UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL AND MINING ENGINEERING

CP 105: MATERIAL AND ENERGY BALANCE (3.0 UNITS)

Instructor:
The instructor for this course in this academic year (2012/2013) is Mr. Seleman M. Said. His office is room
P005.

Objective:
The purpose of this course is to introduce students into the fundamental principles of chemical process
analysis. The course will also equip students with problem solving techniques. In particular, students will
learn basic skills of performing material and energy balances around various chemical process systems. The
skills obtained in this subject will lay a very necessary foundation to most of the subjects in subsequent years
of study in the fields of Chemical and Process, Mineral Processing as well as Food and Biochemical
Engineering. To excel in CP 105 is a must to achieve your dream of a B.Sc. in (XXXXX Engineering).

Prerequisite: CP 102, FB 102

Course content:

Introduction: Units and dimensions, system of units, the mole unit, various ways of expressing quantities
such as concentration, density, force, weight, temperature, pressure, and stoichiometry.

Mass balance: Mass balances for open and closed systems, mass balances involving recycle, by pass and
purge streams, mass balances with chemical reactions, combustion processes, and fuels.

Energy balance: Energy balance for open and closed systems, Energy balances for process involving
chemical reactions, simultaneous mass and energy balances.

Mode of delivery: 3 hours lecture + 2 hours tutorial per week (75 Hours)

Reference books:
1. Himmelblau, D. M., “Basic Principles and Calculations in Chemical Engineering, Prentice-Hall
International editions, 5th edition, 1992.
2. Felder, R.M. and Rousseau, R.M., “Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes”, John Willey & sons
publication, 3rd edition, 1999.
3. Reklaitis, G.V. and Schneider, D.R. “Introduction to Material and Energy balances”, John Willey & sons
publication, 1989.
4. Schlesinger, M. A., “Mass and Energy balance in Materials Engineering”, Prentice-Hall publishers,
1996.
5. Websites that offer online coverage of the subject, they can be obtained by searching “material and
energy balance” using any search engine.

Course Assessment: The course assessment will be distributed as follows:

i) Quizzes or Home works 10%
ii) Tests 30%
iii) University Examination 60%

Neatness, punctuality and academic dishonest: All home works will bear deadlines; they should be
submitted at the required deadline, failure to do so will result into a 10 marks deduction per day. The home
works should be presented in a very neat form (professional level) and messes will not be tolerated. Home
works outside acceptable level will suffer deduction of marks. There has been a tendency of students
copying solutions of the home works for each other. If this is revealed, a zero mark will be given to all
parties involved.

Mr. Seleman M. Said

CP 105 Instructor 2012/2013