Course Details
Course Information Package
| Course Unit Title | INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES | ||||||||
| Course Unit Code | ASOG403 | ||||||||
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| Number of ECTS credits allocated | 5 | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:
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| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face | ||||||||
| Prerequisites | NONE | Co-requisites | NONE | ||||||
| Recommended optional program components | Mass and Energy Balances E.J. Henley, J.D. Seader,Equilibrium-Stage Separation Operations in Chemical Engineering, John Willey& Sons, 1981. | ||||||||
| Course Contents | - Basic Process Engineer’s Tools Conservation of mass, energy and momentum. Mass, energy and momentum balances. Process Flow Diagram, Piping and Instrumentation Diagram, Isometric Diagram. - Basic Hydraulics Fluid flow in piping. Pressure Drop. The Darcy – Weisbach equation. Equivalent lengths. Valves and fittings. Piping schedule specifications. Flange rating. - Heat Transfer Thermal motion and heat. Heat and temperature. Temperature as driving force for heat transfer. Heat transfer mechanisms – Basic equations of Conduction, Convection, Radiation. Thermal Resistance. Heat Exchangers. Basic Equations. Design procedure without evaporation or condensation. Shell & Tube exchanger layout. TEMA types. Type selection guidelines. Air Coolers. Fired Heaters. - Vapor – Liquid Equilibria Vapor-liquid equilibrium of a single component. Vapor-liquid equilibrium of two components and multi-component mixtures. Sources for K (equilibrium ratios) data. Laboratory distillation apparatus, flash drum, multi-stage trayed and packed columns. - Distillation Distillation variables: Number of stages, Reflux, Pressure. Short reference to McCabe – Thiele and Fenske – Underwood – Gilliland design methods. Stage efficiency, flooding, weeping. Vacuum distillation - Oil refinery and oil products Description of oil refining and products (LPG, Naphtha, Gasoline, Kerosene, Diesel, Waxes, Asphalts) Fixed bed reactors, fluidized bed reactors, moving bed reactors, Catalytic refinery processes, Hydro-treatment and hydro-conversions of light and heavy fractions, Alkylation, Fluid catalytic cracking, Catalytic reforming, Treatment of acid gases - Oil & Gas separations Two-phase separations (Oil & Gas) Three-phase separations (Oil, Gas and Water) Equipment used for Oil, Gas and Water separation on platforms - Gas Absorption, Adsorption and Separations Multi-stage absorption/adsorption columns Carbon Dioxide scrubbing, sulphur scrubbing Pressure Swing Absorption (PSA) Membranes - Mixing Stirring and mixing in vessels, type of impellers, velocity of stirring - Extraction Liquid/Liquid extraction, multi-stage extraction | ||||||||
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| Planned learning activities and teaching methods | The taught part of course is delivered to the students by means of lectures and video presentations, conducted with the help of computer. Lecture notes and presentations will be available through the web for students to use in combination with the textbooks. Lectures will be supplemented by homework assignments and readings. | ||||||||
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| Language of instruction | English | ||||||||
| Work placement(s) | NO | ||||||||
