2026 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Materials and Chemical Technology Undergraduate major in Chemical Science and Engineering
Computational Chemical Engineering II(Advanced)
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Chemical Science and Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Hideyuki Matsumoto / Yusuke Shimoyama
- Class Format
- Lecture
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Class
- -
- Course Code
- CAP.G308
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2026
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 26, 2026
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This class provides lectures and exercises on the fundamental methods for system synthesis and evaluation required for the conceptual design of chemical process systems related to environmental and energy applications. The objective of the class is to develop an understanding of calculation methods related to material and heat balances and to acquire simulation techniques necessary for the synthesis and evaluation of process systems.
Course description and aims
Understand the calculation methods and simulation techniques related to physical properties, unit operations, and overall material and energy balances that are required for the synthesis and evaluation of chemical process systems.
Keywords
Process systems, Process design, System evaluation, Material and energy balance calculations, Process simulation
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
classroom lecture and exercises using your laptop PC
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Process system synthesis |
Students will learn synthesis methods for the conceptual design of chemical process systems and will be able to perform overall material balance calculations for an entire process system. |
| Class 2 | Material balance calculations for process systems with recycle loops |
Students will understand two approaches for performing material balance calculations in process systems with recycle loops and will be able to carry out material balance calculations for the target process using the simultaneous approach. |
| Class 3 | Estimation of fluid properties for chemical process design |
Students will understand models used to evaluate the properties of fluids and solvents required for chemical process design, and will be able to analyze pressure–density–temperature relationships, gas transport properties, and equilibrium properties. |
| Class 4 | Simulation of process systems with recycle loops |
Students will understand simulation methods based on the sequential modular approach for performing material balance calculations in process systems with recycle loops and will be able to analyze material and heat balance data for reaction processes. |
| Class 5 | Evaluation of energy efficiency in process systems |
Students will understand the fundamentals of pinch analysis for the synthesis of heat exchange network and will be able to analyze the composite curves. |
| Class 6 | Linear programming for the design of process systems |
Students will understand the fundamentals of linear programming and will be able to formulate and solve linear programming problems related to chemical process systems. |
| Class 7 | System evaluation and decision making |
Students will understand the fundamentals of the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and will be able to apply it to decision-making problems. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance eff ective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards(including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
material distributed in class
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Kuroda, Chiaki ed.. Systems Analysis. Tokyo: Asakura Shoten. ISBN-13:978-4254256048
Evaluation methods and criteria
Evaluated by report and exercises in class
Related courses
- CAP.G304 ： Computational Chemical Engineering I(Basics)
- CAP.G201 ： Chemical Engineering Basics
- CAP.G203 ： Chemical Engineering II (Molecular Diffusion)
- CAP.G204 ： Chemical Engineering III (Reaction Engineering Basics)
- CAP.G205 ： Chemical Engineering IV (Transport Phenomena Basics)
- CAP.G303 ： Reaction Engineering
- CAP.G302 ： Transport Phenomena Engineering (Fluid dynamics ･Heat Transfer)
Prerequisites
Need fundamental knowledge of chemical engineering
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
Hideyuki Matsumoto：matsumoto[at]mct.isct.ac.jp. 2117
Office hours
Contact by e-mail in advance to schedule an appointment.
Other
Bring your laptop PC.