Course detail

Principles of Process Engineering

FSI-EZPAcad. year: 2014/2015

This course is intended as an introduction to process engineering and it provides students with the first information about chemical engineering and related disciplines. It is concerned with three basic topics:
1)The nature and scope of the process engineering,
2)Chemical and physical principles of processes, and
3)Systematic approach to solving problems.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

6

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Jaroslav Jícha, CSc.

Department

Institute of Process Engineering (ÚPI)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Introduction to basics processes, as the most important part of chemical engineering.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of physics, mathematics and chemistry.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course is taught through lectures explaining the basic principles and theory of the discipline. Exercises are focused on practical topics presented in lectures.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Course-unit credit is achieved by the active participation on seminars. Examination is written or oral.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The course objective is to make students familiar with the basics of theory of mass transfer and his applications in the design of process units. The course is supported with seminars, where many of practical examples are solved.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Participation in seminars is registered. In case of absence, a written record from the missed saminar is necessary to submit to the lecturer.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Perry, Robert H.: Perry’s chemical engineers’ handbook, McGraw-Hill, New York, 2008
Schreiberová Lenka a kol.: Chemické inženýrství I,3. vydání, VŠCHT Praha, 2011, http://vydavatelstvi.vscht.cz/katalog/uid_isbn-978-80-7080-778-1/anotace/.

Recommended reading

Perry R. H., Chilton C. H.: Chemical Engineers Handbook, McGraw-Hill, New York 1998
Vermouzek Č.:: Difúzní pochody,skripta,VUT v Brně. 1979

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B2341-3 Bachelor's

    branch B-EPP , 3 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Jaroslav Jícha, CSc.

Syllabus

1. Overview of unit operation
2. Mass transport phenomena
3. Elementary mass balancesof processes
4. Calculation of phase equilibria and enthalpy of streams
5. Separation processes - two component distillation
6. Design of two component distillation column
7. Industry distillation – preliminary calculations
8. ChemCad calculations of dístillation process
9. Extraction from solid and liquid phase
10. Absorption and desorption by cleaning of flue gases
11. Separation of soluble components
12. Adsorption from gas and liquid phase
13. Introduction to membrane separations

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Pavel Leštinský, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Practical examples with possible applications will be presented at seminars.