Anna University B.Tech CH (R13) 6th Sem Process Optimization Detailed Syllabus

Process Optimization for Chemical Engineering Syllabus for B.Tech Sixth sem is covered here. This gives the details about credits, number of hours and other details along with reference books for the course.

The detailed syllabus for Process Optimization B.Tech 2016-2017 (R13) sixthsem is as follows

OBJECTIVE:
To expose the students with various mathematical methods for numerical
analysis and use of software tools.

UNIT I :  OPTIMISATION     [15 Hours]
Introduction; formulation of objective functions; fitting models to data; classification of functions; necessary and sufficient conditions for optimum; unimodal, multimodal functions; analytical methods lagrange multiplier methods.

UNIT II : NUMERICAL METHODS    [15 Hours]
Unimodel functions; newton’s quasi newton, secant methods; region elimination methods, polynomial approximation; quadratic and cubic interpolation techniques for optimum. Multimodal functions; direct methods; random, grid. Hooke’s nelder and mead methods; Powell’s technique; indirect methods; gradient and conjugate gradient methods; secant methods.

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TOTAL : 45 PERIODS

OUTCOME:
Through this course, the students would have learnt about the systems of equations, probability statistics, error analysis and programming concepts using various software tools.

TEXT BOOKS:

• Edgar, T.F., Himmelblau, D.M., “Optimisation of Chemical Processes”, McGraw-Hill II Edition 2001.
• Reklaitis, G.V., Ravindran, A., Ragsdell, K.M. “Engineering Optimisation”, John Wiley, II Edition 2006

REFERENCES:

• Biles, W.E., Swain, J.J.; “Optimisation and Industrial Experimentation”, Inter Science, New York, 1980.
• Seinfeld, J.H.; Lapidus, L; “Process Modelling, Estimation and Identification”, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1974.
• Beveridge, C.S.; Schechter, R.S.; “Optimisation: Theory and Practice”, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1970.

For all other B.Tech CH 6th sem syllabus go to Anna University B.Tech CHEMICAL ENGINEERING (CH) 6th Sem Course Structure for (R13) Batch. All details and yearly new syllabus will be updated here time to time.

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