Introduction into Process Balancing

The students will learn:

• Vectorial formulation of balance equations for conservation of mass, heat and momentum
• Definition of balance spaces
• Differential and unsteady-state balances
• Reactive sources and sinks
• Combined heat and mass balances
• Solution techniques for linear and non-linear algebraic balance equations
• Illustration of balancing principles in chemical engineering with examples drawn from thermodynamics , fluid mechanics , transport processes , reaction engineering, thermal and mechanical unit operations

In the tutorials the subject matter of the lecture will be treated using a variety of illuminating examples from different chemical engineering areas. Both analytical and numerical methods to solve the balance equations will be applied.