Principles of Chemical Engineering I
The basic principles and techniques used for calculations of material balances in chemical engineering processes are introduced. Material balance for reactive and nonreactive processes is discussed. Simple chemical engineering processes and complex systems including recycle are covered. Study of behavior of ideal and real gases. Computer simulation will be used for material balance problems.
Prerequisites: CHEM 102, PHYS 102
1. Convert quantities from one set of units to another quickly and accurately.
2. Define and determine properties of process streams including fluid density, flow rate, chemical composition (mass and mole fractions, concentrations), fluid pressure, and temperature.
3. Draw and label process flowcharts from verbal process descriptions. Carry out degree of freedom analyses (process bookkeeping). Write and solve material balance equations for single-unit and multiple-unit processes, processes with recycle and bypass, and reactive processes.
4. Perform pressure-volume-temperature calculations for ideal and non-ideal gases. Incorporate the results of these calculations into process material balance calculations.
5. Perform vapor-liquid equilibrium calculations for systems containing one condensable component and for ideal multicomponent solutions. Incorporate the results of these calculations into process material balance calculation
Principles of Chemical Engineering II
The first law of thermodynamics is studied in detail. Material covered includes concepts of energy, enthalpy, heat effects, conservation of energy, mechanical work, chemical energy liberation and equations of state, behavior of gases and liquids and standard heats of reaction, formation and combustion and heat effects of industrial reactions. Thermodynamics properties of materials and methods of their estimation are presented. Study of combined mass and energy balances and applications to problems through use of enthalpy concentration charts and humidity charts. Computer simulation will be used for combined material and energy balance problems.
Prerequisites: CHE 201, MATH 201, ICS 103
1. Define Internal Energy,Kinetic Energy,Potential Energy,Work, and Heat
2. Define the First Law of Thermodynamics
3. Apply The First Law Of Thermodynamics to closed system for nonreactive and reactive processes
4. Apply The First Law Of Thermodynamics to open system for nonreactive and reactive processes
5. Understand the Second Law of Thermodynamics and its Applicationable component and for ideal multicomponent solutions. Incorporate the results of these calculations into process material balance calculation
Transport Phenomena I
The course introduces principles governing fluid flow for Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids in laminar and turbulent flows. Mass, energy, momentum balances, dimensional analysis and simulation are used as tools to analyze flows: in pipes, in packed beds, around particles and surfaces, fluidized beds and flow meters. The course also covers: hydrostatics, exact solution of Navier-Stokes equations, constitutive equations for stresses, viscous effects and boundary layer flows. Computer simulation will be used for piping and pumping problems.
Prerequisites: CHE 201 or PETE 201, ICS 103
Corequisites: MATH 202
Upon successful completion of this course, the students will be able to:
1. Analyze situations involving hydraulics.
2. Apply macroscopic mass, momentum and energy balances to solve engineering problems related to fluid flow.
3. Employ dimensional analysis of fluid flow problems.
4. Analyze flow past solid surfaces, through packed bed and in fluidized beds.
5. Solve continuity and Navier-Stokes equations to analyze engineering problems related to Newtonian fluid flow in Laminar flow.
6. Analyze boundary layer flow past a flat surface.
Transport Phenomena II
Modes of heat transfer. Differential equations of energy transport. Steady and transient heat conduction. Free and forced convection in laminar and turbulent flows. Momentum and heat transfer analogies. Boiling and condensation. Radiation heat transfer. Application to the design of process heat transfer equipment.
Prerequisites: CHE 202, CHE 204
1. Define the three modes of heat transfer (Conduction, Convection, and Radiation).
2. Calculate the heat transfer rate for single and composite walls
3. Calculate the thickness of insulation.
4. Calculate temperature distribution for unsteady state systems
5. Calculate heat transfer coefficients for different systems.
6. Design different types of heat exchangers
Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
This course presents the theory and applications of chemical engineering thermodynamics. Topics covered include: review 1st and 2nd laws of thermodynamics, equations of state, thermodynamics of flow processes, steam power plants, thermodynamic relations, thermodynamics properties of pure fluids, vapor-liquid equilibria, phase diagrams, solution thermodynamics, thermodynamics properties of fluid mixtures, and chemical-reaction equilibria. Computer simulation to thermodynamic systems is applied in this course.
