CHEM ENG 7051 - Kinetic & Reactor Design

North Terrace Campus - Semester 1 - 2020

This course aims to establish fundamental knowledge of reaction engineering and kinetics for students in chemical engineering and pharmaceutical engineering. Chemical reactions occur in different phases including the gas phase, in solutions with different solvents, between interfaces including gas-solid and liquid-solid, and other interfaces in solid and liquid states. Presentation of the course starts by introducing the chemical reaction engineering algorithm and then utilises it to solve problems in both steady and unsteady state isothermal and nonisothermal reactors. Collection and analysis of reaction rate data, complex mechanisms and bioreactors are also discussed. At the end of the course catalysis is introduced as well as the effects of combined diffusion and reactions on catalyst particles.

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Course Details

Course Code	CHEM ENG 7051
Course	Kinetic & Reactor Design
Coordinating Unit	School of Chemical Eng and Advanced Materials(Ina)
Term	Semester 1
Level	Postgraduate Coursework
Location/s	North Terrace Campus
Units	3
Contact	Up to 4 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange	Y
Incompatible	CHEM 2510 or CHEM 2530
Assessment	Mid-Semester tests, tutorials, quizzes, final examination

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Associate Professor Philip van Eyk

Course Timetable

The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from .

Course Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course students will be able to:

1	Interpret and analyse chemical and biochemical reaction kinetics data;
2	Apply reaction kinetics principles in chemical and biochemical reaction engineering;
3	Identify and formulate problems in chemical and biochemical reaction engineering and find appropriate solutions; and
4	Specify and size the most common industrial chemical and biochemical reactors to achieve production goals for processes involving homogeneous or heterogenous reaction systems.

The above course learning outcomes are aligned with the Engineers Australia .
The course is designed to develop the following Elements of Competency: 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6

University Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:

University Graduate Attribute	Course Learning Outcome(s)
Deep discipline knowledge informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1 accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)	2, 4
Critical thinking and problem solving steeped in research methods and rigor based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment	2-4
Teamwork and communication skills developed from, with, and via the SGDE honed through assessment and practice throughout the program of studies encouraged and valued in all aspects of learning	1-4
Career and leadership readiness technology savvy professional and, where relevant, fully accredited forward thinking and well informed tested and validated by work based experiences	2-4
Intercultural and ethical competency adept at operating in other cultures comfortable with different nationalities and social contexts able to determine and contribute to desirable social outcomes demonstrated by study abroad or with an understanding of indigenous knowledges	2-4
Self-awareness and emotional intelligence a capacity for self-reflection and a willingness to engage in self-appraisal open to objective and constructive feedback from supervisors and peers able to negotiate difficult social situations, defuse conflict and engage positively in purposeful debate	1-4

Learning Resources

Recommended Resources

Textbook

Fogler, HS, 2005, Elements of Chemical Reaction Engineering, 4th Edition, Prentice Hall

Reference Book

Schuler, ML & Kargi, F, 2002, Bioprocess Engineering, 2nd Edition, Prentice Hall.

Online Learning

A range of online resources will be provided via MyUni.
Learning & Teaching Activities

Learning & Teaching Modes

This course uses a number of different teaching and learning approaches including lectures, problem
solving tutorials, a Design project (course Master student only) and a mid-semester test and final examination.

Workload

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

Activity Contact Hours Workload Hours

Lectures 22 44

Tutorials 16 32

In-class test 2 10

Design Project 15 30

TOTAL 55 120

Learning Activities Summary

Topic 1: Introduction and Design Fundamentals
·          Process design of reactors: relationship between laboratory data, pilot-plant data and commercial plant. Classification of reactors: method of operation, shape, and phases in the reaction mixture.
Examples of industrial chemical and biochemical reactors. Terminology: rate, order, molecularity, conversion, yield, and selectivity. Mole balances, rate laws and stoichiometry.

Topic 2: Isothermal Batch Reactor
·           Derivation of the design equation. Calculation of reactor size for known kinetics and specified production rate.

