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Terminated in academic year 2021/2022

Process Engineering I

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 617-2017/01
Abbreviation PI I.
Course title Process Engineering I
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Chemistry
Course coordinator prof. Ing. Kamil Wichterle, DrSc.

Subject syllabus

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

Computational exercises
1. The mass and mass balance.
2. The weight and mass balance of a chemical reaction.
3. Transport of fluids, continuity equation, Bernouli equation, energy dissipation, pressure loss.
4. Pumps and compressors.
5. Filtration and sedimentation.
6. Control test I.
7. Sharing heat and energy balance.
8. The control and design calculation of the heat exchanger.
9. Plants for evaporating.
10. Drying.
11. Distillation.
12. Consultations semester programs.
13. Test II.

Literature

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

Advised literature

1. PERRY, R. H., GREEN, D. W. Perry's chemical engineers' handbook. New York, McGraw-Hill 2008.