Basics of Chemical Engineering (5 cr)
Code: TE00BO36-3003
General information
Enrollment
01.12.2021 - 24.01.2022
Timing
11.01.2022 - 31.05.2022
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Engineering and Business
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
Teachers
- Juha Nurmio
- Eija Kulju
- Liisa Lehtinen
- Tero Tuomarmäki
Teacher in charge
Liisa Lehtinen
Groups
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MKEMIS20
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.
Materials balance and flow technology:
1st re-exam 16.6.22
2nd re-exam 18.8.22
In Teams.
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, Fri 14.1.2022 at 10:15-12, all
week 7, Thu 17.2. klo 8:15-11, Eija
week 12, Thu 24.3. 12:15-14 Tero
week 16, Fri 22.4 klo 8:15-10 Liisa
Weekly meeting in Teams on Thu at 18-19.
Unit processes, 1,5 cr weeks 2-7, Eija Kulju
Heat Technology 1,5 cr, weeks 9-14, Tero Tuomarmäki
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.