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Kaushik, V. V. R.; Ghosh, S.; Das, G.; Das, P. K. – Chemical Engineering Education, 2011
This paper deals with the use of commercial CFD software in teaching graduate level computational fluid dynamics. FLUENT 6.3.26 was chosen as the CFD software to teach students the entire CFD process in a single course. The course objective is to help students to learn CFD, use it in some practical problems and analyze as well as validate the…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Graduate Study, Educational Technology
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Silva, Carlos M.; Vaz, Raquel V.; Santiago, Ana S.; Lito, Patricia F. – Chemical Engineering Education, 2011
The importance of distillation in the separation field prompts the inclusion of distillation experiments in the chemical engineering curricula. This work describes the performance of an Oldershaw column in the rectification of a cyclohexane/n-heptane mixture. Total reflux distillation, continuous rectification under partial reflux, and batch…
Descriptors: Chemical Engineering, Science Experiments, Chemistry, Scientific Concepts
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Shacham, Mordechai; Cutlip, Michael B.; Brauner, Neima – Chemical Engineering Education, 2009
A continuing challenge to the undergraduate chemical engineering curriculum is the time-effective incorporation and use of computer-based tools throughout the educational program. Computing skills in academia and industry require some proficiency in programming and effective use of software packages for solving 1) single-model, single-algorithm…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Literacy, Problem Solving, Chemical Engineering