Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology

• describe the operating principles of certain types of process equipment
• explain how process equipment relies on fundamental physical and thermodynamic laws
• perform pilot scale experiments in order to apply the teory of the course
• calculate material and energy balances of process equipment
• suggest suitable types of process equipment for a given task
• estimate quantitative dimensions of process equipment
• conclude on the suitability of process equipment for a certain task
• dissiminate results of group work by reporting and oral presentation

Absorption- and destillation columns, evaporation, humidity, drying, extraction, liquid- and gas flow including pressure loss, pumps, filtration, stirring, sedimentation, heat transfer, and heat exchange. The teaching activities involve i.a. practical examples within energy optimization, energy storage and pollution control that are of relevance for the transition to a more sustainable chemical industry.

(28016, 28322 concurrent)

Classroom lectures, written project, lab exercises, plant visits

This is the project assigned course at the 3. semester. A 4 hour written exam takes place after completion of the 13-weeks period. In the 3-weeks period a theoretical project and a lab. exercise are conducted. The 3-week period ends with oral examinations in the theoretical and experimental parts of the work.