King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals

Chemical Engineering Department

CHE 560 Numerical Methods in Chemical Engineering (3-0-3)
2017-2018 (172)

Course Instructor: Dr. Housam Binous Office: 16-216 Tel.: 2198

E-mail: binoushousam@kfupm.edu.sa
Web Page: http://faculty.kfupm.edu.sa/che/binoushousam/
Office Hours: MW 4:00 to 5:00 P.M.

Bulletin Description: Normalization of models, visualization of profiles, analysis of models of

chemical processes, non-linear finite difference techniques, orthogonal collocation, non-linear
algebraic equations, initial value and boundary value problems in chemical engineering, software
packages for solving such problems.

Textbook: K. J. Beers, Numerical Methods for Chemical Engineering, Cambridge:

Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Reference books:
1- Constantinides and N. Mostoufi, Numerical Methods for Chemical Engineers with
MATLAB Application, Printice Hall International, 1999.
2- R. C. Rice, and D. D. Do, Applied Mathematics and Modeling for Chemical Engineers,
Wiley and Sons, New York, 1995.

Objective: Apply numerical methods to the solution of chemical engineering problems.

Make extensive usage of mathematical software such as MATLAB and MATHEMATICA.

Pre-requisite: Graduate Standing.

Evaluation Methods:
Homework 10%
Midterm Examination 30%
Term Project 25%
Final Examination 35%
Topics:
1- Basic Matrix Operations (1 week)
2- Numerical Solution of Linear and Nonlinear Algebraic Equations (4 week)
3- Numerical Solution of ODEs (Initial Value Problems and Boundary Value Problems) (3
weeks)
4- Numerical solution of PDEs (4 weeks)
5- Optimization and Model Parameter Estimation (3 week)