CHEMICAL PROCESSES I
FACULTY | ENGINEERING | ||||
DEPARTMENT | CHEMICAL ENGINEERING | ||||
LEVEL OF STUDY | UNDERGRADUATE | ||||
SEMESTER OF STUDY | 6o | ||||
COURSE TITLE | CHEMICAL PROCESSES I | ||||
| COURSEWORK BREAKDOWN | TEACHING WEEKLY HOURS | ECTS Credits | |||
| Lectures | 5 | ||||
| Laboratory | 0 | ||||
| Projects | 0 | ||||
TOTAL | 6 | ||||
| COURSE TYPE | Compulsory | ||||
| PREREQUISITES | No There are no formal prerequisite modules. Basic knowledge by the following modules is necessary: General and Inorganic Chemistry, Introduction to Chemical Engineering, Analytical chemistry, Thermodynamics I & II | ||||
| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION/EXAMS | Greek | ||||
| COURSE DELIVERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS | Instruction and exams are held in Greek. If there is a need to teach ERASMUS students, this will be done through personal meetings with the students. | ||||
MODULE WEB PAGE (URL) | https://eclass.uowm.gr/ | ||||
2. LEARNING OUTCOMES
Learning Outcomes | |
| Compute adiabatic temperatures and chemical equilibrium compositions. Understand the principles of chemical kinetics. Describe in detail the operation and design of the main types of ideal chemical reactors. Describe the main types of non-ideal chemical reactors. | |
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| Combining theoretical knowledge with practical application. In this context, students will visit Chemical Industries. |
3. COURSE CONTENTS
| Adiabatic temperature, chemical equilibrium, fugacity, activity, chemical potential, principles of chemical kinetics, design equations of ideal chemical reactors, batch, CSTR, PFR. Non-ideal reactor models. |
4. TEACHING METHODS – ASSESSMENT
| MODE OF DELIVERY | Lectures and Industry visits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY | Communication with students through the e-class platform and e-mails. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
TEACHING METHODS |
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| ASSESSMENT METHODS | 1. In class and take-home exercises (20%) 2. Progress exam (40%) 3. Final exam (40%) |
5. RESOURCES
Suggested bibliography : |
| 1. H. Scott Fogler, “Elements of Chemical Reaction Engineering”, Prentice-Hall International, Inc. (1986). 2. J.M. Smith Chemical Engineering Kinetics |
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