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CHEG 251: Process Kinetics, Spring 2007
Scope: Students will learn the fundamentals of (i) Isothermal and Non-Isothermal Reactor Design, (ii) deriving rate expressions from fundamental kinetic mechanisms for both homogeneous and catalytic reactions, and (iii) interpret reactor data to evaluate design and kinetic models. Syllabus.
Objectives: This course has the following specific objectives which span the entirety of material presented.
- Understand the fundamental science of chemical kinetics and reactive systems and processes.
- Solve important engineering problems in chemical kinetics and reactor design
- Use computers and software to solve reaction engineering problems involving differential equations and data regression analysis.
- Apply reaction engineering concepts to problem solving in both mechanical and biological systems.
Honors Section: Students enrolled in the honors section of this course are expected to successfully complete a series of supplementary assignments, in addition to all regularly assigned homeworks and exams. These supplementary assignments focus upon addressing advanced topics in reaction engineering, surveys of on-going research in reaction engineering, and in-depth analysis of reaction engineering theory.
Homework
- Assignment 1: Rate Expressions; Solution; Grades
- Assignment 2: Mole Balances and Reactor Models; Honors Supplement; Solution; Grades
- Assignment 3: Isothermal Reactor Design; Solution; Grades
- Assignment 4: Multiple Reactions in Series and Parallel; Solution; Grades
- Assignment 5: Practice for Exam #1
- Assignment 6: Fitting Rate Laws to Experimental Data, Deriving Rate Expressions ; Solutions
- Assignment 7: Deriving Rate Expressions; Solutions
- Assignment 8: Fitting Experimental Data to Kinetics; Solutions
- Assignment 9: Heterogeneous Kinetics; Solutions
- Assignment 10:Sizing a Packed-Bed Reactor with Heterogeneous Kinetics and Transport; Solutions
- Assignment 11: Adiabatic Flame Temperatures and Adiabatic Exothermic Reactors; Solutions
- Assignment 12: Bonus - Sizing Reactors with Imperfect Mixing; Solutions
