Course: Process Engineering II

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Course title Process Engineering II
Course code TUIP/TK5PI
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 7
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Svoboda Petr, prof. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
- Filtration. Suspension. Filtration machine. Cake filtration. The driving force of filtration. Filter cake washing. Drying. Preparing the filter for further filtration. Batch and continuous filtration. Filter partitions and types of filters. - Weight and volume balance during filtration. Cake filtration kinetics. Calculation of filter constants. Filtration at constant speed. Filtration at a constant pressure difference. - Enthalpy balance. Forms of energy. Energy related to temperature change. Energy associated with a change of state. Chemical energy associated with a change in composition. - The first theorem of thermodynamics - balance of a closed system. Reference state. Endothermic and exothermic chemical reactions. Specific heat capacity. - Distillation and rectification. The mole fraction of the more volatile component in the vapor phase. Liquid-vapor equilibrium calculation. Isobaric diagram (temperature - composition), isobaric distribution diagram (molar fractions). - Azeotropic mixture. Vapor tension Raoult's law. Relative volatility. Antoine's equation. Boiling point. Formation of saturated steam. Condensation temperature. Iterative solution of a nonlinear equation. Obtaining data from tables using interpolation or regression. - Settling. Forces acting on a particle. Settling speed. Archimedes' criterion. - Mixing. Mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic mixing. Static mixers. Mixing efficiency. Slow-speed and high-speed mixers. - Evaporators. Increasing the concentration of non-volatile components. Thickening of solutions. Robert and Kestner evaporators. Arrangement - co-current or counter-current. - Extraction. Extraction of medicinal substances from plants. Liquid extraction. Extract - raffinate. - Absorption. Washing of gaseous impurities into the solvent. Carbonation of drinks with carbon dioxide. - Drying. Drying kinetics. Contact, microwave, infrared dryers. Critical moisture content of the material. Drying speed. - Rate of diffusion. Diffusion coefficient. The rate of change of concentration along the direction of diffusion - the driving force of diffusion. - Concentration gradient. Fick's first and second laws.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Practice exercises, Individual work of students
  • Preparation for examination - 210 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Knowledge of mathematics and physics.
Knowledge of mathematics and physics.
learning outcomes
calculation of parameters for constant velocity or constant vacuum filtration
calculation of parameters for constant velocity or constant vacuum filtration
enthalpy balance calculations
enthalpy balance calculations
distillation - liquid-vapor equilibrium, quantitative evaluation of parameters
distillation - liquid-vapor equilibrium, quantitative evaluation of parameters
numerical solution of complex equations for distillation and diffusion
numerical solution of complex equations for distillation and diffusion
evaluation of extraction kinetics
evaluation of extraction kinetics
Skills
performing a sedimentation experiment - calculation of the theoretical sedimentation rate
performing a sedimentation experiment - calculation of the theoretical sedimentation rate
diffusion - processing of data from the diffusion of leather immersed in NaCl
diffusion - processing of data from the diffusion of leather immersed in NaCl
measuring thermal conductivity - evaluation of the data in Excel using the "Solver" function
measuring thermal conductivity - evaluation of the data in Excel using the "Solver" function
drying - regression of the drying curve with the model equation
drying - regression of the drying curve with the model equation
filtration - calculation of filtration constants for different vacuum pressures
filtration - calculation of filtration constants for different vacuum pressures
teaching methods
Knowledge
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Skills
Individual work of students
Individual work of students
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
assessment methods
Knowledge
Composite examination (Written part + oral part)
Composite examination (Written part + oral part)
Grade (Using a grade system)
Grade (Using a grade system)
Recommended literature
  • Hasal, P., Schreiber, I., Šnita, D. Chemické inženýrství I.. Praha, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7080-002-7.
  • Míka, V. a kol. Chemické inženýrství 1A, 1B. Praha : VŠCHT, 1996. ISBN 80-7080-164-6.
  • Oldřich Holeček. Chemicko-inženýrské tabulky. Praha, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7080-444-5.
  • Schreiberová, L. Chemické inženýrství I.. Praha, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7080-778-1.
  • ŠNITA, D. a kol. Chemické inženýrství I,. Praha, 2005. ISBN 80-7080-589-7.
  • Yamaguchi, Hiroshi. Engineering fluid mechanics. Dordrecht : Springer, 2008. ISBN 978-1-4020-6741-9.


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