Course Plan

Course Topics                                                    

Duration in Weeks

1.  Basic concept

Dimensions, units, and their conversion .

1

Moles, density, concentration, temperature and pressure.                                   

1

2.  Material balances

 Introduction 

1

Solving material balance problems for single unit without reaction                      

1.5

Chemical reaction equation and stoichiometry.                                                    

1

Material balances for processes involving reaction.                                             

1.5

Material balance problems involving multiple units                                              

1.5

Recycle, bypass, purge and their industrial applications                                      

1.5

3.  Gases, vapors, liquids, and solids

Ideal gases & Real gases: compressibility and equation of state                            

1

Single component two-phase systems (vapor pressure)                                        

1

The phase rule and vapor-liquid equlibria                                                             

1

Liquid and gases in equilibrium with solids                                                           

1