UNSW Handbook Course - Mass Transfer and Material Balances

Mass Transfer and Material Balances - CEIC0010


	Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
	School: School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering
	Course Outline: http://www.ceic.unsw.edu.au/
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 3
	EFTSL: 0.062 (more info)
	Contact Hours per Week: 3
	Enrolment Requirements:
	Prerequisite: CHEM1011 or CHEM1301, CHEM1021 or CVEN1531
	Fee Band: 2 (more info)
	Further Information: See Class Timetable

Description

Mechanisms and models of mass transfer at fixed and free interfaces. Diffusion. Convection. Adsorption. Phase equilibria. Calculation of mass transfer rates at surfaces with simple geometry. Mass transfer in dispersions. Applications of material balances to process calculations in chemical operations. Conventions in methods of analysis and measurement. Stoichiometry. Process calculations associated with gases and liquids. Problems involving bypass, recycle and purge. Differential material balances. Energy balances. Environmental engineering applications.
NOTE: Servicing Course ie. a course taught within courses offered by other Faculties.

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