Length and Schedule
10 hour course
Weekends
Saturday October 14th 10am EDT – 12pm EDT
Sunday October 15th 10am EDT – 12pm EDT
Saturday October 21st 10am EDT – 12pm EDT
Sunday October 22nd 10am EDT – 12pm EDT
Saturday October 28th 10am EDT – 12pm EDT
Who This Course is For
Anyone preparing to write the CHEM-A4 technical exam (October 31st, 2023).
Syllabus
Application of the principles of chemical kinetics and other rate phenomena to the design of chemical reactors. Dynamics in chemical systems, including chemical kinetics, catalysis and transport processes. Theory of idealized isothermal reactors including batch, plug flow, and continuous stirred tank reactors for single and multiple reactions. Residence time distributions and their effect on conversion. Simple adiabatic and non-isothermal reactors with homogeneous and heterogeneous reactions; thermal run-away reactions.