Chemical Engineering (Process Control by Design) OpenCourseWare: A Free Bachelor Level Chemical Engineering Course by MIT

Published Jan 24, 2009

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MIT offers its 'Integrated Chemical Engineering Topics I: Process Control by Design' as free OpenCourseWare. The original course is an elective for students earning their Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering or Chemical-Biological Engineering. Students learn how to evaluate processes on the basis of their performance under non-normal or sub-optimal conditions.

Integrated Chemical Engineering Topics I (Process Control by Design): Course Specifics

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Integrated Chemical Engineering Topics I (Process Control by Design): Course Description

The 'Integrated Chemical Engineering Topics I: Process Control by Design' lecture course starts with the premise that, while most processes are engineered to be steady-state operations, few processes actually operate continuously. The course was designed by Professor Barry S. Johnston and is optional for students earning their B.S. in degree in Chemical-Biological Engineering or Chemical Engineering. Students in 'Integrated Chemical Engineering Topics I: Process Control by Design' learn how to evaluate the performance of a process under off-normal conditions. Students learn to do this early in the design process before significant effort has been expended on the project. By the conclusion of 'Integrated Chemical Engineering Topics I: Process Control by Design,' undergraduate students in this class also know how to use design tools like disturbance cost and the relative gain array.

This OpenCourseWare includes problem sets, downloadable file resources and limited lecture notes. If you are interested in taking this free course, visit the design of chemical engineering process controls course page.

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