Introduction to Software for Chemical Engineers

The field of chemical engineering is in constant evolution, and access to information technology is changing the way chemical engineering problems are addressed.

Inspired by the need for a user-friendly chemical engineering text that demonstrates the real-world applicability of different computer programs, Introduction to Software for Chemical Engineers acquaints readers with the capabilities of various general purpose, mathematical, process modeling and simulation, optimization, and specialized software packages, while explaining how to use the software to solve typical problems in fluid mechanics, heat and mass transfer, mass and energy balances, unit operations, reactor engineering, and process and equipment design and control.

Employing nitric acid production, methanol and ammonia recycle loops, and SO₂ oxidation reactor case studies and other practical examples, Introduction to Software for Chemical Engineers shows how computer packages such as Excel, MATLAB®, Mathcad, CHEMCAD, Aspen HYSYS®, gPROMS, CFD, DEM, GAMS, and AIMMS are used in the design and operation of chemical reactors, distillation columns, cooling towers, and more.

Make Introduction to Software for Chemical Engineers your go-to guide and quick reference for the use of computer software in chemical engineering applications.

Preface

Editor

Contributors

List of Software

Modeling, Simulation, and Optimization in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

Mariano Martín Martín and Ignacio E. Grossmann

Modeling, Simulation, and Optimization in the Process and Commodities Industries

Excel for Chemical Engineering

MATLAB® for Chemical Engineering

PTC® Mathcad for Chemical Engineering

Computational Fluid Dynamics and Multiphysics

Discrete Element Method Applications in Process Engineering

Modular Process Simulators

Introduction to gPROMS for Chemical Engineering

Algebraic Modeling and Optimization

Use of GAMS for Optimal Process Synthesis and Operation

AIMMS for Scheduling of Chemical Plants

Plant Location: Supply Chain Management

Dynamic Optimization in Process Systems

Index

Mariano Martín Martín, Ph.D is assistant professor of chemical engineering at the Universidad de Salamanca, Spain, already qualified as associate professor by Spanish ANECA. He has been a postdoctoral engineer in modeling and simulation at Procter & Gamble (P&G), Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK, and a Fulbright postdoctoral fellow at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He received the Accésit Mapfre Award in 2003, the Outstanding Ph.D Award from the Universidad de Salamanca in 2008, and the P&G Award for his contributions to modeling and simulation in 2009. His current research interests are in the modeling and optimization of renewable-based processes.