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Terminated in academic year 2012/2013

Introduction to Process Engineering

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 617-0406/01
Abbreviation ZPI
Course title Introduction to Process Engineering
Credits 7
Coordinating department Department of Chemistry
Course coordinator prof. Ing. Kamil Wichterle, DrSc.

Subject syllabus

1. Balances, equilibrium, kinetics
2. Material balances
3. Balances of reacting systems
4. Mechanical and thermal energy,
5. Fluid flow. pumps
6. Filtration and sedimentation, centrifuges
7. Mixing, fliudization
8. Adsorption, membranes
9. Energy balance, thermal processes
10. Conduction, convection, radiation, heat exchangers
11. Boiling and condenzation
12. Distillation, stagewise processes
13. Absorption
14. Wet air, drying
15. Introduction to chemical reactor theory

Literature

FELDER RM, ROUSSEAU RW. Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes,. J.Wiley ,New York 2004

Advised literature

PERRY, R.H., D.W. GREEN, and J.O. MALONEY, Perry's chemical engineers' handbook. 7th ed. 1997, New York: McGraw-Hill. 1 v. (various pagings).
McCABE WL, SMITH JC, HARIOTT P. Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering, 7th Edition, McGraw Hill