SCHOOL OF CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SYNOPSIS 2013/14 Chem. Eng.

Level 1, Module CHE2014 Fluid & Particle Mechanics Module Co-ordinator: CM

MODULE: Core for pathways Module Taught Module Credit LEARNING OUTCOMES: First Semester MODULE CREDIT: 10 CATS points

MEng/BEng Chemical Engineering 1st Semester 10 CATS points Examined Prerequisites 1st Semester none

Develops an appreciation of the behaviour and characteristics of fluids and solids in process unit operations. By the end of the module the students will have: understood the importance of how hydrodynamic pressure can be employed for inherent safe design (BP oil well example); developed methodologies for solving complex design problems, balances factors such as Reynolds numbers; mechanical efficiency, balance between operating and capital costs (examples on economic pipe diameter and retrofitting existing pipeline systems); developed an awareness of industrial/practical hydrodynamic efficiency in terms of pressure drop in pipeline and fixed bed systems, and drag coefficients for solid bodies; developed an appreciation of the economics and complexity in design hydrodynamic systems.

Developed an appreciation of size enlargement unit operations, able to indentify and describe the key variables that influence the product quality.

SKILLS ACQUIRED:

An understanding of fluid and solids handling in the process industries. 24 hours lectures + 12 hours coursework. Hours 3 6 6 6 3 lecturer CM CM CM CM CM

CONTACT HOURS: LECTURE SYNOPSIS: 1. 2. 3. 4.

Mixing of liquids Fluid and particle mechanics Filtration and centrifugation Particle size reduction, separation and Classification

5. Size enlargement unit operations

COURSEWORK: Tutorials (18) MODULE CREDIT: The module is assessed by a combination of Examination (75%) and Coursework (25%). Regular attendance at lectures and satisfactory performance at exercise classes, tutorials and other coursework are requirements of the module. TEXT BOOKS: A Recommended for purchase: 1. Chemical Engineering (Volume 1), J.M. Coulson & J.F. Richardson with J.R. Backhurst & J.H. Parker, Pergamon, 1990 B Recommended for consultation: 1. Fluid Flow for Chemical Engineers, F.A. Holland, Arnold, 1973 2. Fluid and Particle Mechanics, S.J. Michell, Pergamon, 1970 3. Chemical Engineering (Volume 2), J.M. Coulson & J.F. Richardson with J.R. Backhurst & J.H. Parker, Pergamon, 1991 4. Fluid Mechanics and Transfer Processes, J.M. McKay & R.M. Nedderman, Cambridge, 1988 5. Scaleup and Design of Industrial Mixing Processes, G.B. Tatterson, McGraw-Hill 1994 MODULE TUTOR: LECTURERS: CM CM 12 CM

DETAILED SYLLABUS LECTURES: 30 hours 1 Mixing of liquids (3) 2.1 Introduction. 2.2 Liquid-liquid mixing equipment. 2.3 Installation of mixers and tank baffling. 2.4 Power consumption and mixing theory. 2.5 Impellor and process power selection. Fluid and particle mechanics (6) 2.1 Characteristics of particles, rheology of particle masses and gravity flow of bulk solids. 2.2 Pressure drop through beds of particulate solids. 2.3 Drag. 3.4 Potential flow and flow of a real fluid. 3.5 Flow separation and wake formation. 2.6 Drag coefficients, drag diagrams and relationships. 2.7 Terminal velocity in an infinite medium and hindered settling. 2.8 Accelerated motion in free settling. Filtration and centrifugation (6) 3.1 Gas and liquid filtration equipment. 3.2 Kozeny equation. 3.3 Constant pressure filtration. 3.4 Constant rate filtration. 3.5 Incompressible and compressible cakes. 3.6 Depth and cake filtration in gas-solid systems. 3.7 Centrifugation. 3.8 Centrifugal equipment. 3.9 Centrifugal force and fluid pressure. 3.10 Liquid-liquid separation. 3.11 Solid-liquid filtration using centrifuge. 3.12 Wall stresses. Size reduction, separation & classification (6) 4.1 Size reduction, Von Rittinger's, Kick's laws and Bond's laws, work index, energy size reduction and size reduction equipment. 4.2 Size classification, equipment, Stoke's law, free and hindered settling, influence of suspension height, vessel diameter, vessel shape and suspension concentration on rate of settling, terminal velocities and drag coefficients, design

of thickeners and clarifiers.

