CHE3164 · Reaction engineering

Overview

This unit aims to develop a fundamental understanding of chemical reaction kinetics and reactor design, including: 1. Fundamentals of design of ideal reactors 2. Rate laws, collection and analysis of rate data, stoichiometry 3. Isothermal reactor design 4. Multiple reactions, reaction mechanisms and pathways 5. An introduction to bio-reaction engineering 6. Non-isothermal reactor design including reactive chemical hazards and safety in reactors with exothermic reactions 7. Catalysis and catalytic reactors, catalyst deactivation and regeneration.

Areas of study: E3001 Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - Specialisation: Chemical engineering E6011 Master of Professional Engineering - Specialisation: Chemical engineering

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook lists an examination for this unit.

Continuous assessment: 50% Final assessment: 50% This unit contains hurdle requirements that you must achieve to be able to pass the unit. You are required to achieve at least 45% in the total continuous assessment component and at least 45% in the final assessment component. The consequence of not achieving a hurdle requirement is a fail grade (NH) and a maximum mark of 45 for the unit.

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

Learning outcomes

1. Appreciate the importance of chemical kinetics and reactor design in chemical industry.
2. Apply the fundamentals of chemical kinetics for complicated reactions.
3. Apply the fundamentals of kinetics of catalytic reactions, including some biochemical reactions.
4. Describe the fundamentals of reactor design.
5. Apply advanced mathematics to complicated problems of reactor design.
6. Analyse the behaviour of complicated reactors.
7. Apply the fundamental principles of reaction engineering to a wide range of problems, e.g. in traditional petrochemical and chemical industry, in pharmaceutical industry, in energy industry, in environmental protection.
8. Analyse new reaction engineering problems and formulating original solutions.

Workload

The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of 3-6 hours of scheduled learning activities and 6-9 hours of independent study per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher-directed learning, peer-directed learning and online engagement. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.