Modeling and Simulation of Free Surfaces and Multiphase Flows Webinar Live Webinar Live Wednesday, July 31, 2019, 2:00pm-3:00pm EDT This 60-minute program will be packed with techniques used in the simulation of multiphase flow to understand, predict, and optimize chemical processes.
Chemical Engineering for Non-Chemical Engineers Face-to-Face CourseDo you work with chemical engineers and need to speak their language? Learn the fundamentals of chemical engineering in just 3 days.
Time-Scale Analysis: A Process Intensification Tool Live Webinar Live Wednesday, October 16, 2019, 2:00pm-3:00pm EDT When developing chemical process modules or analyzing a plant flow-sheet diagram one needs a tool to recognize the elements of the process where process intensification is needed and in what...
AIChE Journal Highlight: Elucidating the Behavior of Particle Suspensions in Viscoelastic Fluids May2019Journal HighlightThe principles of suspension mechanics in Newtonian fluids (particularly at low Reynolds number) have been investigated for the past 40 years. George Batchelor and coworkers began research in the field in the 1970s, decades later giving scientists...
Distillation Technology for Operators eLearning (online) CourseGain an understanding of the theory of successful distillation practices. In addition, learn about what actually happens in a column with this online...
Summer Heat Transfer Conference July 15-18, 2019Hyatt Regency Bellevue, Bellevue, WACo-programmed by ASME and AIChE, the 2019 Summer Heat Transfer Conference (SHTC) will bring together international researchers and engineers focusing on heat and mass transfer in a variety of applications. The program of SHTC2019 will include technical paper sessions, plenary lectures, committee...
Modeling CO2 Removal via Hollow Fiber Modules Archived Webinar Aug 30, 2018 Are you involved in CO2 removal? Are you focused—like many engineers—on the use of solvents? There’s another method of CO2 removal using highly selective membranes.
PI Principles: Energy - Dynamic Continuous Flow Reactors Archived Webinar Jun 27, 2018 In this 60-minute webinar, the 5 th in our 10-part series, you’ll take an in-depth look at a practical example of innovation in the thermodynamic domain of process intensification. This webinar...
Electrochemical Engineering Archived Webinar Apr 25, 2018 Are you involved in the design and/or operation of electrochemical devices? This webinar is for you. In 60 minutes, you’ll gain a basic understanding of the hardware, operation and architecture of an...
Mixer Simulations, Modeling Nonideal Reactors and Mixers Archived Webinar Apr 4, 2018 Continuous stirred tank reactors, batch reactors, and mixers are frequently used in the consumer product, food, pharmaceutical, and fine chemical industries. Processes using these devices usually...
Five Things to Ensure Compliance and Efficiency with Your Mechanical Integrity Program Archived Webinar Mar 7, 2018 Explore mechanical integrity and how a programmed implementation of activities can ensure that critical equipment will be suitable throughout the life of the process.
Modeling Packed Bed Reactors Archived Webinar Oct 19, 2017 Do you work with investigations of packed bed reactors? Are you still modeling using the traditional approach of semi-analytical approximations? Learn why and how to model in the COMSOL software. In...
Mixing and Reaction without Stirred Tanks: Part 2 Archived Webinar May 31, 2017 Are you working with mixing and reaction processes in stirred tanks? It may be time to switch to pipelines. This is the second part of a two-part webinar series. Click here to also register for Part...
Fundamentals of Laminar Mixing and Applications Archived Webinar May 17, 2017 Do you know how to characterize a mixing system for power and blend time? Determine the best geometry for required mixing conditions or product specifications? Tune into this webinar. Join this...
Mixing and Reaction without Stirred Tanks: Part 1 Archived Webinar Apr 26, 2017 Are you working with mixing and reaction processes in stirred tanks? It may be time to switch to pipelines. This is the first part of a two-part webinar series. Click here to register for Part 2...
Studying Multiphase Flow and Liquid-Liquid Extraction in COMSOL Multiphysics® Archived Webinar Apr 13, 2017 Tune into this webinar to learn how to use two-phase flow models for studying liquid-liquid extraction processes and phenomena in COMSOL Multiphysics®. Liquid-liquid extraction is a separation method...
Distillation Trays as Mechanical Equipment Archived Webinar Dec 14, 2016 Further your understanding of the mechanics of vapor-liquid handling on the tray, how trays are laid out and installed, and how this knowledge helps to avoid common problems.
AIChE & NAMS Webinar: Membrane Materials Perspective Archived Webinar Aug 17, 2016 In 60 minutes you’ll gain a better understanding of membrane technology and why you should consider it as an alternative to conventional separation technologies.
