CL3030 - Reactor Design
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | College of Science and Engineering |
Overview of stoichiometry and reaction kinetics; determination of rate law and order of reaction from stoichiometry and rate data; simultaneous mass and energy balances for the design of ideal reactors (batch, semi-batch, well-mixed and plug flow) for single and multiple reactions and reactors (including recycle and bypass arrangements), constant and variable density and temperature conditions, consideration of adiabatic/non-adiabatic and pressure effects, with consideration of catalytic solid-fluid reactions involving diffusion and reaction in porous catalysts; comparison of ideal and real reactors with residence time distribution investigations; modelling and optimisation of industrially significant reactions and reactors; troubleshooting operational reactors; chemical reactor control system design
Learning Outcomes
- define and explain key concepts that underpin chemical reactor modelling and design for both ideal and industrial settings;
- apply kinetic and mixing relations within a mass and energy balance framework to estimate reactor parameters;
- analyse reactor performance using methods and tools and generate metrics that enable design decisions to be made;
- develop knowledge and comprehension of optimisation methods and apply them to reactor engineering.
| Prerequisites: | CL2501 AND MA2000 |
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| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 22-Mar-2018 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr Phil Schneider. |
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| Assessment: | other exams (50%); assignments (10%); practical report (10%); reactor design project (30%). |
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