Course detail
Mass Transfer Processes
FSI-KDPAcad. year: 2025/2026
Mass transfer processes are used in the petroleum, chemical, petrochemical, pulp, pharmaceutical, mineral and other industries. Major portions of investment and operating expenses are associated with one or more separation processes, which are based on mass transfer. This course begins with the coverage of principles that intersect most separation processes: phase equilibrium, diffusion of mass and phase segregation. Next the course contains description of specific mass transfer processes: distillation, absorption, extraction. Attention is given to the drying, crystallization and some membrane processes. Last part of the course is oriented to the design of equipment parameters of these processes.
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Number of ECTS credits
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Entry knowledge
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
The attendance at lectures is recommended.
The attendance at exercises is compulsory and checked.
Students have access to support texts in czech language in electronic form.
In case of absence, a written record from the missed saminar is necessary to submit to the lecturer.
Aims
This is the most important part of chemical engineering.
In this course the student will be made familiar with the theory of mass transfer and its applications in the design of chemical units. Course is supported with seminars, where many of practical examples are solved.
Study aids
Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
Novák Josef a kol.: Fyzikální chemie I,VŠCHT Praha (1. vydání, 1999) (CS)
Perry, Robert H., 1924-1978. Perry’s chemical engineers’ handbook /2008 (EN)
Poživil Jaroslav, Vaněk Tomáš, Bernauer Bohumil: Procesní a systémové inženýrství,VŠCHT Praha, 1997 (CS)
Recommended reading
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme N-PRI-P Master's 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
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Lecture
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Syllabus
2. Introduction to mass transfers
3. Material and heat balances of mass transfer processes
4. Essentials of phase equilibrium calculations .
5. Material and heat balances of two-component distallation
6. Methods of determining the number of ideal stages by two-component
7. Multi-component distillation, basic calculations
8. Methods for determining the number of ideal stages by multi-component distallation
9. Batch and discontinued distillation
10. Liquid-liquid extraction
11. Absorption and desorption. Methods of determining the number of ideal stages by absorption.
12. Drying. Material and heat balances of theoretical dryer.
13. Crystallization. Kinetics of crystallization
14. Adsorption, basic calculations.
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