KMU 241 Material and Energy Balances I

2020-2021 Fall Semester

Course Info

Course Name Code Semester Theory Application Laboratory National ECTS

(hours/week) (hours/week) (hours/week) Credit
Material and
Energy KMÜ 241 Fall 3 0 3 5
Balances
Prequisites None
Course English
language
Course type Compulsory
Mode of Online class sessions
Delivery
Learning and Lecture
teaching Question and Answer
strategies Problem Solving
Instructors Prof. Dr. M. Tijen Bozdemir (Section 21)

Assistant Res. Assist. Sena Koç

Dates of November 23, 2020
midterms
Course The course aims to teach the students how to draw process flowcharts for single and multiple-unit
objective processes, how to perform degree-of-freedom analysis and derive and solve material balances on various
nonreactive and reactive systems, how to use tables and graphs to determine physical property data
needed to solve problems related to material balances, and how to report engineering calculations and
problem solutions in a professional manner.
Course Material balances for batch and continuous processes.
content Industrial applications of material balances.
References Text book:
Felder, R. M. and R. W. Rousseau, “Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes”, 3 rd Edition, John
Wiley&Sons, Inc., New York, 2000.

Reference:
Himmelblau, D. M. and J. B. Riggs, “Basic Principles and Calculations in Chemical Engineering”, 7 th Edition,
Prentice-Hall, New Jersey, 2004.
 Course Outline Weekly

Weeks Topics
1. Introduction to chemical engineering calculations. Units and dimensions. Conversion of units. Systems of
units. Force and weight. Numerical calculation and estimation.
2. Validating results. Sample mean. Sample variance. Sample standard deviation. Dimensional homogeneity
and dimensionless quantities. Process data representation and analysis.
3. Processes and process variables. Mass and volume. Flow rate. Chemical composition.

4. Pressure. Temperature. Fundamentals of material balance calculations. Process classification. The general
balance equation. Material balances on continuous steady-state processes. Integral material balances on
batch, semibatch and continuous processes.
5. Material balance calculations. Flowcharts. Flowchart scaling. Basis of calculation. Quiz 1.
6. Degree-of-freedom analysis. General procedure for single-unit process material balance calculations.
Material balances on multiple-unit processes. Homework 1.
7. Recycle and bypass.
8. Midterm exam.
9. Balances on reactive systems. Stoichiometry. Limiting and excess reactants.
10. Fractional conversion, and extent of reaction. Chemical equilibrium. Multiple reactions, yield, and
selectivity. Quiz 2.
11. Balances on molecular and atomic species. Independent equations, independent species, and
independent reactions. Molecular species balances.
12. Atomic species balances. Extent of reaction. Product separation and recycle. Homework 2.
13. Purging. Combustion reactions. Theoretical and excess air. Quiz 3.
14. Material balances on combustion reactors. Preparation to final exam.
15. Preparation to final exam.
16. Final exam.
 Assessment Methods

Course activities Number Percentage

Attendance 0 0

Laboratory 0 0

Application 0 0

Field activities 0 0

Specific practical training 0 0

Assignments 2 10

Quiz 3 20

Presentation 0 0

Project 0 0

Seminar 0 0

Midterms 1 30

Final exam 1 40

Total 100

Percentage of semester activities contributing grade success 6 60

Percentage of final exam contributing grade success 1 40

Total 100