Guia docente 2023_24
Facultade de Ciencias
Grado en Ciencia y Tecnología de los Alimentos
 Subjects
  Introduction to chemical engineering
   Contents
Topic Sub-topic
SUBJECT 1) Introduction 1. Definitions of Chemical Engineering
2. Chemical industry and Basic Operations
3. Classification of the Basic Operations
SUBJECT 2) mathematical physical instruments 1. Systems of magnitudes and units
2. Conversion of units
3. Uncertainty. Theory of errors
4. Methods of resolution of equations
5. Linear regression
6. Numerical integration
7. Graphic differentiation
SUBJECT 3) Laws of conservation. General formulation of balances 1. Laws of conservation of matter, energy and quantity of movement
2. Macroscopic and microscopic systems
3. General approach of balances
SUBJECT 4) Material balances 1. Introduction
2. Base of Calculation
3. Atomic balances
4. Biphasic systems in equilibrium
SUBJECT 5) Energy balances 1. General formulation of the macroscopic balance of energy
2. Enthalpy alances
3. Heat exchanged in transformations at constant pressure
4. Law of Hess
SUBJECT 6) Principles of kinetical and ideal reactors 1. Rate of reaction and equation of rate
2. Analysis of the kinetical equation
3. Ideal reactors
SUBJECT 7) Introduction to the control of processes 1. Definitions and basic concepts
2. Strategies of control
3. Instrumentation
4. Analysis and design of systems of control
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