Introduction to Chemical Engineering
FACULTY | ENGINEERING | ||||
DEPARTMENT | CHEMICAL ENGINEERING | ||||
LEVEL OF STUDY | UNDERGRADUATE | ||||
SEMESTER OF STUDY | 1o | ||||
COURSE TITLE | Introduction to Chemical Engineering | ||||
| COURSEWORK BREAKDOWN | TEACHING WEEKLY HOURS | ECTS Credits | |||
| Lectures | 2 | ||||
| Laboratory | 0 | ||||
| Projects | 2 | ||||
TOTAL | 4 | ||||
| COURSE TYPE | Compulsory | ||||
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| 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 | |
| Understand a flowsheet of a simple Chemical Industry. Develop the physical and mathematical model of a process Use fundamental equations and write mass and energy balances in simple processes. Understand the concept of linearization. Use differential and integral methods for the treatment of reaction rate data. Use dimensional analysis in order to extract equations. Write mass and energy balances of chemical compounds in simple physical processes and simple chemical reactors. | |
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| • Search, analyze and combine data and information. • Application of theoretical knowledge in practice. • Making decisions on targeted and general problems. |
3. COURSE CONTENTS
| Definition of Chemical Engineering science and activities of Chemical Engineers in Greece. Overview of the flowsheet of a simple Chemical Industry in relation to the modules in the Chemical Engineering curriculum. Physical and mathematical model of a process. Types of chemical and electrochemical reactors. Mass balances in simple chemical reactors and simple unit operations. Use of differential and integral methods for the treatment of reaction rate data. Energy Balances. Ideal gases, Definition, Equation, Properties, & Facts. |
4. TEACHING METHODS – ASSESSMENT
| MODE OF DELIVERY | Lectures | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY | Communication with students through the e-class platform and the exchange of electronic messages (e-mails). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
TEACHING METHODS |
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| ASSESSMENT METHODS | Final exam 100% Optional Progress exam |
5. RESOURCES
Suggested bibliography : |
| 1.Basic Principles and Calculations in Chemical Engineering,9th Edition, David M. Himmelblau, James B. Riggs 2. Perrys Standard Tables and Formulae For Chemical Engineers 1st Edition, Speight James G. |
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