Learning outcome

After successfully completing the course, the candidate will have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence.

Knowledge

Physics

The candidate has knowledge of:

• Standard terminology and concepts
• Basic principles and ideas
• How a mathematical model can describe a physical phenomenon
• How assumptions affect mathematical models
• How physics laws are developed and used for calculations
• How computer tools can be used in calculations

Chemistry:

The candidate has knowledge of:

• The principles of galvanic cells
• Knowledge of industrial electrochemical processes
• How corrosion occurs
• Knowledge of the main terms in reaction kinetics
• Rate laws
• Design equations of continuous reactors

Skills

Physics

The candidate can:

• Give a description of a given phenomenon in the form of a mathematical expression
• Choose the appropriate physics laws for calculations in a given physics context, and be able to set up the corresponding equations with necessary assumptions and modifications
• Solve equations related to basic physics
• Use appropriate software tools as an aid in calculations
• Can understand the results of calculations and draw the correct conclusions

Chemistry

The candidate can:

• Use equations and models to carry out simple calculations
• Recommend corrosion protection methods
• Solve simple rate laws problems as differential equations
• Calculate the dimensions of continuous reactors in relation to flow and turnover rate

General competence

The candidate can:

• Communicate/discuss with other professionals in the field

Course Description

Physics

3D kinematics, Newton’s laws (rigid bodies), work, power, conservation of energy, rotation, swing phenomena, fluid dynamics (Bernoulli’s equation), temperature and heat, thermal properties of materials, first law of thermodynamics.

Chemistry

Electrochemistry: Galvanic cells, thermodynamics of electrochemical cells, concentration cells, electrolytic corrosion, corrosion protection.

Reaction kinetics: Reaction rate, rate laws, chemical equilibria, reaction mechanisms, Arrhenius’s equation.

Chemical reactors: Overall mole balance, turnover ratio, batch reactor, mixing tank reactor, tubular reactor, sizing, concentration-turnover ratio.

Teaching and Learning Methods

New material will be presented in the lectures. In order to develop deeper knowledge and skills, workshop exercise sessions will also be organized in parallel to the lectures.

Assessment Methods

The course includes obligatory submissions, and all submitted work must be approved in order for the student to be allowed to take the final examination.

The final examination consists of two parts: physics and chemistry. Students must gain passing grades (E or better) in both parts in order to receive a passing grade for the examination. The two parts are equally weighted when the final grade is calculated. The grade for the final examination constitutes the grade for the course.

Minor adjustments may occur during the academic year, subject to the decision of the Dean