关键词:
Occupations
Mind
Reactors
congress
Engineering
FLOW PATTERNS
city
Exchange schemes
Petrochemicals
New processes
Engineers
Curriculum
universities
摘要:
Chemical reaction engineering takes a key position in the activities of the (petro)chemical and refining sector and, consequently, also in the curriculum of the chemical engineering departments of universities. The chemical transformation itself is almost always a complex operation in which conversions and selectivities must satisfy production, economic, environmental, and safety constraints and for which skillfully designed reactors, which often implement complex flow patterns and innovative heat-exchange schemes, are essential. The problems are particularly important with new processes, which often require an innovative approach in the modeling, simulation, optimization, and design: today's industry sets demanding objectives to new processes and units. Achieving these requires more than "art" and is possible only through a thorough knowledge of the multiple phenomena taking place in the reactor. Preparing the new generations of engineers for these challenges is the task of the universities, but more is required to keep the engineers and scientists up to date in our competitive world. Scientific meetings that bring together those working out the fundamental aspects and those dealing with the practical applications and realizations will continue to be important forums for the progress of the profession. "With this in mind, we organized the Internationalr Mexican Congress on Chemical Reaction Engineering (IMCCRE) in the City of Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico June 6-10, 2010.