{"id":17656,"date":"2010-10-29T05:59:04","date_gmt":"2010-10-28T21:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/media-release\/new-centre-to-enhance-productivity-in-process-industry\/"},"modified":"2010-10-29T05:59:04","modified_gmt":"2010-10-28T21:59:04","slug":"new-centre-to-enhance-productivity-in-process-industry","status":"publish","type":"media-release","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/media-release\/new-centre-to-enhance-productivity-in-process-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"New centre to enhance productivity in process industry"},"content":{"rendered":"

C221\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

A new centre focusing on process engineering in industries including natural resources, gas and petroleum, food processing and materials fabrications will be launched at Curtin University today.<\/p>\n

The Centre for Process Systems Computations (CPSC) is part of the Department of Chemical Engineering and aims to concentrate on applied and fundamental research for generating basic and advanced knowledge in chemical engineering, ranging from molecular scale to ecosystem level.<\/p>\n

Research will include modelling and simulation, process optimisation and control, nonlinear control system, and computational fluid dynamics.<\/p>\n

Curtin University\u2019s Dean of Engineering, Professor Moses Tad\u00e9, said over the last two decades researchers have been focused on improving the understanding of chemical engineering processes.<\/p>\n

\u201cDespite the great differences in products in chemical engineering, the various unit operations can be designed and analysed on the basis of the same fundamental conservation principles such as mass, energy, and momentum balances,\u201d Professor Tade said.<\/p>\n

The Centre has several world-renowned experts and strong industry partnerships and members collaborate extensively with researchers worldwide. It will be co-directed by Professor Tad\u00e9 and Professor of Chemical Engineering, Vishnu Pareek.<\/p>\n

The launch will take place after the Annual Industry Briefing where industry stakeholders will be brought up-to-date with the current research capability and laboratory facility at the Chemical Engineering Department.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will also explore new collaboration opportunities, and ensure our research is relevant to industry,\u201d Professor Pareek said.<\/p>\n

\u201cProcess system computations are particularly important in unravelling the complexity of dynamic systems and assist novel process designs and optimisations,\u201d Professor Pareek said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is key for Australian industries to remain at the forefront of all its activities in the increasing global competitions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Annual Industry Briefing will take place on Friday 29 October 2010 at 4pm followed by the launch of the Centre for Process Systems Computations (CPSC) at 5pm at the Engineering Studio, Building 204, Level 3, Curtin University.<\/p>\n

Contacts:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Professor Moses O. Tad\u00e9, Dean of Engineering, Curtin University
\nTel: 08 9266 7581; Email: M.O.Tade@curtin.edu.au<\/a><\/p>\n

Professor Vishnu K. Pareek, Professor of Chemical Engineering, Curtin University
\nTel: 08 9266 4687; Email: v.pareek@curtin.edu.au<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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