Phenomena and Balances in Process Industry (5 ECTS)

Learning outcomes

The student understands the basics of material and energy balances, is able to define them and solve them. On completion of the course the student will be able to apply mathematical software to solve material and energy balances.
The student understands the most important physicochemical phenomena on an experimental and on a theoretical level.

Content

• Basics and philosophy of material and energy balances
• Application of material and energy balances to chemical processes in steady state:
- total mass balances
- mass balances of two or more components
- recirculation
- balances based on amount of substance
- material balances, when reactions take place
- energy balances
- combined material and energy balances
• Solving systems of linear equations needed in material and energy balance calculations using suitable software
• Laboratory work concerning essential phenomena in chemical process technology, for instance the following:
- basics of kinetics
- reaction rate constant and activation energy
- adsorption
- liquid-vapour equilibrium
- properties of liquids

Prerequisites

Reaction and phase equilibria and kinetics

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student is able to define process material and energy balance. The student is able to solve pairs of equations and elementary matrix computations.
The student has done the laboratory exercises, and the reports have been accepted.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student is able to define or describe the concepts and phenomena in one´s own words; he also knows how to explain the origin and meaning of related equations and to critically evaluate different solutions.
The student has done the laboratory exercises and reported them in due time.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student is able to define and solve material and energy balances using matrix calculation and suitable software. He/she is also able to analyze, evaluate and modify solutions and the model when needed.
The student has done the laboratory exercises and reported them in an excellent manner in due time.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student is able to define process material and energy balance. The student is able to solve pairs of equations and elementary matrix computations.
The student has done the laboratory exercises, and the reports have been accepted.