ECTS credits ECTS credits: 6
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Hours of tutorials: 1 Expository Class: 17 Interactive Classroom: 34 Total: 52
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: Ordinary Degree Subject RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Chemistry Engineering
Areas: Chemical Engineering
Center Higher Technical Engineering School
Call: Second Semester
Teaching: With teaching
Enrolment: Enrollable | 1st year (Yes)
According to the curriculum of the Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering, the objectives of this subject are linked to the following learning goals of the degree:
1. Understand the basic principles of Chemical Engineering: mass, energy, and momentum balances.
2. Understand the basic principles of industrial processes: unit operations, equipment, and process flow diagrams.
3. Be able to plan, carry out, and explain reports on basic experimental work (specifically regarding transport mechanisms and properties).
4. Perform engineering calculations in spreadsheets. Gain experience using industrial process simulators.
5. Be able to interpret a process flow diagram in order to apply mass and energy balances.
1. Application of mass and energy balances to industrial processes.
2. Fundamentals of one-dimensional transport phenomena: transport properties and mechanisms. Molecular transport: Newton’s Law, Fourier’s Law, Fick’s Law. Turbulent transport.
3. Interphase transport. Transport coefficients.
4. Use of an industrial simulator for the analysis of industrial processes.
BASIC:
CALLEJA PARDO, G. et al. (2016) Nueva introducción a la ingeniería química. Vol. 2, Operaciones de separado, ingeniería de la reacción química y estudio de procesos químicos. Madrid Síntesis. Biblioteca ETSE A110 9 E; A110 9 E. Libro electrónico.
VAN DEN AKKER, H. & MUDDE, R.F.(2014). Transport Phenomena: the art of balancing. Delft Academic Press. ISBN: 978-90-6562-3584. Biblioteca ETSE 111 28; 111 28 A.
COMPLEMENTARY:
COSTA LÓPEZ, J. et al. (2002). Curso de Ingeniería Química: Introducción a los Procesos, las Operaciones Unitarias y los Fenómenos de Transporte. Ed. Reverté. ISBN 84-291-7126-6. Biblioteca ETSE 110 2 E, 1102 2 G.
GEANKOPLIS, C.J. (2014) Transport processes and separation process principles : Prentice Hall. ISBN: 013101367X. Biblioteca ETSE 111 14 A.
PERRY, R., GREEN, D. W., & MALONEY, J. O. (2001). Perry manual del ingeniero quimico (7a edición., 3a edición en español). McGraw-Hill. Biblioteca ETSE A119 3.
VIAN ORTUÑO, A., OCON GARCIA, J. (1972) Elementos de Ingeniería Quimica (Operaciones básicas). Ed. Aguilar. ISBN 12714-1972 Biblioteca ETSE A112 2D, A112 2C.
Knowledge or content
Con17: Knowledge of mass and Energy Balances or Biotechnology or Matter Transfer, Separation Operations or Chemical Reaction Engineering or Reactor Design or Valorisation and Transformation of Raw Materials and Energy Resources.
Con18: Knowledge on basic and technological topics, which enables them to learn new methods and theories, and provides them with versatility to adapt to new situations.
Skills or abilities
H/D05: Ability to apply knowledge in practice. H/D09: Computer skills.
Competences
Comp05: Ability to: Analysis and design of processes and products or simulation and optimization of processes and products.
Comp06: Ability to design and manage applied experimentation procedures especially for: The determination of thermodynamic and transport properties, and modelling of phenomena and systems in the field of chemical engineering or systems with fluid flow, heat transfer or matter transfer operations or kinetics of chemical reactions and reactors.
Comp08: Ability to solve problems with initiative, decision-making, creativity, critical reasoning and to communicate and transmit knowledge, skills and abilities in the field of Industrial Engineering.
Lecture class. In-person. Attendance is recommended but not mandatory. The main objective is to convey fundamental knowledge in a clear and structured way, based on oral explanations supported by materials such as presentations, videos, diagrams, or examples.
Interactive seminar class. Attendance is recommended but not mandatory. The main objective is to encourage student participation through activities that promote analysis, discussion, and practical application of content: problem solving, real case studies, presentations, or thematic debates. Submission of seminar results via the Virtual Campus may be required for assessment.
