Course Trailer
Course Description:
This is a Practice Problem & Case Study based Course.
It is the companion to the "Mass Balance Fundamentals" Course.
This course focuses on the practical application of mass balance principles through extensive practice problems and real-world case studies.
Students will develop problem-solving skills by working on a variety of exercises related to mass balance in chemical processes, environmental systems, and industrial operations.
The course provides a strong foundation in applying mass balance concepts to actual scenarios, preparing students for practical problem-solving in their future careers.
What You Will Practice:By the end of this course, you will work through 126 Solved Problems:
- 40 Solved Problems based on MB Section 1 - Mass Balance Fundamentals: Balances with and without Chemical Reaction, Single & Multiple Unit Balances, Bypass, Purge and Recycle, and More.
- 37 Solved Problems based on MB Section 2 - Mass Balance in Single Phase: Solid and Liquids Balances. Ideal & Real Gases and Applications.
- 40 Solved Problems based on MB Section 3 - Mass Balance in Multiple Phase: Vapor-Liquid Equilibirum, Humidificaiton, Dehydration, Combustion, Chemical Reaction, Crystallization, Gasification and more.
- 9 Solved Problems based on MB Section 4 - Mass Balance in Transient (Unsteady) State.
Recommended Audience:
This course is suitable for undergraduate and graduate engineering students, environmental science majors, and professionals in engineering, environmental, and technical fields.
It covers single-phase and multiple-phase balances, environmental mass balances, and process control strategies, making it applicable to a wide audience.
Assessment:The course will be assessed through solved problems
Prerequisites:
Basic Knowledge of Mathemathics, Physics and Chemistry.
Mass Balance Fundamentals is required.
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Course Curriculum
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PreviewUPDATE (2023): Notes on Section 1 (2:40)
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Start4.02 Mass Balance on a Continous Tank Reaction (18:41)
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Start4.04 How to Label Streams in Mass Balance Problems (11:20)
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Start4.06 Analysis of Degrees of Freedom (DOF) in a Distillation Column (9:09)
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Start4.08 Mass Balance in Food Industry - Egg Factory (10:32)
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Start4.10 Mass Balances of Ethanol-Water Mixtures (13:19)
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Start4.12 Application of a Mass Balance in a Distillation Column (19:38)
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Start4.14 Simple Humidification Process (16:24)
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Start4.16 Industrial Process of H2SO4 Acid Production (17:50)
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Start4.18 Food Industry Mass Balance: Wet Sugar Production (17:24)
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Start4.20 Drying Air Process with Calcium Chloride Pellets (15:21)
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Start4.22 Hydrogen Tank Mixture Process (22:26)
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Start4.24 Flow of CO2 in a Pipeline - Mass Balancing (12:03)
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Preview4.26 Scrubbing Operation of SO2 (34:43)
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Start4.28 Mass Balance in Multiple Units (7:18)
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Start4.30 Concentration of Seawater Process - Multiple Unit Balances (9:59)
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Start4.32 Bypass Process: Production of Juice Concentrate (19:28)
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Start4.34 Crystallization of Potassium Sulfate - Multiple Units (27:10)
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Start4.36 Extraction of Bean Oil by Hexane - Multiple Units (27:44)
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Start4.38 Drug Extraction - Multiple Units (29:09)
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Start4.40 Nitric Oxide Reaction - Stoichiometry Mass Balances (13:03)
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Start4.42 Production of Ethyl Bromide - Reaction Mass Balances (19:39)
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Start4.44 Production of TiO2 with Sulfuric Acid - Multiple Reactions (24:43)
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Start4.46 Production fo Methyl Acetone - Chemical Equilibrium (31:33)
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Start4.48 Production of Methanol in Equilibrium - Extent of Reactions (17:25)
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Start4.50 Production of Monochloroethane and Dichloroethane - Multiple Reaction Pathways (17:21)
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Start4.52 Production of Hydrogen Fluoride - Multiple Reactions (16:48)
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Start4.54 Extent of Reaction in an Equilibrium System (16:35)
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Start4.56 Formaldehyde Production - Mass Balance with Reactions (12:22)
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Start4.56 Production of Methyl Chloride - Chemical Reactions (23:51)
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Start4.60 Methanol Production - Purge & Recycle Streams (16:38)
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Preview4.62 Production of Octanes with Multiple Units and Reactions (54:28)
