Design of the System Architecture for a Chemical Engineering Workstation

摘要

Chemical engineers and chemists routinely perform calculations to simulate chemical and physical processes. The calculations require the coupling of numerical simulation software, graphics, and data base management. The objective of the study was to define a software system for a Chemistry and Engineering Workstation (C&EWS) which could couple these functions in a user-friendly environment to improve productivity and expand the availability of scientific computing to non-computer experts. This was accomplished in three steps: the determination of user needs; the identification of the resources available to fill the needs; and validation of the system concepts for some simple cases.