Course syllabus adopted 2024-02-08 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).
Overview
- Swedish nameSeparations- och apparatteknik
- CodeKAA095
- Credits6 Credits
- OwnerTKKMT
- Education cycleFirst-cycle
- Main field of studyChemical Engineering
- DepartmentCHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
- GradingTH - Pass with distinction (5), Pass with credit (4), Pass (3), Fail
Course round 1
- Teaching language Swedish
- Application code 53131
- Maximum participants110
- Block schedule
- Open for exchange studentsNo
- Only students with the course round in the programme overview.
Credit distribution
Module | Sp1 | Sp2 | Sp3 | Sp4 | Summer | Not Sp | Examination dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0104 Examination 6 c Grading: TH | 6 c |
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In programmes
- TKKEF - CHEMICAL ENGINEERING WITH ENGINEERING PHYSICS, Year 3 (compulsory)
- TKKMT - CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, Year 3 (compulsory)
Examiner
Gunnar Eriksson- Senior Lecturer, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Eligibility
General entry requirements for bachelor's level (first cycle)Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.
Specific entry requirements
The same as for the programme that owns the course.Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.
Course specific prerequisites
Transport phenomena in chemical engineering, Introductory chemical engineering and Thermodynamics.Aim
Studies in Separation and Chemical Engineering Design aims to provide knowledge of the most important chemical engineering unit operations in industries for separation. Knowledge in the function of separation equipment, design, capacity and economic operation is important. An accurate design of separation equipment plays a vital role in environmental and energy correct design of all types of industrial processes.Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)
- Describe unit operations by mechanical action heat and/or mass transfer between phases.
- Describe equipment and its operation of unit operations evaporation, drying, filtering, leaching, liquid-liquidextraction and sedimentation.
- Explain the phenomena that the separation methods are based on, separating agent and driving force.
- Formulate and use phase equilibrium relations for systems with vapor/liquid, solid/liquid, liquid/liquid equilibrium.
- Able to apply methods for design and calculation of capacity of equipment for separation and their function.
- Identify and evaluate appropriate pretreatment steps and suitable separation method from mixture properties and separation requirements.
- Formulate an appropriate sequence of separation operations to achieve the separation requirements.
Content
In this course applies and develops principles and methods that has been studied in the course Basic Chemical Engineering. Separation methods can divided in homogeneous and heterogeneous operations. Examples of homogeneous methods are distillation, previously discussed in Basic Chemical Engineering. In this course, Separation and Chemical Engineering design, two other homogeneous operations, leaching and extraction is studied . Examples of heterogeneous operations are different dewatering operations which are common in the, cellulose industry, biological processes industry and in water and waste-water treatment. The operations can stage wise or continuous, both types will be discussed in the course. There are two main groups of dewatering operations - thermal and mechanical. Examples of thermal dewatering operations are evaporation and drying. Two operations that together with distillation are the most energy intensive operations in the Swedish process industry. Examples of mechanical dewatering operations are filtration and sedimentation, both will be discussed in the course. In the course the phenomena in fluidization will be visualized and different applications disscused.Organisation
The course includes lectures, demonstration and studio exercises supplemented by own exercises. The course includes the laboratory parts, evaporation, filtration and fluidization.Literature
Henley, E. J., Seader, J., D., Roper, D.K., Separation process Principles. Third Edition. ISBN; 978-0-470-64611-3.Examination including compulsory elements
Written examination with a part with theory and one with calculations. To obtain a final grade requires also completed and approved laboratory work.The course examiner may assess individual students in other ways than what is stated above if there are special reasons for doing so, for example if a student has a decision from Chalmers on educational support due to disability.