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| CHIM0022-2 | Introduction to Chemical Engineering
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| Duration : | 30h Th, 30h Pr |
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| Holder(s) : | Michel Crine |
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| Language : | Langue française |
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| Course contents : | General principles of unit operation modelling. Analysis of transport phenomena at the basis of chemical engineering. Definitions of extensity and intensity. Concepts of mass, momentum and energy balance equations.
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Basis of fluid mechanics. Mass and momemtum balance equations. Molecular and turbulent viscosities.
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Heat balance equation. Diffusional and radiative contributions. Fourier's law: thermal conductivity. Stefan-Boltzmann's law: Stefan-Boltzmann constant, emissivity. Conductive stationnary heat transfer: heat transfer coefficient. Conductive transient heat transfer: Fourier's number..
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Mass and population balances. Relative displacement flux, diffusional flux. Fick's law, molecular diffusion coefficient. Transient mass transfer; Fick's number. Quasi stationnary mass transfert: mass transfer coefficient.
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Convective heat and mass transfer. Stagnant film model. Surface renewal models. Dimensionless numbers. Reynolds analogy, Chilton-Colburn analogy.Correlations of matter transfer coefficients.
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Radiative heat transfer. Emmissivity, radiativity, Kirchoff's law. Transfer between two surfaces. Radiative transfer coefficient.
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| Prerequisites : | Course of general chemistry. |
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- Practical work : Problems resolution.
- Laboratories: Measurement of diffusion coefficients in liquid or gas phase, measurement of viscosity.
- Directed work : Numerical simulation of mass and heat transfer with Matlab.
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| Organization : | The course is scheduled for the second quadrimester. The course schedule is available on the Internet site of the applied sciences faculty. (http://www.facsa.ulg.ac.be/cms/index.php?page=horaire-3) (http://www.facsa.ulg.ac.be/) |
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| Written notes : | The course notes are available on WebCT. (http://www.webct.ulg.ac.be/) |
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| Assessment : | Oral examination in June on the content of the lectures, the exercice sessions, and the labs. |
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| Contacts : | Michel CRINE
E-mail : m.crine@ulg.ac.be
Tel. : 04 366 35 59 |
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