| Competences |
| Type A | Code | Competences Specific |
| Professional | ||
| AP1 | A1.1 Effectively apply knowledge of basic, scientific and technological materials pertaining to engineering. | |
| AP3 | A1.3 Be able to analyze and synthesize the continuous progress of products, processes, systems and services, whilst applying criteria of safety, economic viability, quality and environmental management. (G6) | |
| AP6 | A2.2 Conceive, project, calculate and design processes, equipment, industrial installations and services in the field of chemical engineering and related industrial sectors in terms of quality, safety, economics, the rational and efficient use of natural resources and the conservation of the environment. (G2) | |
| AP8 | A3.1 Apply knowledge of mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology and other natural sciences by means of study, experience, practice and critical reasoning in order to establish economically viable solutions for technical problems (I1). | |
| AP9 | A3.2 Design and optimize products, processes, systems and services for the chemical industry on the basis of various areas of chemical engineering, including processes, transport, separation operations, and chemical, nuclear, elctrochemical and biochemical reactions engineering (I2). | |
| AP13 | A3.6 Design, construct and implement methods, processes and installations for the integrated management of waste, solids, liquids and gases, whilst also taking into account the impacts and risks of these products (I6). | |
| Type B | Code | Competences Transversal |
| Professional | ||
| BP1 | B1.1 Communicate and discuss proposals and conclusions in a clear and unambiguous manner in specialized and non-specialized multilingual forums (G9). | |
| Type C | Code | Competences Nuclear |
| Common | ||
| Learning aims |
| Objectives | Competences | ||
| Select adequately the separation operation given the characteristics of the problem | AP1 AP3 AP6 AP8 AP9 AP13 |
BP1 |
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| Determine the correct operating conditions in multicomponent distillation, absorption and extraction processes both in classical and non conventional systems | AP1 AP3 AP6 AP8 AP9 AP13 |
BP1 |
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| Model and optimise the different operating procedures in discontinuous distillation | AP1 AP3 AP6 AP8 AP9 AP13 |
BP1 |
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| Dimension and optimise plate and packed columns and their main internal units | AP1 AP3 AP6 AP8 AP9 AP13 |
BP1 |
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| Design adsorption and ionic interchange columns | AP1 AP3 AP6 AP8 AP9 AP13 |
BP1 |
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| Apply new concepts of operation and sustainable production in the design and operation of separation units | AP1 AP3 AP6 AP8 AP9 AP13 |
BP1 |
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| Contents |
| Topic | Sub-topic |
| continuous distillation systems: control and operation | |
| batch systems: control and operation | |
| Process simulation of chemical processes: steady state and dynamic |
| Planning |
| Methodologies :: Tests | |||||||||
| Competences | (*) Class hours | Hours outside the classroom | (**) Total hours | ||||||
| Introductory activities |
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1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Practicals using information and communication technologies (ICTs) in computer rooms |
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10 | 20 | 30 | |||||
| Laboratory practicals |
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10 | 10 | 20 | |||||
| Laboratory practicals |
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10 | 10 | 20 | |||||
| Personal tuition |
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1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| (*) On e-learning, hours of virtual attendance of the teacher. (**) The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students. | |||||||||
| Methodologies |
| Description | |
| Introductory activities | Presentation of the course |
| Practicals using information and communication technologies (ICTs) in computer rooms | Activities carried out with a process simulator |
| Laboratory practicals | activites carried out with a process simulator for both static and steady state simulations |
| Laboratory practicals | optimization of the performace of a steady state distillation process |
| Personal tuition | optimization of the performance of a batch process |
| Personalized attention |
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| Assessment |
| Description | Weight | ||
| Practicals using information and communication technologies (ICTs) in computer rooms | Report of activites carried out with a process simulator for both static and steady state simulations | 33 | |
| Laboratory practicals | Report on the optimization of the performance of a batch process | 33 | |
| Laboratory practicals | Report on the optimization of the performace of a steady state distillation process | 33 | |
| Other comments and second exam session | |||
| Sources of information |
| Basic |
W.L. McCabe, J.C. Smit, P. Harriott, Unit Operation in Chemical Engineering, , McGraw Hill |
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| Recommendations |
(*)The teaching guide is the document in which the URV publishes the information about all its courses. It is a public document and cannot be modified. Only in exceptional cases can it be revised by the competent agent or duly revised so that it is in line with current legislation.