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CHME326 MASS TRANSFER AND SEPARATION PROCESSES

Course Code:	3670326
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):	4(3-2)
ECTS Credit:	7.0
Department:	Chemical Engineering
Language of Instruction:	English
Level of Study:	Undergraduate
Course Coordinator:	Assist.Prof.Dr NÝHAL BAYIR
Offered Semester:	Spring Semesters.
Prerequisite:	Set 1: 3670203 , 3670323 Set 2: 3670203 , 3670325
One of the sets above should be completed before taking CHME326 MASS TRANSFER AND SEPARATION PROCESSES .

Course Content

Molecular mechanism of mass transfer. Fick`s law. Transport of mass in one dimension by molecular mechanism and by convection. Transport of mass in turbulent regime. Principles of stagewise and continuous contact operations. Absorption, distillation, extraction, and simultaneous heat and mass transfer. Applications and design of separation process units.