• Introduction to Mass and Energy Balances: Mass balances under steady-state and unsteady-state conditions – Applications. Energy balances under steady-state and unsteady-state conditions – Applications of mass and energy balances.
• Unit Operations: Introduction, definitions and principles. Dimensional analysis. Incompressible flow in pipes and channels. Friction from changes in velocity or direction. Minor losses. Stirring and mixing of fluids. Heat transfer by conduction. Principles of heat flow in fluids. Typical heat exchange equipment. Heat flux and heat transfer coefficients. Individual heat transfer coefficients and calculation of the overall heat transfer coefficient. Fouling factors. Heat transfer to fluids without phase change: Heat transfer equipment. Single-pass and multi-pass plate and tube heat exchangers, Distillation of binary mixtures (equilibrium distillation, differential distillation, fractional distillation), Absorption (design equations and analysis, Absorption multistage countercurrent) Adsorption (isotherms, dynamics, and principles of adsorption curves crossing, design adsorption processes), Extraction and Fixed and Fluidized Beds. Applications of natural processes in the petrochemical industry and the food industry.
• Numerical Analysis: Introduction (discretization, error analysis), Numerical solution of linear systems (Gauss), Numerical solution of algebraic equations (Newton-Raphson), Interpolation/Extrapolation (Lagrange polynomials), Numerical Differentiation (forward, backward and central differences), Numerical Integration of Ordinary Differential Equations (Euler, Runge-Kutta), Numerical Integration (trapezoid rule, Simpson rule).

During the course, the students will practice problem-solving in practical contexts using Aspen Plus and other computational tools.