Chemical Process Modelling And Computer Simulation

This third edition of the book provides an integrated treatment of process description, mathematical modeling, and dynamic simulation of chemical engineering systems, including chemical reactors, distillation systems, and vaporizing processes. It includes worked-out examples and case studies to teach students how to operate, characterize, and monitor chemical processes using computer programming. New chapters on gas absorption, liquid–liquid extraction columns, and once-through steam generators have been added to strengthen the text.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 468 pages
Publication date: 30 January 2018
Publisher: PHI Learning

This comprehensive and thoroughly revised text, now in its third edition, continues to present the fundamental concepts of how mathematical models of chemical processes are constructed and demonstrate their applications to the simulation of three of the very important chemical engineering systems: the chemical reactors, distillation systems, and vaporizing processes. The book provides an integrated treatment of process description, mathematical modeling, and dynamic simulation of realistic problems, using the robust process model approach and its simulation with efficient numerical techniques. Theoretical background materials on activity coefficient models, equation of state models, reaction kinetics, and numerical solution techniques—needed for the development and simulation of mathematical models—are also addressed in the book. The topics of discussion related to tanks, heat exchangers, chemical reactors (both continuous and batch), biochemical reactors (continuous and fed-batch), distillation columns (continuous and batch), equilibrium flash vaporizer, refinery debutanizer column, evaporator, and steam generator contain several worked-out examples and case studies to teach students how chemical processes are operated, characterized, and monitored using computer programming.

New to this Edition The inclusion of the following three new chapters on: Gas Absorption Liquid–Liquid Extraction Column Once-Through Steam Generator will further strengthen the text. This book is designed for senior-level undergraduate and first-year postgraduate-level courses in ‘Chemical Process Modelling and Simulation. The book will also be useful for students of petrochemical engineering, biotechnology, and biochemical engineering. It can serve as a guide for research scientists and practicing engineers.

Weight: 694g
Dimension: 179 x 235 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9789387472075
Edition number: 3 Revised edition