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Compulsory Module 1: Chemical Reaction Technology I (5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Students acquire sound theoretical knowledge of the basics of (large-scale) chemical engineering technology, mathematical calculation and treatment of multicomponent systems, the equipment and components of a (large) chemical plants, the process steps of catalysed chemical reactions and the output and separation of product streams.
Compulsory Module 2: Thermal Process Engineering I (5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Students know relevant thermal unit operations and interpret them graphically as well as numerically in consideration of the essential operating parameters.
Compulsory Module 3: Heat and Mass Transfer (5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Students acquire knowledge for the fundamental treatment of substance-converting processes and for the calculation of the material and energy balance. Students are familiar with complex (one- and multi-dimensional) processes of material and heat transport processes and they can scale them into process engineering processes using numerical methods.
Compulsory Module 4: Solids Process Technology (5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)
(no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Students learn the most important methods for the characterisation of particles as well as the essential separation processes including the associated machines and plants from the field of mechanical process engineering.
Compulsory Module 5: Chemical Reaction Technology II (2.5 ECTS-Credits, 2 h)
(no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Students advance their knowledge of designing large-scale systems and acquire the fundamentals of the most important metallurgical manufacturing processes.
Compulsory Module 6: Reactor Design (5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)
(no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Students acquire sound theoretical knowledge for the calculation of chemical reactors and columns, taking into account necessary security measures. Students know the technical requirements of the components of a system and can calculate them.
Compulsory Module 7: Thermal Process Engineering II (2.5 ECTS-Credits, 2 h)
(no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: The students acquire in-depth expertise in basic thermal process engineering and are able to calculate complex separation tasks, design them procedurally and estimate the cost-effectiveness with regard to material and energy flows.
Compulsory Module 8: Thermal Process Engineering Laboratory (5 ECTS-Credits, 5 h)
(no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: positive completion of compulsory module 7
Learning Outcome: Students gain in-depth practical knowledge of the essential processes of thermal process engineering. They are able to operate plants safely and derive the necessary design parameters from the experiments.
Compulsory Module 9: Biochemical Process Engineering (5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Students are able to apply the methods of mechanical, chemical and thermal process engineering to technically used biological reactions taking into account the specific conditions of biochemical processes. The students are able to describe bio-reaction processes mathematically.
Compulsory Module 10: Conceptual Process Design (2.5 ECTS-Credits, 2 h)
(no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Students learn the different phases of process development in process engineering:
basic flow diagram (definition of the function), process flow diagram (determination of physics and chemistry) and R&I flow chart (definition of the design). They are able to carry out the design of complete systems as part of a conceptual design using computer-assisted process simulations and process optimisations.
Compulsory Module 11: Chemical Reaction Technology Laboratory (7.5 ECTS-Credits, 5 h)
Prerequisites for registration: positive completion of compulsory module 1
Learning Outcome: The students apply their theoretical knowledge to practical systems and acquire skills in project and time management as well as team dynamics.
Compulsory Module 12: Applied Fluid Mechanics (2.5 ECTS-Credits, 2 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Students learn the basics of fluid mechanics and viscosity with regard to CFD-modelling and their relation to other transport phenomena.
Compulsory Module 13: Measurement and Control Technology (2.5 ECTS-Credits, 2 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Students acquire knowledge of modern and continuous measuring methods in technical systems, they can read process diagrams and evaluate the relevance of control methods.
Compulsory Module 14: Polymer Materials (2.5 ECTS-Credits, 2 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: The students are familiar with the chemical and structural properties of polymer materials, understand the theoretical concepts of the description of polymeric solids and know the basics of technical processing.
Compulsory Module 15: Computerised Process Engineering (5 ECTS-Credits, 3 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Students advance their theoretical and practical knowledge of process engineering processes using computer-based methods.
Compulsory Module 16: Master's Thesis (7.5 ECTS-Credits)
(no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: After successful completion of this module, the students will be able to write a brief summary of the content of the planned Master's Thesis (abstract), to outline an antici-pated schedule and to conclude a written Master's Thesis agreement.
Agreement on the topic, the scope and the form of the Master's Thesis on the basis of a brief summary of the contents (abstract) as well as agreement on the work processes and the study progress. Planning of an appropriate time frame for the completion of the Master's Thesis.
Compulsory Module 17: Master's Thesis Defense (2.5 ECTS-Credits)
(no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: positive completion of all other compulsory and elective modules as well as the Master's Thesis
Learning Outcome: The students can present and defend the results of their Master's Thesis in the form of a scientific lecture.
Presentation and defense of the Master's Thesis (Defensio) within the scope of a 20-minute scientific lecture followed by a scientific discussion and questioning by an examination boardNotes:
- There may still be changes in the courses offered as well as room allocation and course dates.
- The course descriptions found in the English version of the course catalogue are for informational purposes only. Authoritative information can be found in the "Vorlesungsverzeichnis" (German version of the course catalogue).