Matlab-Based Programming Lab in Chemical Engineering

Week 1: Lecture 1: Motivation for the lab courseLecture 2: Analysis of situations in process industries which mandate the use of computersLecture 3: Analysis of situations in process industries which mandate the use of computers continued Lecture 4: Discussion on computational tools available to chemical engineersLecture 5: Analysis and comparison of different programming languages for solving chemical engineering problemsWeek 2: Lecture 6: Matlab primer – basic featuresLecture 7: Matlab primer – Writing codesLecture 8: Matlab primer – coding continuedLecture 9: Matlab primer – coding continuedLecture 10: Matlab primer – Plotting and presentation of resultsWeek 3: Lecture 11: Lab 1 – Analysis of Moody chart for fluid flow; problem definition and analysisLecture 12: Lab 1 – Theory and solution strategyLecture 13: Lab 1 – Solution of the problem under various conditionsLecture 14: Lab 1 – Solution of the problem under various conditions continuedLecture 15: Lab 1 – Presentation and interpretation of resultsWeek 4: Lecture 16: Lab 2 – Steady-state analysis of diabatic operation of a CSTR; problem definition and analysisLecture 17: Lab 2 – Theory and solution strategyLecture 18: Lab 2 – Solution of the problem under various conditionsLecture 19: Lab 2– Solution of the problem under various conditions continuedLecture 20: Lab 2 – Presentation and interpretation of resultsWeek 5: Lecture 21: Lab 3 – Analysis of ternary distillation; problem definition and analysisLecture 22: Lab 3 – Theory and solution strategyLecture 23: Lab 3 – Solution of the problem under various conditionsLecture 24: Lab 3 – Solution of the problem under various conditions continuedLecture 25: Lab 3 – Presentation and interpretation of resultsWeek 6: Lecture 26: Lab 4 – Analysis of cooling of a solid body in a reservoir; problem definition and analysisLecture 27: Lab 4 – Theory and solution strategyLecture 28: Lab 4 – Solution of the problem under various conditionsLecture 29: Lab 4 – Solution of the problem under various conditions continuedLecture 30: Lab 4 – Presentation and interpretation of resultsWeek 7: Lecture 31: Lab 5 – Analysis of unsteady-state operation of a cascade CSTR system; problem definition and analysisLecture 32: Lab 5 – Theory and solution strategyLecture 33: Lab 5 – Solution of the problem under various conditionsLecture 34: Lab 5 – Solution of the problem under various conditions continuedLecture 35: Lab 5 – Presentation and interpretation of resultsWeek 8: Lecture 36: Lab 6 – Analysis of steady-state heat conduction in a one dimensional rod; problem definition and analysisLecture 37: Lab 6 – Theory and solution strategyLecture 38: Lab 6 – Solution of the problem under various conditionsLecture 39: Lab 6 – Solution of the problem under various conditions continuedLecture 40: Lab 6 – Presentation and interpretation of resultsWeek 9: Lecture 41: Lab 7 –Analysis of reaction-diffusion in a catalyst pore; problem definition and analysisLecture 42: Lab 7 – Theory and solution strategyLecture 43: Lab 7 – Solution of the problem under various conditionsLecture 44: Lab 7 – Solution of the problem under various conditions continuedLecture 45: Lab 7 – Presentation and interpretation of resultsWeek 10: Lecture 46: Lab 8 – Analysis of steady-state heat conduction problem in two and three-dimensions; problem definition and analysisLecture 47: Lab 8 – Theory and solution strategyLecture 48: Lab 8 – Solution of the problem under various conditionsLecture 49: Lab 8 – Solution of the problem under various conditions continuedLecture 50: Lab 8 – Presentation and interpretation of resultsWeek 11: Lecture 51: Lab 9 – Regression and curve-fitting of data from reaction and enzyme kinetics, and dynamical response of a system; problem definition and analysisLecture 52: Lab 9 – Theory and solution strategyLecture 53: Lab 9 – Solution of the problem under various conditionsLecture 54: Lab 9 – Solution of the problem under various conditions continuedLecture 55: Lab 9 – Presentation and interpretation of resultsWeek 12: Lecture 56: Lab 10 – Batch distillation economics and optimization; problem definition and analysisLecture 57: Lab 10 – Theory and solution strategyLecture 58: Lab 10 – Solution of the problem under various conditionsLecture 59: Lab 10 – Solution of the problem under various conditions continuedLecture 60: Review of the course