| Date | Lecture # | Topics | Chapter # | |
|
Aug. |
27 |
1 |
Introduction |
Preface,
1 |
|
|
29 |
2 |
Definitions;
design equations |
1,
2 |
|
|
31 |
3,
4 |
Design
equations; reactor types |
2 |
|
Sep. |
3
|
|
No class – Labor Day
|
|
|
|
5 |
5 |
Comparison
of reactor types |
2 |
|
|
7 |
6,
7 |
Reactors
in series; chemical kinetics |
2,
3 |
|
|
10
|
8 |
Stoichiometric
table |
3 |
|
|
12* |
9 |
Reaction
with volume/phase changes |
3 |
|
|
14 |
10 |
Isothermal
reactor design revisited |
4 |
|
|
17 |
11 |
Reactor
networks |
4 |
|
|
19* |
12 |
Semi-batch
reactors |
4 |
|
|
21 |
13
|
Recycle
reactors |
4 |
|
|
24
|
14 |
Analysis
of data: integral method |
5 |
|
|
26 |
|
First Exam |
|
|
|
28 |
15 |
Analysis
of data: integral method |
5 |
|
Oct. |
1 |
|
Examples |
|
|
|
3 |
|
Examples
|
|
|
|
5 |
16,
17 |
Initial
rate, fractional-life and differential methods |
5 |
|
|
8* |
18 |
Non-isothermal
reactors: general energy balance |
8 |
|
|
10 |
19 |
Adiabatic
operations |
8 |
|
|
12 |
20 |
Non-adiabatic
operations |
8 |
|
|
15 |
|
Examples |
|
|
|
17* |
|
Examples |
|
|
|
19 |
|
No class-Mid-semester Break
|
|
|
|
22 |
|
No class-Mid-semester Break
|
|
|
|
24 |
21 |
Temperature
profiles |
8 |
|
|
26 |
22 |
Stability
and sensitivity |
8 |
|
|
29* |
23 |
Design
of multiple reactions: selectivity |
6 |
|
|
31 |
|
Second exam |
|
|
Nov. |
2 |
24 |
Temperature
effects on selectivity |
6 |
|
|
5 |
25 |
Series-parallel
reactions |
6 |
|
|
7 |
26 |
Design
issues |
6 |
|
|
9 |
27 |
External
transport effects in heterogeneous systems |
11 |
|
|
12 |
28 |
External
transport effects in heterogeneous systems |
11 |
|
|
14 |
29 |
Diffusion
and reaction |
12 |
|
|
16 |
30 |
Effectiveness factors
|
12 |
|
|
19 |
31 |
Criteria
for transport limitations
|
12 |
|
|
21 |
|
No class-Thanksgiving recess
|
|
|
|
23 |
|
No class-Thanksgiving recess
|
|
|
|
26 |
32 |
Design
of packed beds |
12 |
|
|
28 |
33 |
Design
of packed beds |
12 |
|
|
30 |
34 |
Residence
time distribution (RTD) function
|
13 |
|
Dec. |
3 |
35 |
Characteristics
of the RTD |
13 |
|
|
5 |
36 |
RTD
in ideal reactors |
13 |
|
|
7 |
37 |
Reactor
modeling |
13 |
|
|
10* |
|
Overview |
-- |
A more detailed reading
assignment will be given as each chapter is covered
* Dates on which problems
are due
|
Exam |
Date |
Lectures Covered |
|
First
exam (1 hour) |
Sept.
26 |
1-13 |
|
Second
exam (1 hour) |
Oct.
31 |
14-26 |
|
Final
exam (3 hours) |
to
be announced |
All |
|
Set Number |
Handed out on |
Due on |
Lectures covered |
|
1 |
Sept.
7 |
Sept.
12 |
1-6 |
|
2 |
Sept.
14 |
Sept.
19 |
7-10 |
|
3 |
Sept.
28 |
Oct.
3 |
11-14 |
|
4 |
Oct.
5 |
Oct. 10 |
15-17 |
|
5 |
Oct.
12 |
Oct.
17 |
18-20 |
|
6 |
Oct.
24 |
Oct.
29* |
21-22 |
|
7 |
Nov.
9 |
Nov.
14 |
23-26 |
|
8 |
Nov.
16 |
Nov.
28 |
27-31 |
|
9 |
Nov.
30 |
Dec.
10* |
32-37 |