Applied mathematics and modeling for chemical engineers

Abstract

Formulation of Physicochemical Problems. Solution Techniques for Models Yielding Ordinary Differential Equations (ODE). Series Solution Methods and Special Functions. Integral Functions. Staged-Process Models: The Calculus of Finite Differences. Approximate Solution Methods for ODE: Perturbation Methods. Numerical Solution Methods (Initial Value Problems). Approximate Methods for Boundary Value Problems: Weighted Residuals. Introduction to Complex Variables and Laplace Transforms. Solution Techniques for Models Producing PDEs. Transform Methods for Linear PDEs. Approximate and Numerical Solution Methods for PDEs. Appendices. Nomenclature. Postface. Index.