CHE311 CHEMICAL REACTION ENGINEERING
| Course Code: | 5630311 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 4 (4.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 7.0 |
| Department: | Chemical Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. PINAR ÇALIK |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
The course is intended:
- To introduce to students the fundamentals of chemical Reaction Engineering.
- To provide practice at developing critical and creative thinking skills related to reaction engineering.
- To provide skills to students to analyze chemical reaction systems and reactors
- To provide practice at applying concepts of chemical reaction kinetics and thermodynamics to problems involving mass and energy balances with reaction.
- To provide experience for students to solve open-ended reaction engineering problems in teams.
Course Content
Nonequilibrium processes including chemical reaction mechanisms, rate equations and reactor design applied to homogeneous and heterogeneous systems. Under isothermal and non isothermal conditions.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the students are expected to
- define rate law of a chemical reaction, as well as conversion, selectivity and yield concepts
- derive and apply mole and energy balances to batch and flow reactors operating under isothermal, adiabatic and non-adiabatic conditions
- analyze rate data obtained in batch and flow reactors
- identify and classify ideal and non-ideal reactors, compare the performances of ideal reactors and choose the appropriate reactor types and orientations for a given application
- discuss the effects of temperature, pressure and feed composition on reactor performance, considering reversible, irreversible and multiple reactions
- propose and select the best operating conditions of reactors operating isothermally/adiabatically/non-adiabatically
- discuss the conditions for having multiple steady states in chemical reactors
- analyze multiple reaction systems and decide about the reactor types, orientation and operating conditions for optimum yield of the desired product
- design ideal reactors operating isothermally and adiabatically, by doing a team-work project
- Incorporate environmental concerns, safety and cost in the analysis/design of a reactor.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | No | Yes | ||
| 1 | An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics | ✔ | |||
| 2 | An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors | ✔ | |||
| 3 | An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences | ✔ | |||
| 4 | An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts | ✔ | |||
| 5 | An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives | ✔ | |||
| 6 | An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions | ✔ | |||
| 7 | An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies | ✔ | |||