CHE 321 COURSE COMPACT

DEPARTMENT:

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

COURSE CODE & TITLE:

CHE 321: UNIT OPERATIONS 1 (3 UNITS)

COURSE LECTURERS:

Dr. J. Udonne, Engr. (Mrs) T.E. Oladimeji, Miss D.E. Babaunde

OFFICE NO.

C67 (CHEMICAL ENGINEERING BUILDING)

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Stokess and Newtons, flow in particle beds. Characteristics of packed columns. Estimation of
Fluidization point and bed expansion. Regions of Fluidization. Pressure drop, heat and mass transfer in
fluidized beds. Sedimentation, Flocculation, Particle properties, Filtration, Screening and classification,
Grinding, Centrifuging and Electrostatic precipitation.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
At the end of this course, students should have known in details measuring particle sizes,
particle size distributions, forces acting on stationary and moving particles, unit operations that are
involved as particulate systems.
METHOD OF TEACHING/TEACHING AIDS
Through electronic lecture notes and Power points presentation.
MODULE 1: INTRODUCTION
1.1

Course Organisation , Contents and Grading

1.2

Chemical Process perspectives: Examples of processes that Handle and separate Solids.

MODULE 2: PARTICLE SIZE & SHAPES (Physical properties of importance of separation

process).
2.1

Methods of measuring particles size, Definition of particle size, mesh size, typical sizes of
common materials.

2.2

Size Distribution: Definition of averages, frequency and cumulative distributions (numbers,

areas, mass) Choice of mean particle, screening

MODULE 3: PARKED BEDS

3.1

Characteristics of packed beds (Column), Flow in packed beds.

3.2

Erguns Equation, Darcys law and permeability, Stokess and Newtons Laws.

MODULE 4: FORCES & BULK PROPERTIES OF PARTICLES

4.1

Drag force on a spherical and non-spherical particle.

4.2

Drag coefficient, terminal velocity, Shericity correlations.

4.3

Bulk properties of solids: Angle of repose, porosity, loose, normal and dense packing, bulk
density, slurry viscosity, coefficient of friction.

MODULE 5: FLUIDIZED BEDS

5.1

Fluidization.

5.2

Types of Fluidization( Smooth, Bubbling, Slugging)

5.3

Regions of Fluidization

5.4

Estimation of Fluidization point and Bed expansion

MODULE 6: ELUTRIATION
6.1

Minimum Fluidization Velocity

6.2

Geldart Classification

6.3

Pressure drop, heat and mass transfer in Fluidized beds.

6.4

Elutriation of particles from fluidized beds

6.5

Freeboard, Entrainment rate.

MODULE 7: PARTICULATE SEPARATION OPERATIONS 1

7.1

Filtration, Centrifuging, Cyclone, Agitation and mixing

7.2

Flocculation, Classification, Crushing

MODULE 8: PARTICULATE SEPARATION OPERATIONS 2

8.1

Grinding, Drying, Conveying

8.2

Sedimentation, Clarification

WEEK 11

REVISIONS

WEEK 12

EXAMINATIONS

METHOD OF GRADING
Tutorials, Assignment(s), Quiz & Tests

30%

Omega Semester Exam.

70 %
TOTAL =

100%

RECOMMENDED READING
1. Chemical Engineering Coulson & Richardson Volume 2.
2. Unit operations of Chemical Engineering McCabe, W. L. and Smith, J.C.
3. Transport Processes & Separation process Principles by Geankopolis C.J.
4. Principles of Unit Operations by Foust A.S.