modules|3rd Year]]

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== Paragraphs ==

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== HTML [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting] ==
Some [[wikipedia:HTML|HTML]] tags are allowed in MediaWiki, for example <code><nowiki><code></nowiki></code>, <code><nowiki><div></nowiki></code>, <code><nowiki><span></nowiki></code> and <code><nowiki><font></nowiki></code>. These apply anywhere you insert them.

{| class="wikitable" border="1" cellpadding="5"
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== Links ==

{| class="wikitable" border="1" cellpadding="5"
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<pre>[[Some Wiki Page]]

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[[Some Wiki Page|My page]]s rock</pre>

When linking to long pages (such as this one) it might be desirable to link to a certain section. This will save the user the time of looking for the section you were refering to in the page you linked from. Linking is done as before but a # is added followed by the section name.
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[[Help:Formatting#Links|Using links]]</pre>
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Redirects can be added (on the page you want to redirect '''FROM''') in this way:
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'''REMEMBER:''' Redirects work instantly, the page from which you redirect will not be shown.
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== Other formatting ==
Beyond the text formatting markup shown above, here are some other formatting references: (on the MediaWiki site)
*[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Images Images]
*[http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Tables Tables]

== References ==
* 1-2: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting

[[Category:Help|Formatting]]

Main Page

2010-03-16T10:10:10Z

WikiSysop: News update

Welcome to the Chemical Engineering department's server. It is named after the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragnarok apocalyptic event] in Norse mythology. The main interface is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki Wiki], and the links in this paragraph should take you to [http://www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia], the best-known example of what communal editing can achive.

The server is still under construction -- we track progress on the server project using [http://ragnarok.up.ac.za/redmine/projects/show/chemengweb redmine]. The whole thing is editable at the moment, so if you see an error, fix it! If there's something you want but don't know how to do, add it to the [[WishList]].

Speaking of construction, check out the [http://137.215.115.249 progress] of the new Engineering building.

==News==
* '''2010/03/16''': The wiki's sidebar has been updated. Unused links have been removed and a section to show persistent links added. Contact [mailto:carl.sandrock@up.ac.za Carl] or [mailto:ahcampher@tuks.co.za André] if you need a link added to the sidebar.
* '''2010/02/02''': Server maintenace complete. The focus was mainly on file access and authentication - have a look at the [[shared files]] page for more information on using the different access protocols.
* '''2009/10/29''': The wiki has been math-enabled, so we can now do formulae like <math>b = \frac{1}{2 + a}</math>. Look at the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_math_markup documentation] for how math is entered.
* '''2009/04/05''': Both [http://ragnarok.up.ac.za/redmine redmine] and the wiki now support e-mail notification. Have a look at [[Email Notification|this page]] for help on using this feature.

==Topical links==
Things that are topical/are being discussed now, discussed on the wiki:
* Calculating the [[UP student number checksum]].
* [[Help:Uploading|How to upload files on the wiki]]
* Check [http://labadmin lab bookings]
* View the [http://skoll/timetables automatically generated timetables]
* [[Calculating Marks]] for the exams (and allocating supps)
* the [[Undergraduate external]] process
* [[Using Gmail]]
* Add your [[Scopus stats]] to your website
* [[CSC 411]] design project project allocation
* [[Managing passwords]]
* Setting up your [[Backups]]

==Quick Links==
* [[Curriculum|Modules taught by our department]]
* [[Shared files]]
* [[Workflows]]
* [[Documents]]
* [[Plagiarism]]
* Information to help [[New members of staff]]

==Staff Links==
* [[IT procurement]]
* [https://www.up.ac.za/virtualcampus/externalgroup.do?group=tutor Tutor portal]

==Group Websites==
These sites are starting points for particular research groups within the department.

* [[Process Modelling and Control]]
* [[Reaction Engineering]]
* [[Tribology]]
* [[Fluoro-materials Science]]

==Educational links==
*Learn from other's [[common mistakes]].
*[http://www.library.up.ac.za/ebit/eresources_engineering.htm Engineering E-Sources of UP]

If you use Firefox and write papers with references, you may want to start using [http://zotero.org Zotero] to organize your research. The university also has a license for [http://www.refworks.com RefWorks] -- see the [http://0-www.refworks.com.innopac.up.ac.za/tutorial/ tutorial].

