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Advanced reactor engineerng (4471)

  
Coordinating lecturer :Prof. dr. ir. Mumin enis LEBLEBICI 


Language of instruction : English


Credits: 4,0
  
Period: semester 1 (4sp)
  
2nd Chance Exam1: Yes
  
Final grade2: Numerical
 
Sequentiality
 
   Advising sequentiality bound on the level of programme components
 
 
Group 447125
 
  Following programme components are advised to also be included in your study programme up till now.
    Reactor engineering (3301) 3.0 stptn
 
   Advising sequentiality bound on the level of programme components
 
 
Group 447125
 
  Following programme components are advised to also be included in your study programme up till now.
    Reactor engineering (3301) 3.0 stptn
 

Prerequisites

Advised competence: 3301 Reactorkunde



Content

1. Temperature effects in homogeneous reactor
2. Heterogeneous reactor systems
3. Non-catalytic gas-solid and gas-liquid reactors
4. Catalytic gas-solid reactors
5. Inorganic production processes e.g. technological aspects, environmental and safety issues,...: H2SO4
+ optional:company visit



Organisational and teaching methods
Organisational methods  
Application Lecture  
Excursion/Fieldwork  
Teaching methods  
Exercises  
Report  


Evaluation

Semester 1 (4,00sp)

Evaluation method
Written evaluaton during teaching periode25 %
Transfer of partial marks within the academic year
Open questions
Written exam75 %
Open questions
Use of study material during evaluation
Explanation (English)Allowed: class slide printouts, handwritten notes, pre-programmed calculators. NOT allowed: Computers, GSM, Books (incl Levenspiel) and photocopies of chapters, including the compulsory course book.
Additional information Final Grade = 0.25*Midterm Test + 0.75*Final Exam

Second examination period

Evaluation second examination opportunity different from first examination opprt
No
Explanation (English)Only the written test (final exam) can be repeated.
 

Previously purchased compulsory textbooks
  Chemical Reaction Engineering,Octave Levenspiel,3rd Edition,Wiley / Perusall,9780471254249,Can be on Perusall and or printed
 

Recommended course material
 

Slides and exercise solutions from Toledo.

 

Remarks
 

Orientation in the curriculum: 

This course is part of the learning domain Proces design and engineering in the optie farma en fijnchemie and the optie duurzame procestechnologie en kunststoffen.



Learning outcomes
Master of Chemical Engineering Technology
  •  EC 
  • EC3 - The holder of the degree has advanced or specialist knowledge of and insight in principles, appliances, applications and topical technological developments as to execution, development and validation of techniques for electrochemical, chemical, material-scientific, surface analysis and/or packaging; can analyse complex, non-familiar samples and materials critically and can autonomously recognize, critically analyse and creatively solve practical problems related to analysis and appliances, with eye for data collection and implementation and with awareness of potential errors and practical limitations, in a methodologically sound manner.

     
  •  DC 
  • DC1 - The student has knowledge of the basic concepts, structures and coherence.

      
  •  BC 
  • The student responds accordingly to all reaction engineering concepts in the tests andexam.
     
  •  DC 
  • DC6 - The student can select methods and make calculated choices to solve problems or design solutions.


      
  •  BC 
  • The student can perform both forward and backward modelling. Can design a reactor for certain input and tune the input for a certain reactor.
     
  •  DC 
  • DC4 - The student can gather, measure or obtain information and refer to it correctly.

      
  •  BC 
  • Usage of relevant graphs, charts, selection tables is mastered.
  •  EC 
  • EC4 - The holder of the degree has advanced or specialist knowledge of and insight in principles and structures of and applied technologies in several chemical industrial processes; can autonomously recognize and critically analyse complex, multidisciplinary, non-familiar and practical problems of designs or optimisation and solve them following sound methodologies and with eye for selection of materials, packaging, sustainability, safety, environment and closed cycle, with awareness of practical limitations and with attention to topical technological developments.  

