Chemical Reaction Engineering III

Chemical Reaction Engineering III

Section 1: Course Information

  • Role:                           Course Lecturer           
  • Lectures:                    Departmental Auditorium
  • Period:                        First term: Tuesdays (11am-1pm)
  • Prerequisite(s):       CHE 332; CHE 471 (Chemical Reaction  Engineering I and II)

Section 2: Course Description and Expectations

Course Description:

This course focuses primarily on non-catalytic reaction systems. The first part of the course deals with non-catalytic fluid-fluid reaction systems. For this part of the course, we will focus on the kinetics of such reactions and the design of the reactors for carrying out such reactions. The second part of the course deals with non-catalytic fluid-particle reaction systems. For this part of the course, we will focus on the kinetics of such reactions and the design of the reactors for carrying out such reactions.

Aim:

To provide students with an in-depth understanding of the theory of non-catalytic reaction systems with particular focus on fluid-fluid and fluid-solid reactions.

Learning Outcomes

The aim of this course is to provide students with an in-depth understanding of the theory of non-catalytic reaction systems with particular focus on fluid-fluid and fluid-solid reactions. At the end of taking this course, the student should be able to develop kinetic rate expressions for these types of reactions, determine rate controlling steps and use this information for efficient reactor design

Outline:

This course in chemical reaction engineering will focus on reactions in non-catalytic systems:

  • Fluid-Fluid Reaction: Kinetics
  • Fluid-Fluid Reactors: Design
  • Fluid-Particle Reaction: Kinetics
  • Fluid-Particle Reactors: Design

Section 3: Assessment

  • Take home assignments
  • Closed book test
  • Group presentation
  • Closed book final exam

 Section 4: Recommended texts

  • Levenspiel, O. (1999) Chemical reaction engineering, 3rd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, Inc, New York.
  • Fogler, H.S. (2006). Elements of Chemical Reaction Engineering, 4th Ed. Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey.
  •  Froment, G.F., Bischoff, K.B. and De Wilde, J. (2011). Chemical reactor analysis and design, 3rd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York.
  • Smith, J.M. (1981). Chemical Engineering Kinetics, 3rd Ed. McGraw-Hill Inc., New York.