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TKP4105

Separation Technology

Credits 7.5
Level Third-year courses, level III
Course start Autumn 2025
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction English
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement School exam

About

About the course

Course content

The course is a standard theoretical course with some practical laboratory work. The theoretical course treats the theory of mass transfer unit operations with applications to distillation, absorption, drying, air conditioning, adsorption, membrane separation, and crystallization. The laboratory experiments are part of the basic process laboratory. In the laboratory part, Heinz Preisig and Gøril Flatberg are the coordinators.

Learning outcome

After completing the course, students should be able to: - understand and explain basic mass transfer mechanisms - understand and apply relevant phase diagrams and enthalpy diagrams - understand and discuss the main principles of the different separation technologies and identify key variables - apply equilibrium, mass transport and balance equations in order to develop mathematical models and/or graphic solutions - analyze the separation processes especially with focus on the effect of different process variables on design, operation, performance and efficiency - evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of different separation technologies and make qualified choices for specific applications - dimension separation processes, suggest improvements. - interpreting process flowcharts and being able to set up a simplified flowchart. - propose a suitable regulatory structure for a process.

Learning methods and activities

The course is given as a combination of lectures, exercises, self-study, and laboratory work. Admission to the exam requires both felleslab as well as 70% of the exercises being approved.

Compulsory assignments

  • Felles lab
  • Exercises

Further on evaluation

The grade is based on a final written exam that counts 100%. In order to take the final written exam, both the compulsory felleslab (lab work) and exercises have to be approved. If there is a re-sit examination, the examination form may be changed from written to oral.

Course materials

Seader, Henley, Roper: Separation Process Principles, Wiley. Additional lecture notes.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
SIK2010 7.5 sp
TKJE3004 3 sp Autumn 2018
KP3010 6 sp Autumn 2021
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

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: School exam
Grade: Letter grades

Ordinary examination - Autumn 2025

School exam
Weighting 100/100 Examination aids Code D Date 2025-12-10 Time 09:00 Duration 4 hours Exam system Inspera Assessment
Place and room for school exam

The specified room can be changed and the final location will be ready no later than 3 days before the exam. You can find your room location on Studentweb.

Sluppenvegen 14
Room SL110 hvit sone
50 candidates
Room SL410 orange sone
15 candidates
Room SL111 blå sone
36 candidates

Re-sit examination - Summer 2026

School exam
Weighting 100/100 Examination aids Code D Duration 4 hours Exam system Inspera Assessment Place and room Not specified yet.