DTU Chemical Engineering Pilot Plant is looking forward to reopen the traditional Summer University in Large Scale Chemical Unit Operations for foreign students from 4-28 July 2022.
Our Summer University offers an ambitious and unique program with practical exercises covering a wide range of unit operations at our large and modern pilot-plant facility. By performing experiments on large-scale pilot equipment, the course will challenge you to combine theory with practical experience, as well as data analysis, in order to improve your understanding of unit operations and processes used in the chemical, biochemical, pharmaceutical and food industry.
Learning philosophy
The main objectives are to show you the challenges, possibilities and limitations by combining theory with practical experience from large-scale experiments, and to make you familiar with and operate equipment similar to that, which is used in real industrial life.
The DTU Chemical Engineering Pilot-plant facility is considered to be one of the largest of its kind in the world, with more than 30 different large pilot-plant set-ups, all together representing most unit operations to be found within the modern chemical, life science and food industry.
As a DTU summer university student, you will enhance your theoretical understanding, practical and technical experience, as well as process knowledge, by performing six half or full day practical experiments. You will learn how to plan your work including a thorough safety assessment, prepare the utilities and the equipment for the experiments, operate the equipment, analyze the relevant samples, react to the process parameters and take the necessary process decisions – all yourself – in order to maximize the outcome and your learning from the experiments. After the experiments, you will learn how to write a scientific report. Based on the theory and the acquired experimental data, you will calculate and analyze results and provide conclusions and discussion with a critical mind – so that you delve deep into the academic understanding of a given unit operation. All together, you will learn how to act and think as a real process engineer!
The 2022 course will run from 4 – 28 July 2022.
Learn more about DTU, The Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering as well our unique and large pilot plant facilities.
The environment
The DTU Lyngby Campus, where the Pilot Plant facilities are located, is situated in the beautiful northern part of Copenhagen close to forest and beaches. You may be accommodated at the student apartments at the BaseCamp complex approx. 30 minutes train/bus distance from Campus, at the newly inaugurated Zleep Hotel in reasonable walking distance from the Campus, or you may decide an alternative accommodation of your own. More information about accommodation and prices in the Accommodation and Registration and Fees sections.
From Lyngby within a radius of less than 50 km, you can use the excellent Danish public transportation system to take the train or bus to exciting and beautiful tourist attractions like Kronborg (The Hamlet Castle), The Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde, the impressive Hilleroed Castle with artifacts from the Danish royal families back to the 15th century, Roskilde Cathedral where the Danish Kings back to the Viking age are buried. Of course you should also not miss wonderful downtown Copenhagen with Tivoli Gardens, the Royal Palace Amalienborg, The Little Mermaid, the cozy harbor environment of Nyhavn and many other famous attractions.
Additional information
Pilot Plant manager Steen Larsen, e-mail: stelar@kt.dtu.dk
Course secretary Anne H. Juul, e-mail: ahj@kt.dtu.dk
We will look forward to welcoming you at the Technical University of Denmark for the 2022 Summer University!