Modeling of Turbulent and Laminar Reacting Flows Archived Webinar May 26, 2016 Are you involved in reaction flow modeling? Do you wonder if simulation may be helpful in your work? Get the answer here. In 60 minutes, this COMSOL-sponsored webinar delves into the simulation of...
Fugacity Demystified Archived Webinar Mar 2, 2016 Trying to understand fugacity, but feeling uncertain? Clear up your confusion in just one hour. This webinar provides a concise review of fugacity that boils this important concept down to its...
Introduction to Surfactants Archived Webinar Dec 9, 2015 This session is a basic introduction to the types of surfactants found in industry, their properties, and how those properties translate into improved performance in specific applications...
Wax Deposition: Experimental Characterizations, Theoretical Modeling, and Field Practices Archived Webinar Nov 4, 2015 This talk provides a detailed description of the thermodynamic and transport theories for wax deposition modeling and a comprehensive review of the laboratory testing to help establish appropriate...
Phase Equilibria Concepts Archived Webinar Oct 7, 2015 Phase equilibria usually determines what type of separation process will be economical. Modeling of phase equilibria relies upon mathematical representation of chemical potential or fugacity; such...
Modeling of Laminar and Turbulent Reacting Flows Archived Webinar Sep 29, 2015 This presentation focuses on the simulation of reacting flows. Reacting flow and fluid dynamics may heavily influence the residence time distribution of chemical species and the reaction distribution...
Energy and Entropy, Concepts and Balances Archived Webinar May 20, 2015 Energy and entropy balances are central to process thermodynamics calculations. This presentation reviews the principles for each balance. Examples are provided for valves, compressors, turbines,...
Process Spray Applications and Spray Science Archived Webinar May 13, 2015 This presentation is about achieving improved spray performance by better integrating the operational requirements, key fluid properties, and spray nozzle capabilities. Sprays are crucial to the...
Look Who's 213: The DuPont Story Archived Webinar Apr 23, 2015 One of the oldest companies in the world, DuPont has invented thousands of materials, played critical roles in both World Wars, and has indirectly saved the lives with its aramid fibers, Nomex®...
Through a Glass, Darkly - Early Chemical Technologies Archived Webinar Mar 26, 2015 Dr. Jennifer Brand will introduce the history of chemical industries that have shaped the world since time immemorial and the ways they changed lives, often in unforeseen ways. She will also discuss...
Optimizing Adsorption Process Design and Operation Archived Webinar Oct 29, 2014 This webinar describes new model-based approaches that allow the rapid and accurate design and operational analysis of complex adsorption cycles. Periodic adsorption processes, such as PSA or TSA,...
Pressure Swing Adsorption: A Ubiquitous Gas Separation Technology Archived Webinar Aug 6, 2014 This webinar provides an overview of the ubiquitous pressure swing adsorption (PSA) technology. Adsorption is classified as a unit operation in chemical engineering that exploits the ability of a...
Chemical Engineering Essentials from Academic Authors - Session Seven - Thermodynamics: Basics and Modeling Archived Webinar May 18, 2011 This webinar shows the development of thermodynamics and illustrates applications to modeling. Principal quantities and relations are reviewed, along with suggestions for their reliable utilization.
Introduction to Pinch Analysis Archived Webinar Apr 27, 2011 This webinar introduces the basic principles and tools of pinch analysis and shows how they can be applied in real-world applications.
Chemical Engineering Essentials from Academic Authors - Session Four: Fluid Mechanics for Chemical Engineers - Old and New Archived Webinar Feb 16, 2011 This webinar on Fluid Mechanics is organized into two parts. The first part—on “macroscopic” or relatively large-scale phenomena—discusses the basic concepts of mass, energy, and momentum balances at...
Making Your Work Easier and Your Results Data-Driven with Statistics Archived Webinar Feb 9, 2011 Janet Hammill has used statistical analysis for over 25 years during her research and business career. She will share how statistics helped her teams design an adhesively bonded all-aluminum Audi...
Chemical Engineering Essentials from Academic Authors - Session Two - Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes Archived Webinar Dec 9, 2010 The foundations of chemical processes are framed by formulation and solution of balance equations, especially those for mass and energy. Our focus in this webinar is to show how mass and energy...
Chemical Engineering for Non-Chemical Engineers eLearning (online) CourseDo you interface with chemical engineers? Gain a practical overview of chemical engineering principles and how they are applied in the real world.
Enabling Modular Process Intensification through Microfibrous Entrapment Technology Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 24, 2018Fundamental rate phenomena and their interactions commonly limit the feasibility of modular chemical process intensification. Process intensification...
