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| CHIM0694-3 | Industrial chemistry processes design
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| Duration : | 10h Th, 60h Pr |
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| Lecturer : | Angélique Léonard, N... |
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| Substitute(s) : | Marie-Noëlle Dumont, 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 |
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Course contents :
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| This course is divided in two parts: Lecture and workshop. The first part presents a methodology based on the prioritization of decisions for the design of chemical processes. The objective is to optimize the process flowsheet that leads to the production of the desired chemical. It is structured as following:
A. Process analysis and synthesis
- A "creative" method - The hierarchical approach
B. Design of a process: how to identify the best flowsheet
- Available information - Batch vs. continuous - Flowsheet inputs and outputs - Recycling structures - Separation systems - Heat exchanger networks
C. Feedback from industrial actors
The second part of the course is organized as a workshop. It consists in an integrated exercise putting in practise the knowledge acquired in the lectures of chemical processes, chemical engineering, applied thermodynamics and modelling. Each student group has to perform a bibliographic study about a chemical: market and uses, specifications, production pathways, typical capacity, raw materials, economic data. Then, a production pathway is selected.
After the evaluation of the physical properties that are necessary to describe the components of the process, a simplified model of a production unit is built using simulation software. The objective is to assess the mass and energy balances of the process. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| At the end of the course, students will have a good command of concepts relative to the design of processes following the hierarchical approach. They will be able to :
- Describe the key steps, the points to be analyzed and the questions to ask during the different design phases
- Decompose an existing flowsheet according to the methodology studied in the course
At the end of the workshop, students will have acquired:
- A practical experience of process design through the study of an open issue related to a professional environment. This implies to make and justify personal choices when encountering redundant, insufficient of contradictory data.
- A practical experience at using simulation software for modelling and optimizing processes as well as for calculating physical properties.
In addition to the technical aspects, group work and report writing in English will also be encouraged in this course in order to prepare the students to their future professional obligations. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| The course relies on knowledge relative to applied thermodynamics, chemical engineering (especially physical unit operations and chemical reactors) and process modelling as taught in the "Chemistry and Material Science" orientation of the Bachelor Degree in Engineering and in the first year of the Master Degree in Chemical Engineering and Material Science.
Basic knowledge of English is required. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| The theoretical course relies on lectures, on contributions of specialists coming from the industry and on personal contributions.
The practical part is organized as a workshop under the supervision of an instructor. The work has to be performed by students. An open access to IT resource is provided. The instructor is available at least 4 hours a week. The workshop is conducted in groups of 4 to 5 students. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| In-class learning.
Workshop. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Presentations displayed during the lectures are available on the eCampus website. The lecture follows the structure and a part of the contents of the book of J.M. Douglas : Conceptual Design of Chemical Processes, New York: McGraw-Hill (1988).
Following readings may be useful for the workshop :
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 assessment is based on two reports (one at each semester) that will be orally presented to a jury composed of members of the Applied Chemistry Department. The report will be mainly based on the work performed during the workshop and must include the notions studied during the theoretical lectures. Reports must be written in English. |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| Theoretical lectures are given at the end of the first semester, Fridays morning (9:00 - 12:30) according to a timetable that has to be discussed with the Professor.
Regarding the workshop, the bibliographical study will start during the first semester (kick-off at the end of October). Process modelling and balance calculations will take place during the spring semester when the students will have learned how to use simulation software in the CHIM0695 course. |
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Contacts :
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| Lectures :
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
Workshop :
Dr. Marie-Noëlle Dumont
mn.dumont@ulg.ac.be |
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