2023 Faculty Courses School of Materials and Chemical Technology Undergraduate major in Chemical Science and Engineering
Chemical Engineering Laboratory I
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Chemical Science and Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Shinsuke Mori / Shiro Yoshikawa / Tetsuo Fuchino / Hideyuki Matsumoto / Teruoki Tago / Izumi Taniguchi / Satoshi Kodama / Winarto Kurniawan / Yasuhiko Orita / Kentaro Kimura
- Class Format
- Experiment (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-8 Mon (南実験棟4)
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- CAP.C332
- Number of credits
- 001
- Course offered
- 2023
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 8, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
[Summary of Lecture] This lecture will focus on topics about flow operation and distillation process and each topic consists of 4 classes. In piping design and flow control, topics include pipeline design, pipeline fabrication, and piping project contest. Topics in “distillation operation” include experiments using vapor-liquid equilibrium distilling apparatus in methanol-water system, vapor-liquid equilibrium calculation and calculation for theoretical stages of continuous rectification column.
[Aim of Lecture] The concept of modeling, simulation, evaluation and optimization for process design is essential in the field of chemical engineering. This lecture aims for students to understand the concept of chemical engineering design related to the flow operation and distillation. In order to develop student’s creativity, students are divided into small teams and their results are evaluated in the process contest.
Course description and aims
At the end of this course, students will be able to design chemical process project related to the flow operation and distillation with certain design constraints to acquire the ability to solve chemical engineering problems with multiple answers. Students will have the chance to tackle practical problems using both experimental study and computer simulation and to obtain the ability to improve the design by not merely trial and error methodology but by applying knowledge acquired through chemical engineering course.
Keywords
Piping design, flow rate control, vapor-liquid equilibrium, theoretical stage, distillation
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Class is divided into two topics, flow control and distillation operation, and one topic consists of four classes.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Piping design and flow rate control (1): flow rate calculation and pipeline design | Calculate flow rate and design pipeline |
| Class 2 | Piping design and flow rate control (2): pipeline fabrication and trial experiment | Fabricate pipeline and perform trial experiment |
| Class 3 | Piping design and flow rate control (3): design change and pipeline modification | Redesign and modify pipeline |
| Class 4 | Piping design and flow rate control (4): piping project contest | Perform piping project contest |
| Class 5 | Distillation operation (1): distillation experiment: start-up operation and steady-state control | Explain start-up operation and steady-state control |
| Class 6 | Distillation operation (2): distillation experiment: concentration measurement and material balance calculation | Explain concentration measurement and material balance calculation |
| Class 7 | Distillation operation (3): Computer programing: estimation of equilibrium composition and calculation of theoretical stage | Estimate equilibrium composition and calculate theoretical stage |
| Class 8 | Distillation operation (4): Computer simulation: comparison with experimental results and discussion | Compare simulation results and experimental results |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend a certain length of time outside of class on preparation and review (including for assignments), as specified by the Tokyo Institute of Technology Rules on Undergraduate Learning (東京工業大学学修規程) and the Tokyo Institute of Technology Rules on Graduate Learning (東京工業大学大学院学修規程), for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Textbook is prepared and distributed by the instructor.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
R.B.Bird「Transport Phenomena」Wiley and Japanese textbook specified by the instructor.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Assessment is based on the quality of the report.
Full attendance and completion of all experiments are compulsory.
Related courses
- CAP.B305 ： Chemical Engineering and Industrial Chemistry Laboratory III
- CAP.C342 ： Chemical Engineering Laboratory II
- CAP.C201 ： Transport Phenomena I (Momentum)
- CAP.C202 ： Transport Phenomena II (Heat)
- CAP.C203 ： Transport Phenomena III (Mass)
- CAP.C211 ： Energy Transfer Operation
Prerequisites
Students must have successfully completed Chemical Engineering and Industrial Chemistry Laboratory III (CAP.B305).