Description
Aims:
- To provide an understanding of the principles of fluid separation processes;
- To develop skills in the design of practical fluid separation equipment in the context of sustainability and sustainable development;
- To provide a basic understanding of process simulation
Learning Outcomes:
On completion of this module students should:
- be able to understand the mass and heat transfer phenomena involved in fluid processes;
- be familiar with the procedures for the design of fluid separation equipment in the context of sustainability and sustainable development;
- be able to select an appropriate fluid separation process to meet a required separation performance;
- be able to simulate simple steady-state process flowsheets and mass transfer operations
Synopsis:
Fundamentals of mass transfer including driving forces, the ideal stage, mass transfer units, stage efficiency; and methods of two-phase contacting for the purpose of mass transfer;
With a focus on distillation, absorption and extraction consider:
- Estimation of thermodynamic properties
- Design and analysis methodologies
- Graphical methods for analysis
- Equipment design including column design and column internals
- Fundamentals of process flowsheeting and mass transfer simulation
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.
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