KE2040 Chemical Reaction Engineering 9.0 credits

• Educational level

  Second cycle

• Academic level (A-D)

  D

• Subject area

  Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
  

• Grade scale

  A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

• Course page on KTH Social

Learning outcomes

The aim of the course is to give the students an enhanced understanding of the theory of chemical reactors and enhanced skill in formulation and analysis of mathematical models in chemical engineering. The exercises and the computer laboratory exercises aim to enhancing problem solving skills both with and without computer usage.

After you have worked through this course, including class and home problems, computer lessons exercises, you should be able to:

• Use correctly the "pillars" of chemical reaction engineering to solve a variety of problems concerning design, operation, analysis and synthesis of chemical reactors or systems of such, as well as systems similar to chemical reactors (for example, environmentally interesting reactions in the atmosphere, in the hydrosphere or in the ground or reactive processes taking place in living organisms such as enzyme catalysed reactions)

• Use the principles, relationships and patterns of chemical reaction engineering for qualitative reasoning.

• Detect and analyse problems, which may be solved by the methods of chemical reaction engineering.

• Transform calculation problems in chemical reaction engineering into mathematical models and, if necessary choose a numerical method for solving those models and, if necessary, choose suitable ready-made software and carry out the calculations on a computer.

Course main content

Part 1: Theory and problem solving (3 credits)

There are three sections in this part, ideal reactor models, heterogeneous system and non-ideal reactors.

Part 2: Home and classroom problems (3 credits)

In this course there are exercises in the form of home and classroom problems that are solved by groups of three students each. Some of those problems are coupled to the computer laboratory exercises.

Part 3: Computer laboratory exercises (3 credits)

Computer laboratory exercises are carried out by groups of students. By this the students are to exercise the whole chain from a problem in chemical reaction engineering formulating a mathematical problem, choosing numerical algorithms, calculation methods and computer software, and doing the computer calculations in the computer classroom. The second half of these exercises consists of an Open Ended Problem (OEP) in the form of a small calculation project.

Eligibility

Admission requirements for independent students:
75 university credits (hp) in chemistry or chemical engineering, 20 university credits (hp) in mathematics and 6 university credits (hp) in computer science or corresponding. Documented proficiency in English corresponding to English B.

Admission requirements for programme students at KTH:
At least 150 credits from grades 1, 2 and 3 of which at least 110 credits from years 1 and 2, and bachelor's work must be completed, within a programme that includes:
75 university credits (hp) in chemistry or chemical engineering, 20 university credits (hp) in mathematics and 6 university credits (hp) in computer science or corresponding.

Literature

H. Scott, Fogler: Elements of Chemical Reaction Engineering, 4th ed, 2005. 

Special material from the division.

Examination

• BER1 - Assignments, 3.0 credits, grade scale: P, F
• LAB1 - Laboratory Work, 3.0 credits, grade scale: P, F
• TEN1 - Examination, 3.0 credits, grade scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Requirements for final grade

Examination (TEN1; 3 hp)
Home- and classroom problems (BER1; 3 hp)
Laboration (LAB1; 3 hp)

Offered by

CHE/Chemical Engineering and Technology

Contact

Truls Liliedahl, truls@kth.se, 08-790 87 77

Examiner

Lars J Pettersson <lpet@kth.se>

Supplementary information

Will replace 3C1633

Version

Course plan valid from: Spring 11.
Examination information valid from: Autumn 07.