25 Reasons Why Chemical Engineers Should Know and Apply Process Modeling List of Most Important Applications of Process Modeling
Modelling is also an art and a very creative process! It is an important learning process.
We wanted to list most important activities of chemical engineering which are impossible without mathematical modeling.
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process design
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process development
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reduction of manufacturing costs
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production planning and scheduling
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reduction time and costs in all stages of the process life-cycle
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the increase of process efficiency
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calculations of operation benefits
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process troubleshooting
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equipment sizing
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allow a better and deeper understanding of the process and its operation
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support for the solutions adopted during the process
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development and exploitation
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ensure an easy technological transfer of the process
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increase the quality of process management
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reveal abilities to handle complex problems
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improved process monitoring
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predicting product qualities
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continuous process optimization
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contribute to reducing pollution
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improve the safety of the plants
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market new products faster
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reduce waste emission while the process is being developed
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improve the quality of the products
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education of engineers
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ensure a high quality of training of the operators.
Did we forget anything? :-)
More details about a mathematical modeling as a key discipline of chemical engineering can be found here.