ACH415: REACTOR DESIGN

Lecture Hours: 45
Pre-requisites: None
Purpose of the Course
The purpose of this course is to equip learners with basic knowledge and skills for chemical
reactors

Expected Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, the learner should be able to:
i. Describe the various chemical reactors and their modes of operation
ii. Discuss theories and principles of selected chemical reactor types
Course Content

Review of rate equation and its temperature and concentration dependence. Classification of
chemical reactors; modes of operation. Mathematical models and design equations for chemical
reactor. Ideal flow chemical reactors; non-ideal flow reactors. Batch, semi-batch and continuous
reactors. Design equations for batch and flow systems. Rate laws and stoichiometry. Isothermal
reactor design. Kinetics data interpretation. Reactor design for solid-catalyzed reactions and non-
elementary homogeneous reactions. Non-isothermal reactor design. Reactor design for series-
parallel multiple reactions. Optimization of performance, selectivity and choice of reactors;
Safety measures. Advances in reactor design.

Mode of Delivery
Lecture, Discussion, Practicals, Exercises, Presentations, Tutorials, e-learning.

Instructional materials/ equipment

Pen/whiteboard, Power Point/LCD, Laboratory manuals, Laboratory equipment and Apparatus,
Laptop/smartphone/Tablet, e-learning management system, internet connectivity

Course Assessment
Continuous Assessment Tests : 40%
End of semester Examination : 60%
Total 100%

Core Reading Materials

i. Gavin Towler, & Ray Sinnott. (2013). Chemical Engineering Design : Principles,
Practice and Economics of Plant and Process Design: Vol. 2nd ed. Butterworth-
Heinemann.
ii. Hill, C. G., & Root, T. W. (2014). Introduction to chemical engineering kinetics and
reactor design. John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated.
iii. Nauman, E. B. (2008). Chemical reactor design, optimization, and scaleup. American
Institute of Chemical Engineers.
iv. Pangarkar, V. G. (2015). Design of multiphase reactors. John Wiley & Sons,
Incorporated.
v. Chemical Engineering Communications, Taylor & Francis Online (tandfonline.com)
vi. Organic Chemistry International, ISSN (Online) 2090 – 2018, ISSN (Print) 2090200X,
Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Recommended References Materials

i. Vincente B., Nori M, Fogler H.S. (2015). Solutions Manual for Elements of Chemical
Reaction Engineering 4th Edition, Prentice Hall.
ii. Sinnott, R.K., Coulson, J.M., Richardson, J. F.  (2005).
Chemical engineering design. Edition: 4th ed. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann. 
(EBSCOhost)
iii. Cheremisinoff N. P. (2000) Practical Guide to Industrial Safety: Methods for Process
Safety Professional, CRC Press
iv. Journal of Chemical Engineering Science. ScienceDirect.