Department of Chemical Engineering, Unit Catalogue 2009/10 |
XX20164: Mathematics 3 |
 Credits:
| 6 |
| Level:
| Intermediate |
| Period: | Semester 2 |
| Assessment:
| CW 30%, EX 70% |
| Supplementary Assessment: | Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites:
| Before taking this unit you must take MA10192 and take MA10193 |
| Description: | Aims: To introduce mathematical modelling techniques. To introduce numerical techniques for the solution of models of systems arising in chemical engineering. Learning Outcomes: After successfully completing this unit students should be able to: * develop and solve realistic mathematical models of unit operations using a numerical package such as MATLAB and a commercial flowsheeting package such as ASPEN; * describe and formulate the numerical methods employed in solving the equations of models and choose the most suitable method for a given application; * analyse the results from modelling activities. Skills: Analysis and problem solving (taught/facilitated and assessed). Content: Mathematical modelling techniques: * introduction to formulation of models; mass, energy and momentum balances; * application to reactor and distillation modelling Numerical Methods: - introduction to initial value problems; - numerical linear algebra; - stability; - boundary value problems; * introduction to Mathematical Modelling of chemical engineering processes. |