Separations and Mass Transfer
Video Lectures
Displaying all 62 video lectures.
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Osmotic Pressure Explanation of osmotic pressure. |
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Osmotic Pressure: Protein Molecular Weight (Bio) Use osmotic pressure of a protein solution to determine the protein molecular weight. |
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Phase Equilibrium: Txy Diagram A conceptual question investigating how the molar composition changes to a vapor-liquid equilibrium system as temperature is changed. |
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Heat Removal to Condense a Vapor Mixture Describes the steps to condense a binary vapor mixture at its dew point to a liquid at its bubble point using the concept of state functions. |
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Binary VLE Vapor-liquid equilibrium calculations for an ideal binary system. |
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Batch Distillation: Azeotrope The changes in temperature and composition of the vapor are plotted versus time for batch distillation of a binary liquid that has an azeotrope. |
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Binary Flash Distillation Example Example problem focused on determining the operating conditions for a binary flash distillation column. |
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Rachford-Rice Procedure for Isothermal Flash Distillation Derives the Rachford-Rice procedure for isothermal flash distillation calculations for multiple components. |
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Packed Bed Column Height An example describing how to calculate the height of a packed bed distillation column. |
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Binary Distillation with Multiple Feeds Binary distillation example with multiple feeds solved using McCabe-Thiele analysis. |
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Binary Distillation with Non-Optimal Feed Example of a binary distillation column operating with a feed at a non-optimal location. Column has total reboil and no condenser. |
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Binary Distillation with Open Steam Heating Binary distillation example involving open steam (direct steam) heating instead of a reboiler. |
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Binary Distillation with Side Stream Product Binary distillation example involving a side stream product. |
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Distillation with No Distillate An example of a distillation column having no distillate stream and a total reboiler. Determine bottoms composition and composition of a sample of distillate taken at steady-state conditions. |
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Distillation: Murphree Efficiency Example describing the use of Murphree efficiency and its effect on the number of stages in a distillation column. |
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Distillation using Partial Condenser (Part I) Example separations problem for distillation of acetone/ethanol. Balances and determining stage number and feed entrance included. Made by faculty at the University of Colorado Boulder Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. Check out our Separations and Mass Transfer playlist at http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL61BFC1C064B40049 |
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Distillation using Partial Condenser (Part II) A continuation of Distillation - Partial Condenser/Total Reboil. Determine the number stages for minimum reflux and total reflux. |
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Distillation: Side Stream Feed Example distillation problem consisting of feed and secondary side stream feed containing steam. Determines feed location and number of stages. |
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Absorption of a Dilute Species Calculates the number of stages for an absorption column needed to remove chloroform from an air stream given inlet and outlet specifications. |
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Partially Miscible Liquid-Liquid Extraction Determining the number of stages in a liquid-liquid extraction for a partially miscible system. Given equilibrium data, design the separations system. |
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Single-Effect Evaporator: Introduction Describes the operation of a single-effect evaporator which is used to concentrate a solution. |
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Single-Effect Evaporator: Heat Transfer Area Calculates the heat transfer area for a single-effect evaporator that is used to concentrate a salt solution. |
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Triple-Effect Evaporator: Introduction Describes the operation of a triple-effect evaporator to concentrate a solute liquid solution using significantly less energy than a single-effect evaporator. |
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Triple-Effect Evaporator: Backward Feed Describes how a triple-effect evaporator with backward feed concentrates a dilute solution. |
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Reverse Osmosis Describes the process of reverse osmosis in which a membrane is used to separate a solvent-solute mixture because of a pressure difference across a membrane. |
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Reverse Osmosis: Changes in Driving Force Describes how the driving force for reverse osmosis decreases due to concentration polarization and the increase in solute concentration due to solvent permeation. |
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Diffusion through a Carbon Rod (Part I) Calculates the initial rate of carbon dioxide production due to the reaction of carbon with oxygen diffusing through a quiescent boundary layer of air. |
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Diffusion through a Carbon Rod (Part II) Calculates the time for a carbon rod to disappear due to the reaction of carbon with oxygen diffusing through a boundary layer. |
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Mass Transfer in a Catalyst Sphere Uses a shell balance to determine the rate of product formed with respect to time for a spherical catalyst. |
