FYS473 Chemical and Biochemical Energy Conversion

Credits (ECTS):10

Course responsible:Jorge Mario Marchetti

Campus / Online:Taught campus Ås

Teaching language:Engelsk

Course frequency:The course will be given in 2017 and then every second year

Nominal workload:For 13 weeks: Lectures: 2 x 2 hours per week. Exercises: 1 x 2 hours per week. Individual work an group discussions: 16 hours per week for 13 weeks. Total of 250 hours.

Teaching and exam period:This course starts in Autumn parallel. This course has teaching/evaluation in Autumn parallel, .

About this course

Fundamental knowledge of reaction kinetics. Fundamental understanding for reactor design. Data analysis and interpretation. Mathematical methods for design of kinetics expression and fitting to experimental data. General overview of catalysts used and how the kinetics expressions are modified based on system homogeneity (homogeneous vs. heterogeneous systems). Simple as well as multiple reactions will be studied in different systems (biosystems, liquid-liquid, gas-gas, etc).

Learning outcome

Students will be given the fundamental of chemical and biochemical conversion and its applications. Students will be taught the chemical kinetics of a process reaction, the interpretation of the results and the design of industrial reactors (ideal and non-ideal scenarios). The student will learn about the relevance of knowing the conversion ratio and how this is related to energy production as well as energy sustainability of a process. The students will learn the know-how of design of chemical reactors for different scenarios and will learn different cases such as adiabatic, isothermal, and auto-thermal equipment.
  • Learning activities
    The lectures will cover the main topics, ideas, theories, methods and approximations used in chemical reaction engineering. It will give the student the basic tools to be able to propose a kinetic model, based on different models and considering the system under evaluation as well as the tools to fit experimental data using the proposed model. It will also allow the student to comprehend the results and the physical meaning. In the exercises, the students will solve related problems to the field, using mathematical tools. The concepts in the lectures will serve as guide for addressing the problems.
  • Teaching support
    Students will be able to meet the teacher during one fix day a week for 2 hours in order to discuss theory or concepts. Problems could also be discuss if there is no other topic to be addressed. The day and time will be given by the teacher at the beginning of the course.
  • Prerequisites
    KJM100, FYS254, FYS272, MATH111/MATH121, MATH112/MATH122, MATH113/MATH123
  • Recommended prerequisites
    KJM230
  • Assessment method
    Final project that will cover the entire course. Grading A-F. Report will be in English

    Assignment Karakterregel: Letter grades
  • Examiner scheme
    The external and internal examiner jointly prepare the topic for the final project.
  • Teaching hours
    For 13 weeks: Lectures: 2 x 2 hours per week. Exercises: 1 x 2 hours per week. Self-study and colloquia.
  • Reduction of credits

    FYS371 - 2 credits

    FYS373 - 10 sp

  • Admission requirements
    Special requirements in Science