Unit Operations in Process Engineering
| Lecturer: | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Matthias Wessling |
| Contact: | GOdVT.CVT@avt.rwth-aachen.de |
| Lecture: | 2 hrs |
| Tutorials: | 1 hrs |
| Course schedule: | Please get them from the Course calendar RWTH Online |
| Lecture notes: | Available on Moodle |
| Semester: | Winterterm |
| Language: | German |
| Exam: | Written Exam |
In this course students will gain insight into the basics and principles of mechanical, chemical and thermal unit operations. Main topics of the lecture are:
- Approaches and equipment for milling and grinding
- Mechanical classification and separation methods: Sieving, Sedimentation, Centrifugation, Filtration
- Processes of Mixing and Stirring
- Chemical Reactors: Reaction kinetics, Chemical equilibrium, Reactor types, Residence time distribution
- Thermal separation processes: Phase equilibrium, Absorption, Rektification, Extraction