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Showing 1 to 20 of 3662 for “"Chemical Engineering"”.
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Computational statistical methods in chemical engineering
… learning that can be applied to data intensive chemical engineering problems. This thesis covers applications of statistical learning spanning a range of relative importance of data versus existing detailed theory. In each application, the quantity and quality of data available from experimental …
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Prolog and artificial intelligence in chemical engineering
… of Prolog and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to chemical engineering, and in particular, to the area of chemical process synthesis. We introduce the language Prolog (chapters 1-9), discuss AI techniques (chapters 10-11), discuss EXSEP, the EXpert System for SEParation Synthesis (chapters 12-15), …
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Neural Networks in Bioprocessing and Chemical Engineering
… on their applications in bioprocessing and chemical engineering. This study introduces neural networks and provides an overview of their structures, strengths, and limitations, together with a survey of their potential and commercial applications (Chapter 1). In addition to covering both the …
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Evolutionary polymorphic neural networks in chemical engineering modeling
… Network (EPNN) is a novel approach to modeling chemical, biochemical and physical processes. This approach has its basis in modern artificial intelligence, especially neural networks and evolutionary computing. EPNN can perform networked symbolic regressions for input-output data, while …
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Application of mixed-integer programming in chemical engineering
… Programming has been a vital tool for the chemical engineer in the recent decades and is employed extensively in process design and control. This dissertation presents some new Mixed-Integer Programming formulations developed for two well-studied problems, one with a central role in the …
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PACER and PHYSP: computer programs for chemical engineering calculations
Bibliography: pages 229-230.
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Using semidefinite programming to bound distributions in chemical engineering systems
Distributions appear in many forms in models of chemical engineering systems. Such distributions account for microscopic variability in the system while simultaneously explaining its macroscopic properties. These macroscopic properties are often of practical engineering interest. Thus, it is …
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Improving efficacy of therapeutics by enhancing delivery using chemical engineering
… with optimization of delivery. By using chemical engineering principles, we can develop better delivery methods, materials, and formulations to improve the treatment of a wide range of diseases. In this thesis, I report on applications to vaccines and cancer. Vaccines are currently the …
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Least Relative Change Quasi-Newton Updates for Chemical Engineering Process Optimization
… performance of the equation-based approach in chemical engineering process simulation and design problems. However, the progress in the area of large-scale optimization is achieved at a slower pace thanks to difficulties in approximation of the sparse symmetric Hessian matrix by using …
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A study of seven selected chemical engineering facilities' crisis public relations plans
… in the Philadelphia, PA area to handle crises in chemical engineering facilities. Related literature was reviewed to determine how others in the crisis public relations industry handle crisis.</p> <p>The public relations contacts at 17 chemical engineering facilities were contacted to participate …
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Optimal control reformulation for the solution of decision-making problems in chemical engineering
This thesis focuses on the challenges that arise from the solution of decision-making problems in terms of convergence, efficiency and robustness. State-of-the-art solvers could fail to find the optimal solution or solve small instances of these problems. The original contribution of the current …
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Sustainable development as a threshold concept : an investigation into chemical engineering students' knowledge
… the sustainability conceptions held by engineering students and to assess their level of knowledge on sustainability concepts. The findings revealed that the level of knowledge is poor and engineering students had varying ideas on what sustainability is.
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Digital Chemical Engineering Across Scales and Domains: Case studies in electrochemistry, automated labs, and reticular materials
This thesis develops a vision for digital chemical engineering that connects modelling, automation, and data integration across scales and domains to accelerate research and enable chemical innovation. Representative case studies in electrochemistry, laboratory automation, and reticular materials …
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Investigating the effectiveness of animations in exploring learning a case study in a Chemical Engineering course
… use animations in his third year undergraduate Chemical Engineering Course in Reactor Design. This became the context for the present study which investigated the effectiveness of these animations for promoting conceptual understanding as well as exploring students' perspective on learning from …
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Problem solving in chemical engineering : a study of the solution of mass balance problems by second year students
Bibliography: leaves 106-111
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Challenges of a new academic discourse: an investigation into the reading and writing practices of first-year chemical engineering students at a South African University
The challenges for a diverse intake of first-year engineering students, when acquiring a new academic discourse during the transition to university, has triggered this study of literacy practices in the first project task in a core first-year chemical engineering course, in a four-year …
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