Undergraduate Module Catalogue

CAPE2340 Separation Process Principles

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This module is not approved as an Elective

Module summary

This module will cover the theory and performance of different types of separation process units. This theoretical knowledge will be applied to design mass transfer equipment to meet process specification.

Objectives

Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following learning outcomes relevant to the subject:
1. Have a knowledge and understanding of scientific principles in the relevant aspects of physics and chemistry to enable the understanding of chemical engineering principles.
2. Understand the principles of momentum, heat and mass transfer and their inter-relationship, and application to problems involving fluids and multiple phases.
3. Understand the principles of equilibrium and chemical thermodynamics, and application to phase behaviour.
4. Understand the thermodynamic and transport properties of fluids and multiphase systems.
5. Apply the principles of material and energy balances to relevant separation process problems.
6. Understand the principles of batch and continuous operation and criteria for process selection.
7. Understand the principles on which processing equipment operates, to determine equipment size and performance of absorption/ desorption and distillation columns.
8. Be able to use basic chemical principles to model the characteristics and performance of a range of typical separation for fluids.
9. 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.
10. Be able to deploy chemical engineering knowledge using rigorous calculation and results analysis to develop a design and with appropriate checks on feasibility and practicality.
11. Understand the importance of identifying the objectives and context of the design in terms of the technical requirements.

Skills Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following skills:
• Problem solving skills
• Technical and analytical skills

Syllabus

Separating homogeneous fluid mixtures (unit operations).
Absorption: Principles of diffusion and mass transfer coefficients; Interphase mass transfer; Dynamic simulation: Absorption; Gas absorption operation, performance and design (low solute conc.).
Distillation: Single-stage operation; Continuous distillation with reflux (equimolar and non-equimolar overflow): graphical methods; Distillation operation, performance envelope and design; Short-cut methods: binary – Fenske-Underwood-Gilliland; Introduction to multicomponent separation and distillation sequencing.

Reading list

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Last updated: 19/08/2024

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