LFU:online

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Learning Outcome: Die Studierenden sind in der Lage,
- die Besonderheiten der Technischen Chemie zu verstehen und anzuwenden, einschließlich der Unterschiede zum Labormaßstab und der Rolle von Massen- und Energiebilanzen;
- ausgewählte (groß)chemische Reaktoren, wie Rührkessel, Rührkesselkaskade und Strömungsrohrreaktor zu beschreiben und zu bewerten, einschließlich der Beschreibung von Verweilzeitverhalten und der Auswahl von optimalen Betriebsbedingungen und Skalierung;
- ausgewählte Grundoperationen, wie Rektifikation, Wärmeübertragung, Pumpentechnik zu erklären und anzuwenden, einschließlich der Auswahl von optimalen Anlagenspezifikationen und Betriebsbedingungen;
- praktische Versuche an verfahrenstechnischen Anlagen aus den Bereichen Reaktionstechnik und Thermische Verfahrenstechnik zu konzipieren, einschließlich der Vorbereitung, Nachbereitung und Durchführung von Versuchen und der Auswertung und Interpretation der Ergebnisse;
- Sicherheits- und Umweltaspekte bei der Durchführung von verfahrenstechnischen Versuchen zu berücksichtigen, einschließlich der Einhaltung von Vorschriften und der Verwendung von Schutzausrüstung;
- experimentelle Daten zu sammeln, auszuwerten und zu interpretieren, einschließlich der Plausibilitätsprüfung und der Erstellung von Diagrammen und Tabellen sowie der Präsentation der Ergebnisse.

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Learning Outcome: The students are able to
ad a.: evaluate technical reaction analyses based on stoichiometric principles, thermodynamic variables such as enthalpy, entropy and equilibrium states, and microscopic reaction kinetics (homogeneous, heterogeneous, catalytic), thereby analysing simple and complex reactions as well as reaction networks in a differentiated manner and applying them to technical issues.
ad b.: characterise heat and mass transfer in technical systems using dimensionless parameters such as Re, Pr, Nu and Sh, explain the kinetics of molecular transport processes (including diffusion in porous media), and create mass and energy balances and critically apply them to engineering scenarios.
ad c.: explain the control engineering fundamentals of process engineering plants based on P, I and D control systems, measure physical variables such as temperature, concentration, bulk height, capacity, refractive index and viscosity both online and offline, and evaluate the effects of potential measurement errors.
ad d.: analyse fluid mechanics problems for incompressible and compressible fluids using relevant dimensionless parameters, interpret the coupling of fluid mechanics, thermochemistry and viscosity, and apply this knowledge to technical applications.

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Learning Outcome: The students are able to
ad a.: create reactor balances and reactor designs using material and energy balances, analyse real and ideal reactor types such as stirred tanks, cascade or tubular reactors, including residence time distributions, classify heterogeneous and homogeneous catalytic processes as well as complex and multiphase reactions, apply microreaction engineering concepts and transfer this knowledge to the modelling of technical reactors.
ad b.: classify different types of chemical reactors (e.g. stirred tank reactors, fixed bed reactors, fluidised bed reactors), determine wall thicknesses and flange dimensions in accordance with DIN standards, select materials for reactors taking into account process conditions such as high-temperature reactions or reactive distillation, evaluate the effects of material fatigue and corrosion, and systematically apply plant safety concepts.
ad c.: perform in-depth modelling of chemical reactors with regard to mass balance, kinetics, mass and heat transfer, and reactor design, integrating aspects such as process safety, material selection and efficiency in practice-oriented calculation examples. In addition, they are able to perform computer-aided simulations of chemical reactors, integrate these simulations into overall systems, transfer safety-related and scaling-specific requirements into software-supported design, and construct reactors taking into account the overall design.

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Learning Outcome:
The students are able to
ad a.: describe, dimension and model basic thermal operations such as distillation, rectification, adsorption, absorption, extraction, membrane technology, drying and crystallisation, and apply this knowledge to process engineering systems.
ad b.: analyse basic mechanical operations such as separation, classification and sorting processes, particle-gas and solid-liquid separations, mixing and stirring processes, and fluidised bed processes, carry out their design using computer-aided methods, and evaluate them using particle measurement techniques.
ad c.: independently perform in-depth calculation exercises and modelling of basic thermal and mechanical operations and critically interpret the results in terms of technical relevance, application limits and optimisation potential. In addition, they are able to carry out material data-based simulations of chemical processes, integrate entire process engineering plants in terms of energy, dimension them with the aid of software and, in particular, design and construct heat exchangers in a targeted manner as part of a conceptual process design.

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Learning Outcome: The students are able to
ad a.: systematically analyse the process and composite structure of industrial chemical production from raw materials such as crude oil, coal, natural gas or renewable raw materials via intermediate products such as steam cracker products, SHOP or synthesis gas products, to end products, to design large-scale processes taking into account material, energy, safety, environmental and economic aspects, and to evaluate their technical implementation.
ad b.: critically assess mass transfer and residence time processes during upscaling, model heterogeneous reactions in different reactor types such as film, bubble column or fixed bed reactors, separate multi-component systems using a combination of suitable process steps and develop products in a structured manner based on key functional components.

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Learning Outcome: The students are able to
ad a.: describe colloidal structures such as suspensions and emulsions as well as their interfacial and transport phenomena, explain electrostatic stabilisation effects, apply methods for determining zeta potential and particle size, and assess the effects on process parameters such as interfacial tension, interfacial energy and encapsulation techniques for materials such as composites.
ad b.: analyse polymer coating materials in terms of their ingredients, manufacture, application and ecological assessment; select application and processing technologies from an economic and ecological perspective; interpret the properties and testing methods of coatings; and evaluate applications in surface coating nanotechnology.
ad c.: understand biologically inspired materials by analysing biological polymer materials such as polysaccharides, proteins or DNA and their function in natural structures such as bones or mother-of-pearl, transfer structure-function relationships and apply biomimetic principles to the development of new materials in materials processing technology.
ad d.: formulate their own research questions in the field of materials processing technology, work on them experimentally in a research laboratory, evaluate results using scientific methods, and present and discuss them in a structured manner
ad e.: systematically examine a current topic in materials processing technology within the framework of a case study, present the results in writing and orally in the style of a scientific presentation, and critically reflect on them in a specialist discussion.

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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.

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Learning Outcome: Students know relevant thermal unit operations and interpret them graphically as well as numerically in consideration of the essential operating parameters.

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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.

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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.

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Learning Outcome: Students learn the basics of fluid mechanics and viscosity with regard to CFD-modelling and their relation to other transport phenomena.

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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.

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Learning Outcome: Students advance their theoretical and practical knowledge of process engineering processes using computer-based methods.

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Learning Outcome: The students acquire well-founded knowledge in current research fields of chemical engineering.

Prerequisites for registration: as defined in the respective curricula

Learning Outcome: After the successful completion of this module, students possess the high level of interdisciplinary knowledge necessary for working on the dissertation.

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Learning Outcome: Having successfully completed this module, students are able to actively participate in the discussion of the current state of knowledge in the area of the dissertation topic and can critically reflect on and discuss issues with experts in the chosen special discipline of chemistry.