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Mass Transfer and Material Balances - CEIC0010
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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: 0.06250 (more info)
 
 
Indicative 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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