Process Simulation and Instrumentation

2022/2023

Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

Learning objectives

Knowledge

Students who have passed the module should be able to

  • Account for the principles of process simulation
  • Explain process optimization using process simulation
  • Account for computational aspects of phase equilibria
  • Account for instrumentation and PFD & PID’s
  • Describe commercial process simulators

Skills

  • Illustrate an actual process in a PFD
  • Convert a PFD into a working process simulation
  • Perform both steady-state and dynamic simulations

Competences

  • Investigate a given case using simulation tools
  • Select an appropriate thermodynamic model for a given case

Type of instruction

Lectures, practical exercises, group and individual instructions

Extent and expected workload

150 hours

Exam

Exams

Name of examProcess Simulation and Instrumentation
Type of exam
Written or oral exam
ECTS5
AssessmentPassed/Not Passed
Type of gradingInternal examination
Criteria of assessmentThe criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination Policies and Procedures

Facts about the module

Danish titleProcessimulering og instrumentering
Module codeK-KT-K2-8
Module typeCourse
Duration1 semester
SemesterSpring
ECTS5
Language of instructionEnglish
Empty-place SchemeYes
Location of the lectureCampus Esbjerg
Responsible for the module

Organisation

Study BoardStudy Board of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Environmental Engineering
DepartmentDepartment of Chemistry and Bioscience
FacultyThe Faculty of Engineering and Science