Description
Book SynopsisThis book focuses on process simulation in chemical engineering with a numerical algorithm based on the moving finite element method (MFEM). It offers new tools and approaches for modeling and simulating time-dependent problems with moving fronts and with moving boundaries described by time-dependent convection-reaction-diffusion partial differential equations in one or two-dimensional space domains. It provides a comprehensive account of the development of the moving finite element method, describing and analyzing the theoretical and practical aspects of the MFEM for models in 1D, 1D+1d, and 2D space domains. Mathematical models are universal, and the book reviews successful applications of MFEM to solve engineering problems. It covers a broad range of application algorithm to engineering problems, namely on separation and reaction processes presenting and discussing relevant numerical applications of the moving finite element method derived from real-world process simulations.
Table of Contents1. Modeling and Simulation in Chemical Engineering. 2. The Moving Finite Elements Method. 3. Solving 1D Time-Dependent Models. 4. Solving 2D Time-Dependent Problems. 5. Solving Two Scales 1D+1d Time-Dependent Problems. 6. Solving Moving Boundary Problems. 7. Looking Ahead. 8. Index
