화학공학소재연구정보센터
Chemie Ingenieur Technik, Vol.91, No.9, 1229-1237, 2019
Process Systems Engineering - A Philosophical Analysis of the Concept
The notion of "process systems engineering" seems often vague and unclear. Based on a philosophical analysis of the terms "system", "engineering", and "process", a sound definition of process systems engineering is developed and put forward for discussion. Thereby, it is emphasized that especially the focus on the system level distinguishes the said discipline from other subdisciplines of process engineering.