Description

This course provides an appreciation of the principles of kinetics of chemical reactions: rate equation, temperature effects, activation energy, and entropy and, theories that clarify the effect of temperature on reaction rate. Engineering principles of reactor design: design of batch reactors, continuous tubular reactors and continuous stirred tank reactors to carry on homogenous and heterogeneous chemical reactions, catalytic reactors. Isothermal and adiabatic reactions, concentration and flow rate effect on residence time, recycle and its effect on reactor volume.

Program

Bachelor degree in Chemical and Petrochemical Engineering Department (144)

Objectives

• The course is intended to develop the student’ s ability to understand mole balances, conversion and reactor sizing, rate laws and stoichiometry for single and multiple reactions and its applications to steady-state Isothermal reactor design. Collection and Analysis of Rate Data and Catalysis and Catalytic Reactors.