Basics of process analysis. Material and energy balances - degrees of freedom of complex balances, relevance in process simulation. Energy integration, optimization of heat exchanger networks (PINCH - Technology).
Basics of process analysis; material and energy balances (principle of conservation) for the unit operation level and process level; definitions of important terms; schematic diagrams in chemical engineering. Balances for steady state systems with and without reaction; implementation of recycle and bypass; balances for transient systems; energy integration, optimization of heat exchanger networks (PINCH - Technology), basic discussion of Linnhoff metjhod, enthalpy flow/temperature diagrams.