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Course Catalog 01/02


Chemical and Metallurgical Eng

KMT012 Chemical Reaction Enginering, cont. course 6.0 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:
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LANGUAGE:English/Swedish

EXAMINER
Derek Creaser Fo ass


PREREQUISITES
KMT007

COURSE AIM
A continuation of KMT007 with the aim to enable the student to choose and dimension equipment for use in chemical process operations. It is also the purpose of the course to give the theoretical background for determining the operational mode, control and optimization of these processes.

CONTENTS
Reactor stability, nonideal reactors, coupling of reaction kinetics with physical transport processes with a focus on systems with heterogeneous catalysts, mass transfer and reaction kinetics in multiphase systems, a project assignment.

TEACHING
The course is presented in the form of lectures, tutorials and a major project assignment. The tutorials and the project assignment are compulsory.

EXAMINATION
Approved project assignment, tutorials and an approved written examination with differentiated grades.

COURSE GRADE SCALE: U,3,4,5

ITEMS/CREDITS
Assignement report 0.75ECTS
Laboratory work 0.75ECTS
Project work 1.50ECTS
Written exam 3.75ECTS

COURSE LITERATURE
"Elements of Chemical reaction Engineering" 3rd Ed., H. Scott Fogler

Further information: International Office

Valid for the academic year 01/02.

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