Course detail

Chemical Engineering I

FCH-BA_CHIN1Acad. year: 2021/2022

Chemical and biochemical processes and apparatus fundamentals. Lectures are complemented by the computational and laboratory exercises. Mass balance, fluid flow, pumping, filtration, fluidization, mixing and particulate solids processing (characterisation of particulate systems, grain size measurement, comminution, separation, conveying systems, mechanics of particulate solids, storage systems).

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Tomáš Svěrák, CSc.

Department

Institute of Materials Science (ÚCHM)

Offered to foreign students

Of all faculties

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will obtain the basic knowledge about the mathematical apparatus of the Fluids and Particle Solids Unit operations of Chemical Engineering which take place in the design and pass judgments of the separate processes of the chemical and other production technologies in the laboratory and production plant size as well.

Prerequisites

Mathematics - vector algebra, differentials and integrals basis;
Physics - basis of mass point, hydrodynamics, thermodynamics and diffusion basis;
Instumentaions - physics quantities measurement, transmission and processing;
Chemical engineering I.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course uses teaching methods in form of lecture - 2 teaching hours per week, seminars - 2 teaching hours per week. The other activities - 2 teaching hours per week for practicum of chemical engineering. The e-learning system (LMS Moodle) is available to teachers and students.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Graded course-unit credit system. The student evaluation depends on the active attendance and the correctly solved separate numerical set of theoretical exercises. The exam consists of the numerical part and the oral examination, students have to show basic theoretical, numerical and practical knowledge in the branch. The use of defined literature materials in the numerical part of exem are allowed.

Course curriculum

Chemical engineering calculation.
Balance of energy in the stream.
Pressure drops in pipe-lines.
Pumping.
Processes of sedimentation.
Mixing.
Particle Solids.
Fluidization.
Filtration.
Heat transfer.
Heat conveying.
Evaporators.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Principals and mathematical apparatus of the basic chemical-engineering units in the area of Fluids and Particle Solids and the access to the industry process equipment.

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

Participation on the prescribed Calculation exs, reports of all Calc. exs in the desiderative quality, the written part of Exam on the 32 points level min. of the 50 poits sum.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Coulson J.M. Richardson J.F. Chemical Engineering, Butter worth Heinmann Oxford 2006. (EN)
Robert H. Perry: Perry's Chemical Engineers' Platinum Edition, McGraw-Hill Professional, 2012. (EN)

Type of course unit

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Tomáš Svěrák, CSc.

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Tomáš Svěrák, CSc.

VUT

Faculties

University Institutes

Parts

Chemical Engineering I

Type of course unit