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(Spring 2014)
Class Meets: MWF 10:10 to 11:00 AM in 108 Henderson
Textbook: None required – material will be provided as needed
References (on reserve):
Geankopolis: Transport Processes and Separation Process Principles
Cussler: Diffusion: Mass Transfer in Fluid Systems
McCabe, Smith, and Harriott: Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering
Course Requirements:
Course Objectives:
The overall objective of this course is to provide students a solid background in the
analysis of mass transfer and separation problems. This includes both fundamental
principles of diffusion and mass transfer as well as the design of mass exchangers and
equilibrium stage separations. By the end of the course students will be able to:
1. solve macroscopic mass transfer problems through the use of mass transfer
coefficient
2. perform preliminary design calculations for a variety of mass transfer processes
including absorption, adsorption, and membrane separations
3. evaluate the number of theoretical plates required for the design of binary and
multicomponent distillation columns
4. analyze diffusion problems through exact and approximate solutions of the
microscopic conservation equations
Comments:
This course will examine some of the key concepts and applications of mass transfer,
including equilibrium stage separations, membrane processes, extraction, and diffusional
mass transfer.
Homework assignments will be given out nearly every week to provide practice setting
up and solving mass transfer problems. Students should feel free to ask questions while
working on the problem sets. It is also acceptable to discuss the general approach and
overall strategy with other students in the class. However, each student is responsible for
his/her own work. Problem sets (or computer programs) that are simply “copied” from
another student will be considered as plagiarism and will be handled accordingly. Late
assignments will not be accepted since homework will often be discussed in class on the
day that it is due. Please do not hesitate to ask for additional clarification on this policy
at any time during the semester.
Penn State welcomes students with disabilities into the University's educational
programs. If you have a disabilityrelated need for reasonable academic adjustments in
this course, contact the Office for Disability Services (ODS) at 8148631807 (V/TTY).
For further information regarding ODS, please visit the ODS Web site at
http://equity.psu.edu/ods/.
In order to receive consideration for course accommodations, you must contact ODS and
provide documentation (see guidelines at
http://equity.psu.edu/ods/guidelines/documentationguidelines). If the documentation
supports the need for academic adjustments, ODS will provide a letter identifying
appropriate academic adjustments. Please share this letter and discuss the adjustments
with your instructor as early in the course as possible. You must contact ODS and request
academic adjustment letters at the beginning of each semester.”
CHE 410 Course Outline
(Spring 2014)
1. Fundamentals of Mass Transfer Geankopolis Cussler McCabe
Transient Mass Balances 7.2 Ch 1 Ch 21
Mass Transfer Coefficients 7.3 Ch 8 Ch 21
Differential Mass Balances
Mass Transfer and Reaction 7.5 Ch 15
Coupled Heat and Mass Transfer Ch 20
2. Mass Transfer Processes
Interphase Mass Transfer 10.4 Ch 8 Ch 21
Absorption 10.6 – 10.9 Ch 9 Ch 22
Membrane Separations Ch 13 Ch 17 Ch 26
Adsorption 12.1 – 12.4 Ch 12 Ch 25
3. Multistage Equilibrium Processes
Extraction 12.5 – 12.7 Ch 11 Ch 20
Distillation:
Mass and Energy Balances 11.1 – 11.3
McCabeThiele Diagrams 11.4 Ch 10 Ch 18
Column Design (Tray Efficiencies) 11.5
Process Simulation
Multicomponent Distillation 11.7 Ch 19
4. Microscopic Analysis (Diffusion)
Fick’s Law – Microscopic Conservation Equations Ch 6 Ch 2
Steady – state (one and two dimensional) 6.6 Ch 2
Transient diffusion 7.1 Ch 2
Diffusion + convection Ch 13
Diffusion + reaction Ch 16