Prerequisites: CHE 202
1. Find thermodynamic information for pure fluids as well as fluid mixtures and use it to perform thermodynamic calculations oriented to the analysis and design of chemical processes
2. Understand the procedures for estimating the thermodynamic properties, such as enthalpies, entropies, Gibbs energies, fugacity coefficients, and activity coefficients of pure fluids as well as fluid mixtures
3. Choose a reasonable model to estimate the physical properties of a substance or a mixture of substances.
4. Predict equilibrium compositions of mixtures under phase and chemical-reaction equilibria.
5. Evaluate changes in different thermodynamic properties of pure fluids using different techniques such as equations of state (EOS), tables, charts, databases, and software among others.
Transport Phenomena III
This course covers fundamentals of mass transfer, differential equations of mass transfer, steady-state and unsteady-state molecular diffusion, convective mass transfer, interface mass transfer, mass transfer theories, mass transfer equipment, absorption and humidification operations.
Prerequisites: CHE 204
Corequisites: CHE 300
1. Estimate values of molecular diffusion coefficients and predict effect of temperature and pressure etc on molecular diffusion coefficients.
2. Estimate molar/mass flux and concentration profiles for steady-state and unsteady-state molecular diffusion.
3. Calculate convective mass transfer coefficient on a flat plat.
4. Estimate convective mass transfer coefficients for a number of situations using empirical correlations. Model situations involving convective mass transfer.
5. Use varios vapor liquid equilibrium diagrams and perform flash calculations related binary and multi-component systems.
Stagewise Operations
Review vapor-liquid equilibria. Flash distillation. Column binary distillation. McCabe-Thiele and Ponchon-Savarit methods. Excat and short cut methods for multicomponent distillation. Batch distillation. Staged and packed column design. Absorption and stripping. Immiscible extraction. Computer simulation will be used to solve different type of distillation problems throughout the course.
Prerequisites: CHE 303, CHE 304
1. Perform vapor-liquid equilibrium calculations
2. Perform mass and energy balances
3. Solve distillation problems using Lewis and McCabe- Thiele methods
4. Solve multi-component distillation problems using shortcut methods
5. Solve batch distillation problems
6. Design absorbers and strippers
Chemical Engineering Laboratory I
This laboratory emphasizes concepts presented in the transport phenomena courses. A safety session is given at the commencement of the course. Safe practices are strictly adhered to throughout the course. Students carry out selected experiments in fluid mechanics, heat transfer, thermodynamics and diffusional mass transfer. Data collected are analyzed and compared to applicable theories.
Prerequisites: CHE 300, ENGL 214
Corequisites: CHE 304
1. Apply Bernoulli’s Equation with application on head losses in pipes, fittings, valves and pumps.
2. Demonstrate flow through packed beds and its hydrodynamics.
3. Demonstrate and practice different modes of heat transfer including conduction, convection and radiation.
4. Illustrate different types of heat exchangers and different modes of operation, countercurrent, concurrent and cross flow.
5. Identify different diffusion mechanisms, including application of solid diffusion in a liquid, diffusion of a gas in a gas and diffusion of a gas in liquid including calculation of theoretical and experimental diffusion coefficients.
6. Define number of transfer units and height equivalent to a theoretical height and apply in estimation of packed column height.
Process Dynamics and Control
The intent of this course is to present the fundamental principles in modeling and control of chemical processes. The topics covered in this course include: modeling of chemical processes, Laplace transfer and state-space models, approximation of complicated models, dynamics and simulation of different systems, feedback controllers, PID tuning, design and instrumentation of closed-loop control systems, control block diagrams, frequency response analysis, Bode and Nyquist stability criteria.
Prerequisites: CHE 304, CISE 301
1. Apply knowledge of mathematics [Linearization, Laplace Transforms and Frequency Response] to model and solve models describing dynamics of chemical processes.