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File sharing

2010-03-16T10:08:54Z

WikiSysop: Redirected page to Shared files

#REDIRECT [[Shared files]]

MediaWiki:Sidebar

2010-03-16T10:03:43Z

WikiSysop:

MediaWiki:Sidebar

2010-03-16T10:02:05Z

WikiSysop:

MediaWiki:Sidebar

2010-03-16T10:00:28Z

WikiSysop: Sidebar update

Lab Admin

2009-03-30T12:59:45Z

WikiSysop:

(''PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION - Most links will not work'')

Stuff that needs authentication. Non-administrators need not apply.

* Link to the [http://ragnarok.up.ac.za:631/ CUPS page], to control printing, etc.
* Link to the lab database using [http://ragnarok/phpmyadmin phpMyAdmin]. This can be used to get information about the computers in the labs as well as detailed data about the process equipment. If you need information in human-readable format, check out the lab manual.
* Backup server. Log in with your username and password to check the status of your backups or to restore lost files. Check out BackupServer on the Wiki for information about using this service.
* Administer the system remotely with [https://ragnarok.up.ac.za:10000/ Webmin]

Lab Admin

2009-03-30T12:59:18Z

WikiSysop:

(''PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION - Most links will not work'')

Stuff that needs authentication. Non-administrators need not apply.

* Link to the [http://ragnarok.up.ac.za:631/ CUPS page], to control printing, etc.
* Link to the lab database using [http://ragnarok/phpMyAdmin/ phpMyAdmin]. This can be used to get information about the computers in the labs as well as detailed data about the process equipment. If you need information in human-readable format, check out the lab manual.
* Backup server. Log in with your username and password to check the status of your backups or to restore lost files. Check out BackupServer on the Wiki for information about using this service.
* Administer the system remotely with [https://ragnarok.up.ac.za:10000/ Webmin]

Lab Admin

2009-03-30T12:58:51Z

WikiSysop: Unprotected "Lab Admin"

(''PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION - Most links will not work'')

Stuff that needs authentication. Non-administrators need not apply.

* Link to the [http://ragnarok.up.ac.za:631/ CUPS page], to control printing, etc.
* Link to the lab database using [http://ragnarok/phpMyAdmin-2.3.3-rc1/ phpMyAdmin]. This can be used to get information about the computers in the labs as well as detailed data about the process equipment. If you need information in human-readable format, check out the lab manual.
* Backup server. Log in with your username and password to check the status of your backups or to restore lost files. Check out BackupServer on the Wiki for information about using this service.
* Administer the system remotely with [https://ragnarok.up.ac.za:10000/ Webmin]

Process Modelling and Control

2009-03-27T05:37:40Z

WikiSysop:

{| style="width:100%; background:#3c78b5; color:white; height:31px"
|-
|<big>'''Welcome to the Process modelling and control group website'''</big>
|}

{| align="right" border="3" width="200px"
|<center>'''Quick links'''</center>
* [http://student.up.ac.za/email Student email]
* [https://www.up.ac.za/intrawebhome/login.do SOS]
* [http://www.up.ac.za/intranet/telephone/ UP telephone directory]
* [http://web.up.ac.za/interactivemaps/mapeng/index.html# UP campus map]
|}

The PM&C website is dedicated to information that will be of interest to students completing their postgraduate course in Control Engineering, but will also interest many other people.

'''Free Software'''<br/>
Do you want free alternatives to Matlab, Microsoft Office or Outlook? Yes, you have the choice not to pirate all the software you need for your University work. It's called free software. You may have heard of [http://www.linux.org GNU/Linux], but there is hope for people who still want to run other operating systems.
* Have a look at our [[Open Source]] and [[Free Software]] wiki pages for more information and downloads.

'''Free Simulator'''<br/>
We are working on a project to produce a free dynamic simulator for quick and dirty dynamics checks and academic purposes. Here are some pertinent links:
* Our [[Dynamic Simulator]] wiki page has more information on this project.
* The topic has also been discussed on [http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/10/06/1835217&mode=thread&tid=134&tid=185 slashdot].

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{| align="right" border="3" width="200px"
|<center>'''Quick links'''</center>
* [http://groa.up.ac.za/documents/labmanual.pdf Lab manual]
* [[Lab Tools]]
* [http://groa.up.ac.za/cgi-bin/cvsweb CVS activity (''UNDER CONSTRUCTION'')]
|}

Welcome to the new and improved PM&C Laboratory site. Feel free to use the wiki (just search on the left) and add comments to this dynamically growing repository of knowledge about the labs.

* New lab users can read [[PMC Lab|this]] for more information about the lab and the rigs (including their documentation).
* The set up of new computers and software is discussed [[PMC Lab Users|here]].

