Reactors

Code	16011
Year	3
Semester	S1
ECTS Credits	4
Workload	T(20H)/TP(20H)
Scientific area	Industrial Chemistry
Entry requirements	-
Learning outcomes	In this curricular unit it is intended that students: - Learn how to make energy balances on systems with chemical reaction; - Know how to use chemical kinetics and energy balances in ideal reactors design, operating in batch, semi-continuous and continuous (CSTR and Tubular) modes. At the end of the curricular unit the student should be able to: - Perform energy balances for processes with chemical reaction; - Mathematically describe the operation of various types of chemical reactors; - Determine the main design variables of industrial chemical reactors. - Determine the main design variables of industrial biochemical reactors.
Syllabus	Energy balances in processes with chemical reaction: Reaction heat; Flame temperatures. Mathematical models used in the description of ideal chemical reactors: batch reactor, semi-continuous reactor, continuous stirring tank reactor and tubular reactor; Catalytic reactors. Biological reactors.
Main Bibliography	- Levenspiel, O., Chemical reaction Engineering, 3th Edition. Himmelblau, D. M., “Basic Principles and Calculations in Chemical Engineering“, Prentice-Hall, N.Y. - Coulson, J. M.; Richardson, J.F., “Tecnologia Química“, vol III, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian ed., Lisbon. - Ana M. Carreira Lopes; M. Fátima Costa Farelo, “Operações Unitárias”, Manual da disciplina de Operações Unitárias, UBI, Covilhã. - Lemos, F.; Madeira Lopes, J.; Ramôa Ribeiro, F., “Reactores Químicos”, IST Press, Lisbon. - Perry’s Chemical Engineers´s Handbook, Perry, R. H.; Green, D.W. edts., MaGraw-Hill, Inc., N.Y. - Nunes dos Santos, A. M., “Reactores Químicos“, vol. I, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian ed., Lisbon. - Baley, J.E.; Ollis, D.F. "Biochemical Engineering Fundamentals ", 2nd Ed., McGraw-Hill.
Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria	The teaching-learning activities consist of theoretical and theoretical-practical lectures. The theoretical lectures are mostly interactive, and exposure of matter aims to encourage the participation of students in the lesson. In the theoretical-practical lessons, pratical questions are solved only by students. The teacher guides the students with general comments and give theoretical explanations when a general difficulty in solving the proposed problem is observed. Evaluation Evaluation comprises 3 tests and/or 1 exam. The students aproved by frequency (in the tests) are dispensed from the exam. To be approved by frequency: Weighted mean (by weeks) of tests equal to or higher than 10. To be approved by Exam: Exam mark equal to or higher than 10 values.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.