Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering I - N409002
Title: Chemické inženýrství I
Guaranteed by: Department of Chemical Engineering (409)
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Engineering
Actual: from 2022
Semester: both
Points: 6
E-Credits: 6
Examination process:
Hours per week, examination: 2/3, C+Ex [HT]
Capacity: winter:unknown / unknown (unknown)
summer:unknown / unknown (unknown)
Min. number of students: unlimited
State of the course: cancelled
Language: Czech
Teaching methods: full-time
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
Is provided by: B409001
Additional information: http://www.vscht.cz/uchi/
http://předmět je vyučován pouze v letním semestru
Note: you can enroll for the course in winter and in summer semester
Guarantor: Jahoda Milan doc. Dr. Ing.
Hasal Pavel prof. Ing. CSc.
Basařová Pavlína doc. Dr. Ing.
Interchangeability : N409002A, N409502
Is interchangeable with: N409002A, AB409001, B409001, N409053
Examination dates   Schedule   
Annotation -
The subject deals with describing processes and equipments of chemical, pharmaceutical and food industries. Students are acquainted with the computational procedures for the balance of matter and energy, the basics of hydrodynamic, heat and diffusion processes, including the principles of calculation of chemical reactors.
Last update: Jahoda Milan (20.08.2013)
Aim of the course -

Students will be able to:

Solve the material and energy balances for the basic units of chemical, food and pharmaceutical industry.

Know the principles of hydro-mechanical, heat and mass transfer processes from chemical-engineering point of view.

Last update: Jahoda Milan (20.08.2013)
Literature -

R:McCabe W.L, Smith J., Harriott P.: Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering, McGraw-Hill Professional, 2005, ISBN 0072848235

A:Couper J. R.: Chemical process equipment : selection and design, Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2010, ISBN 0123725062

Last update: Basařová Pavlína (10.02.2020)
Syllabus -

1. Basic terminology. Systems. Principles of balancing. Mass and mole balance.

2. Balance of energy. Bernoulli equation.

3. Flow of fluid through pipes. Transport of fluids, pumps. Flow of fluid through porous medium.

4. Filtration, types of filters, filtration rate.

5. Balance of enthalpy.

6. Heat transfer, transfer coefficient. Heat exchange by conduction and convection.

7. Heat exchangers: types and design. Evaporators: types and design.

8. Diffusion separation processes. Mass transfer equipment. Equilibrium plate.

9. Liquid extraction of immiscible solvents: equipment, single-stage, repeated and countercurrent extraction.

10. Flash and differential distillation of binary mixtures.

11. Rectification in staged column.

12. Drying of solids, enthalpic humidity chart. Batch and continual dryers.

13. Chemical reactors and bioreactors, basic types. Material balance.

14. Chemical process equipment.

Last update: Jahoda Milan (08.11.2012)
Learning resources -

http://www.vscht.cz/uchi/english/ped/index.html

Last update: Jahoda Milan (20.08.2013)
Registration requirements -

Physical Chemistry I

Last update: Jahoda Milan (20.08.2013)
Teaching methods
Activity Credits Hours
Účast na přednáškách 1 28
Příprava na přednášky, semináře, laboratoře, exkurzi nebo praxi 2.5 70
Příprava na zkoušku a její absolvování 1 28
Účast na seminářích 1.5 42
6 / 6 168 / 168
Coursework assessment
Form Significance
Continuous assessment of study performance and course -credit tests 60
Oral examination 40