Collaborative and Distributed Chemical Engineering. From Understanding to Substantial Design Process Support Results of the IMPROVE Project /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Nagl, Manfred (Editor), Marquardt, Wolfgang (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 4970
• Subjects: Computer science.; Chemoinformatics.; Chemical engineering.; Special purpose computers.; Computer simulation.; Computer-aided engineering.; Computer Science.; Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD, CAE) and Design.; Computer Applications in Chemistry.; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering.; Simulation and Modeling.; Special Purpose and Application-Based Systems.
• Physical Description: XII, 851 p. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783540705529
• ISSN: 0302-9743 ;

IMPROVE stands for "Information Technology Support for Collaborative and Distributed Design Processes in Chemical Engineering" and is a large joint project of research institutions at RWTH Aachen University. This volume summarizes the results after 9 years of cooperative research work. The focus of IMRPOVE is on understanding, formalizing, evaluating, and, consequently, improving design processes in chemical engineering. In particular, IMPROVE focuses on conceptual design and basic engineering, where the fundamental decisions concerning the design or redesign of a chemical plant are undertaken. Design processes are analyzed and evaluated in collaboration with industrial partners.