CHE3164 Reaction engineering
Faculty of Engineering
CHE3164 Reaction engineering is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Engineering, offered in 2021 in Semester 2 at Clayton and Malaysia. It needs CHE2163 and CHE2164 and unlocks 1 unit, leading on to 3 units in all.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2021
- Semester 2
- Clayton, Malaysia
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before CHE3164
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After CHE3164
1 unit list CHE3164 as a prerequisite or corequisite.
Overview
This unit aims to develop a fundamental understanding of chemical reaction kinetics and reactor design, including:
1. Fundamentals of design of ideal reactors
2. Rate laws, collection and analysis of rate data, stoichiometry
3. Isothermal reactor design
4. Multiple reactions, reaction mechanisms and pathways
5. An introduction to bio-reaction engineering
6. Non-isothermal reactor design including reactive chemical hazards and safety in reactors with exothermic reactions
7. Catalysis and catalytic reactors, catalyst deactivation and regeneration.
Offerings in 2021
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | On campus |
| Second semester | Malaysia | On campus |
Assessment
- Test 1Threshold hurdle10%
- Test 2Threshold hurdle20%
- One laboratory reportThreshold hurdle10%
- Final assessmentThreshold hurdle60%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Appreciate the importance of chemical kinetics and reactor design in chemical industry.
- 2
Apply the fundamentals of chemical kinetics for complicated reactions.
- 3
Apply the fundamentals of kinetics of catalytic reactions, including some biochemical reactions.
- 4
Describe the fundamentals of reactor design.
- 5
Apply advanced mathematics to complicated problems of reactor design.
- 6
Analyse the behaviour of complicated reactors.
- 7
Apply the fundamental principles of reaction engineering to a wide range of problems, e.g. in traditional petrochemical and chemical industry, in pharmaceutical industry, in energy industry, in environmental protection.
- 8
Analyse new reaction engineering problems and formulating original solutions.
Workload and teaching
- Practical activities24 hours
- Lectures12 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of 4-6 hours of scheduled learning activities and 6-8 hours independent study per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher-directed learning, peer-directed learning and online engagement. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities.
The unit consists of a mix of live and recorded lecture, practice classes, quiz in class (not marked), reading materials and two laboratory experiments. Lectures, practicals and laboratories will be online rather than on-campus.
Learning resources
Required resources
Polymath or MATLAB, textbook
Where it fits
CHE3164 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2021 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Lizhong He
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Lizhong He
- Professor Chai Siang Piao
Common questions
What can I take after CHE3164?
CHE3164 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 1 unit, including CHE4164. Those lead on to 3 units in all.
When is CHE3164 offered?
In 2021, CHE3164 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton and Malaysia.
How much work is CHE3164?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does CHE3164 have an exam?
No. CHE3164 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include CHE3164?
CHE3164 is part of Chemical engineering.