Is Process Simulation Used Effectively in ChE Courses?

Authors

  • Kevin D. Dahm Rowan University
  • Robert P. Hesketh Rowan University
  • Mariano J. Savelski Rowan University

Abstract

Process simulators are being used extensively in senior-level chemical engineering design courses and are becoming more prevalent in lower-level courses.  This paper presents survey results that detail current use of simulation and computing in chemical engineering courses and discusses the growing trend toward integrating computing and process simulators throughout the curriculum.  Specific methods of effectively integrating computers in the chemical engineering curriculum are summarized.

Author Biographies

Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University

Kevin D. Dahm is Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at Rowan University. He received his BS from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 1992 and his PhD from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1998.

Robert P. Hesketh, Rowan University

Robert P. Hesketh is Professor of Chemical Engineering at Rowan University. He received his BS in 1982 from the University of Illinois and his PhD from the University of Delaware in 1987. Robert's teaching and research interests are in reaction engineering, freshman engineering, and separations.

Mariano J. Savelski, Rowan University

Mariano J. Savelski is Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at Rowan University. He received his BS in 1991 from the University of Buenos Aires, his ME in 1994 from the University of Tulsa, and his PhD in 1999 from the University of Oklahoma. His technical research is in the area of process design and optimization.

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Published

2002-07-01

Issue

Vol. 36 No. 3 (2002): Summer 2002

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