ERIC Number: EJ1037346
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-2479
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Class and Home Problems: Modeling of an Industrial Anaerobic Digester: A Case Study for Undergraduate Students
Durruty, Ignacio; Ayude, María A.
Chemical Engineering Education, v48 n2 p71-78 Spr 2014
The case study discussed in this work is used at the chemical reaction engineering course, offered in fifth-year of the chemical engineering undergraduate program at National University of Mar del Plata (UNMdP). A serial-parallel reaction system based on the anaerobic degradation of particulate-containing potato processing wastewater is presented. Students are encouraged to build a mathematical model and validate it using real industrial data provided by the instructor. The impact of key operative variables on the digester performance is analyzed via a parametric study.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Instruction, Chemical Engineering, College Science, Undergraduate Study, Scientific Concepts, Mathematical Models, Industry, Water, Case Studies
Chemical Engineering Education, Chemical Engineering Division of ASEE. P.O. Box 142097, Gainesville, FL 32614. Tel: 352-392-0861; Fax: 352-392-0861; e-mail: cee@che.ufl.edu; Web site: http://www.che.ufl.edu/cee
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Argentina
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