ABSTRACT

Designed as an introduction to numerical methods for students, this book combines mathematical correctness with numerical performance, and concentrates on numerical methods and problem solving. It applies actual numerical solution strategies to formulated process models to help identify and solve chemical engineering problems. Second edition comes with additional chapter on numerical integration and section on boundary value problems in the relevant chapter. Additional material on general modelling principles, mass/energy balances and separate section on DAE’s is also included. Case study section has been extended with additional examples.

chapter 1|11 pages

The role of models in chemical engineering

chapter 2|8 pages

Errors in computer simulations

chapter 3|10 pages

Linear equations

chapter 4|10 pages

Elimination methods

chapter 5|12 pages

Iterative methods

chapter 6|10 pages

Nonlinear equations

chapter 7|17 pages

Ordinary differential equations

chapter 8|10 pages

Numerical integration

chapter 9|8 pages

Partial differential equations 1

chapter 10|10 pages

Partial differential equations 2

chapter 11|8 pages

Data regression and curve fitting

chapter 12|19 pages

Optimization

chapter 13|8 pages

Basics of MATLAB

chapter 14|1 pages

Numerical methods in Excel

chapter 15|31 pages

Case studies