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CHE510 ADVANCED CHEMICAL REACTION ENGINEERING

Course Code: 5630510
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: Chemical Engineering
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Graduate
Course Coordinator: Prof.Dr. DENÝZ ÜNER
Offered Semester: Fall Semesters.

Course Content

Kinetics of chemical reactions. Batch and ideal flow reactors, semibatch reactors. Laminar flow reactors. Axial and radial dispersion in tubular reactors. Axial and radial temperature variations in tubular reactors. Design principles of gas-solid catalytic reactors. Reactor stability. Residence time distribution and segregation in flow reactors.