Stage-Wise Liquid-Liquid Extraction. Liquid-liquid equilibria. Cocurrent and countercurrent contact with partially miscible solvents. Countercurrent contact with immiscible solvents. Operations with two feeds. Operations with scrubbing sections and refluxes.

Stage-Wise Distillation. Liquid-vapor equilibria. Flash, cocurrent and countercurrent distillation. Rectification of binary mixtures: general and special cases with equimolar overflow. Introduction to the separation of azeotropic mixtures.

Reactor Design. Hydrodynamics, rate laws and thermal data applied to the material and chemical balances. Ideal flow reactor modeling: perfectly stirred tank reactor (batch and continuous), plug flow tubular reactor. Comparison of batch, tubular and stirred tank reactors for various reactions.

Heat Exchanger Fundamentals. Introduction to heat transfer phenomena. Heat-transfer coefficients. Basic modeling of exchangers: kettles, helical coil, shell and tubes (cocurrent and countercurrent).

Mass Transfer Fundamentals. Diffusion fundamentals. Mass transfer across a phase boundary. Mass transfer coefficients. Application to stage and tray efficiency calculation and to differential contact equipment.

1. Fundamentals of fluid motion. Basic thermodynamics, kinetics, strain and stress in fluids, transport theorem, balance equations of mass, momentum and energy. Bernoulliís theorem and its applications.

2. Macroscopic balance relations. Balance of mechanical energy, estimation of head losses in practical systems. The momentum and moment of momentum theorems for fluid flows and their applications (jet engines, turbomachines, rocket engines).

3. Compressible fluid dynamics. One-dimensional isentropic flows with area change, normal and oblique shock waves. Flows in nozzles, diffusers and wind-tunnels.

4. Viscous flows. Exact solutions of the Navier-Stokes equations (creeping flows): Couette and Poiseuille flows). Dimensional analysis and its application to studies of fluid flow. Laminar boundry layer theory. The boundary layer on a flat plate, solution of the boundary layer equations. The Von Karman integral equation. Pressure gradient effects on laminar boundary layers.

The course includes fluid mechanics films, computer demonstrations and a series of problem-solving workshops.

Steady-state energy balance with conduction, convection and radiation. Boundary conditions.

Linear conduction models. Convective heat transfer coefficient (in fins, etc.)

Radiation. Radiative intensity. Equilibrium radiation (Planckís law). Spectral emissivity and absorptivity. Radiative flux.

General, mass, momentum and energy conservation equations. Applications.

Transient conduction (Fo, Bi) ; time and length scales.

Radiative transfer between real bodies. (View Factor Method).

Natural and forced convective heat transfer. Dimensional analysis (introduction of Nu, Re, Pr, Gr, Ra, Pe numbers). Laminar and turbulent boundary layers. Laminar and turbulent flow in closed conduits. Entry regimes. Turbulent convection (length and velocity scales of turbulence ; Prandtl, Van Driest, Cebeci, k-epsilon models, practical correlations).

Introduction to Materials: Types of materials. Structure. Properties. Processing relationship. Production of materials.

Atomic structure, arrangement and movement: Atomic bonding and arrangement. Imperfections in the atomic arrangement. Atomic movement in materials. Principles of strengthening.

Mechanical Properties of Materials: Elastic and plastic deformation. Fatigue. Creep. Fracture.

Engineering materials: Metals. Ceramics. Composite materials.

Properties of basic construction materials: cement, steel, wood, reinforced concrete, pre-stressed concrete.

Design of reinforced concrete sections for SLS and ULS.

Applications of modern construction techniques to modern structures: office and housing blocks, bridges, underground structures, dams, marine structures and airports.