Mass Balance

Description

Familiarizing the students with the following topics: Processes system and its variables, mass, volume, flow rates, chemical composition, pressure, temperature, fundamentals of material balance (batch and continuous), single and multiple unit calculations; recycle, bypass and purge calculations; balances on reactive systems, single phase systems and multiple systems.

Program

Bachelor Degree in Oil and Gas Engineering (144)

Objectives

• Define process systems and their variables, including mass, volume, flow rates, composition, pressure, and temperature. Apply the fundamentals of material balance to batch and continuous processes. Solve material balance problems for single and multiple units. Perform calculations involving recycle, bypass, and purge streams. Formulate balances on reactive systems, single-phase systems, and multiple-unit systems.