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REFLECTION JOURNAL ON SKKK 2123 COURSE

(semester 1 session 2012/2013)

Lecturer        : Prof. Kamarul ‘Asri Ibrahim

Section          : 06

Course Code : SKKK 2123

This course introduces students to the chemical engineering profession and the fundamental operations of chemical process equipment. It also provides students with the basic principles of chemical engineering energy balances as well as calculation technique to solve material and energy balance problems for chemical process system and equipment.

Stated below are the time tables for the semester 1 session 2012/2013 for SKKK 2123 course.

WEEK 1 - 4

1.0    Balance on Non-reactive processes

1.1    State Properties

1.2    Hypothetical Process Paths

1.3    Procedures for energy balance calculations

1.4    Changes in P at Constant T (no phase change or reactions)

1.5    Changes in T at Constant V (no phase change or reactions)

1.6    Changes in T at Constant P (no phase change or reactions)

1.7    Heat capacities and estimation

1.8    Energy balances on single-phase systems

1.9    Energy balances on Processes Involving Phase Change Operations

1.10Psychometric Charts

1.11Adiabatic Humidification

 WEEK 5 – 8

2.0    Energy Balance For Reactive Processes

2.1    Heat of Reaction

2.2    Hess’s Law

2.3    Heat of Formation

2.4    Heat of Combustion

2.5    Energy Balance Techniques for Reactive Processes

2.6    Fuels and Combustion

WEEK 9 – 12

3.0    The Second Law of Thermodynamics

3.1    Statements of the Second Law of Thermodynamics

3.2    The Carnot Cycle and Heat Engine

3.3    The definition of Entropy

3.4    Entropy of Pure Substance

3.5    Entropy Generation

3.6    Efficiency

WEEK 13 – 15       

4.0    Power and Refrigeration Systems

4.1    Power Systems

4.2    The Rankine Cycle

4.3    Effect of pressure and temperature on the Rankine Cycle

4.4    Deviation of the actual cycle from ideal cycle

4.5    The Vapor-Compression Refrigeration Cycle

4.6    Deviation   of the actual Vapor-Compression Refrigeration Cycle from the ideal  cycle 

The students that taking this course will be evaluates on :-

By the end of this course, students should be able to :

1. Write basis, reference conditions and carry out unit conversion and equipment identification for various chemical processes, process variable and unit operations in chemical industry.
2. Perform and solve energy balances with respect to changes in temperature, pressure and phase for non-reactive process.
3. Calculate the standard heat of reaction using Hess’s Law, heat of formation and heat of combustions and then solve problems for reactive processes.
4. Define entropy and then calculate the entropy changes in a given process.
5. Analyze and calculate the performances of power and refrigeration cycles.
6. Conduct problem solving solution of mass and energy problem using principle of conservation.
7. Commit in the preparation of learning experience process using E-Portfolio.