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Process Modelling and Control

2009-03-27T05:36:03Z

WikiSysop: Unprotected "Main Page"

{| style="width:100%; background:#3c78b5; color:white; height:31px"
|-
|<big>'''Welcome to the Process modelling and control group website'''</big>
|}

{| align="right" border="3" width="200px"
|<center>'''Quick links'''</center>
* [http://student.up.ac.za/email Student email]
* [https://www.up.ac.za/intrawebhome/login.do SOS]
* [http://www.up.ac.za/intranet/telephone/ UP telephone directory]
* [http://web.up.ac.za/interactivemaps/mapeng/index.html# UP campus map]
|}

The PM&C website is dedicated to information that will be of interest to students completing their postgraduate course in Control Engineering, but will also interest many other people.

'''Free Software'''<br/>
Do you want free alternatives to Matlab, Microsoft Office or Outlook? Yes, you have the choice not to pirate all the software you need for your University work. It's called free software. You may have heard of [http://www.linux.org GNU/Linux], but there is hope for people who still want to run other operating systems.
* Have a look at our [[Open Source]] and [[Free Software]] wiki pages for more information and downloads.

'''Free Simulator'''<br/>
We are working on a project to produce a free dynamic simulator for quick and dirty dynamics checks and academic purposes. Here are some pertinent links:
* Our [[Dynamic Simulator]] wiki page has allot of information on this project.
* The topic has also been discussed on [http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/10/06/1835217&mode=thread&tid=134&tid=185 slashdot].

{| style="width:100%; background:#3c78b5; color:white"
|-
|{{clickpic|PMC Lab|http://ragnarok/images/b/bb/Labbut.png}}{{clickpic|Lab Admin|http://ragnarok/images/c/c4/Labadminbut.png}}
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{| align="right" border="3" width="200px"
|<center>'''Quick links'''</center>
* [http://groa.up.ac.za/documents/labmanual.pdf Lab manual]
* [[Lab Tools]]
* [http://groa.up.ac.za/cgi-bin/cvsweb CVS activity (''UNDER CONSTRUCTION'')]
|}

Welcome to the new and improved PM&C Laboratory site. Feel free to use the wiki (just search on the left) and add comments to this dynamically growing repository of knowledge about the labs.

* New lab users can read [[PMC Lab|this]] for more information about the lab and the rigs (including their documentation).
* The set up of new computers and software is discussed [[PMC Lab Users|here]].

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Process Modelling and Control

2009-03-26T08:31:26Z

WikiSysop:

{| style="width:100%; background:#3c78b5; color:white; height:31px"
|-
|<big>'''Welcome to the Process modelling and control group website'''</big>
|}

{| align="right" border="3" width="200px"
|<center>'''Quick links'''</center>
* [http://student.up.ac.za/email Student email]
* [https://www.up.ac.za/intrawebhome/login.do SOS]
* [http://www.up.ac.za/intranet/telephone/ UP telephone directory]
* [http://web.up.ac.za/interactivemaps/mapeng/index.html# UP campus map]
|}

The PM&C website is dedicated to information that will be of interest to students completing their postgraduate course in Control Engineering, but will also interest many other people.

'''Free Software'''<br/>
Do you want free alternatives to Matlab, Microsoft Office or Outlook? Yes, you have the choice not to pirate all the software you need for your University work. It's called free software. You may have heard of [http://www.linux.org GNU/Linux], but there is hope for people who still want to run other operating systems.
* Have a look at our [[Open Source]] and [[Free Software]] wiki pages for more information and downloads.

'''Free Simulator'''<br/>
We are working on a project to produce a free dynamic simulator for quick and dirty dynamics checks and academic purposes. Here are some pertinent links:
* Our [[Dynamic Simulator]] wiki page has allot of information on this project.
* The topic has also been discussed on [http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/10/06/1835217&mode=thread&tid=134&tid=185 slashdot].

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{| align="right" border="3" width="200px"
|<center>'''Quick links'''</center>
* [http://groa.up.ac.za/documents/labmanual.pdf Lab manual]
* [[Lab Tools]]
* [http://groa.up.ac.za/cgi-bin/cvsweb CVS activity (''UNDER CONSTRUCTION'')]
|}

Welcome to the new and improved PM&C Laboratory site. Feel free to use the wiki (just search on the left) and add comments to this dynamically growing repository of knowledge about the labs.

* New lab users can read [[PMC Lab|this]] for more information about the lab and the rigs (including their documentation).
* The set up of new computers and software is discussed [[PMC Lab Users|here]].

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Lab Admin

2009-03-26T08:24:19Z

WikiSysop:

(''PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION - Most links will not work'')

Stuff that needs authentication. Non-administrators need not apply.

