Engineering Research Equipment: A High Performance Computing Research Environment for the Numerical Studies of Chemical and Biological Processes

摘要- Kosanovich - 9622387 南卡罗来纳州大学化学工程系将购买四台处理器Sun公司的20工作站和一台三台PSRC Xterminal，专门用于支持化学工程研究。 高性能的计算环境将用于研究的过程建模，优化和系统识别领域的厌氧固定膜工艺和半间歇过滤工艺。 具体而言，它将主要用于两个研究项目：（1）固定膜生物废水处理过程的非线性参数估计和最佳可操作性策略确定和（2）半间歇过滤过程的系统识别。 此外，计算环境将推进和提高质量，并拓宽过程设计、动态建模和优化等基本领域的研究和教育范围。

Abstract - Kosanovich - 9622387 The Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of South Carolina will purchase on four processor Sun SPARC station 20 workstation and one three PSRC Xterminal which will be dedicated to support research in Chemical Engineering. The high performance computing environment will be used for research in the areas of process modeling, optimization, and system identification as applied to anaerobic fixed-film processes and semi-batch filtration processes. Specifically, it will be used primarily for two research projects: (1) nonlinear parameter estimation and optimum operability policy determination for a fixed-film biological wastewater treatment process and (2) system identification of a semi-batch filtration process. In addition, the computing environment will advance and improve the quality, and broaden the scope of research and education in the basic areas of process design, dynamic modeling, and optimization.