Undergraduate Course: Chemical Engineering Kinetics and Catalysis 3 (CHEE09010)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Engineering |
College |
College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
Chemical |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
This course comprises Kinetics and Reactor Design. The basic concepts of chemical kinetics and reactor behaviour are introduced and applied to the design of isothermal and non-isothermal reactors.
1. Introduction
Where does this chemical reaction engineering course fit in with respect to chemistry, the other engineering disciplines and the chemical engineering curriculum? Description of the basic reactor types and mole balances.
2. Kinetics and kinetic expressions
Rate laws, reaction orders, analysis of rate data, reaction mechanisms, elementary steps.
3. Isothermal reactors
Material balances for batch, continuous stirred tank and plug flow reactors. Design equations. Effect of volume changes on stoichiometry and design equations.
4. Sequences of reactors
Comparison of reactor performances and series/parallel reactor systems
5. Multiple reactions
Series/parallel and reversible reactions, conditions for optimal reactor performance.
6. Nonisothermal reactors
Material and energy balances for batch, continuous stirred tank and plug flow reactors. Reactor design and stability. More on data analysis and reaction mechanisms.
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-11 | | 10:00 - 12:00 | | | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Tuesday, 10:00 - 12:00, Zone: King's Buildings. Lecture Theatre 2, Hudson Beare Building |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
Stationery Requirements |
Comments |
| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Chemical Engineering Kinetics and Catalysis 3 | 1:30 | 2 x 8 sides | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 1:30 | 2 x 8 sides | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student will be able to:
1. Perform material balances to derive general reactor design equations.
2. Use the appropriate reaction kinetics in the reactor design equations.
3. Express concentrations and molar flowrates in terms of conversion.
4. Perform energy balances for the basic reactor types.
5. Use the energy balances for reactor resign.
6. Calculate the parameters corresponding to optimal reactor design.
7. Extend these operations to the case of multiple reactions and reactor sequences
In summary, combine material balance, rate law, stoichiometry, energy balance for optimal reactor design and operation.
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Assessment Information
| Degree examination with two equally weighted questions in December |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords |
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Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr George Serghiou
Tel: (0131 6)50 8553
Email: george.serghiou@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Nicola Marshall
Tel: (0131 6)50 5687
Email: Nicola.Marshall@ed.ac.uk |
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