Basics of Chemical Engineering (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

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:
Autumn 2023. Teams lectures at Thursdays
Weekly Teams meeting between 18-19
Lectures at school 5.10.2023 ; 9.11.2023 ; 29.11.2023 ; 13.12.2023

Weekly meeting in Teams on Thu at 18-19.

Unit processes, 1,5 cr weeks 36-40
Flow Technology and Mass Balance, 2 cr, weeks 41-46
Heat Technology 1,5 cr, weeks 47-50

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.
Retake examination according faculty of EE-technology policy

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.