Introduction to Chemical Engineering

Definition of Chemical Engineering science and activities of Chemical Engineers in Greece. Overview of the flowsheet of a simple Chemical Industry in relation to the courses in the Chemical Engineering curriculum. Physical and mathematical model of a process. Types of chemical and electrochemical reactors. Mass balances in simple chemical reactors and simple unit operations. Use of differential and integral methods for the treatment of reaction rate data. Dynamic behavior of simple reactors. Dimensional analysis. The concept of scale-up. The concept of linearization. Residence time distribution (RTD) in simple single- and multi-chemical reactors.

Objectives

At the end of this course the student should be able to: Understand a flowsheet of a simple Chemical Industry Develop the physical and mathematical model of a process. Use fundamental equations and write mass and energy balances in simple processes. Use differential and integral methods for the treatment of reaction rate data. Write mass and energy balances of chemical compounds in simple physical processes and simple chemical reactors. Use dimensional analysis in order to extract equations Understand the concept of linearization. Understand the concept of Residence Time Distribution (RTD) in simple single- and multi-chemical reactors

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisite courses. It is, however, recommended that students should have a basic knowledge of Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.

Syllabus

Definition of Chemical Engineering science and activities of Chemical Engineers in Greece. Overview of the flowsheet of a simple Chemical Industry in relation to the courses in the Chemical Engineering curriculum. Physical and mathematical model of a process. Types of chemical and electrochemical reactors. Mass balances in simple chemical reactors and simple unit operations. Use of differential and integral methods for the treatment of reaction rate data. Dynamic behavior of simple reactors. Dimensional analysis. The concept of scale-up. The concept of linearization. Residence time distribution (RTD) in simple single- and multi-chemical reactors.