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Preface | |
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Introduction | |
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Organization | |
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Algebraic Equations | |
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Process Simulation | |
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Differential Equations | |
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Appendices | |
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Equations of State | |
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Equation of state - mathematical formulation | |
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Solving equations of state Using Excel | |
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Solution using 'Goal seek' | |
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Solution using 'Solver' | |
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Example of a chemical engineering problem solved using 'Goal Seek' | |
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Solving equations of state using MATLAB(r) | |
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Example of a chemical engineering problem solved using MATLAB | |
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Another example of a chemical engineering problem solved using MATLAB | |
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Equations of state with Aspen Plus | |
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Specific volume of a mixture | |
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Chapter summary | |
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Problems | |
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Vapor-liquid Equilibrium | |
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Flash and phase separation | |
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Isothermal flash - development of equations | |
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Example using Excel | |
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Thermodynamic parameters | |
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Example using MATLAB | |
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Example using Aspen Plus | |
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Non-ideal liquids - test of thermodynamic model | |
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Chapter summary | |
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Problems | |
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Chemical Reaction Equilibrium | |
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Chemical equilibrium expression | |
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Example of hydrogen for fuel cells | |
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Solution with Excel | |
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Solution using MATLAB | |
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Chemical equilibria with two or more equations | |
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Multiple equations, few unknowns with MATLAB | |
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Method 1 using the 'fsolve' command | |
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Method 2 using the 'fminsearch' function | |
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Variations in MATLAB | |
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Chemical Equilibria with Aspen Plus | |
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Chapter summary | |
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Problems | |
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Mass Balances with Recycle Streams | |
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Mathematical formulation | |
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Example without recycle | |
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Example with recycle; comparison of sequential and simultaneous solution methods | |
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Example of process simulation using Excel for simple mass balances | |
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Example of process simulation using Excel including chemical reaction equilibrium | |
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Example of process simulation using Excel including phase equilibrium | |
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Chapter summary | |
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Class exercises | |
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Class discussion | |
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Problems | |
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Simulation of Mass Transfer Equipment | |
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Thermodynamics | |
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Example: multicomponent distillation with shortcut methods | |
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Mathematical development | |
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Example: multicomponent distillation with rigorous plate-to-plate methods | |
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Example: packed bed absorption | |
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Example: gas plant product separation | |
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Chapter summary | |
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Class exercise | |
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Problems (using Aspen Plus) | |
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Process Simulation | |
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Model library | |
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Example: Ammonia process | |
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Utility costs | |
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Convergence hints | |
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Optimization | |
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Chapter summary | |
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Class exercise | |
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Problems | |
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Chemical Reactors | |
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Mathematical formulation of reactor problems | |
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Example: plug flow reactor and batch reactor | |
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Example: continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR) | |
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Using MATLAB to solve ordinary differential equations | |
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Simple example | |
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Use of the 'global' command | |
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Passing parameters | |
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Example: isothermal plug flow reactor | |
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Example: non-isothermal flow reactor | |
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Using FEMLAB to solve ordinary differential equations | |
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Simple example | |
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Example: isothermal plug flow reactor | |
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Example: non-isothermal flow reactor | |
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Reactor problems with mole changes and variable density | |
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Chemical reactors with mass transfer limitations | |
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Continuous stirred tank reactors (CSTR) | |
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Solution using Excel | |
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Solution using MATLAB | |
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CSTR with multiple solutions | |
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Solutions to multiple equations using MATLAB | |
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Transient continuous stirred tank reactors (CSTR) | |
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Chapter summary | |
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Problems | |
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Transport Process in One Dimension | |