UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
0905531 - PROCESS OPTIMIZATION
CLASS/LABORATORY SCHEDULE, SECOND SEMESTER 2009/2010:
Lectures: Sun, Tue, Thu @ 14:00 – 14:50, FET 101.
Software Packages Lab.: By appointment, ChE Dept. or FET Computers Lab.
INSTRUCTOR:
Name: Dr. A. H. Tobgy
Office: CH 303, FET Building
Office Hours: Sun, Tue, Thu @ 15:00 - 15:50; Mon, Wed @ 14:00 – 14:50;
or by appointment
Phone: 962-6-5355000 Ext. 22893(Office) / 22888 (Dept)
E-mail: [email protected]
CATALOG DATA:
Course Code: ChE 0905531
Course Title: Process Optimization
Credit value: 3 Cr. Hrs.
Prerequisites: 0905301 – Numerical Methods in Chemical Engineering
Course Description: Structure and formulation of optimization problems in chemical
engineering. Optimality criteria, single and multivariable methods for unconstrained
optimization. Linear programming. Optimality criteria and techniques for constrained
optimization. Selected applications in chemical engineering.
GOALS:
 To familiarize students with practical methods of posing several technical issues in engineering as
optimization problems, involving the formulation of objective functions, process models, and
constraints.
 To introduce various optimization algorithms and tools, suitable in solving several types of
optimization problems.
 To apply optimization techniques to selected Chemical Engineering-oriented problems. Software
packages will be used, by groups of students, for solving realistic engineering problems.
TOPICS:
The tentative topics to be covered are outlined below:
 Introduction to optimization, formulation of problems and basic concepts;
 Optimization of unconstrained one-dimensional and multivariable problems;
 Linear programming;
 Nonlinear programming;
 Typical applications of optimization in Chemical Engineering.
TEXTBOOK:
Edgar, T. F., Himmelblau, D. M., and Lasdon, L. S., Optimization of Chemical Processes, 2nd Ed.,
McGraw-Hill, 2001.
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1970.
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EXAMS AND HOMEWORK POLLICY:
All students are required to finish their homework assignments, and submit them on time. Late home
works will not be accepted under any circumstances. Popup quizzes will be given without any prior
notice. You need to come prepared to class.
ASSIGNMENT AND GRADING:
 We will try our best to be as fair as possible when grading quizzes, homework, and exams. In
general, you can expect to obtain partial credit for a less-than-perfect solution.
 Students will be held to normal professional and ethical standards. In keeping with this, the
following policies in particular will be strictly enforced: Copying projects or homework, or parts
thereof, from other students or other groups or from any other source, including the web, and
submitting it as your own work constitutes unethical behavior and is grounds for dismissal from
the University. There will be zero tolerance for cheating in this course. If you are caught
cheating, you will fail the course.
GRADES DISTRIBUTION:
20%
Assignments, quizzes, and class participation.
30%
Midterm examination (Thu, April 1, 2010).
50%
Final examination (TBA, May 22 – May 31, 2010).