Computer Methods in Chemical Engineering

Nayef Ghasem is an associate professor of chemical engineering at the United Arab Emirates University. A member of the Institute of Chemical Engineers and the American Chemical Society, Dr. Ghasem has published primarily in the areas of modeling and simulation, bifurcation theory, polymer reaction engineering, and advanced control of polyethylene and polystyrene polymerization processes.

Thermodynamics and Fluid-Phase Equilibria
Introduction
Boiling Point Calculations
Dew Point Calculation
Vapor Pressure Correlations
Relative Volatility
Equations of State
Physical Properties





Fluid Flow in Pipes, Pumps, and Compressors
Flow in Pipes
Fluid Flow in Pumps
Fluid Flow in Compressors





Material and Energy Balance
Introduction
Material Balance without Reaction
Material Balance on Reactive Processes
Energy Balance without Reaction
Energy Balance on Reactive Processes





Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers
Introduction
Design of Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger
Boilers and Condensers





Reactor Design
Introduction
Plug Flow Reactor
Packed-Bed Reactors
Continuous Stirred Tank Reactor





Distillation Column
Introduction
Separation of Binary Components
Multicomponent Distillation
Column Diameter





Gas Absorption
Introduction
Packed-Bed Absorber
Number of Theoretical Stages
Number of Theoretical Stages Using Graphical Technique
Packed-Bed Column Diameter
Packed-Tower Height
Number of Theoretical Trays
Sizing a Plate Tower Absorber





Liquid–Liquid Extraction
Introduction
Material Balance





Process Simulation
Introduction





Appendix A: POLYMATH Software
Appendix B: E-Z Solve Software
Appendix C: MATLAB/Simulink
Appendix D: Nonlinear Regression of Experimental Data
Appendix E: Microsoft Visio
Appendix F: General Process Modeling and Simulation (gPROMS)





Index





Problems and References appear at the end of each chapter.