UNIT OPERATIONS I

The course aims to familiarize students with the basic methods of separating various mixtures (gas-gas, gas-liquid, gas-solid, liquid-liquid, liquid-solid, solid-solid) and learn methods of designing basic units of separation processes and ways calculations of mass and energy balances (emphasis in fractional distillation, absorption, and solid fluidized beds, filtration membranes (Ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, reverse osmosis). Alongside the lesson is taught in the software HYSYS ASPEN Technology, for the design of integrated separation processes and the numerical solution of mass and energy balances.

Objectives

At the end of this course the student will have further developed the ability to design simple distillation process, absorption columns and fixed and fluidized beds, etc by hand and apply the relevant mass and energy balances

Prerequisites

To attend the course the student is encouraged to refresh basic thermodynamics and physical chemistry knowledge especially for equilibrium vapor-liquid and liquid-liquid systems. We will also use knowledge from the course 'Mass and Energy Balances'.

Syllabus

Individual course includes the following modules: Distillation - Distillation of binary mixtures: Equilibrium distillation, differential distillation, fractional distillation, Method McCabe-Thiele, Method Ponchon-Savarit, Performance Murphree., - Fractional distillation of multicomponent mixtures: Method wholesale analysis method accurate analysis., Absorption: design equations and analysis, Absorption multistage countercurrent, Processes continuous contact Absorption complex mixtures.Fixed and Fluidized Beds: Conditions for fluidization. Gas-solid systems.