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TKP4120

Process Engineering

Credits 7.5
Level Third-year courses, level III
Course start Spring 2011
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction Norwegian
Examination arrangement Written examination

About

About the course

Course content

Topics from thermodynamics and physical chemistry: State variables, ideal gas, equations of state, work and heat, Laws of thermodynamics, entropy, Gibbs energy, equilibrium. Topics from process engineering: The balance principle. Mass balances. Mass balances with chemical reactions. Energy balances (2nd law of thermodynamics). Heat exchange. Mechanical work (compression and expansion). Work from heat.

Learning outcome

The course gives an introduction to the process industry, and provides tools for quantitative calculations and modelling of processes, including mass- and energy balances, equilibrium calculations, basic reaction kinetics and reactor design.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures (in norwegian), compulsory exercises. If there is a re-sit examination, the examination form may change from written to oral.

Compulsory assignments

  • Exercises

Course materials

S. Skogestad, Prosessteknikk, Tapir Akademisk Forlag 2003.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
SIK2025 7.5 sp
TKJE2006 7.5 sp
This course has academic overlap with the courses in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Technological subjects

Contact information

Course coordinator

Lecturers

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Chemical Engineering

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Written examination
Grade: Letters

Ordinary examination - Spring 2011

Written examination
Weighting 100/100 Date 2011-05-27 Time 09:00 Duration 4 timer Place and room Not specified yet.

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