Introduction to Software for Chemical Engineers

Description

The field of Chemical Engineering and its link to computer science is in constant evolution and new engineers have a variety of tools at their disposal to tackle their everyday problems. Introduction to Software for Chemical Engineers, Second Edition provides a quick guide to the use of various computer packages for chemical engineering applications. It covers a range of software applications from Excel and general mathematical packages such as MATLAB and MathCAD to process simulators, CHEMCAD and ASPEN, equation-based modeling languages, gProms, optimization software such as GAMS and AIMS, and specialized software like CFD or DEM codes. The different packages are introduced and applied to solve typical problems in fluid mechanics, heat and mass transfer, mass and energy balances, unit operations, reactor engineering, process and equipment design and control. This new edition offers a wider view of packages including open source software such as R, Python and Julia. It also includes complete examples in ASPEN Plus, adds ANSYS Fluent to CFD codes, Lingo to the optimization packages, and discusses Engineering Equation Solver. It offers a global idea of the capabilities of the software used in the chemical engineering field and provides examples for solving real-world problems. Written by leading experts, this book is a must-have reference for chemical engineers looking to grow in their careers through the use of new and improving computer software. Its user-friendly approach to simulation and optimization as well as its example-based presentation of the software, makes it a perfect teaching tool for both undergraduate and master levels. Contents Preface Editor Biography Contributors Section I: Modeling and Simulation in the Chemical Engineering CV and its Application to Industry 1 Modeling, Simulation, and Optimization in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum • Mariano Martín, Ignacio E. Grossmann 2 Modeling, Simulation, and Optimization in the Process and Commodities Industries • Iiro Harjunkoski, Mariano Martín Section II: General Tools 3 EXCEL® for Chemical Engineering • Mariano Martín, Luis Martín de Juan 4 MATLAB® for Chemical Engineering • Mariano Martín, Luis Martín de Juan 5 PTC Mathcad® for Chemical Engineering • Kristen A. Severson, Alberto Martínez, and Mariano Martín 6 Python for Chemical Engineering • Edgar Martín Hernández, Mariano Martín 7 Data Analysis for Chemical Engineers: Introduction to R • Emilio Díaz-Bejarano, Victor Francia, and Francesco Coletti Section III: Detailed Equipment Designand Analysis 8 Computational Fluid Dynamics and Multiphysics • Bostjan Hari, Borja Hernández, and Mariano Martín 9 Discrete Element Method Applications in Process Engineering • Ali Hassanpour, Massih Pasha, and Mohammadreza Alizadeh Behjani Section IV: Process Simulation 10 Introduction to gPROMS® for Chemical Engineering • Carlos Amador, Mariano Martín, Laura Bueno 11 EES® for Chemical Engineering • Ángel L. Villanueva Perales 12 Modular Process Simulators • Rubén Ruiz-Femenía, César Ramírez-Márquez, Luis G. Hernández-Pérez, José A. Caballero, Mariano Martín, José M. Ponce Ortega, and Juan Gabriel Segovia Section V: Process Design & Optimization 13 Algebraic Modeling and Optimization • Ricardo M. Lima, Ignacio E. Grossmann 14 Use of GAMS for Optimal Process Synthesis and Operation • Antonio Sánchez, Mariano Martín 15 AIMMS for Scheduling of Chemical Plants • Edwin Zondervan, Martijn A.H. van Elzakker 16 Plant Location: Supply Chain Management • Gonzalo Guillén-Gosálbez, Fengqi You 17 Dynamic Optimization in Process Systems • María Soledad Díaz, Lorenz T. Biegler 18 Optimization in Chemical and Biological Engineering using Julia • Jordan Jalving, Victor M. Zavala 19 Fast Deployment of Optimization Applications Using SolverStudio • Qi Zhang, W. Alex Marvin 20 Use of Lingo for Product Design • Salvador I. Pérez-Uresti, Lidia S. Guerras, Mariano Martín, and Arturo Jiménez Gutiérrez Index