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Start4.64 Wet vs Dry Gas Basis Calculations in Combustion (11:13)
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Start4.66 Combustion of Carbon Monoxide and Hydrogen Mixture (Fuels and Combustions) (11:29)
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Start4.70 Combustion of Pentane - Excess Air Combustions (23:28)
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Start4.68 Butane Combustion: Cases for Conversion given Excess Air (14:46)
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Start4.72 Gas Chromatography of Methane and Ethane - Combustions (21:55)
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Start4.74 Incomplete Combustion of Fuel Oils (25:24)
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Start4.76 Proximate Analysos of Wet Coal - Combustions (16:03)
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Start4.78 Scrubbing of Stack Gases containing SO2 - Combustion (19:31)
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Start4.80 Combustion of CpHqOr Fuel Oil (17:08)
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StartUPDATE (2023): Notes on Section 2 (1:14)
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Start5.02 Bul and Absolue Densities - Liquid and Solids (12:39)
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Start5.04 Density of a Slurry - Liquids vs Solids (24:31)
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Start5.06 Idel Gas Calculations - Ideal Gas Equation (3:23)
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Start5.08 Ideal Gas Constant Exercise - Ideal Gas Equation (6:47)
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Start5.10 Stream of Air Flowing in a Tube - Ideal Gases (8:50)
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Start5.14 Flow Rate for Gas Density using Ideal Gas Equations (11:13)
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Start5.16 Mixture of Gas Streams - Ideal Gases (7:01)
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Start5.18 Specific Gravity of Gases using Ideal Gases (4:07)
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Start5.20 Mixture of Gases - Ideal Gas (12:11)
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Start5.22 PPM of Benzene in a Lab - Ideal Gas Equation (18:51)
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Start5.24 Gas Stealing Company - Ideal Gases (14:18)
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Start5.26 Gas Dilution in Furnace - Ideal Gas (15:51)
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Start5.28 Draft Stack Model - Ideal Gases (9:46)
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Start5.30 Combustion of a Gas - Ideal Gases (11:54)
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Start5.32 Oxidation of Nitric Oxide using Ideal Gas (34:39)
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Start5.34 Silicon Dioxide Production - Ideal Gas (38:45)
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Preview5.36 Hydrazine as a Propellant - Ideal Gas (12:33)
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Start5.38 Hydrogenation of Propylene - Ideal Gas (14:15)
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Start5.40 Vaporization of Acetone by Nitrogen - Ideal Gas (19:01)
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Preview5.42 Chlorine Tank and Ideal Gases (16:01)
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Start5.44 Portland Cement Produciton and Ideal Gases (19:35)
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Start5.46 Pentane Combustion and Condensation with Ideal Gases (37:34)
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Start5.48 Production of Sulfuric Acid with Ideal Gases and Equlibrium (48:30)
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Start5.50 Hydrogenation of a Compound in Equilibrium - Ideal Gases and Equilibrium (20:19)
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Start5.52 Gases in Multiple Equilibria (19:40)
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Preview5.54 Production of Methanol: Ideal Gas + Equilibrium (48:50)
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Start5.56 Volume of a Gas Mixture - Truncated Virial Equation for Real Gases (20:46)
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Start5.57 Production of Methanol - Real Gases (17:39)
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Start5.64 Compressibility Factor Z - Real Gases Applications (8:55)
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Start5.66 Compressibility Factor of CO2 - Real Gases (9:41)
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Start5.68 Compressibility FActor of Oxygen - Real Gas Applications (8:59)
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Start5.70 Nitrogen Purging System - Real Gases (19:43)
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Start5.72 Liquid Nitrogen Flashing - Real Gases (13:13)
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Start5.74 Mixture of Gases using the Kay Rule - Real Gas Applications (8:13)
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Start5.76 Compression of a Mixture of Real Gases (16:22)
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Start5.80 Mixture of Gases Flowing in a Pipe - Real Gas Behavior (13:19)
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Start5.82 Mass Balance in Analytical Chemistry - Real Gas Applications (28:10)
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What you'll get
Your Instructor
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- Simulation and Optimization of Chemical Processes
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