ASSESSMENT AND CONTROL OF CHEMICAL PROCESSES PART A

Degree course: 
Corso di First cycle degree in CHEMICAL AND INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY
Academic year when starting the degree: 
2020/2021
Year: 
3
Academic year in which the course will be held: 
2022/2023
Course type: 
Supplementary compulsory subjects
Credits: 
3
Period: 
First Semester
Standard lectures hours: 
24
Detail of lecture’s hours: 
Lesson (24 hours)
Assessment: 
Voto Finale

In summary, the course contents, Module A (divided by sub-modules) will be the following:

Module 1: Reactor and kinetics. Logic and Control Equipment of Industrial Plants
Duration: 16 hours - Frontal Lessons
Illustration of the structure of a chemical company at risk of a major accident with a focus on the risk factors present in the production area; basis of kinetics: micro and macrocinetics; illustration of the peculiar characteristics of multiphase reagent systems: e.g liquid / liquid and gas / liquid reactions); basis of reactors: ideal reactors operating in non-stationary regime (modeling and control of batch rand semibatch reactors, as well as CSTR and PFR reactors in start-up and shut-down mode); Control Equipment in Chemical Plants (thermocouples, flow, pressure and level transducers, DCS); Control Logics.

Module 2: Illustration and critical reconstruction of real accidents (module with exercises)
Duration: 8 hours - Frontal Lessons
Illustration (also through video viewing) of the dynamics of accidents actually occurring in chemical companies; detailed reconstruction of the causes of the incidental event using the methods illustrated in the previous module.

The course will be conducted entirely using lectures in which, in addition to the normal teaching activities, you will make extensive use of multimedia movies in order to promote the learning of all the concepts relating to both the operation of industrial equipment and the dynamics of all processes analyzed.

The teacher receives on appointment. It is possible to book an appointment by sending an email to: sabrina.copelli@uninsubria.it.