* Link to the [http://ragnarok.up.ac.za:631/ CUPS page], to control printing, etc.
* Link to the lab database using [http://ragnarok/phpMyAdmin-2.3.3-rc1/ phpMyAdmin]. This can be used to get information about the computers in the labs as well as detailed data about the process equipment. If you need information in human-readable format, check out the lab manual.
* Backup server. Log in with your username and password to check the status of your backups or to restore lost files. Check out BackupServer on the Wiki for information about using this service.
* Administer the system remotely with [https://ragnarok.up.ac.za:10000/ Webmin]

Lab Admin

2009-03-26T08:24:06Z

WikiSysop: Protected "Lab Admin" ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite))

(''PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION'')

Process Modelling and Control

2009-03-26T08:21:13Z

WikiSysop:

{| style="width:100%; background:#3c78b5; color:white; height:31px"
|-
|<big>'''Welcome to the Process modelling and control group website'''</big>
|}

{| align="right" border="3" width="200px"
|<center>'''Quick links'''</center>
* [http://student.up.ac.za/email Student email]
* [https://www.up.ac.za/intrawebhome/login.do SOS]
* [http://www.up.ac.za/intranet/telephone/ UP telephone directory]
* [http://web.up.ac.za/interactivemaps/mapeng/index.html# UP campus map]
|}

The PM&C website is dedicated to information that will be of interest to students completing their postgraduate course in Control Engineering, but will also interest many other people.

'''Free Software'''<br/>
Do you want free alternatives to Matlab, Microsoft Office or Outlook? Yes, you have the choice not to pirate all the software you need for your University work. It's called free software. You may have heard of [http://www.linux.org GNU/Linux], but there is hope for people who still want to run other operating systems.
* Have a look at our [[Open Source]] and [[Free Software]] wiki pages for more information and downloads.

'''Free Simulator'''<br/>
We are working on a project to produce a free dynamic simulator for quick and dirty dynamics checks and academic purposes. Here are some pertinent links:
* Our [[Dynamic Simulator]] wiki page has allot of information on this project.
* The topic has also been discussed on [http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/10/06/1835217&mode=thread&tid=134&tid=185 slashdot].

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{| align="right" border="3" width="200px"
|<center>'''Quick links'''</center>
* [http://groa.up.ac.za/documents/labmanual.pdf Lab manual]
* [http://groa.up.ac.za/cgi-bin/cvsweb CVS activity (''UNDER CONSTRUCTION'')]
|}

Welcome to the new and improved PM&C Laboratory site. Feel free to use the wiki (just search on the left) and add comments to this dynamically growing repository of knowledge about the labs.

* New lab users can read [[PMC Lab|this]] for more information about the lab and the rigs (including their documentation).
* The set up of new computers and software is discussed [[PMC Lab Users|here]].

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PMC Lab

2009-03-26T08:15:29Z

WikiSysop:

The Process Modelling & Control lab currently contains five working rigs. The [[Opto 22]] unit is usually refered to as the sixth rig. Equipment on the rigs (and in the lab) is discussed in the lab equipment section. The lab manual is available [http://ragnarok.up.ac.za/documents/labmanual.pdf here]. New users wanting to set up computers and software should have a look at [[PMC Lab Users|this page]].

== Rigs ==

<big>'''[[Acetone Flashing]]'''</big>

The acetone flashing rig is a four by four control problem. You can find the documentation [http://ragnarok.up.ac.za/Rigs/01_Acetone/ here].

<big>'''[[pH Loop]]'''</big>

This rig demonstrates pH control. You can find the documentation [http://ragnarok.up.ac.za/Rigs/02_pH/ here].

<big>'''[[Temperature Control]]'''</big>

The temperature control rig was rebuilt by Ivan and David in 2005. You can find the documentation [http://ragnarok.up.ac.za/Rigs/03_Temperature/ here].

<big>'''[[Level and Flow]]'''</big>

Level and Flow is one of our favourite rigs. You can find the documentation [http://ragnarok.up.ac.za/Rigs/04_Level_and_flow/ here].

<big>'''[[Distillation Columns]]'''</big>

There are two distillation columns in the chemical engineering laboratories;
* documentation for the small distillation column (in the PM&C lab) can be found [http://ragnarok.up.ac.za/Rigs/05_Distillation/ here].
* documentation for the big distillation column (between the 3rd year labs and the PM&C lab) can be found [http://ragnarok.up.ac.za/Rigs/BigDistillationColumn/ here].

