Objective: To provide a sound background to graduate students on all aspects of reaction engineering so that they are able to comprehend literature related to their respective research areas.
· Mole balances, stochiometry, equilibrium
· Reaction rate, reactor design
· Batch, CSTR, PFR, Recycle, semi-batch reactors
· Steady state and unsteady state reactor analysis with and without pressure drop
· Multiple reactions
· Nonisothermal reactor analysis - Energy balances
· Multiple steady states
· Transient reactor analysis; approach to steady state
· Catalysis - synthesis of a rate equation
· Design/analysis of catalytic reactors
· Heterogeneous reactors; diffusion and mass transfer
· Mass and energy balances in PFRs - PDE solutions
· Residence time distributions
· Nonideal reactors
MATLAB
Text: Elements of Chemical Reaction Engineering, Fogler, 3rd Edition, 1999, Prentice Hall
Grading:
Homeworks (8-10): 20%
Midterms (2): 30%
Team Project: 15%
Final: 35%
Weeks 1-2 Chapters 1,2 and 3
Mole balances, stoichiometry, rate laws, reactor design (simple reactors)
Review of undergraduate material
Weeks 3-4 Chapters 4(cont), 6 and 5
Pressure drop considerations; Recycle reactors, special reactions
Complex packed-bed reactor operation team project formulation
Multiple reactions
Weeks 5-6 Chapters 5 and 7
Data analysis; Special reactions,
Weeks 7-8 Chapters 8-9
Nonisothermal reactors (steady state)
Unsteady state operation
October 7 First Midterm Examination
(Chapters 1-8)
Weeks 9-10 Chapters 10-12
Heterogeneous reactions
Weeks 11-13 Heterogeneous reactions continued
Residence time distributions and operation of real reactors
November 18 Second Midterm Examination
Chapters 1-13
Weeks 14-16 Project submission; special topics, review
Final
Examination December
12(10:30 AM-12:30 PM)