Undergraduate Course: Fouling in Process Industries - Membranes and Thermal Units 5 (CHEE11018)
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 11 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Chemical |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Fouling is a universal problem encountered in various types of process equipment and most notably in all membranes and thermal units. Fouling is costing the industrial nations billions of dollars annually. In order mitigate fouling, a better understanding of the mechanisms of fouling processes is necessary to both hardware (mechanical/physical) design and software(process/operational) design. The understanding of the chemical reactions and physical interactions as well as the effect of process parameters such as flow velocity, surface temperature, foulant concentration and flow geometry will lead to improved design and operations. This course will address both these aspects. This course is aimed to approach the problem from both practical and fundamental points of view. The course will discuss applications, process and industrial fouling occurrences, mechanisms and fundamentals, predictive models, prevention and cleaning methods, design considerations, monitoring techniques, economic considerations and some case studies.
The course may also include a project component on a group or individual study bases. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the course the students will be able to:
a) Identify the role of fouling in process industries and the importance of mitigating it for technical, environmental and economic sustainability.
b) Assess fouling based on scientific unified principles
c) Explain, discuss and analyse different types of fouling
d) Explain, discuss and analyse different stages leading to fouling of a surface.
e) Understand the role of fluid and surface properties and conditions in terms of fouling.
f) Understand, discuss, analyse and evaluate control, mitigation and cleaning techniques.
g) Understand, discuss, assess and evaluate design measures.
h) Evaluate alternative technologies and approaches for best management practices
i) Commence in depth or practical work where fouling problem needs to be addressed. |
Assessment Information
| Exam 70% coursework 30% |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Jennifer Skilling
Tel: (0131 6)50 4863
Email: J.Skilling@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Kim Orsi
Tel: 0131 242 6374
Email: Kim.Orsi@ed.ac.uk |
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