Course syllabus adopted 2023-02-15 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).
Overview
- Swedish nameSeparationsteknik 1
- CodeLKT336
- Credits7.5 Credits
- OwnerTIKEL
- 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 64118
- Maximum participants35
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0121 Laboratory 1.5 c Grading: UG | 1.5 c | ||||||
| 0221 Examination 6 c Grading: TH | 6 c |
In programmes
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
MVE525 Calculus, LKT084 Industrial chemistry, LKT053 Physical chemistry and LKT320/321 Applied thermodynamics, or equivalent. LKT321 Applied thermodynamics can also be studied in parallel.Aim
The course aims to give the student a basic knowledge in mass transfer and the principle of separation for different diffusion separation methods. The course comprises different methods for design and calculation of capacity, the student shall also after fulfilled course has knowledge of the function of different separation units.Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)
- describe the phenomena used in the unit operations evaporation, distillation, absorption, leaching and liquid-liquid-extraction using the concept "separating agent" and driving force for the separation.
- describe and explain the function of the unit operations discussed above.
- formulate equlibrium relations for systems of vapor-liquid, liquid-liquid and solid-liquid.
- use the Sorel and McCabe-Thiele methods and graphical and analytical methods for liquid-liquid-extraction and solid-liquid-extraction.
- formulate material balances and connect these to equilibrium relations for stage wise and continuous separations.
- perform design and capacity calculations for mentioned unit operations.
- desribe the mass transfer in terms of the two film theory.
Content
The course consist of a theoretical part, 6 credits, and a part with laboratory work, 1,5 credits. The unit operations studied is evaporation, distillation, solid-liquid-extraction and liquid-liquid-extraction.
In the course evaporation is studied as a single effect and multiple effects with methods for design and calculation of capacity. In connection with evaporation the concept of boiling point rise is studied and the influence of that in heat transfer during the evaporation process.
The continuous distillation is studied for binary mixtures. Vapor-liquid equilibrium is discussed for binary ideal and non-ideal mixtures together with the property vapor pressure and how phase equilibrium can be presented graphically. Two design methods are presented; Sorel and McCabe-Thiele. Equipment for contact between phases - stage wise and continuous - are discussed and reboilers and condensers.
Solid-liquid-extraction and equipment for leaching is presented together with ways to formulate phase equilibrium and graphical method for design and calculation of capacity. Two different cases are presented for liquid-liquid-extraction completely immiscible and partially immiscible phases. Equipment is presented for liquid-liquid-extraction. Equipment for liquid-liquid-extraction and equipment for this unit operation is presented together with ways to formulate phase equilibrium and two graphical methods for design and calculation of capacity are presented.
Organisation
The course includes lectures, demonstration exercises supplemented by own exercises. The course includes the laboratory parts evaporation and distillation, and two projects.
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 and projects.
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.