A2301 Process Technology

Prerequisites

According to admission requirements

Course Objectives

To give the students basic knowledge of process technology. The course gives an overview of thermodynamics, separation processes (unit operations) and chemical reaction engineering.

Learning Methods

Lectures with exercises based on Matlab with MathWorks’ Optimization Toolbox, TOMLAB, or similar tools. Group projects where a basic predictive controller is to be implemented using Matlab or a similar tool, and where the algorithm is coupled to a practical process and the system is to be controlled.

Course Description

The course consists of two main parts:
Thermodynamics, unit operations in the fields of heat transfer and fluid dynamics. Separation processes and chemical reaction engineering. This part of the course covers modellings of chemical reactors, as well as relevant separation processes (like evaporation, distillation and membrane technology).

Assessment Methods

Mandatory test and hand in exercise  weigh 20% each. Final examination weigh 60%. No study aids permitted, except for any type of handheld calculator.