CBE205 (39.

205) Chemical Engineering Analysis

Instructor: Sung Gap Im, Assistant Professor, Dept. Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Contact: sgim@kaist.ac.kr, x3936. W1-3, 6104.
Prerequisite: MAS101 Calculus I & MAS102 Calculus II
Schedule: Tuesday/Thursday 9:00~10:30AM at Creative 410. About 23 classes will be offered.

Course Description
This class is an introductory course for basic mathematical analysis in various chemical
engineering problems. Idealization of processes by differential balances are broadly applied to
many

chemical

engineering

problems,

such

as

reaction

kinetics

in

chemical

reactors,

reactant/product flow behavior in the process pipeline, heating/cooling of the system,

separation/purification process of product mixture, and the control/optimization of the chemical
engineering processes. For better understanding, proper assumptions with reasonable physical
grounds simplify problems and allow insights for the analysis of chemical engineering problems.
In this course, we introduce some basic mathematical skills to deal with process models. The
course starts with classical methods for solving ordinary differential equations (ODE), followed by
introducing how to deal with partial differential equations (PDE). We basically give emphasis to
how to obtain analytical solutions of the chemical engineering problems. However, the
approximation of an actual situation cannot always lead to analytical solutions and we deal with
elementary numerical methods, too. We are trying to include various chemical engineering
problems as many as possible in order for the students to understand why mathematical analysis
is important in chemical engineering.

Textbook:
- Main textbook: Advanced Engineering Mathematics by Dennis G. Zill & Warren S. Wright, 4th
edition.
- Auxiliary textbook: Applied Mathematics for Chemical Engineers (Wiley Series in Chemical
Engineering) by Richard G. Rice and Duong D. Do
Grading Policy: Mid-term (30%), Final term (40%), Homework (20%), attendance (10%)
Office Hour: Appointment can be made by email.

Course Schedule: Tentative

Ch 0. Introduction of the class
Ch 1. How to solve 1st order Ordinary differential equations (ODE): Linear vs Non-linear; Initial
value problem (IVP);
Ch 2. Higher-order Differential Equations: Homogeneous vs non-homogeneous. Linear ODE: Initial
value problem (IVP) vs Boundary value problem (BVP).
Ch 3. Series Solutions: Power series. Special functions: Bessel functions and Legendre Functions.
Ch 4. Sturm-Liouville Problem & Orthogonal functions. Fourier series.
Ch 5. How to solve Partial Differential Equations (PDE); Separation of Variables; Combination of
Variables with exemplar PDE-BVPs: heat equation, wave equation, and Laplace equation.
Ch 6. PDE's in Cylindrical and Spherical Coordinates; Fourier-Bessel and Fourier-Legendre functions
Ch 7. Laplace Transform (LT): LT & Inverse LT; How to solve ODE by use of LT. Integral Transform
for PDE's: Laplace Transform
Ch. 8. Linear Algebra: Matrix, eigenvalue problem, Gauss elimination.
Ch 9. Numerical solutions: Euler Method; Runge-Kutta Method; Higher-order equations & systems