5 Size Enlargement (3) 5.1 Wet granulation techniques 5.1.1. Fluidised bed granulation 5.1.2 High shear granulation 5.1.3 Low shear granulation 5.2 Dry granulation Techniques 5.2.1 Roller compaction 5.2.2 Tableting 5.3 Extrusion

COURSEWORK: 18 hours The students are provided with tutorial and worked examples of the above lecture material. Tutorial classes are an integral element of the module. One class test and three marked assignments will used for continual assessement.

SCHOOL OF CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SYNOPSIS 2013/2014 Chem. Eng. Level 3, Module CHE3004 Transport Phenomena Module Co-ordinator: CM
MODULE: CORE FOR: PREREQUISITE: LEARNING OUTCOMES: First Semester MODULE CREDIT: 10 CATS points

MEng/BEng Chemical Engineering

None
Students develop competency in the understanding of the theory and application of transport phenomena and non-Newtonian technology. By the end of the module the students will have: Understood the analysis of transport processes by means of momentum, mass and energy transport; Appreciated the unifying principles of transport processes in engineering by the similarity of the defining equations, Developed methodologies for solving complex transport problems by analogy Understood the fundamentals of rheology

Developed skill in solving complex design problems involving non-Newtonian fluids.

SKILLS ACQUIRED:

A knowledge of transport phenomena in process engineering and it applications in fluid flows. 24 hours lectures + 12 hours tutorial/seminar sessions

CONTACT HOURS:

LECTURES SYNOPSIS: 1. Differential analysis of transport phenomena 2. Non-Newtonian technology

Hours 9

lecturer VD

15

CM

TUTORIALS/SEMINARS 1. Differential analysis of transport phenomena 2. Non-Newtonian technology

4 8

VD CM

COURSEWORK:

Students are expected to complete assignments (4 homeworks, 5% each) and a class test (20 %) based on the information covered in the lectures/seminars.

LECTURERS: MODULE CREDIT:

CM, VD

The module is assessed by 40 % continual assessment comprised of coursework and class test and 60 % by examination. To gain modular credit a student must pass both the examination and continual assessment elements of the course. TEXT BOOKS: Recommended for purchase: Transport Phenomena, R. Byron Bird, W. E. Stewart, E. N. Lightfoot, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2 nd Edition, 2001. Recommended for consultation: 1. Mass transport phenomena, C. J. Geankoplis, New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1972. 2. Chemical Engineering (Volume 1), J.M. Coulson & J.F. Richardson with J.R. Backhurst & J.H. Harker, Pergamon, 1990. 3. The Transport Phenomena Problem Solver, M. Fogiel (Editor), Research & Education Association, 1984. 4. Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer, Bennett, C. O. and Myers, J. E. McGrawHill, 1974. DETAILED SYLLABUS: LECTURES: 24 hours

1. Differential Analysis of Transport Phenomena (9) 1.1 Shell momentum balances and boundary conditions 1.2 Velocity distributions in Laminar flow 1.3 The equation of continuity and the equation of motion 1.4 Velocity distributions with more than one independent variable 1.5 Flow near solid surfaces by boundary layer theory 1.6 Thermal conductivity and the mechanisms of energy transport 1.7 Shell energy balances and temperature distributions in solids and laminar flow 1.8 Diffusivity and the mechanisms of mass transport 1.9 Concentration distributions in solids and laminar flow 1.10 Dimensional analysis in transport phenomena

2. Non-Newtonian technology (15) 2.1 Introduction to rheology. 2.2 The concept and importance of non-Newtonian liquids. 2.3 Time dependent and time independent non-Newtonian fluids: pseudoplastic; dilatant; Bingham plastic; rheopectic; thixotropic. 2.4 Rheological formulae: power law model; generalized Bingham model; other models. 2.5 Non-Newtonian fluids in simple geometries: incompressible fluids in pipes; general time independent non-Newtonian fluids in pipes; Bingham plastic fluids in pipes; power law fluids in pipes; power law fluids in rectangular conduits; power law fluids in annuli. 2.6 Measurement of viscosity: capillary viscometers; concentric cylinder rotary viscometers; cone and plate viscometers. 2.7 Processing of non-Newtonian fluids. 2.8 Extrusion of polymer melts.

TUTORIALS/SEMINARS: 12 hours The students are provided with tutorial, worked examples of the above lecture material. Tutorials/seminars are an integral element of the module.