Mathematical Modeling: A Chemical Engineer's PerspectiveMathematical modeling is the art and craft of building a system of equations that is both sufficiently complex to do justice to physical reality and sufficiently simple to give real insight into the situation. Mathematical Modeling: A Chemical Engineer's Perspective provides an elementary introduction to the craft by one of the century's most distinguished practitioners. Though the book is written from a chemical engineering viewpoint, the principles and pitfalls are common to all mathematical modeling of physical systems. Seventeen of the author's frequently cited papers are reprinted to illustrate applications to convective diffusion, formal chemical kinetics, heat and mass transfer, and the philosophy of modeling. An essay of acknowledgments, asides, and footnotes captures personal reflections on academic life and personalities.
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... Reaction 36 A Priori Estimates 39 Example 11. The Nonisothermal Catalyst Pellet 39 Scaling and Partial Solution in Linear Systems 40 Example 12. The Bubbling Fluidized Bed 40 3 Solving the Equations Getting a Feel for the Solution 45 ...
... Reactions between Them 150 . The Representation and Calculus of Composition Changes 154 . Equilibrium in Systems of Reactions 157 . Kinetics of Reactions 159 . Reaction Mechanisms 161 . Entropy Production 165 . Discussion 166 ...
... Reactions 205 Mechanisms 207 Literature Cited 209 H. Reaction of a Continuous Mixture in a Bubbling Fluidized Bed 21. N. R. ANAUNDSON AND R. ARIS Introduction 211 Gamma Distributions 213 Application of the Gamma Distribution 214 A ...
... Reaction Model 282 M. A. McKARNIN, R. ARIS, AND L. D. SCHNMIDT Introduction 282 Surface Reaction Model 283 Bifurcation Analysis 286 (a) Model Symmetry 286 (b) Steady-State Bifurcations 287 . The Stability of the Steady States 294 . Hopf ...
... reaction be of the first order so that it proceeds at a rate kc, where k is a constant. The concentrations are in ... reaction is Vkc and the number of moles of A in the vessel is Vc. The rate of change of this last must be the ...
Contents
MATTER | 105 |
MISCELLANEA | 417 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 455 |
INDEX OF GRADUATE STUDENTS AND COAUTHORS | 467 |
SUBJECT INDEX TO THE PAPERS IN THE BIBLIOGRAPHY | 469 |
INDEX | 473 |