Batch chemical processing has in the past decade enjoyed a return to respectability as a valuable, effective, and often preferred mode of process operation. This book provides the first comprehensive and authoritative coverage that reviews the state of the art development in the field of batch chemical systems engineering, applications in various chemical industries, current practice in different parts of the world, and future technical challenges. Developments in enabling computing technologies such as simulation, mathematical programming, knowledge based systems, and prognosis of how these developments would impact future progress in the batch domain are covered. Design issues for complex unit processes and batch plants as well as operational issues such as control and scheduling are also addressed.
This comprehensive and authoritative volume deals with batch chemical process systems engineering and is based on the first NATO Advanced Study Institute on the topic. Developments in enabling computing technologies are covered at length.
Gintaras V. Reklaitis
chemical engineering computer-aided design (CAD) knowledge base mathematical programming optimization programming simulation systems engineering complexity