Brendan Bulfin: Katalogdaten im Frühjahrssemester 2019

NameHerr Dr. Brendan Bulfin
Adresse
Renewable Energy Carriers
ETH Zürich, ML K 44.3
Sonneggstrasse 3
8092 Zürich
SWITZERLAND
Telefon+41 44 633 87 30
E-Mailbulfinb@ethz.ch
DepartementMaschinenbau und Verfahrenstechnik
BeziehungDozent

NummerTitelECTSUmfangDozierende
151-0224-00LFuel Synthesis Engineering4 KP3VB. Bulfin
KurzbeschreibungThis course will cover the basics of chemical engineering and current and prospective chemical fuel technologies. It addresses both fossil and renewable resource technologies.
LernzielDevelop an understanding of physical chemistry and apply it some conventional and prospective renewable fuel synthesis and processing technologies.
InhaltIntroduction to chemical equilibrium thermodynamics, reaction kinetics, catalysis, and the use of the chemical process modelling library cantera. Conventional fuel synthesis, refining and upgrading technologies. Renewable fuel synthesis technology outlook, covering various scenarios.
SkriptWill be available electronically.
LiteraturA) Physical Chemistry, A. Alberty and J. Silbey, B) Synthetic Fuels Handbook: Properties, Process and Performance, J.G. Speight, Ed McGraw Hill, 2008; C) Synthetic Fuels, R.F. Probstein and R.E. Hicks, Ed. Dover Publications, 2006; D) Fischer-Tropsch Refining, Arno de Klerk, Ed. Wiley-VCH, 2011; E) Modeling and Simulation of Catalytic Reactors for Petroleum Refining, J. Ancheyta, Ed. Wiley, 2011.
Voraussetzungen / BesonderesAn understanding of chemistry and engineering is recommended. Experience with either Python or Matlab is also recommended.