Multicomponent Separations
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| CHEE3017 | Chemical & Environmental Engineering | 3 | 10 | Autumn Malaysia |
- Code
- CHEE3017
- School
- Chemical & Environmental Engineering
- Level
- 3
- Credits
- 10
- Semesters
- Autumn Malaysia
Summary
Multicomponent separation processes. Principles of design for distillation and absorption columns (including computer applications). Newer, less common separation methods: adsorption and membranes processes.
Target Students
Available to Year 3 students registered on the following courses: Chemical Engineering and Chemical Engineering with Environmental Engineering.
Classes
- One 1-hour workshop each week for 12 weeks
- One 2-hour lecture each week for 12 weeks
3 hours per week, consisting of one 2-hour lecture and one 1-hour workshop
Assessment
- 25% Inclass Test: 45-minute test
- 75% Final Examination (2-hour): 2-hour final examination
Educational Aims
The course aims to establish the principles of separation by mass transfer in systems having more than two components. The complications introduced by the extra component(s) will be described. The principles used in the design of distillation columns for multi-component systems and the corresponding methods of calculation will be covered, including those for azeotropic & extractive distillation. Multi-component gas absorption will also be covered. Adsorption and membrane processes are less commonly applied, but nonetheless competitive, multi-component separation techniques, and these will also be investigated.To look in detail at the process of mass transfer in multi-component separation equipment. To equip students with basic design principles for the above equipment.Learning Outcomes
Module Learning Outcomes:
A student who has successfully completed this module will be able to:
1. Ability to design and analyse flash column design to separate multicomponent systems.
2. Ability to design and analyse distillation columns to separate multicomponent systems and analyse the results.
3. Ability to design and analyse a complex distillation systems and safety considerations.
4. Ability to design and analyse a multi-component absorption system.
5. Understand the fundamental principles involved in adsorption.
UK POs
A2.3.1. be familiar with the application and limitations of a range of modelling approaches including first-principles models, simple empirical correlations, and artificial intelligence approaches.
A2.4.1. Understand and be able to use basic chemical principles to model the characteristics and performance of a range of typical mixing, separation and similar processing steps for fluids, particulates and multiphase systems.
A2.4.2. Understand the principles on which processing equipment operates to determine equipment size and performance of common items such as reactors, exchangers and columns.
A2.4.3. Understand the most widely used unit operations of separation and mixing; particle technology; equipment sizing and performance; biological systems.
A2.4.4. Understand and be able to quantify the effect of processing steps on the state of the material being processed, and its transformation to the end product in terms of its composition, morphology and functionality.
A2.6.1. Be able to identify the principal hazard sources in chemical and related processes (including biological hazards).
A2.6.2. Understand the principles of safety and loss prevention, and their application to inherently safe design.
EAC Pos
EAC PO1: Engineering Knowledge - Apply knowledge of mathematics, natural science, computing and chemical engineering fundamentals, and an chemical engineering specialization as specified in WK1 to WK4 respectively to develop solutions to complex engineering problems
EAC PO2: Problem Analysis - Identify, formulate, research literature and analyze complex engineering problems reaching substantiated conclusions using first principles of mathematics, natural sciences and chemical engineering sciences with holistic considerations for sustainable development (WK1 to WK4)
Conveners
- Dr Nishanth Gopalakrishnan Chemmangattuvalappil