ch en 2800 fundamentals of process engineering or mass and energy balances terry a. ring chemical...
TRANSCRIPT
CH EN 2800 Fundamentals of Process Engineering
orMass and Energy Balances
Terry A. Ring
Chemical Engineering
University of Utah
Pop Quiz -1
• Answer Two Questions– What is a chemical engineer?– Why do you want to be a chemical engineer?
What is a Chemical Process?
• Process to make Gasoline• Process to make Polyethylene
• Process to make Fertilizer (NH4NO3)
• Process to make High Purity Silicon– Computer Chips – Solar Cells
• Process to make Penicillin• Process to make Yogurt• Process to make Potato Chips
General View of a Chemical Process
This course
• Helps you understand these processes
• Helps you design these processes
• Helps you prevent…..
BP Texas City Plant 3-05
15 people dead180 Injured
$1.6 Billion to settle 1000 claims
A Specific Chemical Process
Octane Reaction
• 2C2H4 + C4H10 C8H18
• P= 5 psi, T=93ºC, X=98% Conversion
Preliminary Flow Sheet
•2C2H4 + C4H10 C8H18
Flash ΔP= 2 psi
Distillation
Purge Stream
Recycle Stream
Chemical Process
• Separation Section of Plant
• Distillation Columns
This Course
• Web page to be found– www.che.utah.edu/~ring/ChE 2800– On WebCT
• Chalk and Talk Class– Problem Solving Session on Friday in Class
• Bring all questions about homework on Friday
A bit about your instructor
Lets Get Started
• First Week Chapters 1, 2, 4 & 5 (not 3)– Dimensions/Units and their Conversion– Moles, Density and Concentration– Temperature– Pressure
• Review of General Chemistry