ENCH392-15S1 (C) Semester One 2015

Thermodynamics And Chemical Reaction Engineering

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 23 February 2015
End Date: Sunday, 28 June 2015
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 8 March 2015
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 24 May 2015

Description

Thermodynamics of fluids and phase equilibrium and the fundamentals of chemical reaction engineering. Thermodynamic topics covered include: volumetric properties of fluids, thermodynamic properties of pure fluids, behaviour of solutions and phase equilibria. Chemical reaction engineering topics covered include: reaction kinetics and rate equations, reactor design, collection and analysis of kinetic data, heterogeneous reactions and catalysis, mixing and non-ideal flow in reactors.

This course is a 36-lecture course, covering reaction engineering and thermodynamics. Chemical reaction engineering assumes knowledge of ENCH241, mainly around chemical reaction rate, stoichiometry and orders of reaction plus some concepts of material balances from ENCH291. The thermodynamics section assumes knowledge from ENCH291 and 292, and covers: a review of fundamentals, volumetric properties of fluids, thermodynamic properties of pure fluids, behaviour of solutions and phase equilibrium.

Learning Outcomes

  • An appreciation and basic understanding of equation of states and their relevance to chemical       engineering
  • An understanding of the relationship between thermodynamic properties
  • Understand phase equilibrium and its thermodynamic basis
  • Have a basic knowledge of solution thermodynamics
  • An understanding of reactions and their relevance to chemical engineering
  • Introduction to reaction rate laws and interpretation of reaction rate data
  • Proficiency in sizing isothermal ideal reactors
  • An understanding of chemical reaction equilibrium
  • An appreciation of the importance of catalysis and its mode of operation

Prerequisites

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Aaron Marshall

Guest Lecturer

Associate Prof. Ketul Popat

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Final Exam 35%
Reaction Engineering Homework 5% End of weeks 7,8,9,10,11 due following Wednesday each worth 1% each
Thermodynamics Homework 15% x3 @ 5% each
Thermodynamics Quiz x 3 15% 3 quizzes worth 5% each
Thermodynamics Test 20%
Reaction Engineering Assignment 03 Jun 2015 10%

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

De Nevers, Noel; Physical and chemical equilibrium for chemical engineers ; Wiley, 2002.

Fogler, H. Scott; Essentials of chemical reaction engineering ; Prentice Hall, 2011 (or any reaction engineering text by Fogler).

Smith, J. M. , Van Ness, H. C., Abbott, Michael M; Introduction to chemical engineering thermodynamics ; 7th ed; McGraw-Hill, 2005.

Additional Course Outline Information

Late submission of work

Students with concerns about the course should contact any of the teachers listed above, the 2nd Pro Director of Studies or the Head of Department.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $874.00

International fee $4,725.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Chemical and Process Engineering .

All ENCH392 Occurrences

  • ENCH392-15S1 (C) Semester One 2015