Content: Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Editor; Contributors; List of Software; Chapter 1: Modeling, Simulation, and Optimization in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum; Chapter 2: Modeling, Simulation, and Optimization in the Process and Commodities Industries; Chapter 3: Excel® for Chemical Engineering; Chapter 4: MATLAB® for Chemical Engineering; Chapter 5: PTC Mathcad® for Chemical Engineering; Chapter 6: Computational Fluid Dynamics and Multiphysics; Chapter 7: Discrete Element Method Applications in Process Engineering; Chapter 8: Modular Process Simulators Chapter 9: Introduction to gPROMS® for Chemical EngineeringChapter 10: Algebraic Modeling and Optimization; Chapter 11: Use of GAMS® for Optimal Process Synthesis and Operation; Chapter 12: AIMMS® for Scheduling of Chemical Plants; Chapter 13: Plant Location : Supply Chain Management; Chapter 14: Dynamic Optimization in Process Systems; Back Cover
Abstract: 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 probl