2. Model unsteady state chemical processes.
3. Develop block diagram description of processes and control loops.
4. Design and evaluate control systems.
5. Apply simulation software (SIMULINK) to design control loops.
6. Function professionally and behave ethically.
7. Evaluate stability of control loops.
Kinetics and Reactor Design
Introduction to kinetics of reactions. Techniques for experimentally determining rate laws for simple and complex chemical reactions. Design and operation of isothermal batch and flow reactors. Nonisothermal reactor design and operation. Introduction to catalysis and catalytic reactors. Computer simulation of reaction systems will be implemented.
Prerequisites: CHE 303, CHE 304, CHEM 311, CISE 301
1. Interpret batch and differential reactors data to obtain reaction rate expressions.
2. Calculate volume of batch and flow reactors in constant- and variable-volume systems.
3. Calculate yield and selectivity in multiple reactions.
4. Analyze heat effects in nonisothermal reactors.
5. Define catalysis, classify catalytic reaction and describe its steps.
6. Calculate catalyst weight and reactor volume in isothermal packed-bed reactors.
Chemical Engineering Laboratory II
A laboratory to complement the theoretical derivations in stagewise operations, process dynamics and control, and kinetics and reactor design. A safety session is given at the commencement of the course. Safe practices are strictly adhered to throughout the course. Two environmental engineering reaction experiments are included. Students carry out selected experiments, analyze data collected referring to applicable theories and present their findings in formal reports.
Prerequisites: CHE 306, CHE 309
Corequisites: CHE 401, CHE 402
1. Apply Energy and Mass calculations in separation processes like, evaporation and distillation with emphasis on the Mc-Cabe Thiele Diagram.
2. Define and apply concepts of Height Equivalent to a Theoretical Plate (HETP) and number of Transfer Units to estimate height of separation columns in unit operations, like solvent extraction and chemical absorption.
3. Distinguish and predict kinetics of conventional reactions in Continuous Stirred Tank Reactor (CSTR), Plug Flow Reactor and Batch Reactors.
4. Experiment effect of temperature, residence or space time on conversion of conventional reactors using different techniques like titration, conductivity or pH to estimate extent of reactions.
5. Apply mathematical modeling to derive dynamic equations for pulse, step changes and time constants in stirred tanks and compare with experimental findings.
6. Demonstrate methods of tuning controllers for both closed and open loops with emphasis on stability, overshoot, decay ratio and damping coefficient.
7. Differentiation between feed forward and feed backward control with application on thermal control.
Process Design & Economics
Introducing the Process flow diagrams and plant layout, conceptual design and synthesis of process flow diagrams, understanding the process conditions, technical analysis of chemical processes and use of heuristics in design and analysis, and use of simulation in equipment design and process synthesis. Engineering economic analysis of chemical processes with particular emphasis on estimation of capital cost, estimation of cost of manufacturing, time value of money, depreciation, cash flow, profitability and financial analysis, methods for decision making among alternatives.
Prerequisites: CHE 306
Corequisites: CHE 402
1. Describe the process flow diagrams of a chemical process
2. Synthesize a process flow diagram from conceptual process design
3. Analyze and justify the process conditions
4. Apply heuristics and simulation in process equipment design
5. Estimate capital investment and cost of manufacturing
6. Evaluate the profitability and analyze the economics of a chemical plant
Integrated Design Course
Development of general engineering skills and judgment needed in the solution of open-ended problems from a technical-economic viewpoint are the major goals of this course. The design of a project from conception to implementation including preliminary feasibility study, preparation of process, flow diagram, process design, pre-construction cost estimate, equipment sizing (design), selection of materials of construction, and analysis of project. Applications will be in areas such as petroleum, petrochemicals, emerging chemical industries and water desalination. Design topics will be assigned to teams of students.
Corequisites: CHE 402, CHE 425
1. Integrate the knowledge acquired in different chemical engineering courses in the design of a chemical plant.
2. Conduct preliminary feasibility study of the plant design assigned.
3. Function and work with others in teams.
4. Communicate effectively in English especially in presentations.
5. Apply modern process simulation software (such as HYSYS, ASPEN).
6. Function professionally and behave ethically.
7. Apply safety rules in the design of storage units or in the plant in general.
8. Comply with environmental regulations in the design of the plant, especially separation columns.
