ECTS credits ECTS credits: 6
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 99 Hours of tutorials: 3 Expository Class: 24 Interactive Classroom: 24 Total: 150
Use languages Spanish, Galician, English
Type: Ordinary Degree Subject RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Chemistry Engineering
Areas: Chemical Engineering
Center Higher Technical Engineering School
Call: Second Semester
Teaching: With teaching
Enrolment: Enrollable
1. To analyse and design chemical reactors used on an industrial scale
2. To use common calculation tools in the calculation and analysis of reactors
3. To introduce safety-related aspects into the analysis
4. To introduce issues of professional ethics in engineering
5. To develop transversal competencies of technological skills: promotion of the use of technological tools academic support and tools commonly used in engineering. Office 365 account tools and Moodle Learning Platform. Specific tools: spreadsheet, reactor simulation software, reactor-specific software, safety-specific software.
6. To develop transversal competencies of interpersonal skills: promotion of curricular evolution through the participation in forums, face-to-face and online, and other activities of similar format.
Descriptors
Non-isothermal reactors. Stability. Deviation from ideal behaviour in reactors. Dispersion & Tank in series Models. Combined Models. Reactors.
Traditional CLASSROOM
Lesson 1. Introduction to industrial reactors. Classification. Special industrial reactors. Selection criteria.
Run-away reactions. Safety in chemical reactors.
Lesson 2. Non-isothermal reactors. Energy balances. Adiabatic and non-adiabatic reactors, heat removal capacity.
Heat removal strategies, controllability, and operation within safe limits.
Lesson 3. Non-ideal flow models. ideal. Mixing scale and timing. Population balance. Residence-time functions. Experimental Methods for the Determination of Residence Time Distribution Functions. Flow models. Prediction of conversion into a real reactor. Influence of micromixing.
Lesson 4. Catalysis and catalytic reactors: cases. Catalysts: types, deactivation, regeneration schemes. Stages of the Catalytic reaction and limiting step concept. Mass transfer phenomena. Multiphase reactors. Hydrodynamics and Heat Removal: Energy Integration in Reaction-Regeneration Systems: Case Studies.
COMPUTER ROOM
In the interactive sessions in the computer room (6h) after a presentation of the types of reactions and reactors available at Aspen Hysys, chemical reactor problems will be solved by comparing different types of reactors for a given reaction and the operation of the full-mix and piston flow reactors will be analysed for different types of reactions and different modes of operation (adiabatic and non-adiabatic with heat exchange). The work carried out by the students in the classroom and in the last two sessions the report of one of the problems will be collected and proposed for evaluation.
Basic Books:
Fogler, H.S. "Elements of chemical reaction engineering, 4rd Ed. ", Prentice Hall, New Jersey (2006).
Supplementary bibliography:
Levenspiel, O.; " Chemical reaction Engineering, 3rd Ed. ", John Wiley & Sons, New York (1999) " Ingeniería de las reaccione
químicas, 3a Ed. ", Limusa Wiley, México (2004) (A120 4F)
Hill, Ch. G.; •An Introduction to Chemical Engineering Kinetics and Reactor Design", John Wiley & Sons, New York (1977)
(121 1)
Missen, R.W., Mims, C.A., Saville, B.A.;• Introduction to Chemical reaction Engineering and kinetics ", John Wiley & Sons,
New York (1999) (A121 1A)
González Velasco, J.R. et al..; •cinética Química Aplicada•, Síntesis, Madrid (1999) (121 10A)
Santamaría Ramiro, J.M. et al..;• Ingeniería de reactores•, Síntesis, Madrid (1999) (Electronic Access)
BASIC & GENERAL
CG3 - Knowledge in basic and technological subjects, which enables them to learn new methods and theories, and
Give them the versatility to adapt to new situations.
CG4 - Ability to solve problems with initiative, decision-making, creativity, critical reasoning and to communicate and
To transmit knowledge, skills and abilities in the field of industrial chemical engineering.
TRANSVERSALES
CT4 - Skills for the use and development of computer applications
CT1 - Ability to analyse and synthesize
CT6 - Problem Solving
CT8 - Teamwork
CT10 - Interpersonal Relationship Skills
CT13 - Ability to apply knowledge in practice.
CT19 - Autonomous Learning
SPECIFIC
CQ1 - Knowledge of: CQ1.1 Matter and Energy Balances CQ1.2 Biotechnology CQ1.3 Matter Transfer,
Separation Operations CQ1.4 Chemical Reaction Engineering CQ1.5 Reactor Design CQ1.6 Valorisation and
Transformation of raw materials and energy resources
CQ2 - Ability to: CQ2.1 Analysis and design of processes and products CQ2.2 Simulation and optimization of processes and
Products
The traditional classes will basically consist of lessons taught by the teaching staff, dedicated to the presentation of the theoretical contents and problem solving or exercises. At times the model will approach the class and in others, especially in small groups, greater student involvement will be sought.
