Unit Operation II
FACULTY | ENGINEERING | ||||
DEPARTMENT | CHEMICAL ENGINEERING | ||||
LEVEL OF STUDY | UNDERGRADUATE | ||||
SEMESTER OF STUDY | 6o | ||||
COURSE TITLE | Unit Operation II | ||||
| COURSEWORK BREAKDOWN | TEACHING WEEKLY HOURS | ECTS Credits | |||
| Lectures | 4 | ||||
| Laboratory | 0 | ||||
| Projects | 0 | ||||
TOTAL | 5 | ||||
| COURSE TYPE | Compulsory | ||||
| PREREQUISITES | |||||
| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION/EXAMS | Greek | ||||
| COURSE DELIVERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS | Yes | ||||
MODULE WEB PAGE (URL) | https://eclass.uowm.gr/ | ||||
2. LEARNING OUTCOMES
Learning Outcomes | |
| Upon successful completion of the course, students have the following knowledge/abilities/skills: • Design of liquid and gaseous fluid transport networks, understand the types of equipment used to move the fluids, as well as calculate the required energy. • Design of mixing processes and in particular, define the geometric characteristics of mixing vessels and impellers and calculate the required energy. • Particle characterization and solids separation and filtration processes. | |
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| • Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information, using the necessary technologies • Decision making • Autonomous work • Teamwork |
3. COURSE CONTENTS
| 1. Introduction: Basic principals 2. Liquid transport equipment 2.1. Liquid transport equipment: Pump 2.1.1. Calculation of required pump head 2.1.2. Net positive suction head (NPSH) 2.1.3. Developed pressure and power consumption 2.1.4. Pie fittings and manometric head losses 2.1.5. Pump classification (positive displacement, dynamic) 2.1.6. Characteristic curves and operating point 2.1.7. Connectivity: parallel and in series 2.2. Gas transport and compression equipment 2.2.1. Compression work 2.2.2. General principles for compressors, blowers and fans 2.2.3. Vacuum pumps 2.2.4. Type of compression machines (positive displacement, dynamic, ejection, diffusion) 2.2.5. Gas flow under pressure 3. Mixing processes 3.1. General 3.2. Geometric characteristics, characteristic sizes, power consumption of mixing devises 3.3. Mixing of miscible liquids 3.4. Suspension of solid particles 3.5. Liquid-to-liquid dispersion 3.6. Gas dispersion in liquid 4. Particle characterization ad separation 4.1. Particle characterization 4.1.1. Shape and size definition 4.1.2. Solid particle behavior 4.1.3. Particle size distribution 4.2. Sampling 4.2.1. From piles 4.2.2. From transition pipelines 4.2.3. From gaseous solutions 4.3. Particle size distribution calculation 4.3.1. Sifting 4.3.2. Gravity settling 4.3.3. Centrifugal sedimentation 4.3.4. Coulter method 4.3.5. Photometric methods 4.3.6. Specific surface calculation 4.4. Mechanical particle separation 4.4.1. Solid-to-solid separation (sieving, size clarification, magnetic and electrostatic separation) 4.4.2. Solid separation from liquids (sieving, sedimentation, centrifugation, filtration) |
4. TEACHING METHODS – ASSESSMENT
| MODE OF DELIVERY | In person | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY | • Presentation in Power Point • Online classroom • eclass | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
TEACHING METHODS |
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| ASSESSMENT METHODS | Exams in Greek language Problem solving and short answer questions. Final exams (80%) and assignments (20%) |
5. RESOURCES
Suggested bibliography : |
| • Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering (7th edition). W. L. McCabe, J. C. Smith, P. Harriott. McGraw-Hill ISBN 007-124710-6 (also available in Greek) • Mechanical unit operation, Καστρινάκης Ελευθέριος, Εκδόσεις Α. ΤΖΙΟΛΑ και ΥΙΟΙ ΑΕ, Φιλίππου 91,2004 (in Greek) • Chemical technology, Ζαμπούλης Δ., Ζουμπούλης Α., Καραπάντσιος Θ., Μάτης Κ., Τριανταφυλλίδης Κ., Εκδόσεις Α. ΤΖΙΟΛΑ και ΥΙΟΙ ΑΕ, 2009 (in Greek). |
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