Reaction Engineering II

Code:

EQ0083

Acronym:

ER II

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Technological Sciences (Chemical Engineering)

Instance: 2013/2014 - 2S (of 01-09-2013 to 31-07-2014)

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Chemical and Biological 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	103	Syllabus	3	-	6	56	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

To provide methodology to choose, analyze, design and operate real chemical reactors with emphasis in hydrodinamics, micromixing, energy balances and complex reactions.

Learning outcomes and competences

It is expected that students will be able to diagnose the operation of real reactors and design non-isothermal reactors with multiple reactions.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Real Chemical Reactors: hydrodynamics, mass/heat transfer, chemical reaction. Theory of Residence Time Distribution (RTD). Notions of age, life expectancy and residence time. Distributions of age, residence time and intensity function. Tracer methodology. F and C curves of Danckwerts. Relation between RTD and F and C curves. Diagnosis of ill-functioning of reactors. Conversion in real reactors. Total segregation and maximum mixedness. Zwietering equation. Flow models: axial dispersion and reactors in cascade. Application of RTD in Chemical Engineering, Pharmacokinetics and environment. Nonisothermal and nonadiabatic reactrs. Energy balances in batch, CSTR and PFR. Adiabatic reactors. Reactor design for complex reactions. Yield and selectivity. New concepts and tools to study chemical recators. New reactor types (reverse flow, monoliths), multifunctional reactors and CFD.

Mandatory literature

A.E. Rodrigues; “Theory of Residence Time Distributions”, in Multiphase Chemical Reactors, A.E. Rodrigues, J.M. Calo and N.H. Sweed, 1981
Villermaux, Jacques; Génie de la réaction chimique. ISBN: 2-85206-132-5
Fogler, H. Scott; Elements of chemical reaction engineering. ISBN: 0-13-973785-5
Levenspiel, Octave; Chemical reaction engineering. ISBN: 0-471-25424-X

Teaching methods and learning activities

Classes intend to provide methodology to choose, analyze, design and operate real chemical reactors with emphasis in hydrodynamics, micromixing, energy balances and complex reactions supported by real problems. Practical sessions aim to teach techniques for solving reactor problems including reactor simulation.

keywords

Technological sciences > Engineering > Chemical engineering

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	75,00
Participação presencial	0,00
Teste	25,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	60,00
Frequência das aulas	60,00
Total:	120,00

Eligibility for exams

According to the General Evaluation Rules of FEUP

If students already had access to exam in the last year they are not forced to attend classes but evaluation will still consider both the final exam and the mid-term test.

Calculation formula of final grade

Examinations or Special Assignments

N/A

Internship work/project

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Exam

Classification improvement

Exam

Observations

A closed book exam/2.5 h.