Process Engineering
Holders: Prof. Golobič Iztok
Subject description
Short description:
The course on Process Engineering will introduce the student to the field of process engineering and technology and provide them with knowledge and experience for solving problems in the relevant subfields. Throughout the lectures, the students will get to know thermal separation processes, drying, freezing, crystallization and both gas and liquid separation using membrane technologies. The second part of the course will focus on highly relevant and novel technologies of carbon capture and storage, bioprocess technologies and micro- and nanoscale process systems with the goal of educating the students on sustainable development and technological implications of the transition towards a carbon-neutral economy.
Prerequisites:
Proficiency in the following fields is recommended for successful study:
- Thermodynamics of mixtures
- Transport phenomena
Content (Syllabus outline):
- Introduction to process engineering
- Introduction to thermal process engineering
- Evaporation and distillation
- Rectification
- Planning of rectification devices
- Absorption, adsorption, extraction, crystallization
- Drying
- Membrane technologies for separation of liquids
- Membrane technologies for water and wastewater treatment
- Membrane technologies for separation of gases
- Environmental process technologies for carbon capture and storage
- Bioprocess technologies and lyophilization
- Engineering and management of processes
- Micro- and nanoscale process systems
- Student presentation of process engineering seminar work
Objectives and competences:
In scope of the course, the students will:
- learn about the basics of process engineering,
- develop an understanding of the role of process engineering in environmental engineering and sustainable development,
- become familiar with the use of engineering tools for problem solving in the field of process engineering and consolidation of engineering research approach to problem solving.
Knowledge and understanding
The students will:
- obtain thorough theoretical, methodological and analytical knowledge with elements of a research work in the field of process engineering,
- master demanding and complex work processes and methodological tools in process engineering,
- learn to plan and manage work process based on creative problem solving in process engineering together with the ability for ability for unique innovations and critical reflection.