Choosing HIPS over PRV - It's More Than Risk Reduction Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 24, 2018The use of the term âHigh Integrity Protective Systemâ or HIPS has changed from 2000 when this author won the...
CFD Simulation of a Plunging Jet Down-Flow Bubble Column with Variable Free-Jet Length Using a Euler-Euler Method Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 23, 2018The key feature of a plunging jet down-flow bubble column is a plunging liquid jet that is used to entrain the inlet gas in a column of liquid...
Selecting the Proper Gas Compressibility Z for Relief Valve Sizing Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 23, 2018Selecting the Proper Gas Compressibility Z for Relief Valve Sizing Freeman Self ( feself@bechtel.com ) Satyajit Verma ( sverma4@bechtel.com ) Bechtel...
Featured Engage Discussions: May 2018 May 24, 2018A summary of the latest and most active discussions on AIChE's Engage.
Fluid Mixing Technology for Operators eLearning (online) CourseAre you ready to expand your knowledge of mixing theories and improve your performance and results? This course is for you.
Distillation in Practice eLearning (online) CourseLearn essential distillation concepts including vapor liquid equilibrium, start-up and troubleshooting, and other best practices with this online...
Flow of Solids in Bins, Hoppers, Chutes and Feeders eLearning (online) CourseIdentify strategies for alleviating problems, improving design and optimizing flow. Learn the bulk material flow strategies you need and how to apply...
Essentials of Chemical Engineering for Operators eLearning (online) CourseFor operators who work with chemical engineers and need to speak their language. Develop a deeper understanding of how chemical engineering relates...
Interview: Dominic and Nick Nguyen Introduce Their ChemE App December 5, 2017The two brothers' new app, Refyne, uses an interactive refinery game to teach basic chemical engineering concepts.
Simulation of Selective Treating Processes Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 28, 2017The selective gas treating process will be used to highlight the differences between mass transfer rate based simulation and ideal stage / efficiency...
The Nature of Ammonium Nitrate Decomposition and Explosions Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyMarch 27, 2017Ammonium nitrate explosions can cause significant destruction as shown with examples in West, Texas (2013) and Tianjin, China (2015). Yet, ammonium...
C2 Front-End Hydrogenation Improvements Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 13, 2016The presentation will address the parameters influencing selectivity and the impact over time. A side-by-side comparison of 5+ year operating data of...
In-Breathing Requirement for a Tempererd Tank Exposed to Prolonged Sudden Rainfalls Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 13, 2016Low-pressure storage tanks are normally large tanks, which contain huge amounts of product within thin walls, typically made by one metal sheet. Low...
The Newly Developed High Pressure Ratio Compressor for the Olefins Market Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 11, 2016The current pressure on cost calls for new technologies that can simplify and reduce the number of compressor bodies installed as well as saving...
Overview of the High Pressure Gas Safety Act in Japan Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 11, 2016If handled incorrectly, the high pressure gas widely used in industry can cause damage not only to the plant in which it is being handled, but also...
Molecular Mobility As a Tool for Understanding the Impact of Polyvinylpyrrolidone (polymer) and Tpgs (surfactant) in Crystallization Kinetics of Amorphous Celecoxib Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 12, 2015Formulating drugs (active pharmaceutical ingredients) as amorphous solid dispersions is an alternative for improving the solubility of poorly water...
Model of Ink Particle Separation in Column Flotation Deinking Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 10, 2015Column flotation is a novel technique of separation of hydrophobic particles from a suspension. An experimental investigation of column flotation as...
The Travelling Fluidized Bed Project: Working Together Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 10, 2015John Chen had a strong attachment to “challenge problems” to evaluate the ability of models and CFD codes to accurately predict complex fluidization...
Effect of Nanoporous Materials on Saturation Pressure in Shale Reservoirs Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 9, 2015There has been a rapid growth in research for thermodynamic properties of shale reservoirs. The common pore size of shale reservoirs is approximately...
Dynamic Light Scattering Study of Sulfonated Polystyrene Ionomers in Benzene Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 9, 2015From golf ball coatings (Surlyn®) to fuel cell membranes (Nafion®), ionic polymers (ionomers) are widely used. Ionomers are molecular compounds that...
An Introduction to Low Pressure Storage Tanks Conference PresentationSouthwest Process Technology ConferenceOctober 2, 2015Storage tanks are an overlooked part of any refinery or chemical plant. They don’t make boatloads of money, but they are an integral part of keeping...
Fundamentals of Amine Systems Design Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 29, 2015The Fundamentals of Acid Gas Removal provides an overview and a basic guide to design, operation, corrosion and troubleshooting for amine treating...
