KMU 476
PROCESS OPTIMIZATION
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Process Optimization
KMU 476
8th
Elective
English
3 hours/week
3
5
Lecture:
Thursday 10:00-12:50 D4
Course objective:
- Be able to use economics to derive an objective function.
- Be able to use principles of engineering to develop equality and inequality constraints.
- Be familiar with the preferred software packages and optimization techniques to solve linear programming and nonlinear programming problems
- Learn about applications of optimization for optimizing important industrial processes.
Learning outcomes:
- An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering
- An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs
- An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
- The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context
- Recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in lifelong learning
- Knowledge of contemporary issues
- Ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice
Text-book:
- T.F. Edgar and D.M. Himmelblau, Optimization of Chemical Processes, McGraw Hill
Hacettepe University
Department of Chemical Engineering