<big>'''[[Slug Flow]]'''</big>

This unit, copied from a setup done by Ingvald Bårdsen under supervision of Espen Storkaas and Heidi Sivertsen at [http://www.ntnu.no/indexe.php NTNU], models severe slugging behaviour in a pipeline/riser system.
* the original information is hosted at http://www.nt.ntnu.no/users/skoge/diplom/prosjekt03/bardsen/ (this will, if anything, improve your Norwegian)
* our lab documentation is available [http://ragnarok.up.ac.za/Rigs/Slugflow/ here].

== Lab equipment ==

Some of the equipment in the lab is documented in this section.
* Hanna pH transmitters are used ([http://ragnarok.up.ac.za/manuals/hi8614%20Hanna%20pH%20Transmitter.pdf manual]).
* The [[Slug Flow|slug flow]] unit uses a Signet 8512 flowmeter ([http://ragnarok.up.ac.za/manuals/8512spec.pdf manual]).
* There are flow sensors on three of the rigs in the laboratory. Temperature control, acetone flashing and the pH loop

Process Modelling and Control

2009-03-26T08:06:33Z

WikiSysop:

This page is currently under construction and will be up and running soon.

{| style="width:100%; background:#3c78b5; color:white; height:31px"
|-
|<big>'''Welcome to the Process modelling and control group website'''</big>
|}

{| align="right" border="3"
|<center>'''Quick links'''</center>
* [http://student.up.ac.za/email Student email]
* [https://www.up.ac.za/intrawebhome/login.do SOS]
* [http://www.up.ac.za/intranet/telephone/ UP telephone directory]
* [http://web.up.ac.za/interactivemaps/mapeng/index.html# UP campus map]
|}

The PM&C website is dedicated to information that will be of interest to students completing their postgraduate course in Control Engineering, but will also interest many other people.

'''Free Software'''<br/>
Do you want free alternatives to Matlab, Microsoft Office or Outlook? Yes, you have the choice not to pirate all the software you need for your University work. It's called free software. You may have heard of [http://www.linux.org GNU/Linux], but there is hope for people who still want to run other operating systems.
* Have a look at our [[Open Source]] and [[Free Software]] wiki pages for more information and downloads.

'''Free Simulator'''<br/>
We are working on a project to produce a free dynamic simulator for quick and dirty dynamics checks and academic purposes. Here are some pertinent links:
* Our [[Dynamic Simulator]] wiki page has allot of information on this project.
* The topic has also been discussed on [http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/10/06/1835217&mode=thread&tid=134&tid=185 slashdot].

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'''Free Software'''<br/>
Do you want free alternatives to Matlab, Microsoft Office or Outlook? Yes, you have the choice not to pirate all the software you need for your University work. It's called free software. You may have heard of [http://www.linux.org GNU/Linux], but there is hope for people who still want to run other operating systems.
* Have a look at our [[Open Source]] and [[Free Software]] wiki pages for more information and downloads.

'''Free Simulator'''<br/>
We are working on a project to produce a free dynamic simulator for quick and dirty dynamics checks and academic purposes. Here are some pertinent links:
* Our [[Dynamic Simulator]] wiki page has allot of information on this project.
* The topic has also been discussed on [http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/10/06/1835217&mode=thread&tid=134&tid=185 slashdot].

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Do you want free alternatives to Matlab, Microsoft Office or Outlook? Yes, you have the choice not to pirate all the software you need for your University work. It's called free software. You may have heard of [http://www.linux.org GNU/Linux], but there is hope for people who still want to run other operating systems.
* Have a look at our [[Open Source]] and [[Free Software]] wiki pages for more information and downloads.

'''Free Simulator'''<br/>
We are working on a project to produce a free dynamic simulator for quick and dirty dynamics checks and academic purposes. Here are some pertinent links:
* Our [[Dynamic Simulator]] wiki page has allot of information on this project.
* The topic has also been discussed on [http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/10/06/1835217&mode=thread&tid=134&tid=185 slashdot].

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'''Free Software'''<br/>
Do you want free alternatives to Matlab, Microsoft Office or Outlook? Yes, you have the choice not to pirate all the software you need for your University work. It's called free software. You may have heard of [http://www.linux.org GNU/Linux], but there is hope for people who still want to run other operating systems.
* Have a look at our [[Open Source]] and [[Free Software]] wiki pages for more information and downloads.

'''Free Simulator'''<br/>
We are working on a project to produce a free dynamic simulator for quick and dirty dynamics checks and academic purposes. Here are some pertinent links:
* Our [[Dynamic Simulator]] wiki page has allot of information on this project.
* The topic has also been discussed on [http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/10/06/1835217&mode=thread&tid=134&tid=185 slashdot].

