Numerical methods for the simulation of chemical engineering processes

Abstract

Fundamental aspects and the current state of the art in simulating the dynamic and steady-state behavior of chemical engineering processes are discussed. The discretization of the spatial derivatives in the equations of change leads to a system of differential algebraic equations (DAE), consisting of ordinary differential equations in the time domain, and algebraic equations. The present paper discusses the necessary steps to solve the DAE, and mentions proven standard software for these steps as well as for the solution of the differential algebraic equations as a whole.