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CHE 711 Chemical Engineering Process Modeling |
| Applications of methods for mathematical analysis to formulation and solution of problems in transport phenomena, process dynamics, and chemical reaction engineering. 3 credit hours. | |
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Prerequisite |
Undergraduate courses in heat, mass and momentum transport and in differential equations or consent of instructor.
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| Course Objectives | To develop skills to formulate, solve, and analyze mathematical models of systems of interest to chemical engineers. Topics include: model building; review or ordinary differential equations (Bessel functions); Laplace transforms; Sturm-Loiville systems; solution to partial differential equations by separation of variables, similarity solutions, and Laplace and Fourier transforms; introduction to numerical solutions of initial-and boundary-value problems; perturbation methods; and introduction to calculus or variations.
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| Course Requirements | Complete homework assignments and three exams.
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| Textbook | Rice, R.G., and D. D. Do. Applied Mathematics and Modeling for Chemical Engineers, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN 0-471-30377-1
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| Software | The student edition of MATLAB, Version 5 Users Guide, Mathworks. Access to the web is required. PC computer with 166 MHz Pentium processor, 32 Mb ram, 256 color card, CD player, audio cards and speakers, and Real Player 8.0 Basic (available free online) will be needed for the course. Course lectures are available on the web via streaming media or on CD-ROMS. Individuals with 56K modems may not have sufficient bandwidth to view courses with streaming video lectures. ISDL, T1 or cable connections will provide the high speed Internet access needed to view the video lectures. MATLAB and Mathworks are also available through the Virtual Computing Lab if you have access to high speed internet and do not wish to purchase the student edition.
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| Computer and Internet Requirements | NCSU has recommended minimum specifications for computers used for classes. Depending on your computer needs, we recommend your computer meet or exceed the following minimum specifications below. PCs must have an Intel-compatible 1 GHz processor, 512 MB RAM, 60 GB hard drive with 1 GB free space available, 256 Color Display, CD-ROM drive, 1024x768 (min.) video adapter, sound card, and speakers. The operating system should be Windows XP Pro. Real One Player Basic (available free online) and high speed Internet connection such as cable, DSL, T1 or LAN will be required for EOL courses. MAC users must have a G4 processor with firewire and USB factory built-in, 512 MB RAM, 60 GB with 1GB free space available, 256 Color Display, CD-ROM drive, 1024x768 (min) video adapter, sound card, and speakers. The operating system must be MacOS 10.4 (minimum) along with the above RealOne and Internet specifications above. For more detailed information on computer specifications and recommendations, please refer to our website at: http://engineeringonline.ncsu.edu/currentstudents/computeraccess.htm
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| Instructor | Dr. Peter S. Fedkiw, Professor Telephone: (919) 515-3572
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