SRM UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

Course Code : CH0506 Course Title : Multicomponent Distillation & Reactor Design
Semester : II Course Time : Jan – April 2011
Day D
Hour Timing
Tuesday IV 11.25 – 12.15 pm
Wednesday II 9.35 – 10.25 am
Thursday III 10.35 – 11.25 am
Friday IV 11.25 – 12.15 pm
Location: VPT Block – Room No:V 405
Faculty Details
Sec Name Office Office hour Mail id
- Ms.E.Kavitha VPT Block Room No: Monday to [email protected]
V 405 Friday
Required Text Books:
1. Octave Levenspiel, “Chemical Reaction Engineering”,3rd Edn., John Wiley & Sons, Singapore,
1999.
2. Scott H. Fogler, “ Elements of Chemical Reaction Engineering”,2nd Edn.,Prentice Hall of
India, New Delhi,1995.
3. Robert E. Treybal, “Mass-Transfer Operations”, 3rd Edn., McGraw Hill International Edition,
Singapore, 1980.
4. Smith J.M., “Chemical Engineering Kinetics”, 3rd Edn. McGraw Hill International
Editions, New Delhi, 1981.
Objectives:
To familiarize the method of
 Designing multicomponent distillation units.
 Designing heterogeneous reactors
 Designing reactors for non-catalytic systems
 Designing adiabatic packed bed catalytic reactor

Assessment Details:
Cycle test I : 25marks
Cycle Test II : 25marks
Surprise Test / Quiz : 5marks
Term Test : 10marks
Attendance : 5 Marks

Test Schedule:
S.No Date Test Topics Duration
1 Cycle test-I 30% 100 min
2 Quiz-I 20% 20 min
3 Cycle test-II 30% 100 min
4 Term test 100% 100 min
Outcomes
Students who have successfully completed this course will have full understanding of the
following concepts
Course Outcome Program Outcome
This course helps the students Students will:
 To understand the concept of
multicomponent distillation.  Be able to design the multicomponent
 To Design the multicomponent distillation units.
distillation units.  Be able to design the reactors for
 To design the reactors for heterogeneous heterogeneous solid-catalysed reactions,
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 solid-catalysed reactions. fluid – fluid non - catalytic systems, fluid
 To design the fluid – fluid non - catalytic - particle non - catalytic systems,
systems. adiabatic packed bed catalytic reactor,
 To design the fluid - particle non - deactivating catalysts.
catalytic systems.
 To design adiabatic packed bed catalytic
reactor
 To design the reactors for deactivating
catalysts
Detailed Session plan:
Theory of multicomponent distillation. Design of multicomponent distillation units. 10
Sessi Topics to be covered Time Re Teachi Testing method
on (min f ng
No. ) method
1 Theory of multicomponent distillation 50 3 BB Group Discussion
2 Theory of multicomponent distillation 50 3 BB Group Discussion
3 Theory of multicomponent distillation 50 3 BB Group Discussion
4 Theory of multicomponent distillation 50 3 BB Group Discussion
5 Theory of multicomponent distillation 50 3 BB Objective type
test, Group
Discussion
6 Design of multicomponent distillation units. 50 3 BB Group Discussion
7 Design of multicomponent distillation units. 50 3 BB Group Discussion
8 Design of multicomponent distillation units. 50 3 BB Group Discussion
9 Design of multicomponent distillation units. 50 3 BB Problem solving
10 Design of multicomponent distillation units. 50 3 BB Assignment
Design of reactors for heterogeneous solid-catalysed reactions. 10
11 Design of reactors for heterogeneous solid- 50 1,2 BB Group Discussion
catalysed reactions.
12 Design of reactors for heterogeneous solid 50 1,2 BB Assignment
13 Design of reactors for heterogeneous solid 50 1,2 BB Assignment
14 Design of reactors for heterogeneous solid 50 1,2 BB Quiz
15 Design of reactors for heterogeneous solid 50 1,2 BB Group Discussion
16 Design of reactors for heterogeneous solid 50 1,2 BB Problem solving
17 Design of reactors for heterogeneous solid 50 1,2 BB Problem solving
18 Design of reactors for heterogeneous solid 50 1,2 BB Problem solving
19 Design of reactors for heterogeneous solid 50 1,2 BB Problem solving
20 Design of reactors for heterogeneous solid 50 1,2 BB Problem solving
Design of reactors for fluid – fluid non - catalytic systems. 10
21 Design of reactors for fluid – fluid non - 50 1,2 BB Group
catalytic systems Discussion,
Seminar
22 Design of reactors for fluid – fluid non 50 1,2 BB Assignment
23 Design of reactors for fluid – fluid non 50 1,2 BB Cycle test - I
24 Design of reactors for fluid – fluid non 50 1,2 BB Group Discussion
25 Design of reactors for fluid – fluid non 50 1,2 BB Problem solving
26 Design of reactors for fluid – fluid non 50 1,2 BB Problem solving
27 Design of reactors for fluid – fluid non 50 1,2 BB Problem solving
28 Design of reactors for fluid – fluid non 50 1,2 BB Problem solving
29 Design of reactors for fluid – fluid non 1,2 Problem solving
30 Design of reactors for fluid – fluid non 50 1,2 BB Problem solving
Design of reactors for fluid - particle non - catalytic systems. 10
31 Design of reactors for fluid - particle non - 50 1,2 BB Group Discussion
catalytic systems
32 Design of reactors for fluid 50 1,2 BB Assignment
33 Design of reactors for fluid 50 1,2 BB Quiz
34 Design of reactors for fluid 50 1,2 BB Group

