Reactor Engineering

Subject CHEN30001 (2011)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2011.

Credit Points: 12.50
Level: 3 (Undergraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2011:

Semester 1, Parkville - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period not applicable
Assessment Period End not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol not applicable
Census Date not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail not applicable


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Time Commitment: Contact Hours: Two 1-hour lectures and one 2-hour lecture per week, one 1-hour tutorial per week, two 3-hour laboratory sessions per semester.
Total Time Commitment: Estimated 132 hours.
Prerequisites: ALL of the following:
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.50

(CHEM20018 Reactions and Synthesis may also be taken concurrently.)

OR

Admission to the Master of Engineering (MC-ENG), plus both of the following:

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
(CHEM20018 Reactions and Synthesis may also be taken concurrently.)
Corequisites: None
Recommended Background Knowledge: None
Non Allowed Subjects: None
Core Participation Requirements: For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry.
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Coordinator

Prof Greg Qiao

Contact

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Subject Overview:

This subject introduces students to aspects of reactor system design. Topics covered include ideal batch and flow reactors, the approximation of reaction systems using combinations of plug flow reactors and continuously stirred tank reactors. Also covered are the use of multiple reactors of identical and differing sizes, temperature effects on both non-adiabatic and adiabatic operation and issues associated with temperature instability. Non-ideal flow in reactors is also covered including residence time distributions, tracer tests, conversion in non-ideal reactors, micromixing and macromixing
Objectives: On completion of this subject students should be able to:

  • Interpret data from both ideal and non-ideal batch, plug flow and mixed flow reactors
  • Model more complex flowing reactor systems using combinations of idealized plug flow and continuously stirred tank ranks
  • Design simple reactor systems
  • Predict simple temperature profiles in reacting systems
Assessment:
  • One written three hour end-of-semester examination (70%)
  • A written 2-hour mid-semester test and two lab reports during the semester (30% in total).
  • A mark of 40% or more in the end-of-semester examination is required to pass the subject.
Prescribed Texts:
  • O. Levenspiel, Chemical Reaction Engineering, 3rd Ed, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York,1999
Recommended Texts:

  • R. W. Missen, C. A. Mims and B. A. Saville, Introduction to Chemical reaction engineering and kinetics, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, New York,1999
  • H.S.Fogler, Elements of chemical reaction engineering, 3rd Ed., Prentice Hall PTR, New Jersey, 1999
Breadth Options:

This subject potentially can be taken as a breadth subject component for the following courses:

You should visit learn more about breadth subjects and read the breadth requirements for your degree, and should discuss your choice with your student adviser, before deciding on your subjects.

Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills:

On completion of this subject students should have developed team work skills and enhance the following generic skills:

  • Ability to undertake problem identification, formulation and solution;
  • Capacity for independent thought;
  • Ability and self-confidence to comprehend complex concepts, to express them lucidly and to confront unfamiliar problem.
Related Course(s): Bachelor of Science
Related Majors/Minors/Specialisations: B-ENG Chemical Engineering stream
B-ENG Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering stream
Chemical Systems
Master of Engineering (Biomolecular)
Master of Engineering (Chemical)

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