IDENTIFYING DATA 2011_12
Subject (*) REACTOR ENGINEERING Code 205141220
Study programme
Environmental Engineering (MENTA) (2006)
 Cycle 2nd
Descriptors Credits Type Year Period
3 Optional Only annual
Language
Català
Department Enginyeria Mecànica
Enginyeria Química
Coordinator
MONTANÉ CALAF, DANIEL
 E-mail daniel.montane@urv.cat
Lecturers
MONTANÉ CALAF, DANIEL
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General description and relevant information The main objective of this course is to present and discuss topics related to the knowledge and design of both ideal and non ideal reactors that include phenomena of heat and mass transfer and the field of heterogeneous catalysis.

Competences
Type A Code Competences Specific
  Common
  AC1 Identificar i enunciar problemes ambientals.
  AC3 Relacionar les lleis de les diferents esferes per tal d'assolir la sostenibilitat.
  Professional
  AP3 Conèixer i interpretar la component econòmica i empresarial de les activitats relacionades amb el medi ambient.
  AP4 Calcular el cost de les instal•lacions i de la seva operació i manteniment.
  Research
  AR5 La presentació de resultats en format de literatura científica, d’acord amb els estàndards comunament acceptats.
Type B Code Competences Transversal
  Common
  BC1 Creativitat. Desenvolupar idees i projectes originals.
  BC2 Flexibilitat. Disponibilitat per a l’adaptació en ambients canviants.
  BC3 Treballar autònomament amb iniciativa.
  BC4 Resoldre problemes de manera efectiva.
  BC6 Actuar amb un esperit crític i responsable.
  BC11 Learning to learn
Type C Code Competences Nuclear
  Common
  CC1 Domini de l’expressió i la compressió del/s idioma/es estrangers per al desenvolupament professional derivat del curs de postgrau.
  CC2 Ús de les eines específiques de TIC per al desenvolupament professional derivat del curs de postgrau.
  CC5 Gestió del temps per al desenvolupament acadèmic i professional.

Learning aims
Objectives Competences
To present and discuss topics related to the knowledge and design of both ideal and non ideal reactors that include phenomena of heat and mass transfer and the field of heterogeneous catalysis. AC1
AC3
AP3
AP4
AR5
 BC1
BC2
BC4
BC6
 CC1
To improve the soft skills of the students such as cognitive capacity, team work performance, writing and oral presentation of scientific project reports. BC1
BC3
BC4
BC6
BC11
 CC1
CC2
CC5

Contents
Topic Sub-topic
Chapter 1:
Introduction of Chemical Reactor Theory 		Age Distributions and Macromixing.
Applications of Ideal Reactor Models.
Temperature Effects in Ideal Reactors.
Some Reactor/Heat-Exchanger systems.
Chapter 2:
Reactions in Heterogenous Systems 		Gas/Solid Systems.
Gas/Liquid Systems .
General Two-Phase Reactor Models.
Chapter 3:
Multiphase Reactors 		Fixed-bed reactors. The axial dispersion model
Fluidized-Bed Reactors.
Slurry Reactors.
Gas/Liquid Reactors.
Trickled-Bed Reactors.
Chapter 4:
Modeling of Real Reactors. 		Deviations from Ideal Flows.
Modelling of Nonideal Reactors.


Planning
Methodologies  ::  Tests
  Competences (*) Class hours Hours outside the classroom (**) Total hours
Introductory activities
1 0 1
 
Lecture
12 14 26
Problem solving, classroom exercises
10 15 25
Problem solving, exercises
3 15 18
 
Personal tuition
1 0 1
 
Practical tests
4 0 4
 
(*) 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
Methodologies
  Description
Introductory activities Presentation of the objectives, the scope, the grading procedure, and the plannification of the course.
Lecture Development of the main contents of the course with expositive sessions conducted by the course instructor, combined with hands-on examples and exercices that are solved in the classroom.
Problem solving, classroom exercises Handout sessions in which the students work on short problems, either individually or in group.
Problem solving, exercises Open-ended problems that are presented in one short session in the class, and that the students must solve individually, and submit in a written report

Personalized attention
 
Personal tuition
Description
The students may contact the course instructor during his student-attention office hours to solve specific doubts or seek general orientation on the course and related topics. The course instructor may also interview the students for specific questions related to their performance during the course.

Assessment
  Description Weight
Problem solving, exercises The students will solve three open-ended problems along the course. The results of those problems will be presented as written reports. These will account for 50% of the course grade. 50%
Practical tests There will be 1 test at the end of the course that will account for 50% of the course grade. 50%
 
Other comments and second exam session

Students that do not pass the course following the continuous evaluation items described above, will take a final exam on the date specified in the academic calendar of the ETSEQ for this master. In this case, the final grade will be the mark obtained in this exam (100% final exam)

Sources of information

Basic
  • J.B. Butt,  Reaction Kinetics and Reactor Design, 2nd edition, Marcel Dekker, Inc. (2000) ISBN 0-8247-7722-0
  • H.S. Fogler. Elements of Chemical Reaction Engineering. Segona edició. Prentice-Hall International Editions (1992). ISBN 0-13-253220-4
Complementary
  • G.F. Froment i K.B. Bischoff. Chemical Reactor Analysis and Design.. Wiley Series in Chemical Engineering.  (1990). ISBN: 0-471-51044-0
  • O. Levenspiel. The Chemical Reactor Omnibook. OSU Book Stores, Inc. (1979).
  • K.P. Westerterp, W.P.M. Van Swaaij, A.A.C.M. Beenackers, Chemical reactor design and operation, 2nd edition, John Wiley & Sons, Chichester (UK), 1984
  • Ramachandran, P.A., Chaudhari, R.V., Three phase catalytic Reactors, Gordon and Breach, 1983
Recommendations
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