Principles of process engineering for civil and environrnental engineers

Language of instruction: German

Term cycle: WiSe

Content of teaching/Exam requirement:

Chemical process engineering:

  • Introduction and fundamentals (thermodynamic fundamentals , states of equilibrium , heat and mass transfer, balances)
  • principles and types of (bio)reactors (reactor types, parameters and indicators for reactors)

Thermal process engineering:

  • fundamentals of thermal separation (phase equilibrium and systems, vapour pressure, solubility, change of state)
  • principles, calculations and applications of thermal separation (evaporation, crystallization, destillation, rectification , adsorbtion, absorbtion, drying, extraction)

Mechanical process engineering:

  • fundamentals (charterisation of dispersions, particle characteristics, flow conditions, measurement methods)
  • principles and applications of unit operations (mixing, separation, agglomeration and crushing)

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:

  • Understand and classify process engineering issues, evaluate different solutions, explain in an objective and understandable way, take and explain decisions
  • Present their results in an appropriate manner
  • Handle specific problems on their own in a scientific way.