CBE 426: Mass Transfer Operations

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426 Mass Transfer Operations. I, II; 3cr. Analysis of chemical engineering operations involving mass transfer. Differential and stagewise separation processes; simultaneous heat and mass transfer; mass transfer accompanied by chemical reaction; general design and operation of mass-transfer equipment. P:CBE 311 & 320 with grades of C or better. Murphy, Yin.

Course Prerequisite(s)

CBE 311
CBE 320
with grades of C or better

Prerequisite knowledge and/or skills

Phase equilibrium
Material and energy balances
Equation of continuity
Fick's law

Textbook(s) and/or other required material

Mass Transfer: Fundamentals and Applications A.L. Hines and R. N. Maddox

Course objectives

Develop familiarity with major chemical process separations units.
Apply appropriate criteria for selecting among alternative separation technologies.
Complete design calculations for equilibrium staged separation processes (e.g., distillation, absorption).
Complete design calculations for differential contactors.
Apply mass transfer fundamentals to calculate rates of mass transfer for practical situations and to identify rate-limiting processes.

Topics covered

Selection of separation technology
Phase equilibrium review
Single-component absorption - graphical methods
Binary distillation - graphical methods
Liquid-liquid extraction - graphical methods
Multicomponent absorption
Multicomponent distillation
Review of Fick's law
Equation of continuity - applications
Mass transfer coefficients
Interphase mass transfer
Differential contactors
Adsorption
Simultaneous heat and mass transfer
Membrane processes

Class/laboratory schedule

3 50-minute lectures, 9:55 MWF
50-minute discussion session, 1:20 M or T

Contribution of course to meeting the professional component

This course contributes primarily to the students' knowledge of engineering topics, and does provide design experience.

The following statement indicates which of the following considerations are included in this course: economic, environmental, ethical, political, societal, health and safety, manufacturability, sustainability.

Economic Environmental Manufacturability

Relationship of course to undergraduate degree program objectives and outcomes

This course primarily serves students in the department. The information below describes how the course contributes to the undergraduate program objectives.

Separation processes are an integral part of all chemical processes, typically accounting for over half the cost of the process. Students learn to choose an appropriate separation technology for a particular application, to complete design calculations for specific equipment items, and to analyze the performance of separation devices.

Assessment of student progress toward course objectives

3-4 midterm exams (45%)
Final exam (15%)
Homework (20%)
Projects (20%)

Person(s) who prepared this description

Regina M. Murphy

Copyright 2007 The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
Date last modified: 02-Aug-2007
Date created: 16-Aug-1999
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