     
  •  DC 
  • DC5 - The student can analyze problems, logically structure and interpret them.

      
  •  BC 
  • The student is able to interpret tables, graphs and figures and can use these to explain process parameters and variables. The student can calculate mass and energy balances for given production processes and verify the obtained results with real processdata.
     
  •  DC 
  • DC8 - The student can evaluate knowledge and skills critically to adjust own reasoning and course of action accordingly.


      
  •  BC 
  • The student verifies solutions at several steps during the calculation including the obtained final result.
     
  •  DC 
  • DC4 - The student can gather, measure or obtain information and refer to it correctly.

      
  •  BC 
  • The student can look up relevant information concerning a research question, BAT, studied processes. The student can collect the required data during a company visit or by searching literature to find the solution on tasks given during a companyvisit. The student can perform a literature review for a given a research question by consulting several sources including data banks and scientific articles.

     
  •  DC 
  • DC2 - The student has insight in the basic concepts and methods.

      
  •  BC 
  • The student can describe and explain block diagrams of industrial production processes, indicate the logic cohesion and the importance of different steps. The student has knowledge on recent innovations in the field (e.g. BAT,..)

     
  •  DC 
  • DC1 - The student has knowledge of the basic concepts, structures and coherence.

      
  •  BC 
  • The student has knowledge on terms and purposes of BAT and REACH reports. The student knows basic production schemes and can make a comparison between them.

     
  •  DC 
  • DC6 - The student can select methods and make calculated choices to solve problems or design solutions.


      
  •  BC 
  • The student can propose adequate solutions for reactor operation and design problems.

  •  EC 
  • EC5 - The holder of the degreehas advanced or specialist knowledge of and insight in most unit operations in the (bio)chemical industry and can integrate this knowledge and insight to creatively conceptualise and autonomously control and simulate chemical processes and to develop process optimisations within a multidisciplinary design context and with attention to topical technological developments and innovations.

     
  •  DC 
  • DC5 - The student can analyze problems, logically structure and interpret them.

      
  •  BC 
  • The student can perform thermal and mass transfer analysis in catalytic reactors and predict/diagnose and resolve related problems.

     
  •  DC 
  • DC2 - The student has insight in the basic concepts and methods.

      
  •  BC 
  • The student is able to recall and combine prior and new knowledge on mass transfer, heattransfer, mixing and reaction operations.
     
  •  DC 
  • DC3 - The student can recognize problems, plan activities and perform accordingly.

      
  •  BC 
  • Correct diagnosis of conversion problems, lack of selectivity and yield is performed. The student is critical of the viability of the unit operations surrounding a reactor.
     
  •  DC 
  • DC7 - The student can use selected methods and tools to implement solutions and designs.


      
  •  BC 
  • The student is able to design staged reactors, calculate intercooling duties, combine mixed and plug flow reactors
  •  EC 
  • EC6 - The holder of the degree has advanced or specialist knowledge of, insight in and proficiency within a self-selected domain of specialisation of (bio)chemical process technology, materials, food and/or packaging.

     
  •  DC 
  • DC2 - The student has insight in the basic concepts and methods.

      
  •  BC 
  • The student recognizes non-isothermal reactor design obstacles as well as potential hurdles of solid catalysis, proving able to perform design calculations.
     
  •  DC 
  • DC3 - The student can recognize problems, plan activities and perform accordingly.

      
  •  BC 
  • The student shows ability to asess mass and heat transfer limitations, successfully evaluating the design and apply relevant changes.
 

  EC = learning outcomes      DC = partial outcomes      BC = evaluation criteria  
Offered inTolerance3
Exchange Programme Engineering Technology J
Master of Chemical Engineering Technology optie duurzame procestechnologie J
Master of Chemical Engineering Technology optie farma en fijnchemie J
Master of Chemical Engineering Technology optie kunststoffen en packaging J



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