Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES AND PROCESS MODEL DEVELOPMENT
  • The Role of Models in Process Systems Engineering;
  • A Systematic Approach to Model Building; Conservation Principles; Constitutive Relations;
  • Dynamic Models
  • Lumped Parameter Systems; Solution Strategies for Lumped Parameter Models; Dynamic Models
  • Distributed Parameter Systems
  • Solution Strategies for Distributed Parameter Systems; Process Model Hierarchies
  • ADVANCED PROCESS MODELING AND MODEL ANALYSIS
  • Basic Tools for Process Model Analysis; Data Acquisition and Analysis; Statistical Model Calibration and Validation; Analysis of Dynamic Process Models; Process Modeling for Control and Diagnostic Purposes; Modeling Discrete Event Systems; Modeling Hybrid Systems; Modeling Applications in Process Systems; Computer Aided Process Modeling; Empirical Model Building; Appendix: Basic Mathematic Tools; Bibliography;
  • Index.