!!

New Lecture/Practical in the Master Program “Chemical and Pharmaceutical

Engineering”!!
(Interested Students from other programs, e.g., Chemical and Mechanical Engineering,
Chemistry, etc. are welcome!)

CHE.782

Pharmaceutical
Multiphase Reactors
(Pharmazeutische Multiphasenreaktoren)
1 Lecture/1 Exercise
Summer 2010

Institute for Process and Particle Engineering,

Pharmaceutical Engineering Group

Short Description
An overview on the application of multiphase reactors in the pharmaceutical industry will be provided.
The influence of mixing on fast chemical reactions will be discussed. The students will gain advanced
skills in the conceptual design, calculation and simulation of multiphase reactors and will be able to use
the acquired knowledge in practice.

Topics Summary
- Mixing and Fast Chemical Reactions
- Immobilized Catalysts
- Rheology and Species Transport in Liquids
- Stirrers and Agitators
- Flow and Mass Transfer in Gassed Stirred Tanks
- Trends in the Modeling of Multiphase Systems
- Numerical Simulation of Multiphase Systems

Expected Knowledge of the Participants

Basic skills in reaction engineering and particle technology desired.

Language
Lecture Notes will be provided in English. Presentation and exercises can be given in
German or English.

Time
The course starts March 4th 2010 (12.00 a.m., HS i6, Inffeldgasse 25, 1st floor, room
MD01180G). Lessons are planned to be given on Thursdays.

Contact and Further Details

Dipl.-Ing. Stefan Radl (stefan.radl@TUGraz.at), a detailed time schedule is available at
https://online.tu-graz.ac.at.