The first iss issue ue involv involves es the concep conceptt of a structu structured red core curriculum that focuses on fundamentals as a basis for design. It is incumbent on chemica che micall engine engineerin ering g educat educators ors to provid providee a modern modern curriculum curricu lum for process design instruct instruction ion that addresses addresses th thes esee ne need edss while while bein being g mind mindfu full of th thee limite limited d tim timee available. ![]() They are expected expected to imp improv rovee pro produc ductt quality quality while at the samee time reduce sam reduce operat operating ing costs costs and enviro environme nmenta ntall impact imp act, improv improvee operab operabilit ility, y, minimiz minimizee waste waste produc produc-tion, and eliminate possible hazards. Young chemical engineers are required to assimilate rapidly new and emerging technologies to react in a flexible manner to shorter production produ ction cycles and strict quality quality regulations. Instructio Instru ction n of chemica chemicall eng enginee ineers rs should should reflect reflect the challenges they face in industry. Keywords: Process Process design instruction instruction Heuristic and algorithm algorithmic ic approac approaches hes Chemical process simulators Interaction of design and control control Multimedia and web-based instruction ![]() In this paper, each of the features is discussed in detail and demonstrated demonstrated for the design of a typical typical process. It is argued that these components should be included in an integrated fashion, with much of the material appearing gradually during the delivery of core courses, taking full advantage advantage of comp computing uting capabilit capability y and multimedia suppor supportt for self-pace self-paced d instru instruction ction. ![]() This paper addresses three key components of a chemical engineering curriculum that prepare undergraduates to be effective process designers in industry: (a) a structured approach relying on fundamentals, integrated with instruction in the competent use of process simulators (b) a balance between heuristic and algorithmic approaches and (c) instruction in the integration of design and control. Computers and Chemical Engineering 26 (2002) 295–306 Integrated process design instruction a, aĬhemical Engineering Department, Department, Technion, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Technology, Haifa 32000 , Israel b Chemical Engineering Department, Department, Uni ersity of Pennsyl ania ania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104 , USA c Chemical and Fuels Engineering Department, Department, Uni ersity of Utah, Utah, Salt Lake City, City, UT 84112 , USA Received 21 August 2000 received in revised form 2 January 2001 accepted 2 January 2001Īs chemic chemical al eng engine ineerin ering g edu educat cation ion mov moves es int into o the new mill millenn ennium ium, it is inc incumb umbent ent on edu educat cators ors to pro provid videe a mod modern ern curriculum for process design, yet mindful of the limited time for instruction that is available.
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