Design, Installation, Operation and Maintenance of Transfer Line Exchanger Feedwater Systems Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015Ethylene transfer line exchangers, TLE’s, play an essential role in the process of producing ethylene. It quenches the effluent gas coming from the...
Evaluation of Technology Development for Direct Replacement Biofuels Using Thermochemical Processes Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015Biofuels technology development continues even as ethanol production matured. New “biorefineries” are being commissioned and the U.S. government...
Choked and Near-Choked Real Gas and Two-Phase Flow Analysis of Discharge Piping Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015The methods of analysis of real gas and two phase gas-liquid flow in discharge piping of pressure relieve systems with possible multiple choking are...
Discharge and Dispersion for Large-Diameter CO2 Releases: Experimental Data and Data Review Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 28, 2015The second phase of the CO2PIPETRANS Joint Industry Project (JIP) aims to fill knowledge gaps associated with the safe and reliable pipeline...
A Comprehensive Guide to Accurately Size Pressure and Vacuum Relief Devices for Atmospheric and Low Pressure Storage Tanks Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015Recently, increased environmental concerns and regulation have made proper storage tank venting a priority. One of the components of a tank venting...
Rerate Overview; Aerodynamic, Mechanical, Efficiency Considerations, Trends Conference PresentationAIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process SafetyApril 27, 2015This paper will take into consideration aerodynamic design, mechanical limitations, machine life assessment, and physical space limitations both...
Impacts of Transport and Sorbent Properties on Removal of Vapor-Phase Mercury from Combustion-Generated Flue Gas Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 20, 2014
Evaluation of Oxidized Mercury Species Desorbed from Hg Sorbents for Coal-Fired Flue Gas Applications Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 20, 2014Mercury exists in various forms in the flue gases of coal combustion, from its elemental state (Hg 0 ) at the boiler exit, to various oxidized forms...
Formulation Design Evaluation for a Single Layer Osmotic Capsule Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 19, 2014A single layer osmotic capsule for controlled-release has been examined to provide an easy to manufacture capsule analog to single layer osmotic...
Process Modeling, Simulation and Optimization for Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing (CPM) of Ibuprofen Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 18, 2014Pharmaceutical corporations face rapidly rising R&D as well as production costs. Batch production processes are dominant in the pharmaceutical...
Pyrochlore (A2B2O7) Based Catalysts for Hydrogen Production By Hydrocarbon Reforming Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 18, 2014Pyrochlores are a class of ternary metal oxides with general formula (A 2 B 2 O 7 ) where the A-site is occupied by the large rare-earth metal cation...
A Novel Reactor Type for Autothermal Reforming of Diesel Fuel and Kerosene Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 18, 2014The scientific work in the fuel processing and systems group at Forschungszentrum Juelich has the strategic aim of developing a high-temperature...
Novel Porous Carbon Adsorbents for CO2 Capture from Flue Gas and Natural Gas Upgrade Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 18, 2014A few N-functionalized porous carbon adsorbents were synthesized and characterized for capturing carbon dioxide from flue gas and separating carbon...
Engineering Aspects of an Actinide/Lanthanide Separation Concept Based on the Oxidation of Americium Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 18, 2014The separation of Am from the lanthanides and curium is a key step in proposed advanced fuel cycle scenarios. The partitioning and transmutation of...
Ionic Liquids - Phase Behavior to Applications Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 17, 2014
Characterization of Vacuum Residues Typical of Colombia with Supercritical Hexane Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 17, 2014The technique of extraction with hexane in supercritical conditions has been implemented in this research with two purposes: first, to extract...
Thermodynamic and Economic Analysis of an Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) Plant with Various Carbon Capture Technologies Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 17, 2014The levels of CO 2 emitted by coal combustion raise enormous concerns about its utilization as energy source because of the copious effects on global...
Flare Minimization of Boil-Off Gas during LNG Production Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 17, 2014Flare Minimization of Boil-off Gas during LNG Production Yogesh Kurle and Qiang Xu Dan F. Smith Department of Chemical Engineering Lamar University,...
CO2 Capture Performance of Imidazole-Based Solvents Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 17, 2014ION Engineering, The University of Alabama and other partners are currently building a slipstream-scale process for post-combustion CO2 capture at an...
An Integrated Systematic Framework to Assist the Development of Pharmaceutical Processes Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 17, 2014An integrated systematic framework to assist the development of pharmaceutical processes. Emmanouil Papadakis, Gürkan Sin, Krist V.Gernaey, Rafiqul...
Evaluation of the EOR Potential in Shale Oil Reservoirs By CO2 Miscible Displacement Applied in Modified Zipper Fractured Horizontal Wells Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 17, 2014Unconventional shale oil/gas reservoirs exist over large quantities in the United States. The success of horizontal wells drilling and multistage...