CX4012 Process Intensification Syllabus:
CX4012 Process Intensification Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
• To understand the concept of Process Intensification.
• To know the limitations of intensification by miniaturization
• To apply the techniques of intensification to mixing in chemical processes.
• To develop heating equipment used for intensifying the processes.
• To infer alternative solutions in the environmental protection, energy economy and social acceptance.
UNIT I INTRODUCTION
Introduction: Techniques of Process Intensification (PI) Applications, The philosophy and opportunities of Process Intensification, Main benefits from process intensification, Process Intensifying Equipment, Process intensification toolbox, Techniques for PI application.
UNIT II MINIATURIZATION AND MICROFABRICATION
Process Intensification through micro reaction technology: Effect of miniaturization on unit operations and reactions, Implementation of Micro-reaction Technology, From basic Properties To Technical Design Rules, Inherent Process Restrictions in Miniaturized Devices and Their Potential Solutions, Micro-fabrication of Reaction and unit operation Devices – Wet and Dry Etching Processes.
UNIT III MIXING AND PROCESS INTENSIFICATION
Scales of mixing, Flow patterns in reactors, mixing in stirred tanks: Scale up of mixing, Heat transfer. Mixing in intensified equipment, Chemical Processing in High-Gravity Fields Atomizer Ultrasound Atomization, Nebulizers, High intensity inline MIXERS reactors Static mixers, Ejectors, Tee mixers, Impinging jets, Rotor stator mixers, Design Principles of static Mixers Applications of static mixers, Higbe reactors.
UNIT IV HEAT EXCHANGER INTENSIFICATION
Combined chemical reactor heat exchangers and reactor separators: Principles of operation; Applications, Reactive absorption, Reactive distillation, Applications of RD Processes, Fundamentals of Process Modeling, Reactive Extraction Case Studies: Absorption of NOx Coke Gas Purification. Compact heat exchangers: Classification of compact heat exchangers, Plate heat exchangers, Spiral heat exchangers, Flow pattern, Heat transfer and pressure drop, Flat tube-andfin heat exchangers, Micro channel heat exchangers, Phase-change heat transfer, Selection of heat exchanger technology, Feed/effluent heat exchangers, Integrated heat exchangers in separation processes, Design of compact heat exchanger – example.
UNIT V ENERGY INTENSIFICATION
Enhanced fields: Energy based intensifications, Sono-chemistry, Basics of cavitation, Cavitation Reactors, Flow over a rotating surface, Hydrodynamic cavitation applications, Cavitation reactor design, Nusselt-flow model and mass transfer, The Rotating Electrolytic Cell, Microwaves, Electrostatic fields, Sono-crystallization, Reactive separations, Super critical fluids
TOTAL : 45 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOMES:
At the end of this course, students are able to:
CO1: Assess the values and limitations of process intensification, cleaner technologies and waste minimization options.
CO2: Measure and monitor the usage of raw materials and wastes generating from production and frame the strategies for reduction, reuse and recycle.
CO3: Obtain alternative solutions ensuring a more sustainable future based on environmental protection, economic viability and social acceptance.
CO4: Analyze data, observe trends and relate this to other variables.
CO5: Plan for research in new energy systems, materials and process intensification.
REFERENCES:
1. Stankiewicz, A. and Moulijn, (Eds.), Reengineering the Chemical Process Plants, Process Intensification, Marcel Dekker, 2003.
2. Reay D., Ramshaw C., Harvey A., Process Intensification, Butterworth Heinemann, 2008
3. Kamelia Boodhoo (Editor), Adam Harvey (Editor), Process Intensification Technologies for Green Chemistry: Engineering Solutions for Sustainable Chemical Processing, Wiley, 2013
4. Segovia-Hernández, Juan Gabriel, Bonilla-Petriciolet, Adrián (Eds.)., Process Intensification in Chemical Engineering Design Optimization and Control, Springer, 2016
5. Reay, Ramshaw, Harvey, Process Intensification, Engineering for Efficiency, Sustainability and Flexibility, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2013