Learning Outcomes 2016

From Lectures 2016W

Ch2

• Relate units of measure from various measurement systems and convert between them - Ch 2.2, Ch. 2.3

• Use order of magnitude to reasonably estimate solutions - Ch 2.5b

• Choose appropriate units for variables based on dimensional consistency of equations - Ch 2.6

Ch3

• Indicate basic process variables - Ch 3

  • Density – Ch3.1

  • Flow rate – Ch 3.2

  • Chemical Composition – Ch 3.3

  • Pressure – Ch 3.4

  • Temperature – Ch 3.5

Ch4

• Classify steady and unsteady state processes and process types - Ch 4.1

• Apply the general mass balance equation in differential and integral forms - Ch 4.2

• Construct block flow diagrams for chemical processes - Ch 4.3a/b

• Analyze the degrees of freedom (DOF) of processes to understand whether they are under specified, adequately specified or over specified - Ch 4.3 d

• Apply a general procedure to organize process flow calculations - Ch 4.3e

• Identify reaction and bypass streams in a chemical process - Ch 4.5

• Manipulate chemical reactions to balance reaction stoichiometry - Ch 4.6

• Characterize reactor performance using fractional conversion, limiting reactants and excess reactants - Ch 4.6b

• Calculate reaction extent in order to characterize a chemical reaction - Ch 4.6b

• Calculate the equilibrium constant for a given chemical system - Ch 4.6c

• Analyze scenarios with multiple reactions using selectivity, yield and fractional conversion - Ch 4.6d

• Apply reactive material balances to solve material balances on reactive system.

• Calculate Degrees of Freedom using molecular species, atomic species or extent of reaction for reactive systems

• Characterize separation, recycle and purging operations in chemical systems.

• Identify purge streams in processes

• Apply combustion concepts such as incomplete combustion, theoretical air/O₂ and excess air/O₂ to analyze combustion reactions.

Ch 5

• Estimate densities of solid and liquid mixtures

• Characterize ideal and non-ideal gasses

• Calculate ideal and non-ideal gas properties

Ch 6

• Interpret phase diagrams

• Estimate vapour pressure using Clapeyron, Clausius-Clapeyron and Antoine equations

• Calculate the degrees of freedom in a thermodynamic system using the Gibb’s phase rule.

• Characterize condensation of one component in a mixture using Raoult’s law.

• Understand when to apply Raoult’s or Henry’s law

• Calculate concentrations of dissolved gasses using Raoult’s or Henry’s law.

• Calculate dew and bubble point pressure, temperature and phase compositions

• Interpret graphical representations of 2-phase systems

• Characterize the effects of solids dissolved in liquids

• Calculate concentrations of components in liquid systems based on the distribution coefficient

• Interpret ternary phase diagrams describing liquid systems

• Solve systems with adsorption using adsorption isotherms

Ch 7

• Identify relevant terms for energy balances for open and closed systems

• Calculate changes in various forms of energy for a system

• Use thermodynamic data tables to find system volume, internal energy or enthalpy based on system temperature and pressure

• Solve multi-component energy balance problems using tabulated thermodynamic data.

PFD & Stream Tables

• Interpret PFD’s

• Understand stream tables and their application

Ch 8

• Apply a strategy for solving energy balances

• Calculate energy changes associated with changes in pressure at a constant temperature and state of aggregation

• Characterize energy changes in a system due to changes in temperature.

• Analyze energy balances on processes involving phase changes.

• Analyze psychrometric charts to obtain relevant system data

• Calculate changes in system energy due to mixing

Ch 9

• Explain heats of reaction as well as endothermic and exothermic reactions

• Determine the standard heat of reaction given other heats of reaction or heats of formation

• Calculate standard heats of combustion for a variety of substances

• Solve material and energy balances involving reactions

• Characterize fuels using heating value and adiabatic flame temperature.

• Apply ignition and flammability limits to chemical systems