Optimization of Chemical Reactors
Chemical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimization of Chemical Reactors | MKM420 | Elective | Bachelor's degree | 4 | Spring | 4 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Associate Prof. Dr. Nesrin E.Machin
Research Assistant Emine Emel ÇAKIRCA
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Students are expected to analyze different type of reactors and operation conditions for best performance
2) Develop skills to create the objective function in optimization problem
3) Understanding the effects of the operation conditions on reactor performance
4) Develop skills to optimize the isothermal reactors
5) Develop skills to optimize the adiabatic reaktors
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
| Program Competencies | |||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||||
| 1 | High | High | High | High | High | Middle | High | High | High | High | |
| 2 | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | High | High | High | High | |
| 3 | High | High | Middle | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | |
| 4 | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | |
| 5 | High | High | Middle | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, Mass Transfer, Fluid Mechanics, Reactor Design
Course Contents
Obtaining the objective function. Determination of optimization parameters. Optimization of series, parallel and complex reactions. Optimum temperature progress. Endothermic and exothermic reactions. Economics considerations in optimum reactor design.
Weekly Schedule
1) Obtaining the objective function2) Objective function
3) Determination of optimization variables
4) 4 Optimizasyon değiskenlerinin belirlenmesi
5) Optimization of series, parallel and complex reactions
6) Optimization of series, parallel and complex reactions
7) Optimum temperature trajectory
8) Optimum temperature trajectory
9) Endothermic and exothermic reactionsBooks
10) Endothermic and exothermic reactions
11) Adibatic operation
12) Adiabatic operations
13) Economic factors in optimum reactor design
14) Economic factors on optimum reactor design
15) Economic factors on optimum reactor design
16) Final
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Language of Instruction
English
Work Placement(s)
Not Required