Study Guide

Objective

Having completed the study unit, the participants are able to
- calculate and scale simple material and heat transfer processes
- describe equipment and technologies required in unit operations and unit processes as well as in heat and material transfer processes
- tell about special characteristics of different processes in chemical engineering and choose and scale equipment for processes.
- describe the importance of planning and scaling to resource efficient production

Content

- Material flow calculations
- Heat transfer calculations
- Material and heat transfer equipment and processes

Materials

Materials in Itslearning

Teaching methods

The course consists of workshops, web-lectures, independently done tasks and calculations.

Exam schedules

To be announced by the start lecture.

International connections

The technologies are studied during web-lessons, by independent studying and calculating simple practical examples. The tasks will be done individually and in groups.

Completion alternatives

None

Student workload

The work consists of workshops, web-lectures, calculation task, independent work and exams. 5 credit equal to 133 h.

Content scheduling

Content:
The course consentrates on the basic demands of resource efficient production.
-unit operations
-mass- and heat transfer equipment and -technologies
-mass balance,
-basics of mass balance, materials flow and heat transfer calculations
-design and scaling of unit processes
- simple calculations of unit processes

Timing:
Intro week 2, 15.1.2021

Workshops
15.1.2021
18.2.2021
26.3.2021
23.4.2021
24.5.2021

Weekly meeting in Zoom at 18-19.

Unit processes, 1,5 cr weeks 2-7, Eija Kulju
Heat Technology 1,5 cr, weeks 8-14, Juha Nurmio
Flow Technology and Mass Balance, 2 cr, weeks 15-21 Liisa Lehtinen

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

The course consists 3 individual courses. You must pass all the courses. The final grade will be the average of the 3 individual courses.