Interactive computer lab class. In-person. Mandatory attendance with monitoring. The main objective is to simulate an industrial process using the Aspen Hysys process simulator, combining guided work led by the instructor with independent student work. Simulation files will be submitted via the Virtual Campus for assessment.
Interactive experimental lab class. In-person. Mandatory attendance with monitoring. Teamwork will be conducted, consisting of experimental determinations in the laboratory using both commercial equipment and non-commercial setups. Students will prepare a lab notebook with the typical structure of this kind of document, either in paper or digital format, and submit an Excel sheet with the calculations for each practice. Training on laboratory safety will be provided in accordance with university regulations and ETSE internal protocols.
Technical visit. In-person. Attendance is recommended but not mandatory. The technical visit is expected to take place in April (date to be confirmed). Students will complete a group project addressing how the course content relates to the process described and the facilities visited. This visit will be subject to available funding.
Group tutorials. In-person. Attendance is recommended but not mandatory. Group tutorials will be used for the presentation of the group project related to the technical visit. If the visit is not possible, the tutorial will be used to guide the completion of practicals and to explain the types of questions and exam structure for the subject.
The 1st examination opportunity grade for the student is a weighted average of the performance in the following components:
I. Exam (40%), considered a mandatory activity, for which a minimum score of 3/10 is required:
• a) Theoretical-practical questions: 20%. Con17, Con18.
• b) Exercises: 20%. H/D05.
In addition, attendance at the interactive computer lab and experimental laboratory classes is mandatory and required in order to sit the exam [art.1c of the Regulations on class attendance in official Bachelor's and Master's programs at USC]. Justified absences will be those recognized as such by the university's assessment regulations. Any student who has not completed these activities will be marked as NOT PRESENTED.
II. Continuous assessment (60%), which is not mandatory:
• a) Submissions related to seminar work: 10%. H/D03. Comp08.
• b) Computer lab: 15% (Simulation files 10% + Performance in class 5%). H/D09. Comp05.
• c) Experimental lab: 35% (Lab notebook and Excel sheets 15% + Lab performance 10%). Comp06.
• d) Group tutorial: 10%. H/D03. Comp08.
The 2nd examination opportunity grade is also a weighted average of the above components under the following conditions:
• The continuous assessment grade will be maintained.
• The exam will have the same weight and format as in the first opportunity.
Exceptionally, the grade from the computer lab and/or laboratory may be carried over to the following academic year, provided the student requests it within the first week of class.
In cases of fraudulent completion of exercises or tests, the provisions of the Academic Performance and Grade Review Regulations will apply.
Face-to-face/ Personal work. In hours. Theoretical teaching 17 /100
Interactive Teaching Seminar/Technical Visit 7 / 100
Interactive Laboratory sessions 20 / 100 Interactive Teaching Computer sessions 7 / 100
Small Group tutorship sessions 1 / 100 Exam & Review 4 / 100
Students Personal work 94 / O
Keep up to date with the subject.
Attend lecture and seminar classes.
Use the recommended bibliography for support.
Have passed the subject Fundamentals of Chemical Processes I.
The USC Learning Management System will be used to manage submissions and communicate with students.
Microsoft Teams (MSTEAMS) will be used as a support tool for tutorials, for students who request this option.
LANGUAGE: Galician/Spanish
RISK PREVENTION: The procedures established by the ETSE Management will be followed.
Admission and participation of students enrolled in the laboratory sessions require that they are familiar with and comply with the rules outlined in the Basic Safety Training Protocol for Experimental Spaces of the Higher Technical School of Engineering, available in the safety section of the school's website.
Gemma Maria Eibes Gonzalez
- Department
- Chemistry Engineering
- Area
- Chemical Engineering
- gemma.eibes [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Almudena Hospido Quintana
Coordinador/a- Department
- Chemistry Engineering
- Area
- Chemical Engineering
- Phone
- 881816797
- almudena.hospido [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Professor
Alba Pedrouso Fuentes
- Department
- Chemistry Engineering
- Area
- Chemical Engineering
- alba.pedrouso [at] usc.es
- Category
- Researcher: Ramón y Cajal
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