Mass and Energy Balances
| Title | Ισοζύγια Μάζας και Ενέργειας / Mass and Energy Balances |
| Code | ME2 |
| Faculty | Engineering |
| School | Chemical Engineering |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 20000816 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos CΗīmikṓn Mīchanikṓn (2021-2026
Registered students: 244
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Compulsory Course | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600280326
|
Course Type 2016-2020
- Background
Course Type 2011-2015
General Foundation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600280326
- At the Website of the School: www.cheng.auth.gr
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=6583
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Students should be in position to carry-out the material and energy balance s in any physical or chemical process. Specifically, students will be able to:
1. transform units of various variables
2. calculate degree of freedom in solving a problem
3. set up and solve a mass balance problem, with or without combustion, recycle, reaction
4. set up and solve energey balance problems alone or in combination with mass balance equations
5. read and understand phase diagrams, phase changes, gas properties, psychrometric charts
6. apply mass and energy conservation principles in industrial cases (food, chemical, pharma etc.)
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Work autonomously
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
MASS AND ENERGY BALANCES
Material balances and definitions. Simple flow sheets. Combustion and excess air. Elements of phase equilibria. Equations of state. Critical and reduced T and P. Compressibility factor (Z). Pure gases and gas mixtures. Partial pressure. Humidity; steam tables; drying and humidification processes. Energy balances. Definitions (work, heat, energy, enthalpy, specific heat). Enthalpy calculations. Phase change and ΔH calculations. Generalized energy balance. Enthalpy of reaction. Reactions at T, P other than standard. Enthalpy of dilution and of mixing. Combined mass and energy balances. Distillation. Degrees of freedom. Enthalpy – concentration diagrams. Humidification – dehumidification – cooling diagrams. Applications. Non-steady state mass and energy balances. Simple non-steady state mass balances, mixing, distillation, reaction. Simple non-steady state energy balances, heat transfer. Simple applications and examples.
Keywords
Mass and Energy balances, Thermophysical properties
Educational Material Types
- Slide presentations
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
Computer slides and presentations, use of the electronic platform "elearning" for communication with the students, weekly online quiz
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 80 | ✓ | |||
| Reading Assigment | 0 | ✓ | |||
| Tutorial | 13 | ✓ | |||
| Written assigments | 24 | ||||
| Exams | 3 | ✓ | |||
| online excercise/quiz | 30 | ||||
| Total | 150 |
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
D.M.Himmelblau (Μετάφραση Γ.Π.Σακελλαρόπουλος, Βασικές Αρχές και Υπολογισμοί στη Χημική Μηχανική
D.M.Himmelblau , J.B.Riggs , “Βασικές Αρχές και Υπολογισμοί στη Χημική Μηχανική”, 8η Εκδοση (Μετάφραση Γ.Μαρνέλος), Εκδ. Τζιόλα (2023)
Last Update
27-05-2025
