Chapter 10 - Conclusion

Abstract

In many applications, incorporation of a range of time and length scales in to its mathematical model formulation has become crucial. The focus on complex multiscale phenomena and their capture in models is one of the most significant developments in modeling methodology in the past three decades. Modeling has played and will continue to play an increasingly important role in a broad range of application areas in the industry. However, the industry has been slow to reflect a similar level of growing interest and implementation of multi-scale modeling approaches as that of academia. The current typical outlook in process safety applications in the industry is similar, and that implementation of multi-scale modeling approaches is minimal. This chapter finishes the book with the hope that the book has introduced its readers to the effective application of multi-scale modeling approaches in process safety applications. Similar to any active area of science, the application of multis-cale modeling methodologies in process safety discussed here is incomplete―further development in the field is expected. However, multi-scale modeling approaches are established powerful tools as proved in several areas of science, and process safety challenges are too big a concern for the industry to simply miss the boat.