| Educational guide School of Engineering |
english |
| Industrial Engineering (2013) |
 Subjects |
| FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING |
| Contents |
| IDENTIFYING DATA | 2021_22 |
| Subject | FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING | Code | 17655205 | |||||
| Study programme |
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Cycle | 2nd | |||||
| Descriptors | Credits | Type | Year | Period | ||||
| 3 | Optional | 1Q |
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| Competences | Learning outcomes | Contents |
| Planning | Methodologies | Personalized attention |
| Assessment | Sources of information | Recommendations |
| Topic | Sub-topic |
| TOPIC 1. INTRODUCTION | Process variables used in Chemical Engineering: Dimensions and units. Unit systems. Significant figures. Thermodynamic, dimensional and unit consistency of equations. |
| TOPIC 2. MATERIAL BALANCES | The law of conservation of matter. Approaching a matter balance. Degrees of freedom. Solving matter balance problems in a steady state. Systems with multiple subsystems. Recirculation, bypass and purge. Chemical reactions. Material balances with chemical reaction. |
| TOPIC 3. PHASE EQUILIBRIA | The states of matter. Phase diagrams. State relations for gases. Liquid vapor pressure. Liquid-vapor balance. Saturation. Partial saturation and humidity. Liquid-liquid balance. Solubility. Immiscible or partially miscible liquids. Matter balances involving processes with different phases in equilibrium. |
| TOPIC 4. ENERGY BALANCES | Forms of energy. Energy conservation. First law of thermodynamics. Enthalpy changes with or without phase changes. Energy balances in systems with chemical reaction. |
