CHE 352 Mathematical Modeling in Chemical Engineering

 

Credit Structure:(3-0)3

 

Catalog Description:

Mathematical model formulation of chemical and physical processes. Solutions of model problems relating to fluid flow, heat transfer, mass atransfer and chemical reaction engineering.

 

Course Objectives:

To develop skills for the mathematical modeling of the chemical engineering systems; to give the students a solid understanding of professional and ethical responsibility; an awareness of the need for, and ability to engage life-long learning; an ability to use modern engineering techniques, skills and tools for engineering practice.

 

Prerequisites:
Math 255

 

Textbook(s):
Bird, Steward, Lightfoot, “Transport Phenomena”, Wiley.

Rice & Do, “Applied Mathematics & Modelling for Chem.Eng.”, Wiley.

.Silebi, W.E. Schiessser, "Dynamic Modelling of Transport Process Systems", Academic Press,Inc., 1992.

 

References:
M.E.Davis, "Numerical Methods and Modelling for Chemical Engineering, John Wiley, 1984
H.S.Mickley, T.S.Sherwood, C.E.Reed, "Applied Mathematics in Chemical Engineering, McGraw Hill, 1975

I.Tosun, "Modeling in Transport Phenomena A conceptual Approach", Elsevier, 2002

 

Syllabus:

I.Fundamentals of model development

1.Modeling concepts and terminology in chemical engineering problems (2 weeks)

2.Classification of chemical engineering models (distributed vs. lumped-parameter models, etc)

(1 week)

3.Conceptual unification of molecular and convective transport in momentum heat and mass transfer (1.5 weeks)

4.Use of interphase transport and transfer coefficients in model development (1.5 week)

5.Unsteady-state microscopic and macroscopic balances (2 weeks)

II.Chemical process models resulting in ordinary differential equations (3 weeks)

Model Development and techniques of method selection

III.Chemical process models resulting in partial differential equations (2 weeks)

Model development and techniques of method selection

2 Midterms (1 week)

 

Homeworks, Quizzes, Projects: Weekly homeworks

 

Computer Usage:

Computer usage is required in homeworks

 

Laboratory work:

None

 

Category Content:

Mathematics and Basic Sciences: 1 credit

Engineering Sciences: None

Humanities & Social Sciences: None

Departmental: 2 credits

 

Instructors:
Timur Doğu, Tülay Özbelge, Nevin Selçuk, İsmail Tosun, Levent Yılmaz, Hayrettin Yücel