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The PM&C website is dedicated to information that will be of interest to students completing their postgraduate course in Control Engineering, but will also interest many other people.

'''Free Software'''<br/>
Do you want free alternatives to Matlab, Microsoft Office or Outlook? Yes, you have the choice not to pirate all the software you need for your University work. It's called free software. You may have heard of [http://www.linux.org GNU/Linux], but there is hope for people who still want to run other operating systems.
* Have a look at our [[Open Source]] and [[Free Software]] wiki pages for more information and downloads.

'''Free Simulator'''<br/>
We are working on a project to produce a free dynamic simulator for quick and dirty dynamics checks and academic purposes. Here are some pertinent links:
* Our [[Dynamic Simulator]] wiki page has allot of information on this project.
* The topic has also been discussed on [http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/10/06/1835217&mode=thread&tid=134&tid=185 slashdot].

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Free software as opposed to proprietary software is software that comes with lots of rights you usually don't have when buying software, namely
* The right to modify the software (which usually entails having the Source code available, leading to another name for such software -- [[Open Source]] software. Open source is a misnomer) - The right to resell the software with or without your modifications - The right to make copies of the software for personal or business use.

Quite different from the usual EULA we all click accept on.

* Read more about the [http://www.gnu.org/ GNU project] and what [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html free software] is all about.

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The PM&C website is dedicated to information that will be of interest to students completing their postgraduate course in Control Engineering, but will also interest many other people.

'''Free Software'''<br/>
Do you want free alternatives to Matlab, Microsoft Office or Outlook? Yes, you have the choice not to pirate all the software you need for your University work. It's called free software. You may have heard of [http://www.linux.org GNU/Linux], but there is hope for people who still want to run other operating systems.
* Have a look at our [[Open Source]] and [[Free Software]] wiki pages for more information and downloads.

'''Free Simulator'''<br/>
We are working on a project to produce a free dynamic simulator for quick and dirty dynamics checks and academic purposes. Here are some pertinent links:
* Our [[Dynamic Simulator]] wiki page has allot of information on this project.
* The topic has also been discussed on [http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/10/06/1835217&mode=thread&tid=134&tid=185 slashdot].

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== Welcome to the Process modelling and control group website ==

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== Ragnarok ==

== Psserver ==

== Heimdall ==

== Rig computers ==

== Personal computers ==

=== Mimir ===

== PC maintenance ==

Maintenance tasks for PCs in the Lab:
* Clean inside (yearly)
* Defrag Disks (windows PCs only)
* Update all software (yearly)
* Check [[Windows Update]] and [[Anti Virus|anti-virus]]
* Run "Cleaning Page" function on the HP1022 Printer

Open Source

2009-03-25T13:10:27Z

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A guy called Richard M Stalman had this idea that software should be free as in freedom (check out [http://ragnarok.up.ac.za/documents/faif.pdf faif.pdf]). A bit too long for a casual glance, right? The gist is that "normal" software these days is closed and proprietary. This means that no-one can modify the programs without permission of the authors. The formats we use are also closed and proprietary, meaning that it is nearly impossible to open the files we all need to read (.doc is not a global standard).

The real name for the kind of software that Stallman had in mind is [[Free Software]], but Open source is used a lot, and more accessible.

This website is hosted on a server running [[Ubuntu]] (a free operating system based on the Linux kernel), using Apache. The documents you will find on this website are all readable by anyone (and not just using [[PMC Lab Users|Acrobat reader]]).

There are several places to get open source software. On campus, there are several mirrors of open source software. Check out the FTP site ftp://ftp.up.ac.za/mirrors . OpenOffice is a free software replacement for Microsoft office. Firefox is the best browser out there and also happens to be free. It can also be used together with Thunderbird to replace Microsoft Outlook (mail and calendar).

Of course, there are tons of free software titles out there. Try looking at [http://freshmeat.net/ freshmeat.org] or [http://sourceforge.net/ sourceforge.org] when you need software. You'd be surprised how many of the programs that you would pirate are available for free. Some software often runs better than those you would have pirated.

== Open source downloads ==

The table below contains some commonly used software and suggestions for open source replacements. Most downloads are available locally and won't use up your internet credits when you're on campus.

