411-206 Reactor Engineering 1

Credit Points

Coordinator

Prerequisites

Successful completion of 618-171 Mathematics 1P and 618-172 Mathematics 1Q or equivalent, (From 1999: 620-171 Mathematics 1P and 620-172 Mathematics 1Q or equivalent) and Chemistry 610-141 and 610-142 or equivalent. 411-102 CPA1 and 411-103 CPA2 are either prerequisites or corequisites

Corequisites

As above

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

This subject develops an understanding of the application of chemical thermodynamics and kinetics to reactor design, an awareness of the major types of reactor used in the chemical industry and the ability to apply different types of reactor models to the design of homogeneous reaction systems. Application of thermodynamics to processing. Thermodynamics of reaction equilibria, equilibrium constants and compositions. Chemical kinetics as a basis for reactor design. Types of reactors. Isothermal, adiabatic and non-isothermal, non-adiabatic systems consisting of a single homogeneous reaction in a single reactor. Models for single reaction systems. Temperature and pressure effects. Flow characteristics of real reactors and effect of departure from ideal models. Conversion in real, homogeneous reaction systems. Homogeneous multiple reaction systems. Optimisation. Application of reactor design principles to processes.

Assessment

One class test during semester two contributing 20% to the final mark, as well as an examination not exceeding three-hours at the end of semester two, contributing 80% to the final mark