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Diffusion Limited Drug Delivery (Bio) Derives the differential equation for a diffusion limited drug delivery system. |
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Unsteady-State Diffusion Derives the differential equations for unsteady-state diffusion for a herbicide spill into the air and soil. |
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Convective Mass Transfer A lead tank contains water. Lead is leaching into the water through convective transfer. Determine a relationship between concentration of lead and the dependent variables of the system. |
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Convective Mass Transfer: Part I (Bio) Derives an equation for convective mass transfer using a mass balance on a differential element. |
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Convective Mass Transfer: Part II (Bio) Finds the exiting concentration of a chemical agent leaving a blood vessel. |
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Excel Solver Introduction Describes how to use the solver function in Excel 2010. |
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Hunter-Nash Method: Liquid-Liquid Extraction Explains how to use the Hunter-Nash graphical method to determine the number of stages needed to achieve a specified liquid-liquid extraction separation. |
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Interpolating Tie Lines on a Ternary Diagram Describes how to interpolate equilibrium tie lines on a ternary diagram. |
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Adsorption Introduction Explains the concept of adsorption and derives the Langmuir isotherm. |
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What is Chemical Potential? (Multi-Component Systems) Explains chemical potential for a multi-component system and discusses movement between phases and chemical reactions. |
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Diffusion into a Solid Calculates the time for carbon to diffuse into a metal alloy at high temperature. |
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Binary Phase Diagram (Txy and xy) Explains how to generate phase diagrams and read them for use in separation calculations. |
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Flash Distillation Derivation Derives the operating line for binary flash distillation and shows how to use it. |
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Flash Distillation Energy Balance Determines the operating temperatures and energy requirements for flash distillation. |
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Enthalpy Concentration Diagram Shows how to read an enthalpy concentration diagram and determine phase compositions. |
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Enthalpy Concentration Diagram Example Uses an enthalpy composition diagram in a partial condensation problem. |
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Deriving Molar Flux Equations Derives the equations for molar fluxes using Fick's law of diffusion. |
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Equimolar Counterdiffusion (EMD) Derives the equations to use in the case of equimolar counterdiffusion (EMD). |
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Equimolar Counterdiffusion Example Calculates species' velocities and molar flow rates for a binary mixture undergoing equimolar counter diffusion. |
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Unimolecular Diffusion (UMD) Derives the flux equations for the unimolecular diffusion of A through a stagnant film of B. |
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Unimolecular Diffusion Example Uses the unimolecular diffusion flux equations to solve for initial flux and time to evaporate a fluid from a beaker. |
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McCabe-Thiele Graphical Method Example (Part I) Uses the McCabe-Thiele graphical method to determine the number of equilibrium stages in a distillation column. |
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McCabe-Thiele Graphical Method Example (Part II) Uses the McCabe-Thiele graphical method to determine the number of equilibrium stages in a distillation column. |
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Deriving the Differential Equations of Mass Transfer Derives the differential equations for mass transfer using the integral method and shell balances. |
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Diffusion from Spherical Particle Determine the production rate of a species diffusing away from a reactive spherical particle. |
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Hunter-Nash Method: Liquid-Liquid Extraction Example Uses the Hunter-Nash graphical method to solve a liquid-liquid extraction separation problem. |
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Mass Transfer Setup to Reactive Surface Determines the concentration of a species with respect to position for flux to a reactive surface. |
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Langmuir Isotherms for Binary Mixture Demonstrates the amounts adsorbed on a surface for a binary gas mixture using an interactive Mathematica simulation. The adsorption is modeled using extended Langmuir isotherms. |
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Pxy Diagram (Simulation) Uses an interactive Mathematica simulation to describe a pressure-mole fraction diagram (P-x-y) that is generated with Raoult's law. Behavior is discussed where the pressure is changed at constant overall composition and where the overall composition is changed at constant pressure. This simulation is available at: http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/LeverRuleAppliedToTheBenze... |
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Osmolarity Example (Bio) Covers the basics of calculating osmolarity. |
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Osmotic Shock Disruption (Bio) Uses osmotic shock as a method of disrupting (lysing) cells. |
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Ternary Phase Diagram Basics (Simulation) Uses a simulation to show how ternary phase diagrams are interpreted. This is for a single phase, three component system. |
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McCabe-Thiele: Stepping off Stages Demonstrates conceptually how to step off stages on a McCabe-Thiele diagram. |