This course is lectured for graduate students of chemical engineering, process branch.

In this course the object is showing different process modelling categorized in a logical view.

Contents:

1. Introduction
2. Basic Modeling
3. Reaction-Kinetic Systems
4. Staged Operations
5. Distributed Systems
6. Solution Methods
7. New Topics

 Reading Resources:

1-      “Modelling and Simulation in Chemical Engineering” by R. G. E. Franks, John Wiley and Sons, 1972

2-      “Cybernetic Methods in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering” by V. Kafarov, Mir Publishers, 1976

3-      “Computational Methods for Process Simulation” by W. Fred Ramirez, Butterworth Publishers, 1989

4-      “Numerical Techniques for Chemical and Biological Engineers Using MATLAB” by S. Elnashaie and F. Uhlig, Springer, 2007

Assessment Tools: 

•  Weekly homeworks
• A classroom project
•  Final Examination 

Grading Policy:

•  Homeworks (10/100)
•  Classroom project (40/100)
•  Final Exam (50/100)

Classroom Projects:

Mathematical Modeling in:

• Fuel Cells (SOFC)
• Microwave Heating Process
• Micro Reactors
• Reactions in Porous Media
• Gasification Reactions
• CO2 Removal Reaction Processes (Gas-Solid Reactions)