CME3035 : Reactor Systems Engineering
- Offered for Year: 2023/24
- Module Leader(s): Professor Anh Phan
- Lecturer: Professor Marloes Peeters
- Owning School: Engineering
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
| Semester 1 Credit Value: | 15 |
| ECTS Credits: | 8.0 |
Aims
The module consists of chemical systems and biosystems engineering. The aim is to provide students with an understanding of the specification of performance and the design of a reactor unit as a key to the overall design of the process, knowledge and skills to apply the basic principles of reactor engineering to the design of reactors involving multiple reactions, catalysis, thermal effects and mass transfer processes.
Building on the fundamental knowledge about bioprocesses gained in CME1020, this module provides students with skills to apply chemical engineering principles to bioreactor design. The module provides fundamentals of bioprocess operation and design as well as providing brief information on different types of bioprocesses. The aim is to provide chemical engineers with a basic understanding of the fundamental process engineering problems specific to biochemical processes. Also to provide an insight into the creativity required in bioreactor design.
Outline Of Syllabus
Review of reaction kinetics. Ideal flow reactor design. Multiple reaction analysis. Energy balances in reactors. Thermal effects in reactor design. Catalytic reactions. Heterogeneous catalytic reactors. Multiphase reactor design.
Types of bioreactors. Mass and heat transfer in bioreactors. Cell growth and models of growth kinetics. Bioreactor design and scale-up. Instrumentation and control of bioreactors.
Tutorials and practice examples will demonstrate how lectures can be tied in to solve problems. Students have self-study opportunity from textbooks, handouts, tutorial sheets and material on Canvas.
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 24 | 1:00 | 24:00 | Introduction lecture to the module, lectures/problem solving, fundamental concepts |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 2:00 | 2:00 | Exam |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 30:00 | 30:00 | Exam revision |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 3 | 2:00 | 6:00 | Tutorials |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 2 | 1:00 | 2:00 | Tutorials |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 86:00 | 86:00 | Follow up lectures, theories and concepts, reading lecture/textbook material, tutorial sheets |
| Total | 150:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
Lectures and tutorials will introduce basic concepts of chemical reactor and bioreactor design.
Tutorials and problem solving exercises will provide experience and computing skills in the above areas.
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Exams
| Description | Length | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Examination | 120 | 1 | A | 100 | Online test |
Formative Assessments
| Description | Semester | When Set | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer assessment | 1 | M | Canvas quizzes to test knowledge, feedback given and errors explained in class after test |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
Summative assessment will assess the attainment of the knowledge outcomes and the ability to apply skills and knowledge to solve problems in a timed environment.
Formative assessments will test students’ understanding and progress. Students will get feedback directly from the quizzes and detailed feedback in class.
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- CME3035's Timetable