Fluidisation 5 (U00364)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : EEL-5-CHFDN

Fluidisation is an important processing technique in the chemical industry where it is used in reacting systems such as catalytic cracking and also for purely physical processes such as drying. The course covers the phenomenon of fluidisation and its regimes, empirical models for flow, heat and mass transfer in fluidised beds, design of fluidised reactors and circulating fluidised beds. Design considerations are presented for pneumatic conveying, which is akin to extremely high velocity fluidisation and is useful for moving particulate material in a continuous way.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Chemical Engineering 3A

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Chemical, (School of Engineering and Electronics, Schedule M)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 5th year

? Delivery Period : To be arranged/Unknown

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Students should:
- be familiar with a range of applications of fluidisation and understand the advantage of using the technology in those instances;
- be able to describe the regimes of fluidisation and quantify relevant variables such as bubble rise velocity;
- be able to apply fluid dynamical and transport theory and reaction kinetics to evaluate a fluidised bed as a reactor;
- be able to describe qualitatively and quantitatively pneumatic conveying and its implications.