After successful completion of the course, students are able to perform 

basic mechanical-process engineering operations (particle characterization, grinding, solid mixing, stirring, coarsening of grain and separation techniques) and
basic chemical-process engineering elements (chemical reactor, species balance, heat balance, chemical concersion, reaction kinetics, process optimization) and
basic thermal-process engineering operations (...)
describe, compare and apply to problems.

The following basics of mechanical process engineering are presented: Identification of disperse systems, particle size distribution, sampling methods, particle size determination (analytical sieving, Andreasen pipette ...), properties of piles (permeability ...), identification of the state of the mixture, theoretical principles of separation operations, mechanical systematics -Process engineering basic operations, characteristic values, areas of application and descriptions of the most important apparatus and machines used for the following mechanical-process engineering basic operations: comminution, mixing of solids, stirring, grain enlargement (agglomeration, pressing, pelletizing), separation processes: solid-solid (sorting, classifying, flotation ), Solid-liquid (sedimentation, centrifugation, filtration).

The following principles of chemical process engineering are presented: Chemical reactors, perfectly stirred reactor, plug flow reactor, residence time distribution, chemical reaction kinetics, chemical conversion, species balance, heat balance.

The following basics of thermal process engineering are presented: unit operation concept in chemical engineering, systematics in thermal process engineering, thermodynamic and kinetic fundamentals in thermal process engineering (vapour-liquid equilibria, liquid-liquid equilibria, sorption equilibria, mass transfer to and across phase boundaries, boundary layer theories), important thermal separation processes (distillation / rectification, absorption, adsorption, extraction, crystallisation, membran separation processes) and basic design concepts (McCabe-Thiele method, other separation stage concepts), industrial equipment for thermal separations and phase contact (separation columns, column internals, characteristics and design strategies).

Derivation of important process engineering basic equations for the design of apparatus; Presentation of the functionality of mechanical, chemical and thermal process engineering apparatus and their characteristics by means of graphical representations; Case studies are used to discuss which system technology can be used in a problem-oriented manner.

lecture dates: always MON from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Start of the lecture: MON 07.03.2022 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Last lecture: MON 20.06.2022 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Lecture dates:

Block: Thermal process engineering

07.03.2022, 14:00-16:00

14.03.2022, 14:00-16:00

21.03.2022, 14:00-16:00

28.03.2022, 14:00-16:00

Block: Chemical process engineering

04.04.2022, 14:00-16:00

25.04.2022, 14:00-16:00

02.05.2022, 14:00-16:00

09.05.2022, 14:00-16:00

Block: Mechanical process engineering

16.05.2022, 14:00-16:00 (

postponed to 18:00 - 20:00, online, see zoom invitation)

23.05.2022, 14:00-16:00

30.05.2022, 14:00-16:00 (in Präsenz)

13.06.2022, 14:00-16:00 (in Präsenz)

20.06.2022, 14:00-16:00 (abgesagt)

The exams are conducted online via ZOOM!

Written examination (duration: 120 min): 6 questions (the choice of questions can go hand in hand with a choice that each topic is examined in the exam) according to the catalog of questions.

The written exams are carried out online.

The questions will be announced via TUWEL at the beginning of the examination. The examination documents are to be uploaded to TUWEL as a PDF file after the examination.

The examination supervision takes place via Zoom. The invitations to this will be announced in good time, in TISS and TUWEL.

Student ID, writing paper, a hand mirror and a working internet camera must be available.

A maximum of 10 points are awarded for each question.

Graduation for the

written exam: 0-30 points: N5; 31-37 points: G4; 38-45 points: B3; 46-53 points: U2; 54-60 points: S1. 

Failure to appear at the exam without excuse will result in exclusion from the following two exam dates!

Vertiefende Lehrveranstaltungen:

159.478 VO Mechanische Verfahrenstechnik I

159.500 VO Mechanische Verfahrenstechnik II

166.170 VO Staubabscheiden

166.659 VO Partikelmeßtechnik

166.037 VO Chemical Engineering I

159.395 VO Chemical Engineering - Advanced Lecture

empfohlene Literatur:

Stieß Matthias: „Mechanische Verfahrenstechnik - Partikeltechnologie 1“, 3. vollständig neu bearbeitete Auflage, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2009, 498S., ISBN 978-3-540-32551-2

 Stieß Matthias: „Mechanische Verfahrenstechnik 2“, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 1997, 407S., ISBN 3-540-55852-7

 Zogg Martin: „Einführung in die Mechanische Verfahrenstechnik“, 3. überarbeitete Auflage, B. G. Teubner Stuttgart, 1993, 269S., ISBN 3-519-16319-5 I

 Müller Walter: "Mechanische Verfahrenstechnik und ihre Gesetzmäßigkeiten", 2. Auflage, Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag München, 2014, 316S., ISBN 978-3-11-034344-1

Technische Chemie, Wiley-VCH, M.Baerns et al. - selected parts. ISBN 978-3-527-33072-0

Basic knowledge of physico-chemical laws, basic mathematical understanding and the preparation of simple apparatus drawings. Chemical reactions and chemical equilibrium.