Integration of provision-PRO/II computer simulation into laboratory experiments

In recent years academic institutions have been turning more and more to the use of simulations on science and engineering programs as pedagogical tools and possible ways to reduce costs. A number of programs have integrated laboratory simulations into their classes. Often these are developed "in-house" but there are also commercial packages available and some institutions have opted to use these rather than develop their own software.; At The Cooper Union the chemical engineering program has used the Simulation Sciences, Inc.'s simulation software PRO/II for over a decade as part of its process design curriculum. This is a commercial package used extensively in the oil and chemical processing industries. This thesis examines the use of the PRO/II package as tool for experimental planning and for analyzing of experimental results. In particular, its applicability to three unit operation experiments was investigated. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)...