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Undergraduate Course: Separation Processes 5 (CHEE11010)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Engineering CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Year 5 Undergraduate) Credits10
Home subject areaChemical Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThe course covers two types of separation processes: (a) humidification and drying and (b) distillation. Part (a) covers humidity definitions, cooling tower design methods, dehumidification by direct air - water contacting and surface condensers. In addition to Drying and humidification, various separation processes will be introduced: Bio-separation and Bio-Fouling, Reactive distillation, Membranes, Dialysis and Adsorption. In part (b), a discussion of composition and temperature profiles in ideal distillation columns is followed by examples and purposes of non-standard configurations and energy integration schemes for distillation. The modelling basis for tray-by-tray simulation of distillation columns is followed by a review of how azeotrope - forming mixtures can be separated. Topics include the causes of non-ideality, extractive and azeotropic distillation and composition trajectories.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Chemical Engineering Unit Operations 3 (CHEE09009)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1) Learn enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Course Start Date 12/01/2015
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 20, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 78 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 100 %, Coursework 0 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)2:00
Resit Exam Diet (August)2:00
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students should be able to use humidity charts, design cooling towers and dryers, understand the fundamentals of bio-sepration, reactive distillation, membranes, dialysis and adsorption.Describe tray by tray distillation methods and heat integration for distillation, recognise design faults from column profiles, draw flowsheets for azeotropic and extractive distillation, find distillation regions and boundaries for ternary systems and calculate the consequent limits on separations.
Assessment Information
Two hour written examination at the end of the semester.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Contacts
Course organiserDr Hyungwoong Ahn
Tel: (0131 6)50 5891
Email: h.ahn@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMr Paulo Nunes De Moura
Tel: (0131 6)51 7185
Email: paulo.nunesdemoura@ed.ac.uk
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