Chemical Engineering Practice III

Code:

EQ0081

Acronym:

PEQIII

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Technological Sciences (Chemical Engineering)

Instance: 2011/2012 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Chemical Engineering
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Chemical Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIEQ	55	Syllabus	3	-	5	70	135

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The teaching unit is made up of two components: Chemical Engineering “EQ” (3 h/week) and “Structural Engineering” (2 h/week).

(A) Component "EQ"
Laboratory work in Fluid Mechanics and Transport Phenomena designed to consolidate the corresponding theoretical concepts.

(B) Component “Structural Engineering”

Program

(A) Component "EQ"
The theoretical contents of the program of this teaching Unit, have been previously studied in other teaching units.
In this teaching unit the students will have five workshop sessions in various themes and wil perform five Laboratory works (LabEQ) in Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer
Tr1-Water flow through packed spheres – Ergun’s Law
Tr2- Pressure gradient along the discharge pipe of a tank –
equation of hydrostatics, energy equation and Poiseuille equation;
Tr3- Air cooling of conducting solids – natural and forced convection
Tr4-Pressure loss in flow along straight tubes – experimental evaluation of the friction factor (Cf);
Tr5- Pressure loss in flow along tube bends – experimental evaluation of k;

(B) Component “Structural Engineering”

Mandatory literature

J.R.Guedes de Carvalho; Protocolos e apontamentos de PEQ III, 2010

Complementary Bibliography

J. P. Holman; Heat transfer. ISBN: 0-07-112230-3
prepared by a staff of specialists under the editorial direction of Robert H. Perry ; ed. Don W. Gre; Perry.s chemical engineers.handbook. ISBN: 0-07-115982-7
J. M. Coulson & J. F. Richardson ; with J. R. Backhurst and J. H. Harker; Chemical engineering. ISBN: 0-7506-4444-3

Teaching methods and learning activities

(A) Component "EQ":
LabEQ: Performance of laboratory assignments in groups of two students, with written report and discussion.
Workshops: Presentation of the general concepts for the session to the whole group involved (typically, up to 10 students) followed by individual performance of practical tasks.

(B) Component "Structural Engineering":

Software

Microsoft Office 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Office 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional

keywords

Technological sciences > Engineering > Chemical engineering

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	70,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Eligibility for exams

This unit has no final exam and the students have to::
(a) participate actively in the conduction of the laboratory work and report writing (b) answer all the questionnaires presented to them.

If the student is forced to miss an activity, for reasons beyond his control, he will have to arrange with the teacher for the ‘replacement’ of that activity. If no replacement is agreed, the student will have 2 points deducted from his final mark on the unit.

Frequency is granted only to students who have a positive final mark on the unit.

Calculation formula of final grade

The final mark is the sum of the marks of the two componentes with a weight of (2/3) for the “EQ” component and (1/3) for the “Structural Engineering” component.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Performance of laboratory examination, consisting of three set laboratory works with corresponding written reports and discussion.

Classification improvement

Laboratory exam with written report on each of the modules.
Oral presentation of one of the other works performed.