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|width="300pt"|<center>'''Package'''</center>
|width="600pt"|<center>'''Open Source Replacement'''</center>
|width="100pt"|<center>'''Download'''</center>
|-
|colspan="3"|'''''Office software'''''
|-
|Microsoft Office||''OpenOffice'' can read and write Microsoft Office files and export to PDF natively. The suite includes great tools for writing documents, a spreadsheet and a cool drawing program to draw diagrams with||<center>[ftp://ftp.up.ac.za/mirrors/openoffice.org/ Download]</center>
|-
|(Microsoft Word)||''[[TeX]]'' (''MiKTeX'') is a powerful alternative for writing technical documents.||<center>[[TeX|Download]]</center>
|-
|colspan="3"|'''''Computational tools'''''
|-
|Matlab||''Octave'' is the smallest of the Matlab clones. Simple programs should run without problems in Matlab.||<center>[http://ragnarok.up.ac.za/programdownloads/octave-windows.exe Download]</center>
|-
|rowspan="2"|Simulink
|''Scilab'' has similar functionality to Simulink as well as Matlab, but Scilab programs may not run in Matlab. Scilab 3 has a lot of added featues and may be more compatible with your Matlab programs (still no running of Scilab programs in Matlab though)||<center>[http://ragnarok.up.ac.za/programdownloads/scilab27.exe Download]</center>
|-
|''HyVisual'' is like Simulink. It includes support for Finite State Machine descriptions of models and a lot more. You can check out the manual [http://ragnarok.up.ac.za/programdownloads/hyvisual.pdf here]. Note that you need [[Java Runtime Environment]] to get this to work.||<center>[http://ragnarok.up.ac.za/programdownloads/HyViInst.exe Download]</center>
|-
|S+||''R'' is similar to S+ (no, really). It does more statistical operations, but is not Matlab-like at all||<center>[http://ragnarok.up.ac.za/programdowloads/rw1061.exe Download]</center>
|-
|colspan="3"|'''''Symbolic computation'''''
|-
|Maple / Mathematica||''Maxima'' is a full-featured Computer Algebra System. Many of Mathematica and Maple's functionality is derived from Maxima.||<center>[http://ragnarok.up.ac.za/programdownloads/maxima-5.9.0.exe Download]</center>
|-
|colspan="3"|'''''Browsers and Mail programs'''''
|-
|rowspan="2"|Internet Explorer
|''Mozilla'' can be used as a replacement for Internet Explorer and Outlook. It imports mail files from Outlook mail and has a lot of unique features like tabbed browsing and support for mouse gestures.||<center>[ftp://ftp.up.ac.za/mirrors/mozilla.org/mozilla/releases/ Download]</center>
|-
|''Firefox'' (also by the Mozilla Foundation) is a quick and easy browser with loads of functionality. Why suffer when you can... well... not suffer?||<center>[ftp://ftp.up.ac.za/mirrors/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/ Download]</center>
|-
|rowspan="2"|Microsoft Outlook
|''Mozilla'' can be used as a replacement for Outlook.||<center>[ftp://ftp.up.ac.za/mirrors/mozilla.org/mozilla/releases/ Download]</center>
|-
|''Thunderbird'' (also by the Mozilla Foundation) can be used to replace Outlook. It enables the download of mail to an external source (like a flash disk) for later viewing. Thunderbird is a very popular mail client on campus.||<center>[ftp://ftp.up.ac.za/mirrors/mozilla.org/thunderbird/releases/ Download]</center>
|-
|colspan="3"|'''''Archiving software'''''
|-
|WinZip||''7zip'' is a small program able to deal with all the popular archive types (.zip/.rar/.ace) and more (.7z/.tar). Lightweight and free.||<center>[http://ragnarok/programdownloads/7z465.exe Download]</center>
|}

Several of these applications are also available on the GnuwinIICD. This is a collection of [[Free Software|free software]], previously available on the [[PMC Lab Computers|Groa server]].

Open Source

2009-03-25T13:09:34Z

WikiSysop: Created page with 'A guy called Richard M Stalman had this idea that software should be free as in freedom (check out http://ragnarok.up.ac.za/documents/faif.pdf). A bit too long for a casual glanc...'

A guy called Richard M Stalman had this idea that software should be free as in freedom (check out http://ragnarok.up.ac.za/documents/faif.pdf). A bit too long for a casual glance, right? The gist is that "normal" software these days is closed and proprietary. This means that no-one can modify the programs without permission of the authors. The formats we use are also closed and proprietary, meaning that it is nearly impossible to open the files we all need to read (.doc is not a global standard).

The real name for the kind of software that Stallman had in mind is [[Free Software]], but Open source is used a lot, and more accessible.

This website is hosted on a server running [[Ubuntu]] (a free operating system based on the Linux kernel), using Apache. The documents you will find on this website are all readable by anyone (and not just using [[PMC Lab Users|Acrobat reader]]).