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 Discussion,
Seminar
35 Design of reactors for fluid 50 1,2 BB Problem solving
36 Design of reactors for fluid 50 1,2 BB Problem solving
37 Design of reactors for fluid 50 1,2 BB Problem solving
38 Design of reactors for fluid 50 1,2 BB Problem solving
39 Design of reactors for fluid 50 1,2 BB Problem solving
40 Design of reactors for fluid 50 1,2 BB Problem solving
Design of adiabatic packed bed catalytic reactor (single & two). 10
41 Design of adiabatic packed bed catalytic 50 1,2 BB Group Discussion
reactor (single)
42 Design of adiabatic packed bed catalytic 50 1,2 BB Assignment
reactor (single)
43 Design of adiabatic packed bed catalytic 50 1,2 BB Quiz
reactor (single)
44 Design of adiabatic packed bed catalytic 50 1,2 BB Group
reactor (single) Discussion,
Seminar
45 Design of adiabatic packed bed catalytic 50 1,2 BB Problem solving
reactor (single)
46 Design of adiabatic packed bed catalytic 50 1,2 BB Problem solving
reactor (Two)
47 Design of adiabatic packed bed catalytic 50 1,2 BB Problem solving
reactor (Two)
48 Design of adiabatic packed bed catalytic 50 1,2 BB Problem solving
reactor (Two)
49 Design of adiabatic packed bed catalytic 50 1,2 BB Problem solving
reactor (Two)
50 Design of adiabatic packed bed catalytic 50 1,2 BB Problem solving
reactor (Two)
Design of reactors for deactivating catalysts. 10
51 Design of reactors for deactivating catalysts 50 1,2 BB Group Discussion
52 Design of reactors for deactivating catalysts 50 1,2 BB Assignment
53 Design of reactors for deactivating catalysts 50 1,2 BB Quiz
54 Design of reactors for deactivating catalysts 50 1,2 BB Group
Discussion,
Seminar
55 Design of reactors for deactivating catalysts 50 1,2 BB Problem solving
56 Design of reactors for deactivating catalysts 50 1,2 BB Problem solving
57 Design of reactors for deactivating catalysts 50 1,2 BB Problem solving
58 Design of reactors for deactivating catalysts 50 1,2 BB Problem solving
59 Design of reactors for deactivating catalysts 50 1,2 BB Problem solving
60 Design of reactors for deactivating catalysts 50 1,2 BB Problem solving