Aineensiirtoprosessit (Y0080), 7 op

Basic information

Prerequisites

Basic course in mathematics A, Fluid flow and balances, physical chemistry

Course contents (core content level)

Vapor liquid equilibrium, concept of ideality and non-ideality of binary mixtures, phase equilibrium and diagrams, flash distillation, distillation and distillation columns, absorption: theory, application of mass transfer coefficients and absorbers, extraction: theory and diagrams, leaching and supercritical extraction, selecting and dimensioning of columns, crystallization: theories and equipment, adsorption and adsorbents, drying and dryers

Course contents (additional)

Diffusion, mass transfer coefficients, Gibbs phase rule, activity and fugacity coefficients, correlations in calculations of activity and fugacity coefficients and their applicability to different mixtures, batch distillation, azeotropic and extractive distillation, shortcut methods for multi-component distillation, extraction equipment, other separation methods, simulation of distillation and dimensioning of the column with a computer program, cases of mass transfer operations

Core content level learning outcomes (knowledge and understanding)

After completion of this course the student will have the knowledge on physical and technical basics, calculations and realization of mass transfer operations and processes.

Core content level learning outcomes (skills)

After completion of this course the student will be able to evaluate the ideality and non-ideality of binary mixture and knows how to calculate vapor liquid equilibrium of ideal mixtures and flash distillations. The student is able to generate different types of vapor liquid diagrams using simulation programs and compare them to experimental diagrams of literacy and one made in physical chemistry laboratory. The student will be able to select and calculate the theoretical number of stages, the height and the diameter of a distillation, absorption and extraction column. The student is familiar with the diagrams of extraction and is able to select an appropriate adsorbent, crystallizer and drier.

Recommended reading

Teacher?s materials
Additionally: Incropera: Fundamentals of heat and mass transfer

Teaching and learning strategies

Class room teaching: 70 h
Laboratory exercises (with PC-programs): 4 h
Project: 20 h
Exam: 2x3h
Student individual workload: 86 h
Total: 186 h
Follow-up of the student workload analysis performed: -

Teaching methods and student workload

Assessment weighting and grading

Two passed tests, two projects completed successfully

Related competences of the degree programme

Theoretical basis and mathematical and science skills
Communication and interpersonal skills
Information acquisition skills and adaptation of new knowledge
Knowledge of chemical engineering