Multicomponent Separations

Code School Level Credits Semesters
CHEE3029 Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineeri 3 10 Autumn China
Code
CHEE3029
School
Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineeri
Level
3
Credits
10
Semesters
Autumn China

Summary

Multicomponent separation processes: Decision making for method selection and sequencing. Principles of design for distillation, absorption and adsorption columns ,including computational methods.

Target Students

Students registered in the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering only

Classes

Assessment

Assessed by end of autumn semester

Educational Aims

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

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 the most widely used unit operations of separation and mixing; particle technology; equipment sizing and performance; biological systems 
A2.4.2 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 multi-phases.
A2.4.3 Understand the principles on which processing equipment operates to determine equipment size and performance of common items such as reactors, exchangers and columns
A2.4.4 Understand and be able to quantify the effect of processing steps upon 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
 

Conveners

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Last updated 09/01/2025.