ISSN:
0009-286X
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
Use of information technologies in chemical engineering (state of the art and trends). Information saves energy, time and money. Data processing has developed very rapidly within recent years. The number of data bases and their volumes have multiplied. An end-user is initially confused when choosing a new system suitable for his purpose. At the chemical engineer's disposal are computing performance, data bases about special literature and physical properties, CAD for designing, process computers improve the running of production plants, simulations by computer and programmes, respectively, help to solve development problems without incurring any risk, thus lowering costs, and the new personal computers are programmable directly at the job. Engineers are still not as familiar with word processing and office communication as commercial people are. Steadily increasing speed of data transmission and higher data density reduce costs, e. g. by public data nets like EURONET or DATEX or private so-called „inhouse nets“. The commercial use of „Bildschirmtext“ and „Videotext“ has been started. Information about the new facilities enables the chemical engineer to choose the most effective systems for his work.
Additional Material:
9 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cite.330550603
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