Theoretical Chemical Engineering: Modeling and Simulation

Description

This survey presents the theoretical methods of chemical engineering for modeling and simulation of industrial processes. On this base it is possible to formulate correct experimental conditions and to understand rightly the experimental results. The book uses the mechanics of continuous media approach for modeling of the simple processes as hydrodynamic processes, mass and heat transfer processes. The theory of the scalar, vector and tensor fields permit to create the basic equations and boundary conditions. The problems of rheology, turbulence, turbulent diffusion and turbulent mass transfer are examined too. The book incorporates a lot of fundamental knowledge, but it is assumed that the readers are familiar with the mathematics at engineering level and that they thought some special topics in usual university courses. It includes examples at the end of all chapters using the author’s investigations. Therefore, it is highly valuable for scientists as well as graduate and PhD students. Front Matter....Pages i-xxix Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Simple Process Models....Pages 3-60 Complex Process Models....Pages 61-126 Mass Transfer Theories....Pages 127-183 Front Matter....Pages 185-185 Qualitative Analysis....Pages 187-241 Quantitative Analysis....Pages 243-296 Stability Analysis....Pages 297-401 Front Matter....Pages 403-403 Solution of Differential Equations....Pages 405-427 Parameter Identification (Estimation)....Pages 429-530 Optimization....Pages 531-550 Front Matter....Pages 551-551 Systems Analysis....Pages 553-574 Synthesis of Systems....Pages 575-588 Back Matter....Pages 589-594