Credits: 5. Grading scale: TH. Compulsory for: K3. Course coordinator: Univ lektor Ingemar Dolby, Ingemar.Dolby@kat.lth.se, Kemisk apparatteknik. Assessment: Written examination. Homepage: http://www.kat.lth.se/edu/KAT030/Kat030.htm.

Aim
Basic theories of separation processes.

Contents
Evaporation. Basic theories of mass transfer. Analogy between momentum, heat and mass transport. Distillation, including an introduction to phase equilibrium. Leaching. Gas absorption. Humidity charts with applications to air conditioning and cooling towers. Drying. Adsorption. Problem-solving skills are emphasized.

Literature
Geankoplis, C.J.: Transport processes and unit operations, 3rd ed, Prentice-Hall International, 1993. Mörtstedt: Data och Diagram, Esselte 1994 eller Hellsten: Tabeller och Diagram, Almqvist & Wiksell 1992.