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Chemical Reaction Engineering: Conversion and Reactor Sizing

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ChE-340: The engineering of chemical reactions

Ce cours applique les concepts de la cinétique chimique et des bilans de masse et d'énergie pour résoudre les problèmes de génie des réactions chimiques, en mettant l'accent sur les applications industrielles. Les étudiants développent leur capacité d'anal ...

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This lecture covers the algorithm for solving chemical reaction engineering problems, including mole balances, rate laws, stoichiometry, and energy balances. It explains the steps involved in designing reactors for different types of reactions, such as batch, CSTR, PFR, and PBR. The lecture also discusses the concept of conversion with respect to the limiting reagent and the design equations for batch, CSTR, PFR, and PBR reactors. Various case studies and examples are presented to illustrate reactor sizing and conversion calculations.

Instructors (3)

Ardemis Anoush Boghossian

Albert Renken

Teaching & PhD Past EPFL PhD Students Serge Maeder, Jacques Membrez, Stéphane Porchet, Philippe Menoud, Brigitta Frank, Harvey Randall, Wolfgang Zimmerer, Frédéric Van Vyve, Serge Golay, Jianzhong Yang, Stéphane Dubuis, Philippe Warnery, Anders Nattorp, Christian Spühler, Laurent Cavin, Miriam Lorenzi, Bastien Monnerat, André Rouge, Olivier Wolfrath, Peter Stahl, Ralf Maurer, Konrad Geissler, Volker Höller, Benoît Louis, Pierre Reuse, Fabio Rainone, Eric Joannet, Chrystèle Horny Past EPFL PhD Students as co

Thierry Chappuis

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Energy engineering

Nuclear power: Topics in nuclear power

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