ECTS - University of Pisa
Scheda programma d'esame
UNIT OPERATIONS
CRISTIANO NICOLELLA
Academic year2016/17
CourseCHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Code625II
Credits12
PeriodSemester 1 & 2
LanguageItalian

ModulesAreaTypeHoursTeacher(s)
OPERAZIONI UNITARIE IING-IND/25LEZIONI60
CRISTIANO NICOLELLA unimap
OPERAZIONI UNITARIE IIING-IND/25LEZIONI60
ELISABETTA BRUNAZZI unimap
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Learning outcomes
Knowledge
• identify major unit operations, including: mass transfer and heat transfer; • analyse the functions of the major unit operations, including purpose and application of each; • identify the range of equipment used to perform each major unit operation; • size and design equipment; • prepare process data sheets with equipment model.
Assessment criteria of knowledge
The student will be assessed on his/her demonstrated ability to discuss the main course contents using the appropriate terminology.

Methods:

  • Final oral exam
  • Final written exam
  • Written report
Teaching methods

Delivery: face to face

Learning activities:

  • attending lectures
  • preparation of oral/written report
  • individual study
  • group work
  • ICT assisted study

Attendance: Advised

Teaching methods:

  • Lectures
  • project work
Syllabus
1) Heat transfer to fluids without phase change. Fundamentals. Energy balance and driving forces. Equipment features, selection and design criteria. 2) Heat transfer to fluids with phase change. Fundamentals of condensation and evaporation. Pool and convective boiling. Energy balance and driving forces. Equipment features, selection and design criteria. 3) Distillation. Fundamentals on multicomponent vapor-liquid equilibria. Flash and differential distillation. Continuous and batch distillation. Material and enthalpy balances. Design of sieve-plate columns. Equipment features, selection and design criteria. 4) Absorption and stripping. Principles and rate of absorption. Mass-transfer coefficients for packed columns. Equipment features, selection and design criteria. 5) Humidification operations. Wet-bulb temperature. Theory and calculation of humidification processes. Equipment features and sizing criteria. 6) Adsorption. Equilibria and principles of adsorption.Adsorber design
Bibliography
R.H. Perry, D.W. Green: "Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook", Mc Graw-Hill Educational material provided by the teacher on e-learning UNIPI Recommended: D. Kern: "Process heat transfer", Mc Graw - Hill R.E. Treybal: "Mass transfer operations", Mc Graw - Hill Further bibliography: W.L. McCabe, J.C. Smith, P. Harriott: "Unit operations of chemical engineering" Mc Graw-Hill J.M. Coulson, J.F. Richardson: "Chemical Engineering", Pergamon Press (vols. 1, 2 and 6)
Updated: 14/11/2016 17:27