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| CHIM0694-1 | Industrial chemistry processes design
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| Duration : | 20h Th, 45h Pr |
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| Lecturer : | Angélique Léonard, N... |
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| Substitute(s) : | Grégoire Léonard |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| All year long, with partial in January |
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Course contents :
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| This courses contains two parts: theory and workshops.
The first part presents a process design methodology based on a hierarchical approach. This methodology is used to optimize or find the best the flowsheet allowing to reach the production of the wished products.
It is structured in the following way:
A. Analysis and synthesis of a process
- A "creative" method
- The hierarchical approach
B. Conception of a process or how to find the flowsheet best
- Available Information - Batch vs continuous
- Inputs and outputs of the flowsheet
- Structure of recycling
- Separation system
- Network of heat exchangers
C. Industrial case studies
The second part of the courses is organized as design workshops.
It consists in an integrated exercise putting in practice the knowledge's student in chemical processes, chemical engineering, applied thermodynamics and modelling.
Each group of students has to make a documentary research on one product: market and uses, specifications, ways of production, production capacity, raw materials, economical data, ...
The selection of one production process is then made.
After the evaluation of the required physical properties for the substances involved in the process, a simplified model of one production unit is made using a simulation software, in order to establish mass and energy balances. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| At the end of the theoretical course, the student will master the concepts related to the hierarchic methodology of process design.
He will be able:
- to explain which are the key steps, the point to be analysed, the questions to be asked at each phase of the process design.
- to decompose an exisiting flowsheet following the methodology seen during the course.
After the design workshops, the student will have
- Acquired a practical experience in process design by studying an open problem relative to professional practice. This will imply for him to make personal and rational choices when coping with redundant, insufficient or contradictory data
- Acquired a practical experience in using several process design and optimization softwares as well as tools to evaluate physical properties. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| The course relies on knowledge in applied thermodynamics, chemical engineering, particularly unit physic operations, chemical reactors, chemical kinetics, process modeling, as taught in the option "chemistry and material sciences" course of the bachelor in civil engineering or the 1st master of chemical engineer. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| The theoretical course is based on 'ex-cathedra' lectures, specialists' interventions stemming from the industry and one personal work:
The practical part is organized as workshops, supervised by an instructor. The work has to be planned by the students, having a free access to computing ressources. The instructor is available at least 4 h/week. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face-to-face lectures.
Supervised workshops |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Slides used during the lectures may be downloaded from eCampus
The course follows the structure and part of the contents of the book of J.M. Douglas: Conceptual Design of Chemical Processes, New York: McGraw-Hill (1988).
The following books are useful for the workshops:
A. WESTERBERG, H.P. HUTCHISON, R.L. MOTARD, P. WINTER, "Process Flowsheeting", Cambridge University Press, 1979.
L. T. BIEGLER, I.E. GROSSMANN et A.W. WESTERBERG, "Systematic Methods of Chemical Process Design", Part II, Printice Hall, 1997.
R. Turton et al, Analysis, Synthesis and Design of Chemical Processes, Prentice Hall 1998, ISBN 0-13-570565-7 |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| The evaluation is based on report, whose the oral presentation and defense will be realized before a jury composed of members of the department of applied chemistry. The report, mainly based on the design workshops, will have to include concepts learnt during the theoretical part. |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| The course is organised on Friday morning at the end of the first quadrimester (9h - 12h30), (room R.43, B6a).
For the design workshops, the literature review is proposed during the first quadrimester. Process modeling and balances calculations take place during the second semester, once the student have learnt to use simulation software in the CHIM0695 course. |
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Contacts :
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| For the theoretical part:
Prof. Angélique LEONARD
Génie chimique - Procédés et développement durable
Institut de Physique, B5a, Bureau 1/51
Tél. 04/366.44.36
A.Leonard@ulg.ac.be
For the workshops:
Dr Marie-Noëlle Dumont
mn.dumont@ulg.ac.be |
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