2026 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Materials and Chemical Technology Undergraduate major in Chemical Science and Engineering
Computational Chemical Engineering I(Basics)
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Chemical Science and Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Yusuke Shimoyama / Hideyuki Matsumoto
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-6 Fri (S4-202(S422))
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- CAP.G304
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2026
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 26, 2026
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This class will be conducted by classroom lecture and exercises regarding carbon dioxide capture and conversion. We aim to understand how to develop calculation or simulation techniques on physical property estimation, simulation of unit operation and process balance calculation.
Course description and aims
Understand calculation or simulation techniques on physical property estimation, simulation of unit operation and process balance calculation.
Keywords
CO2 capture, CO2 conversion, separation engineering, chemical reaction engineering
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 | Fundamentals of phase equilibrium calculation and activity coefficient model |
Understand fundamentals of phase equilibrium calculation and activity coefficient model |
| Class 2 | Vapor-liquid equilibrium calculation |
Understand vapor-liquid equilibrium calculation |
| Class 3 | Calculation of gas solubility and solvent selection |
Understand calculation of gas solubility and solvent selection |
| Class 4 | Design of gas absorption and desorption tower |
Understand design of gas absorption and desorption tower |
| Class 5 | Simulation of reaction process based on continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR) model |
Understand methods of process simulation based on continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR) model |
| Class 6 | Simulation of reaction process based on continuous plug flow reacotr reactor (PFR) model |
Understand methods of process simulation based on plug flow reacotr reactor (PFR) model |
| Class 7 | Design of fixed-bed flow reactor |
Understand simulation methods for design of fixed-bed flow reactor |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes 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.
material distributed in class
Evaluation methods and criteria
Evaluated by report and exercises in class
Related courses
- CAP.G201 ： Chemical Engineering Basics
- CAP.G202 ： Chemical Engineering I (Phase & Interface Engineering)
- 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
Prerequisites
Need fundamental knowledge of chemical engineering
Other
Bring your laptop PC. Note that MATLAB may be used in Class 5 through 7.