ECTS credits ECTS credits: 4.5
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Hours of tutorials: 1.5 Expository Class: 20 Interactive Classroom: 17 Total: 38.5
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: Ordinary Degree Subject RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Chemistry Engineering
Areas: Chemical Engineering
Center Faculty of Biology
Call: First Semester
Teaching: With teaching
Enrolment: Enrollable
- Provide theoretical knowledge and skills in solving problems on operations governed by the transfer of matter. It is intended to show the student the common treatment for these operations, enabling him to start the study of other operations in this group by himself. Study of design fundamentals and methodologies
-Identify teams based on intermittent and continuous contact. Distinguish the main characteristics and advantages in its use.
.- Give a global and real vision of the teams in which these operations are carried out.
.- Train the student to use calculation techniques and useful tools in solving biotechnological processes problems and specifically Mass Transfer.
.- Lectures
Unit 1. Transport by mass transfer (6 h)
Kinetic equations in molecular transport. Fick's Law. Transport of matter by diffusion and convection. Transport by mass transfer. Mass transfer coefficients.
Unit 2. Unit operations (2 h)
Classification Type of Contact. Separation sequences.
Unit 3. Separation operations controlled by mass transfer (I). Absorption and distillation (6 h)
Generalities. Liquid-gas/liquid vapor equilibrium. Continuous and intermittent contact. Binary systems. Simplified calculation methods.
Unit 4. Separation operations controlled by mass transfer (II). Liquid-liquid and solid-liquid extraction (6 h)
Generalities. Equilibrium. Extraction in a single stage. Multistage extraction: cross current, countercurrent.
.- Seminars: resolution of mass transfer problems
Seminar 1 (1 h): Estimation of mass transfer coefficients
Seminar 2 (1 h): Calculation of mass transfer rates
Seminar 3 (2 h): L-G/L-V equilibrium calculations
Seminar 4 (2 h): Absorption. Differential distillation
Seminar 5 (2 h): Flash and batch distillation
Seminar 6 (2 h): L-L Extraction
Seminar 7 (2 h): S-L Extraction
.- Interactive Classes in the Computer Classroom
- Learn to use a process simulator for the analysis of separation operations controlled by balance and/or the rate of mass transfer, of special interest in the biotechnology-based industry ("downstreaming").
- Basic Bibliography
WANKAT, P.C. Separation Process Engineering, 2nd Ed., Pearson Education, México 2008
.- Complementary bibliography
MARTINEZ DE LA CUESTA P.J. RUS, E.; Separation Operations in Chemical Engineering. Calculation Methods, Pearson Education, Madrid 2004
OCÓN, J. and TOJO G.; Problems of Chemical Engineering. Aguilar de Edic., Madrid, (1968)
TREYBAL R.E .; Mass Transfer Operations, 3rd ed., McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York 1980
SINNOTT R., TOWLER G.; Chemical Engineering Design, 6ª ed., Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford (2020). [available as e-resource at USC Library.]
SEADER J.D. , HENLEY E.J. , ROPER D.K. ; Separation Process Principles, 3rd Ed., John Wiley and Sons, New York 2011
- Knowledge/content: Con03
- Abilities/skills: H/D01, H/D03, H/D06, H/D14
- Competences: Comp04, Comp06
- The lectures will be devoted to the presentation of the theoretical content of the subject and the resolution of problems by the teacher, always with the active participation of the students and with the support of audiovisual tools.
- The seminars will be held on most occasions at the end of the presentation of the topics. In them, students, individually or in groups, will solve problems related to the topic (some using spreadsheets). Some of the works will be delivered and considered for the final evaluation.
.- Carrying out the practicals in the computer room is mandatory. At the end of them, the student will be asked to deliver a simulation problem that will be considered for the final evaluation.
- The Virtual Campus will be used as a teaching support tool.
- Students will also be able to make any queries they wish in individualized tutorials or in small groups during the hours established for this purpose.
The qualification is divided into continuous evaluation and exam.
1. Continuous evaluation: 35% of the grade
In this part of the evaluation, three evaluable aspects will be taken into account:
1.1. Participation in class: 5% of the grade (not mandatory and evaluable)
1.2. Seminars with delivery of proposed problems: 15% of the grade (not mandatory and evaluable)
1.3. Computer class with delivery of proposals for simulation exercises and resolution of an exercise to be delivered: 15% of the grade (mandatory and evaluable)
2. End of semester exam: 65% of the grade (mandatory and evaluable and complementary to continuous evaluation)
To pass the subject, a minimum overall grade of 5.0 is required, as well as achieving at least 4 points out of 10 in the exam grade.
The grades for the continuous assessment activities (participation, seminars and computer class) will be communicated to the student before the exam. The grades for these sections will be kept for the second opportunity, maintaining the exam value at 65% of the overall grade.
By learning outcomes:
Exam: Co03
Participation: H/D01, H/D06
Seminars: Co03, H/D01, H/D03, Comp04
Computer class: Co03, H/D14, Comp06
In cases of fraudulent completion of exercises or tests, the provisions of the “Regulations for evaluating the academic performance of students and reviewing grades” will apply.
The subject is 4.5 ECTS (total 112.5 h)
Classroom Activity
Exhibition Classes 20 h
Seminar Classes 12 h
Computer classes 5 h
Tutorials 1 h
Examination and revision 3 h
Personal work 71.5 h
It is recommended to have completed and passed the subjects "Fundamentals of Bioprocess Engineering" and "Transport of Fluids and Heat Transmission", as well as to bring the study of the subject up to date.
Lectures and seminars will be taught in Spanish, while computer sessions will be developed in Spanish/Galician.
The Virtual Classroom (on the USC web platform) will be used as a repository for the documentation on the subject.
Jorge Sineiro Torres
- Department
- Chemistry Engineering
- Area
- Chemical Engineering
- Phone
- 881816803
- jorge.sineiro [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Maria Amaya Franco Uria
Coordinador/a- Department
- Chemistry Engineering
- Area
- Chemical Engineering
- Phone
- 881816777
- amaya.franco [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
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