Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

Learning objectives

Knowledge

• Have knowledge about the principles of process simulation
• Have knowledge about process optimisation using process simulation
• Have knowledge about computational aspects of phase equilibria
• Have knowledge about instrumentation and PFD & PID’s
• Have knowledge about commercial process simulators

Skills

• Be able to illustrate an actual process in a PFD
• Be able to convert a PFD into a working process simulation
• Be able to perform both steady-state and dynamic simulations

Competences

• Be able to investigate a given case using simulation tools
• Be able to select an appropriate thermodynamic model for a given case

Type of instruction

Mainly via lectures, supplemented by workshops, exercises, hands-on and self-study, including e-learning.

Extent and expected workload

Since it is a 5 ECTS course module, the work load is expected to be 150 hours for the student

Exam

Exams