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Separation process technology

Therm. Verfahrenstechnik I

Lecturers & Examiners: Prof. em. Dr. Marco Mazzotti
VVZ CR n/a

Last Updated: 2026-02-05 15:02:46

Abstract

Non-empirical design of gas-liquid, vapor-liquid, and liquid-liquid separation processes for ideal and non-ideal systems, based on mass transfer phenomena and phase equilibrium.

Objective

Non-empirical design of gas-liquid, vapor-liquid, and liquid-liquid separation processes for ideal and non-ideal systems, based on mass transfer phenomena and phase equilibrium.

Content

Methods for the non empirical design of equilibrium stage separations for ideal and non-ideal systems, based on mass transfer phenomena and phase equilibrium. Topics: introduction to the separation process technology. Phase equilibrium: vapor/liquid and liquid/liquid. Flash vaporization: binary and multicomponent. Equilibrium stages and multistage cascades. Gas absorption and stripping. Continuous distillation: design methods for binary and multicomponent systems; continuous-contact equipment; azeotropic distillation, equipment for gas-liquid operations. Liquid/liquid extraction. The lecture is supported by a web base learning tool, i.e. HyperTVT.

Resources

Lecture Notes

Lecture notes available

Literature

Treybal "Mass-transfer operations" oder Seader/Henley "Separation process principles" oder Wankat "Equilibrium stage separations" oder Weiss/Militzer/Gramlich "Thermische Verfahrenstechnik"

General Information

Language
German
Frequency
Yearly recurring

Examination

Type
session examination
Mode
oral 30 minutes

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
lecture Therm. Verfahrenstechnik I
  • Thu 10:15-12:00 (ML E 12)
  • 27.05 Date 10:15-12:00 (ML E 12)
2 h weekly
exercise Therm. Verfahrenstechnik I
  • Thu 13:15-14:00 (ML E 12)
1 h weekly

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