In my second semester, I had learned one of my elementary chemical engineering subject which is "Principle Chemical Processes 1". In my opinion this subject is an interesting subject and the lecturer who in charge is Assoc. Prof. Dr Azeman Mustafa and he is a good and best lecturer.
Basically, this subject is about introduces students to the chemical engineering profession and the fundamental operations of chemical process equipment. It provides students with the basic principles of chemical engineering material balances as well as calculation techniques to solve material balance problems for chemical process systems and equipment. Last but not least,it provides students with the basic principles of the First Law of thermodynamics and its applications.
During my first class, I'm getting late so I have been chosen to be in section 4. Well it is fine as the student is all the boys. Initially, I have been refreshed back to the last semester chapter which is Introduction to Engineering.Then I proceed to the next chapter which is Chapter 3 Material Balance.In this chapter I had learned about how to set independence balance equation, flow diagram, mass balance calculation and apply 10 step strategy to solve problem without chemical reaction.Actually in the beginning I don't really understand the concept, but with assist of the tutorial and doing the quizzes I can get into it. Alhamdulillah, my test 1 consist this chapter and I able to do it.
Next, I learned about Material Balances on Reactive Process. I learned about chemical reaction equation, identifying limiting and excess reactant,selectivity and yield.Mostly, this chapter is related to chapter 3.we still using the material balances calculation but with chemical reaction. Now I know how to defined the wet basis, dry basis, theoretical air and excess air.Later then I learned about strategy to solve problem involving combustion reaction. During this I am too busy with others activity,I not really focused, lack of doing the tutorial and assignment my result for test 2 is doomed.Well,sometimes we must accept our weakness and i accept that.
In chapter 5 I learned about Single Phase System and I had been exposed to the gas law concept,and I get to know about Ideal Gas, Ideal Gas Mixture,Non Ideal Gas and vapour pressure. I am interested in this chapter, and I think it is more easy to understand as it involving formula. I also learned about Antoinne equation.Later I learned about Multiphase system and I had been introduced to the Raoults law and dew point. This seems to be interesting and I able to do my test 3.
Last chapter but not least is Energy Balance For Closed And Open System,hehe..im still getting to understand it..With help of the software i think it could help me to understand it better..
I think this subject fulfill the learning outcomes,and i would like to give a token of appreciation to the lecture prof Azeman because of his helpful notes and teaching method.Not forgotten my groupmate Syahmi Fadilah and Hisyamuddin Hasran because of their cooperation in getting better to understand the concept and in doing the assignment..