Reactor Engineering

This subject is not offered in 2013.

Estimated 120 hours

Students must have completed:

OR:

AND both:

CHEM20018 Reactions and Synthesis may also be taken concurrently

OR

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

CHEM20018 Reactions and Synthesis may also be taken concurrently

None

None

CHEN40003 Reactor Engineering

For the purposes of considering applications for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005) and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, this subject requires all students to actively and safely participate in laboratory activities. Students who feel their disability may impact upon their participation are encouraged to discuss this with the Subject Co-ordinator and the Disability Liaison Unit http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability

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.

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

• 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

O. Levenspiel, Chemical Reaction Engineering, 3rd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York,1999

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 Edition, Prentice Hall PTR, New Jersey, 1999

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

• Bachelor of Arts
• Bachelor of Commerce
• Bachelor of Environments
• Bachelor of Music

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.

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