Reactor balance
Write the mass and energy balances of a simple reactor.
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Chemistry & materials · 26Advanced
Process & Chemical Safety Engineer
Technicians or engineers in the chemical industry.
General and physical chemistry, engineering mathematics, then risk analysis, toxicology, release models and explosions.
207hours of coursework
21weeks at 10 h
4steps
11courses
4universities
Target skills
ChemistryScientific MethodsLaboratory ExperienceExperimentationNumerical AnalysisApplied MathematicsScriptingMechanicsIntegral CalculusAlgebraDerivativesCalculus
Skill labels as listed on Coursera.
Target jobs
- Process engineer
- HSE manager
- Industrial safety engineer
Progression
- 1Rice University
Stated prerequisites: None required; high school chemistry recommended
- 2University of ManchesterBeginner
- 3The Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyBeginnerMATLAB
Stated prerequisites: Single variable calculus and some computer programming ability
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Course Level Length Rating (reviews) Matrix Algebra for Engineers Beginner 20 h 4.9 (4,726) Differential Equations for Engineers Beginner 27 h 4.9 (2,251) Vector Calculus for Engineers Beginner 30 h 4.8 (1,425) Numerical Methods for Engineers Intermediate 40 h 4.8 (451) Mathematics for Engineers: The Capstone Course Intermediate 10 h 5.0 (45) - 4University of California, DavisAdvanced
Stated prerequisites: Engineering background, especially chemical engineering
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Course Level Length Rating (reviews) Introduction to Process Safety and Risk Analysis Intermediate 9 h 4.8 (244) Chemical Hazards: Toxicology & Reactivity Intermediate 9 h 4.8 (71) Predictive Models for Toxic Chemical Releases — 13 h 4.6 (64) Fire and Explosion Hazards Analysis Intermediate 8 h 4.8 (56)
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