“chemical engineering”

Professor Jāzeps Boļšijs

Course description: 10Credit units; 32 hours lectures

Control forms: Exam
Course content:

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  The glassy state of a substance.
  
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  Viscosity and the process of glass forming. Crystalline compounds and the ability to form glass. The stabilized state of glass. The forming and crystallization of glass - antagonistic processes.
  
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  The structure of silicate glasses.
  
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  Thermal phenomena in glass.
  
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  An ability to crystallize, density, optical, electrical, mechanical and other properties of glass. The influence of various components on the properties of glass : SiO₂, oxides of elements of the first, second, third and fourth groups, of elements with variable valency and oxides of rare earths.
  
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  Components of semi-conductoring, photoirritable, optically transparent and other special glasses.
  
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  Flux, refreshers, mufflers and other important additions in the glass technology.
  

Literature:

1. 
   Fggty F.F. {bvbz cntrkf.  K.% {bvbz> Ktybyuh.jnlybt> 1974> 351 c.
   
2. 
   Oel H.J., Schaeffer H.A. Glas: Letfaden zur Vorlesung. Glas und Keramik II. - Erlangen, 1970. Bibliogr.: 47 ref.
   
3. 
   Schaeffer H.A., Heussner K.H. Technologie des Glases. - Erlangen: Instit. für Werkstoffwissenschaften, 1990, 306 s.
   
4. 
   Boļšijs J. Stikla ķīmija un tehnoloģija. Lekciju konspekts. RTU: SMI, 1997, 78 lpp.
   

Chemical technology of tradicional and new ceramics

ĶST 672

Asociētā profesore Gaida-Maruta Sedmale

Course description: 10Credit units; 32 hours lectures

Control forms: Exam.
Course content:

Aim: to give the knowledge to the students of connection between structure, properties and technology of ceramics.

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  Characteristics of tradicional and new ceramics: differences in compositions and technologies.
  
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  Structure: the form of joining (atom-, ionjoining, other), crystals; silicates (systematic, cryterion of stability, modifications of SiO₂, important layer silicates). Amorphous substance: glasses (structure, properties). Joining of boundary formation, formation of compound.
  
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  Thermochemistry, thermodynamic phases equilibrium (phase bill, diagramme), kinetic (melting - crystallisation, diffusion, reaction, sintering).
  
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  Important systems for ceramics.
  
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  Properties: thermal, mechanical, electrical, magnetical, optical, chemical.
  

Literature:

1. 
   Salmang-Scholze. Keramik. Teil1. Springler Verlag,1983, 308 S.
   
2. 
   E.Krause,I.Berger u.a. Technologie der Keramik.Band1. VEB Verlag für Bauwesen, Berlin, 278 S.
   
3. 
   E.L.Rbyuthb. Ddtltybt d rthfvbre> Vjcrdf> 1967> 549 cnh.
   
4. 
   F.F.Rhegf. {bvbxtcrfz nt[yjkjubz rthfvbxtcrb[ vfnthbfkjd> Rbtd> 1990> 399cnh.
   

Technology and equipment of biomaterials

KST 679

Assistant Professor Rūdolfs Cimdiņš

Course description: 10Credit units; 32 hours lectures

Control forms: Exam
Course content:

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  Basic technologies of biomaterials production: technology of metals, technologies of glass and ceramics, technologies of biopolymers and composite materials.
  
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  Influence of technologies to structure and properties of biomaterials.
  
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  The polylayer bioactive coatings output of background.
  
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  Interaction of materials during of output process. Influence of technological operation to ready implant properties.
  

Literature:

1. 
   Larry l.Hench, June Wilson. An Introduction to Bioceramics, Advanced Series in Ceramics. Vol.1, Hong Kong, 1993, 386.
   
2. 
   G.Heimke. Bioceramics. Vol.2, Heidelberg, Germany, 1990.
   
3. 
   Ö.H.Andersson, R.P.Happanen, A.Y.Urpo. Bioceramics. Vol.7, Turku, Finland, Butterworth Heinemann, 1994.
   
4. 
   H.Blumennauer. Werkshtoffprüfung. Deutscher Verlag für Grundstoffindustrie, Leipzig, Stuttgart, 1976.
   

Biocompability of materials

KST 680

Assistant proffesor Līga Bērziņa

Course description: 10Credit units; 32 hours lectures

Control forms: Exam
Course content:

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  Biocompability in vivo environment. The choice of laboratory animals and implantation technique according to the properties, dimensions and planned usage of the implant in the clinic.
  
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  The effect of body on the material. The effect of the material on teh body. The tests of biomaterials before, during and after the implantation.
  
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  Biocompability tests. Bioactivity.
  
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  Biomaterials for stomatology (dental biomaterials, kinds of biomaterials, properties), plastic surgery (medical, biological, surgical and esthetic requirements to the biomaterials), cardiovascular surgery and orthopaedy.
  
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  Drug delivery systems.
  
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  Natural bimaterials.
  
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  Standards and test methods.
  

Literature:

1. 
   E.Wintermantel, S.W.Ha. Biocompatible Werkstoffe und Bauweisen, Implantate für Medizin und Umvelt, Springers - Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 1998.
   
2. 
   Materials in Medicine. Edit. M.O.Speidel, P.J.Uggowitzer, Hochschulvalag AG under ETH Zürich.
   

Chemical Process Modeling

ĶVT 641
Assistant Professor Ilo Dreijers

Course description: 10Credit units; 32 hours lectures

Control forms: Exam
Course content:

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  Types of matematical models, classification.
  
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  Laplass transformation, complex plane models. residence time distribution models and transfer functions.
  
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  Transfer functions for combined models.
  
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  Identification of parameters and adequacy.
  
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  Numerical methods for nonlinear algebraic and differencial equations.
  

Literature:

1. 
   W.L. Luben. Process Modeling, Simulation and Control for Chemical Engineers. McGrawHill,1990. 725 pg.
   
2. 
   M.M. Denn. Process Modeling. Longman Scientific, 1987. 321 pg.
   
3. 
   В.В. Кафаров, И Н Дорохов. Системный анализ процессов химической технологии. М., Нaука, 1976.
   

Theoretical Principles of Chemical Engineering

ĶVT 642
Assistant Professor Ilo Dreijers

Course description: 10Credit units; 32 hours lectures

Control forms: Exam
Course content:

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  Modeling basics, classification of models, systems, elements, and hierarchy.
  
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  Material and heat balances for steady state processes.
  
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  Balance equation system analysis and solving.
  
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  Flow diagrams: serial and parallel connection, bypass, purge, recycle. Decomposition of flow sheet.
  
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  Residence Time Distribution (RTD) models: ideal mixing, plug flow, longitudinal diffusion, combined RTD models, model parameter estimation.
  
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  Problem solving using QuickBasic, Eureka, Matlab.
  

Literature:

4. 
   I. Dreijers. Kompjūteri ķīmijas tehnoloģijā. Rīga: RTU, 1992. 211 lpp.
   
5. 
   I. Dreijers, I. Riekstiņa. Inženierķīmiskie modeļi un skaitliskās metodes. Laboratorijas praktikums. Rīga: RTU. 1996. 134 lpp.
   
6. 
   I. Dreijers, P. Vītols. Ķīmijas tehnoloģijas teorētiskie pamati. Rīga:224 lpp.
   
7. 
   Roger G. E. Franks. Modeling and Simulation in Chemical Engineering. Wiley-Interscience, 1972. 409 pg.
   
8. 
   Morton M. Denn. Process Modeling. Longman Scientific & Technical, 1986. 321 pg.
   

Process Simulation