ASCEND/C2/Overview-of-ASCEND/English

Tutorial 1: Overview of ASCEND

Visual Cue	Narration
Slide number 1 Title slide	Welcome to the Overview of ASCEND.
Show Slide 2	In this tutorial, we will introduce you to ASCEND Problems that can be solved using ASCEND The ASCEND interface and have an overview of the topics covered in this series of spoken tutorials
Slide number 3 System Requirement	Here I am using Ubuntu Linux OS v. 12.04 ASCEND v. 0.9.8
Slide number 4 Prerequisites	To follow this series, user doesn't require any prior knowledge of ASCEND. To know more about ASCEND please visit ascend4.org For relevant tutorials please visit our websites http://spoken-tutorial.org
Slide number 5 What is ASCEND	* ASCEND is an open-source software program, for solving mathematical models. ASCEND stands for Advanced System for Computations in Engineering Design. It was first developed in 1978 at Carnegie Mellon University. ASCEND can be used for solving systems of non-linear equations, linear and nonlinear optimization problems, and dynamic systems
Slide number 6 Sample Problems	Here are two examples of a process simulation problem that can be modeled in ASCEND: Model a flash drum for separating a given mixture. Model a process flow-sheet comprising of a Mixer, Reactor and a Separation unit
Open the ASCEND interface	Now, let's have a look at the ASCEND interface.
Load files test.a4c and press solve	I will load a code file in ASCEND and solve it. We will learn more about using this interface in the coming tutorials.
Slide number 7 Learning Objectives	At the end of this series, you will learn how to: install ASCEND on your system write basic models in ASCEND solve equation of states in ASCEND Model a mixer Model a Reactor Connect different components of a flowsheet Run the flowsheet Use FOR loop in ASCEND Use Arrays in MODEL Plot Graphs using ASCEND
Slide number 6 Summary	This tutorial was an overview of what you will learn in the ASCEND series. Hope you found it interesting.
Slide Number 8 About slide	To know more about the spoken tutorial project Watch the video available at http://spoken-tutorial.org/What_is_a_Spoken_Tutorial It summarizes the Spoken Tutorial project If you do not have good bandwidth, you can download and watch it
Slide number 9 About slide	The Spoken Tutorial Project Team: Conducts workshops using spoken tutorials Gives certificates to those who pass an online test For more details, please write to contact@spoken-tutorial.org
Slide number 10 Acknowledgment	Spoken Tutorial Project is a part of the Talk to a Teacher project It is supported by the National Mission on Education through ICT, MHRD, Government of India More information on this Mission is available at[1]http://spoken-tutorial.org/NMEICT-Intro
Slide number 11 Thank you slide	This is Tarun Gangwar from IIT Bombay signing off. Thank you for joining.

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Nancyvarkey, Tarung