NWNR100072 Chemical process and reaction engineering


Type
course with non-continuous assessment
Semester hours
2
Lecturer (assistant)
Kuba, Matthias
Organisation
Chemical and Energy Engineering
Offered in
Wintersemester 2025/26
Languages of instruction
Englisch, Deutsch

Content

How does the chemical conversion of raw materials into valuable products work and which reactors are used for this?
In this course, students learn the basic concepts of chemical process and reaction engineering, how to draw up simple heat and material balances and the differences between various reactor types. Ideal reactors such as the stirred tank reactor or the flow tube are discussed.

Previous knowledge expected

Basic science knowledge - no specific previous knowledge required

Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)

- Basic concepts of chemical process and reaction engineering
- Reaction analysis (stoichiometry, thermodynamics and microkinetics)
- Creating simple material balances and heat balances
- Ideal reactor models (stirred tank in continuous and discontinuous operation, tubular reactor
- operation, tubular reactor, stirred tank cascade)
- Scaling of reactor types and fields of application,
- Residence time behavior in chemical reactors (residence time sum function),
- Simplified thermal design of chemical reactors
You can find more details like the schedule or information about exams on the course-page in BOKUonline.