Topic 3: Isothermal tubular plug-flow reactor (PFR)
·           Derivation of the design equation for steady-state plug flow. Comparison with batch reactors. Space velocity, space time, mean residence time.   Operation of multiple reactors.

Topic 4: Isothermal continuous stirred-tank reactor (CSTR)
·          Derivation of the design equation for steady-state well-mixed flow.
Operation of multiple reactors. Comparison of PFR and CSTR.

Topic 5: Reactor design for multiple reaction systems
·          Parallel, series, and reversible reactions, and combinations thereof. Elimination of time as an independent variable. Optimisation of product distribution via control of concentration and contacting patterns.

Topic 6: Bioreactions and Bioreactors
·         Reaction mechanisms, pathways and rate laws; details of enzyme reactions; pharmacokinetics. Bioreactor fundamentals and design equations.

Topic 7: Non-isothermal Reactor Design
·          Influence of temperature on kinetics. Factors affecting choice of
reactor operating temperature land range. Means of keeping a reaction mixture at designed temperature levels. Adiabatic and non-adiabatic reactors. The non-isothermal CSTR: heat generation and heat removal for different reaction types; autothermal operation – “ignition” and “extinction”; relationship between conversion and temperature; energy-balance and mass-balance combination. The non-isothermal batch reactor: calculation of conversion by graphical and integration methods. The non-isothermal PFR: conversion as a function of temperature and reactor length for simple and complex reactions. Runaway reactions.

Topic 8: Catalysis and Catalytic Reactors
·      Catalysts, catalysis and catalytic reaction steps. Rate law, mechanism and rate-limiting step for catalytic reactions. Heterogeneous data analysis for reactor design. Porous and nonporous catalysts: internal and external diffusion effects on heterogeneous reactions. Heterogeneous
reactor design: packed bed and fluidized bed reactors. Pressure drop. Catalyst poisoning.

The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:

Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
Assessment must maintain academic standards.

Assessment Summary

Assessment Task	Weighting (%)	Individual/ Group	Formative/ Summative	Due (week)*	Hurdle criteria	Learning outcomes
On-line Theory Quizzes	5	Individual	Formative	2-12		1. 2. 3. 4.
Tutorials	20	Individual	Formative	3 -7, 9-13		1. 2. 3. 4.
Mid-Semester Test	15	Individual	Summative	7		1. 2. 3. 4.
Final Exam	60	Individual	Summative	13		1. 2. 3. 4.
Total	100

* The specific due date for each assessment task will be available on MyUni.

This assessment breakdown complies with the University's Assessment for Coursework Programs Policy.

Due to the current COVID-19 situation modified arrangements have been made to assessments to facilitate remote learning and teaching. Assessment details provided here reflect recent updates.

Quizzes: these will remain online quizzes based on the theory content. The percentage these are worth will increase to 10% of the final grade.

Tutorials: these will remain the same written solutions to problems posed each week. The percentage these are worth will stay at 20% of the final grade.

Mid Semester Test: this will be a timed online test in Week 7 of the course and will cover the first half of the content. Because it is online it will necessitate it being Open book. You will be required to submit attachments for working as well as some spreadsheets using Excel. Methods are currently being developed to ensure it is your own individual work. The percentage this will be worth will go to 20% of the final grade.

Final Exam: this will be a timed online exam in the exam period and will cover the whole course content. Because it is online it will necessitate it being Open book. Similar to the Mid-Semester Test, you will be required to submit attachments for working as well as some spreadsheets using Excel. Methods are currently being developed to ensure it is your own individual work. The percentage this will be worth will reduce to 50% of the final grade to account for the different style of exam than conventional exams.

Assessment Detail

No information currently available.

Submission

No information currently available.

Course Grading

Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
Grade	Mark	Description
FNS		Fail No Submission
F	1-49	Fail
P	50-64	Pass
C	65-74	Credit
D	75-84	Distinction
HD	85-100	High Distinction
CN		Continuing
NFE		No Formal Examination
RP		Result Pending

Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.

Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.

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