To familiarize the student with the procedure of creating mathematical models of chemical processes and their solution using computer technology.
Requirements on student
The student will demonstrate the solution of the given problem: building a model and solving it on the computer.
The oral exam will test the knowledge in a broader scope.
Content
Fundamental concepts in chemical process modelling and their mathematical formulation. Inputs and outputs of the system. Generation and accumulation terms.
Steady-state and unsteady-state microscopic and macroscopic balances; differential and integral forms of mathematical models.
Mathematical models of momentum, energy and mass transfer processes. Molecular and convective transport. Processes with chemical reaction. Multiphase processes (interphase transport).
Methods of solution with the help of specialized software (COMSOL Multiphysics).