Educational guide School of Engineering |
english |
Industrial Engineering (2013) |
Subjects |
BASIC UNIT OPERATIONS |
Contents |
IDENTIFYING DATA | 2017_18 |
Subject | BASIC UNIT OPERATIONS | Code | 17655207 | |||||
Study programme |
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Cycle | 2nd | |||||
Descriptors | Credits | Type | Year | Period | ||||
3 | Optional | 1Q |
Competences | Learning outcomes | Contents |
Planning | Methodologies | Personalized attention |
Assessment | Sources of information | Recommendations |
Topic | Sub-topic |
Introduction | Characteristics and types of separation unit operations. |
Equilibrium stages | Equipments. Equilibrium stages. Mass balance. Operating lines. Calculations with graphical methods. |
Binary distillation | Flash distillation. Distillation with reflux. Equipments. Operating lines. Calculation of number of stages with the McCabe-Thile method. Concept and calculation of stage efficiency. Fenske equation (minimal number of stages). Minimum reflux ratio. |
Basic concepts in mass transfer operations |
Theoretical models and evaluation of mass transfer coefficients with empirical correlations. |
Gas absorption | Continuous contact equipment. Differential mass balance. Number of Transfer Units (NTU): Empirical correlations and models. |