19th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering ESCAPE-19: June 14-17, 2009, Cracow, Poland

The 19th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering contains papers presented at the 19th European Symposium of Computer Aided Process Engineering (ESCAPE 19) held in Cracow, Poland, June 14-17, 2009.The ESCAPE series serves as a forum for scientists and engineers from academia and industry to discuss progress achieved in the area of CAPE.

Product and Process Design
Molecular modelling
Task based design
Particulate processing, polymers and ceramics
Specialty chemicals and pharmaceuticals
Simultaneous product and process design

Process Control and Operation
On-line and off-line control
Process monitoring and instrumentation
Scheduling and batch plant operation
Process safety
Plant flexibility, resiliency and operability

Modelling, Simulation, Optimisation and Process Integration
Multi-scale modelling
Optimisation techniques with applications
CFD and LBM applications
Model development and validation
Integration at various levels and scales
Numerical techniques

New Frontiers in CAPE
Nanofluids and nanoscale modelling
Supply chain and logistics
Data mining and pattern recognition
CAPE in biotechnology and genetic engineering

CAPE in Sustainable Development
Life cycle modelling and analysis
Safety analysis, risk assessment, environmental impacts
Waste reduction and management
Water savings, allocation and wastewater treatment
Education: sustainability and environmental aspects with CAPE

Energy Systems and CAPE
Energy recovery at site and regional scale
Simultaneous heat and power design
Energy systems in total plant design and operation
Non-traditional energy sources