From:

 “Chemical  Reactor  Omnibook.”  O.  Levenspiel  

Instructor:  
Lectures.  
 
Resources:  Digital  Material.  Recommended  bibliography.  
 
Case  Analysis.  Exhibi8ons.  
 
Resources:  Selected  papers.  
 
Laboratories.  
 
Resources:  Laboratory  Assemblies.  Pilot  plant.  
 
Workshops.  
 
Resources:  Class  work.  
«  I  think  you  should  be  more  explicit    here,  in  the  step  two»  
Course  descripJon:  
 
Chemical  reactors  play  a  central  role  in  all  chemical  processes.  The  control  of  
chemical  changes  for  pracJcal  applicaJons  is  a  defining  concept  in  processes  
engineering.   ReacJon   engineering   entails   the   manipulaJon   of   chemical  
reacJons  by  adjusJng  the  size  and  shape  of  a  reactor,  the  flow  condiJons,  and  
the  operaJng  condiJons  (temperature,  pressure,  etc.).    
 
Possible   goals   might   be   to   minimize   reactor   size,   to   opJmize   the   yield   of   a  
certain  product,  to  avoid  byproduct  producJon,  or  to  make  a  process  safer  or  
more  environmentally  friendly.    
 
In   this   course,   you   will   learn   to   interpret   chemical   reacJon   rate   data   and   to  
use   those   data   to   develop   performance   equaJons   for   single   and   mulJple  
reactor  systems.    

Source:  hTp://www.engr.uky.edu/~srankin/cme550/syllabus.pdf  
TIME  LINE.    Winter  2018.  
Grading  Components  
Class  Workshop  (15  %)  
First  term  Exam  1(15%)    
(From  March  20th  to  
24th)  –  (50%+50%)  
 
Mid  term  Exam  2  (15%)    
(From  April  23th  to      28th)  
Class  Workshop  (7,5  %)  
Laboratory  Project  1  (7,5  %)    
(50%+25%+25%)  
 
                 Class  Workshop  (20%)    
                 (From  June    5th  to  7th  )  
                 Laboratory  Project  2  (10  %)    
                 Final  Project  (10  %)  
                                     (50%+25%+25%)  
 
 
1.  DESIGN  BASICS  about    Chemical  Reactors.  
 
2.  ANALYSIS  OF  IDEAL  REACTORS.  Batch,  mixed  flow  (CSTR)  and  Plug  Flow  
 
3.  ISOTHERMAL  REACTOR  DESIGN.  
 
 4.  DATA  PROCESSING  (kineJc  and  stoichiometry).  
 
5.  DESIGN.  NO-­‐ISOTHERMAL  REACTORS  IN  STEADY  STATE.  
 
6.  REACTORS  IN  TRANSIENT  STATE,  NON-­‐ISOTHERMAL.  
 
7.    BIOREACTORS  AND  BIO-­‐PROCESSES.  
 
8.  HETEROGENEOUS  CATALYSIS,  (basics).  
The  enJre  material  for  the    course  is  available  on  a    
YouTube®  channel:  
 
Diseño  de  Reactores.  
hTps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-­‐mxXJi3_gOBIf-­‐3TxC-­‐qtNiokTt8YDHX  
 
Recommended  Texts  
Fogler,  H.  ScoT,  Elements  of  Chemical  Reac8on  Engineering  
 (3th  EdiJon),  PrenJce-­‐Hall,  1999.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Levenspiel,O.,  Chemical  Reac8ons  Engineering  
 (  3th  EdiJon).  John  Wiley  and  Sons,  1999.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Recommended  Texts  
Metcalfe,  I.S.,(2011).  Chemical  ReacJon  Engineering.  
A  first  Course.  Oxford    Science    Pub.  

Turton,  R.,  Bailie,  R.  C.,  

WhiJng,  W.  B.,  &  
Shaeiwitz,  J.  A.  
(2008).  Analysis,  
synthesis  and  design  of  
chemical  processes.  
Pearson  EducaJon.  
Recommended  Texts  
HarrioT,  P.,  CHEMICAL  REACTOR  DESIGN.  Cornell  U.,Ithaca,N.Y.,Marcel  Dekker,.2003  
 
  LEVENSPIEL,  Octave.  The  chemical  reactor  
  omnibook.  Oregon,  USA:  OSU  book  stores,  
  1996.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CHEMICAL  REACTION  ENGINEERING.  MICHIGAN  UNIVERSITY.  
 hTp://www.umich.edu/~elements/5e/344/notes2013.html  
 
What  you  should  review  ?  
 
Most  of  the  equaJons  that  arise  in  reacJon  engineering  are  either  sets  of  algebraic  equaJons,  
or  first-­‐order  ordinary  differenJal  equaJons.  It  would  be  a  good  idea  to  review  how  to  solve  
ordinary  differenJal  equaJons.  Can  you  solve  this?  
 
 
 
Numerical   soluJon   will   be   required   for   some   problems   in   this   class.   The   problems   will   be   sets  
of   ordinary   differenJal   equaJons.   The   default   numerical   package   for   this   course   will   be  
SCILAB.  It  will  help  you  to  review  the  syntax  that  SCILAB  uses,  especially  to  solve  differenJal  
equaJons.  You  may  use  another  numerical  package  at  your  own  risk  (I  will  help  as  much  as  I  
can,  but  I  may  not  be  familiar  with  other  packages).  
The   other   processes   engineering   course   most   closely   related   to   this   one   is   heat   and   mass  
transport.   If   you   do   not   remember   how   to   do   differenJal   balances,   you   should   review   how  
today.   Limits   on   reactor   design   also   come   from   the   thermodynamics   of   reacJng   systems.  
Review   the   calculaJon   of   equilibrium   coefficients   for   chemical   reacJons   from  
thermodynamics.    
Student  Responsibility:      
 
 
Students   enrolled   in   this   class   have   completed   eight   out   ten   semesters   of   their  
undergraduate   educa8on.     In   less   than   two   years   you   are   likely   to   be   employed   or  
pursuing  a  graduate  degree.    Thus  you  are  expected  to  behave  professionally  and  to  treat  
both  the  instructor  and  fellow  students  with  respect.    I  will  do  my  best  to  treat  you  in  a  
similar  manner.  
   
