Successful chemical process scale-up can be a formidable challenge due to a combination of several factors that only become clear at a change of process scale. This course explores the fundamentals of chemical process scale-up and provides a practical guide to predicting and avoiding common issues, to help you minimise the risk of unforeseen problems.
Initially, we will identify the main challenges in scale-up and review the key chemical engineering tools required for addressing them. We will then apply these tools to approach scale-up problems which involve fluid mixing, heat transfer, mass transfer, chemical reactors and particulate processes. Finally, we will address practical issues relating to scale-up. Throughout the course we will draw on examples from a wide range of processes and unit operations. Process safety is hard-wired into the course and will be a continuous theme. Further details here.