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Introduction to Reactor Design: CHE 3K4

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Course outline Course videos/audio from 2013 Software for integrating ODEs Copyright and other legal stuff Comments, questions, feedback? Don't wait for official course evaluations. Announcements (previous ones) or follow @3k4reactors 25 Mar: code on this page has been updated to show how to find an optimum. 27 Mar: bring your laptops to class; the class will be tutorial-like, with Q&A, so everyone can benefit from each other's questions and the answers. Update: I'm glad that many of you got your problems sorted out with your code at the tutorial class tonight, and figured out now how to set up the course project. That was exactly the purpose, so that you can all learn from each other, even if you are different stages of the project. Thursday's class will be back to a regular lecture. 28 Mar: the course project scope, like all engineering projects, has just been updated. Please download the revised PDF; changes are marked in red text. It is due on 04 April, at 17:30. 01 Apr: course evaluations are running]. The comments and feedback you provide are extremely helpful to improve this course, and other courses that I teach at McMaster.

Topic Latest slides (last update) 0. Course outline and overview PDF 1. Mole balances PDF (16 Jan, 19:00) 2. Conversion and reactor sizing PDF (21 Jan, 19:45) 3. Rate laws and stoichiometry PDF (31 Jan, 19:50) 4. Isothermal reactor design No slides 5. Collection and analysis of rate data No slides 6. Multiple reactions No slides 7. Steady-state nonisothermal reactor design No slides 8. Distributions of residence times No slides 9. Course wrap up Suggested course readings

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Assignments and Tutorials (by week number) Week number Tutorial Assignment 2 Tutorial 1 and assignment 1 (with solutions) 3 Tutorial 2 Assignment 2 (with solutions) 4 Tutorial 3 5, 6 and 7 Tutorial 4 Tutorial 5 Assignment 3A (with solutions) Assignment 3B (with solutions) 8 and 9 Tutorial 6 Tutorial 7 Assignment 4: parts of both tutorials 10 and 11 Question/answer session for your course project. Tests, exams and project Course project and a guide on how to submit your project electronically Written midterm Final exam

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