Computer/laboratory classes will, in some cases, allow the acquisition of practical skills and, in others, will serve for the immediate illustration of theoretical-practical contents, by means of interactive checking or programming.
All the competencies required of students will be guided in the group tutoring sessions.
Personalized assistance in individual tutorials, at the request of the students.
Promotion of the use of technological tools for academic support and tools commonly used in engineering. Office 365 account tools and Moodle Platform. Specific tools: spreadsheets, software Reactor simulation, safety-specific software.
Promotion of curricular evolution through participation in forums, face-to-face and online, and other activities of similar format, depending on availability and adaptability to the academic calendar.
The list of the activities proposed methodologically and the competencies to be developed is as follows:
- Blackboard classes: CG3, CG4, CQ1, CQ2
- Seminaries: CG4, CT4, CT6, CT8, CT13
-Computer room: CT4, CT6, CT13, CQ1, CQ2
- Team tutorials: CG4, CQ1, CT1, CT4, CT6, CT8, CT10, CT13, CT19
Students will be able to participate in complementary curricular improvement activities organised at the Centre or by the Centre
(workshops, competitions, conferences, etc.), depending on availability and compatibility with other academic obligations
In cases of fraudulent performance of exercises or tests, the provisions of the 'Normativa de avaliación do rendemento académico dos estudantes e de revisión de cualificacións":
(a) Examination: 70 per cent
b) computer room practices: 20%
(c)Other interactive activities: 5 %. Equal weighting among all activities carried out.
d) Class attendance, roster control: 5%
To pass the subject, students must achieve a minimum grade of 4 points (out of 10) in the exam and also 4 (out of 10 in the computer room). If the minimum is not exceeded in any of the parts, the grade will be a fail, with numerical grade equal to that of the part not passed.
Interactive computer classroom sessions: 20% classroom work; 80% report a selection of the problems of the two last sessions.
Attendance at the interactive computer classroom sessions is mandatory to pass the subject. For the faults of Attendance due to documented force majeure causes, specifically named in the university regulations, recovery alternatives would be studied, but any alternative will always involve the recovery of lost hours through the personal work of the students with the support of tutorials.
On the second occasion, students who have not achieved the minimum grade required in the evaluation of the Interactive computer classroom sessions will be allowed to repeat the report.
Assessment of competencies:
Exam: CQ1,CQ2,CG3,CG4,CT1,CT6,CT13,CT19
Tutorials: CQ1, CG4, CT1, CT4, CT6, CT8, CT10, CT13, CT19
Activities: CG3, CG4, CT1, CT4, CT8, CT10, CT13, CQ1, CQ2
Practices: CG3, CG4, CT1, CT4, CT8, CT10, CT13, CQ1, CQ2
The subject has a workload of 6 ECTS (corresponding to 1 ECTS to 25 hours of total work), distributed for each student.
activity, as established in the degree report, as follows:
*Blackboard classes: Face-to-face hours, 31.0; Student work hours, 41; ECTS, 2.9
*Seminars: Face-to-face hours 12.0; Student working hours, 14.0; ECTS, 1.0
*Computer room: Face-to-face hours, 6.0; Student work hours, 4.0; ECTS, 0.4
*Group tutorials : Face-to-face hours, 2.0; Student work hours, 8.0; ECTS, 0.4
*Individualized tutorials: Face-to-face hours, 2.0; Student work hours, 3.0; ECTS, 0.2
*Exam and review: Face-to-face hours, 5.0; Student work hours, 22.0; ECTS, 1.1
TOTAL: Face-to-face hours, 58; Student work hours, 92; ECTS, 6
It is recommended to have taken and passed the subjects Chemical Reaction Engineering, Thermodynamics applied to Engineering and Fluid Transport.
The subject will be taught in Spanish/Galician. This guide is offered in English only for information purposes; in case of any type of discrepancy, only those that appear in Galician or Spanish would be valid.
Julia Gonzalez Alvarez
- Department
- Chemistry Engineering
- Area
- Chemical Engineering
- Phone
- 881816761
- julia.gonzalez [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Maria Isabel Vidal Tato
Coordinador/a- Department
- Chemistry Engineering
- Area
- Chemical Engineering
- Phone
- 881816798
- isabel.vidal.tato [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
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