The  major  responsibility  that  you  have  for  learning  this  material  is  to  read  the  book  and  
do  the  homework.    If  you  do  this,  it  will  be  very  difficult  for  you  to  fail  this  class.  
   
Behavior  in  the  classroom:  
 
-­‐  For  insJtuJonal  rules,  aTendance  is  mandatory.  It  will  list  every  day.  
 
-­‐  The  use  of  mobile  phones  in  the  classroom  is  not    
           allowed,  it  is  recommended  to  lower  the  volume  of  this    
           and  to  answer  a  call,  you  can  leave  class.  
 
-­‐  The  use  of  tools  such  as  "WhatsApp"  during  class  is  not    
           permiTed.  
 Class Schedule. Winter 2018
CLASS     SUBJECT   DATE  
1   INTRODUCTION  –  UNIT  0   February  5TH  
2   INTRODUCTION  –  UNIT  0   February  8TH  
DESIGN  BASICS  about    Chemical  Reactors.  –  UNIT  1   February  12TH  
3  
   
4   Some  examples  and  Doubt  –  UNIT  1   February  15TH  
ANALYSIS  OF  IDEAL  REACTORS.  Batch,  mixed  flow  (CSTR)   February  19TH  
5  
and  Plug  Flow-­‐  UNIT  2    
ANALYSIS  OF  IDEAL  REACTORS.  Batch,  mixed  flow  (CSTR)   February  22TH  
6  
and  Plug  Flow  -­‐  UNIT  2    

Some  examples  and  doubs  –  UNIT  2   February  26TH  

7  
 
March  1st  
8   Hands  Out  #1  (Class  WorkShop)  
 
 Class Schedule. Winter 2018
CLASS     SUBJECT   DATE  
9   Some  examples  and  doubs  –  UNIT  2   March  5TH  
 
10   DATA  PROCESSING  (kineJc  and  stoichiometry).-­‐  UNIT  3            March  8TH  
11   DATA  PROCESSING  (kineJc  and  stoichiometry).-­‐  UNIT  3   March  12TH  
 
12   Some  examples  and  doubs  –  UNIT  3   March  15TH  
   
13   Mid  term  Exam  1  (50%)  (UNIT  1  +  UNIT  2)   March  19TH  
 
14    ISOTHERMAL  REACTOR  DESIGN.  –  UNIT  4   March  22TH    
15    ISOTHERMAL  REACTOR  DESIGN.  –  UNIT  4   April  2TH  
16   Some  examples  and  doubts  –  UNIT  4   April  5TH  
 Class Schedule. Winter 2018
CLASS     SUBJECT   DATE  
17   Hands  Out  #2  (Class  WorkShop)   April  9TH  
18   DESIGN.  NO-­‐ISOTHERMAL  REACTORS  IN  STEADY  STATE.   April  12TH  
UNIT  5    
19   DESIGN.  NO-­‐ISOTHERMAL  REACTORS  IN  STEADY  STATE.   April  16TH  
UNIT  5  
 
20   Some  examples  and  doubts  –  UNIT  5   April  19TH  
 
21   Some  examples  and  doubts  –  UNIT  5   April  23TH  
22   Mid  term  Exam  2  (20%)  (UNIT  3  +  UNIT  4)   April  26TH  
 
23   APPLICATIONS  OF  NUMERICAL  METHOD  TO  THE   April  30th  
CHEMICAL  REACTOR  DESIGN  WITH  SCILAB/VBA/MATLAB    
24   REACTORS  IN  TRANSIENT  STATE,  NON-­‐ISOTHERMAL.     May  3th  
UNIT  6    
 Class Schedule. Winter 2018
CLASS     SUBJECT   DATE  
25   REACTORS  IN  TRANSIENT  STATE,  NON-­‐ISOTHERMAL.     May  7th  
UNIT  6  
26   Some  examples  and  doubts  –  UNIT  6   May  10th  
27   Some  examples  and  doubts  –  UNIT  6   May  14th  
28   Final  Project  (  Addressing)   May  17th  

29   Final  WorkShop    (20%)  (UNIT  5  )   May  21  th  

   
30   Final  Project.  (UNIT  6).   May  24th  
31   Final  Project,  Oral  PresentaJon.   June  4th    
32   2nd  Chance,  Final  Exam  (  70  %  )   June  7th  
 Class Schedule. Winter 2018

•  SaponificaJon  of  Isopropyl  Acetate  

 with  Sodium  Hydroxide.  

•  KineJcs  of  a  Heterogeneous    

       ReacJon.  SOL-­‐LIQ.      
 
Class Schedule. Winter 2018

To   conciliate   the   theoreJcal   and   pracJcal   knowledge  

acquired   in   the   development   of   the   subject   (Reactor  
Design),    will  be    conduct  a  technical  visit  to  a  company  of  
the  industrial  sector  of  the  city  of  Cartagena.  
 
Students  who  want  to  aTend  must  be  officially  registered,  
since   with   their   academic   and   financial   enrollment   they  
acquire   civil   liability   insurance,   essenJal   to   enter   in   the  
faciliJes   of   most     the   companies   in   the   Mamonal  
Petrochemical  complex..  
Class Schedule. Winter 2018