Mass and Energy Balance

ENBE600009

Prerequisites

–

Course Type

Compulsory

Credit Hours

3

Course Learning Outcomes

  • Apply basic principles of chemical engineering for mass and energy calculations, forming the foundation for operating units and processes in the chemical/bioprocess industry.
  • Formulate and solve problems using mass and energy balance sheets related to chemical processes.

Course Content / Syllabus

  • Scope of the Mass and Energy Balance Sheet

    • Introduction to mass and energy balances
    • Importance in chemical and biological processes

  • Mass Balance Without Chemical Reactions and Multi-Unit Systems

    • Fundamental principles of mass conservation
    • Mass balance calculations in single and multi-unit processes

  • Mass Balance of Chemical Reactions

    • Application of mass conservation in reacting systems
    • Stoichiometric relationships and their use in mass balances

  • Biological Reaction Mass Balance

    • Mass balance applications in biological systems
    • Stoichiometry of biological reactions

  • Chemical/Biological Reaction Mass Balance Based on Component and Element Mass Balances

    • Component-specific mass balance
    • Elemental mass balance in chemical and biological systems

  • General Chemical Energy Balance

    • Principles of energy conservation
    • Calculating energy flows in chemical processes

  • Energy Balance of Chemical Reactions

    • Heat effects of chemical reactions
    • Enthalpy changes and their role in energy balances

Recommended References

  1. Himmelblau, D. M., Basic Principles and Calculations in Chemical Engineering, 7th ed., Prentice Hall, 2004.
  2. Pauline Doran, Basic Principles of Bioprocess Engineering, Wiley-VCH, 2006.
  3. Data source: Perry’s Chemical Handbook and other references regarding physical and chemical properties.