Study Programmes 2016-2017
WARNING : 2015-2016 version of the course specifications
CHIM0055-1  
Chemical Engineering of Polyphase Systems
Duration :
20h Th, 30h Pr
Number of credits :
Master in chemical and materials engineering (120 ECTS)4
Lecturer :
Jean-Marc Schweitzer
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents :
Multiphased reactors classification, Methodology, spatial and temporal scales, hydronamical regime. Differential reactors,heat and mass transfer, internal, external, coupling, global efficiency. Gas-liquid-solid bubble columns: description,hydrodynamical regimes, modelisation, transfer parameter estimations. Gas-liquid-solid mechanically agitated slurry reactors: description, hydrodynamical regimes, modelisation, transfer parameter estimations. Trickle-bed reactors: desctiption, hydrodynamical regimes, wetting, modelisation, transfer parameter estimations. Introduction to numerical methods: ordinary diffential equations, partial differential equations, orthogonal collocation.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
Application of the Chemical Reaction Engineering methods to the complex situations occurring in the description of multiphased reactors
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
CHIM0012-1 Chemical kinetics, CHIM0023-1 Chemical Engineering (reactors), CHIM0024-1 Applied Physical Chemistry
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
In small groups, it consists in a quatitative explanation of results coming from the Chemical Engineering literature.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
1st semester
Recommended or required readings :
The text of the course is available as a printed syllabus and can be access on internet at http://www.ulg.ac.be/bioreact then select CHIM0055-1.
Assessment methods and criteria :
Discussion of a particular question and explanations about the group report.
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Contacts :
Pierre Marchot