2015/16 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

CAPE5330M Advanced Reaction Engineering

15 creditsClass Size: 120

Module manager: Professor FL Muller
Email: f.l.muller@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2015/16

Pre-requisites

CAPE3311

Reaction Engineering

Module replaces

PEME5330M Advanced Reaction Engineering

This module is not approved as an Elective

Module summary

This module provides a comprehensive introduction to:- Types of heterogeneous multiphase reactions and reactors.- Models, rate of reactions and size analysis of reactors.- Principles of process performance analysis and design of the reactors. - Non-isothermal and non-ideal flow reactor systems.

Objectives

- To study selected advanced reaction engineering;
- To familiarise with the models commonly used for heterogeneous and complex reactors;
- To be able to analyse different reactions using reaction kinetics;
- To learn the principles of catalytic and multi-phase reaction and reactor design.

Learning outcomes
Students will attain an appreciation of:
- distinctive features of heterogeneous reactions and reactors;
- catalytic reaction analysis and multiphase reaction;
- considerations of reactor evaluation, selection and design.

Skills outcomes
- Development of ability of reaction and reactor system analysis.
- Development of problem solving abilities, e.g. by conducting appropriate numerical analysis using model of reaction and mass transfer to determine the key parameters of reactor and processes.
- Knowledge application to practical design and experience of industrial practice on design calculations.

Syllabus

Topics Include:
- Non-isothermal reactors: Thermal effects and energy balance in batch, semi-batch, mixed flow and plug flow reactors, and reactor stability.
- Non-ideal flow reactors: hydrodynamics and mixing in real stirred tank and tubular reactor, RTD, models for non-ideal flow
- Heterogeneous reactors: Gas-solid, gas-liquid and gas-liquid on solid reactions.
- Rate equations for fluid-solid catalysed reactions.
- External transport processes in heterogeneous reactions.
- Internal transport processes.
- Reaction and diffusion in porous catalysts. Effectiveness factors. Thiele modulus'.
- Fixed bed reactor design models.
- Trickle bed, slurry and fluidised bed reactors.
- Characteristics of packed bed reactors.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	22	1.00	22.00
Tutorial	10	2.00	10.00
Private study hours			118.00
Total Contact hours			32.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			150.00

Private study

90 hours reading (3 hours per lecture and tutorial)
Coursework preparation
Reactor design

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Via coursework assessments (set at week 5 and 10) and the tutorials.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Problem Sheet	Problem sheet	50.00
Problem Sheet	Reactor design	50.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 07/03/2016

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