There are several places to get open source software. On campus, there are several mirrors of open source software. Check out the FTP site ftp://ftp.up.ac.za/mirrors . OpenOffice is a free software replacement for Microsoft office. Firefox is the best browser out there and also happens to be free. It can also be used together with Thunderbird to replace Microsoft Outlook (mail and calendar).

Of course, there are tons of free software titles out there. Try looking at [http://freshmeat.net/ freshmeat.org] or [http://sourceforge.net/ sourceforge.org] when you need software. You'd be surprised how many of the programs that you would pirate are available for free. Some software often runs better than those you would have pirated.

== Open source downloads ==

The table below contains some commonly used software and suggestions for open source replacements. Most downloads are available locally and won't use up your internet credits when you're on campus.

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|width="300pt"|<center>'''Package'''</center>
|width="600pt"|<center>'''Open Source Replacement'''</center>
|width="100pt"|<center>'''Download'''</center>
|-
|colspan="3"|'''''Office software'''''
|-
|Microsoft Office||''OpenOffice'' can read and write Microsoft Office files and export to PDF natively. The suite includes great tools for writing documents, a spreadsheet and a cool drawing program to draw diagrams with||<center>[ftp://ftp.up.ac.za/mirrors/openoffice.org/ Download]</center>
|-
|(Microsoft Word)||''[[TeX]]'' (''MiKTeX'') is a powerful alternative for writing technical documents.||<center>[[TeX|Download]]</center>
|-
|colspan="3"|'''''Computational tools'''''
|-
|Matlab||''Octave'' is the smallest of the Matlab clones. Simple programs should run without problems in Matlab.||<center>[http://ragnarok.up.ac.za/programdownloads/octave-windows.exe Download]</center>
|-
|rowspan="2"|Simulink
|''Scilab'' has similar functionality to Simulink as well as Matlab, but Scilab programs may not run in Matlab. Scilab 3 has a lot of added featues and may be more compatible with your Matlab programs (still no running of Scilab programs in Matlab though)||<center>[http://ragnarok.up.ac.za/programdownloads/scilab27.exe Download]</center>
|-
|''HyVisual'' is like Simulink. It includes support for Finite State Machine descriptions of models and a lot more. You can check out the manual [http://ragnarok.up.ac.za/programdownloads/hyvisual.pdf here]. Note that you need [[Java Runtime Environment]] to get this to work.||<center>[http://ragnarok.up.ac.za/programdownloads/HyViInst.exe Download]</center>
|-
|S+||''R'' is similar to S+ (no, really). It does more statistical operations, but is not Matlab-like at all||<center>[http://ragnarok.up.ac.za/programdowloads/rw1061.exe Download]</center>
|-
|colspan="3"|'''''Symbolic computation'''''
|-
|Maple / Mathematica||''Maxima'' is a full-featured Computer Algebra System. Many of Mathematica and Maple's functionality is derived from Maxima.||<center>[http://ragnarok.up.ac.za/programdownloads/maxima-5.9.0.exe Download]</center>
|-
|colspan="3"|'''''Browsers and Mail programs'''''
|-
|rowspan="2"|Internet Explorer
|''Mozilla'' can be used as a replacement for Internet Explorer and Outlook. It imports mail files from Outlook mail and has a lot of unique features like tabbed browsing and support for mouse gestures.||<center>[ftp://ftp.up.ac.za/mirrors/mozilla.org/mozilla/releases/ Download]</center>
|-
|''Firefox'' (also by the Mozilla Foundation) is a quick and easy browser with loads of functionality. Why suffer when you can... well... not suffer?||<center>[ftp://ftp.up.ac.za/mirrors/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/ Download]</center>
|-
|rowspan="2"|Microsoft Outlook
|''Mozilla'' can be used as a replacement for Outlook.||<center>[ftp://ftp.up.ac.za/mirrors/mozilla.org/mozilla/releases/ Download]</center>
|-
|''Thunderbird'' (also by the Mozilla Foundation) can be used to replace Outlook. It enables the download of mail to an external source (like a flash disk) for later viewing. Thunderbird is a very popular mail client on campus.||<center>[ftp://ftp.up.ac.za/mirrors/mozilla.org/thunderbird/releases/ Download]</center>
|-
|colspan="3"|'''''Archiving software'''''
|-
|WinZip||''7zip'' is a small program able to deal with all the popular archive types (.zip/.rar/.ace) and more (.7z/.tar). Lightweight and free.||<center>[http://ragnarok/programdownloads/7z465.exe Download]</center>
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Several of these applications are also available on the GnuwinIICD. This is a collection of [[Free Software|free software]], previously available on the [[PMC Lab Computers|Groa server]].

Java

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WikiSysop: Redirected page to Java Runtime Environment

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