Chemical Engineering 662 - Adv Chemical Engin Analysis II

Methods of nonlinear analysis for finite dimensional problems in Chemical Engineering. Existence and uniqueness of solutions to nonlinear ordinary differential equations. Phase plane analysis, bifurcation theory, limit cycles and Hopf bifurcations. Direct methods of analysis for nonlinear systems: Liaponnov functions, gradient flows, Hamiltonian systems, etc. Applications in reactor analysis, separation systems and crystallizers.