Engelska Studiehandboken kurser

Dept of Chemical and Metallurgical Eng

KMT006 Chemical Engineering Design 6.0 ECTS credits

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General information about studying at Luleå university

TIMEPERIOD: Q III

LANGUAGE: Swedish

EXAMINER
Johan Sterte Prof

PREREQUISITES
KMT002, KMT005

COURSE AIM
The aim of the course is to enable the student to choose and dimension equipment for use in chemical process operations. It is also the purpose of the course to describe the function of this equipment.

CONTENTS
Humidification and drying: Mollier diagram for humid air, determination of humidity, air conditioning, drying of solids with air. Methods for the evaluation and dimensioning of distillation equipment, multicomponent distillation. Leaching and extraction: Mass transfer and equipment for leaching, countercurrent leaching and calculations of washing stages, solids-liquid and liquid-liquid extraction, ideal extraction stage. Absorption: Physical and chemical absorption, Lobo curve, choice of packing material and dimensioning of absorption towers. Fluidisation: Characteristics of fluidised systems, liquid-solid and gas-solid systems, heat and mass transfer aspects, applications of fluidised solids technique. Gas cleaning: Introduction to gas cleaning and gas cleaning equipment.

TEACHING
The course is presented in the form of lectures, tutorials and laboratory excercises. The laboratory excercises are compulsory.

EXAMINATION
Approved laboratory reports and an approved written examination with differentiated grades. Evaluation of the written examination is performed according to Alternative A as described in "Regler för tentamen".
COURSE GRADE SCALE: U,3,4,5

ITEMS/CREDITS


Laboratory work                                             	2.2ECTS
Written exam                                                	3.7ECTS

COURSE LITTERATURE
To be announced

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