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CHE
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44A/B
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Plant Design-A/B
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Chemical engineering design of industrially relevant process plants by student groups under the supervision of the course instructors; intensive application of the core disciplines such as thermodynamics, chemical reactor engineering, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, mass transfer, process modeling and simulation, process control, and optimization; inclusion of the principles of process safety, loss prevention, engineering economics, cost analysis, and prudent environmental practices; adherence to environmental-friendly process design, and conformation to environmental regulations and policies; utilization of relevant engineering software; preparation of written project reports, and formal public delivery of oral presentations at different stages; individual and group evaluation of students who are expected to exhibit the cooperative, ethical, and discipline traits of an effective Professional Engineer.
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Lect: 1 hr./Lab: 3 hrs.
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| Prerequisites: CHE 312 and CHE 318 and ECN 801; Corequisite: CHE 430
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GPA Weight: 2.00
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CHE
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200
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Chemical Engineering Fundamentals
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Fundamentals and principles of chemical engineering; analysis and synthesis of chemical and biochemical processes; material and energy balances for reacting and non-reacting systems; recycle and by-pass systems; phase equilibrium; and combustion.
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Tut: 2 hrs./Lect: 4 hrs.
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| Prerequisite: CHY 102
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GPA Weight: 1.00
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Properties of pure substances; equations of state; heat and work conversions; internal energy and enthalpy; the first law of thermodynamics; entropy; the second law of thermodynamics; applications of the first and second laws to open systems and control volumes; irreversibility and availability; power cycles and refrigeration systems; gas turbines and compressors.
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Tut: 1 hr./Lect: 3 hrs.
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| Prerequisites: CHE 200, CHY 211, CPS 125, MTH 141, MTH 240, PCS 125
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CHE
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214
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Thermodynamics II
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Maxwell relations; Clapeyron equation; residual properties; phase rule and Gibbs law; phase equilibrium and its criteria; real gas solubility; chemical potential; fugacity and fugacity coefficients; ideal and nonideal mixtures; excess properties; activity coefficients; azeotropes; Van Laar equation; application of the first and second laws for reacting systems; chemical reaction equilibria.
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Tut: 1 hr./Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 1.5 hrs.
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| Prerequisite: CHE 204
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GPA Weight: 1.00
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CHE
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215
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Process Measurements
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Principal methods of measuring temperature, pressure, humidity, fluid flow rate, viscosity, liquid level, density and specific gravity, diffusion coefficient, and thermal conductivity; fundamentals of design and operation of each measurement method.
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Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 2 hrs.
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| Prerequisites: CHE 217 and EES 512
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GPA Weight: 1.00
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Introduction to fluid mechanics; fluid properties; fluid statics; types of flow; Bernoulli equation; energy equation; head losses; linear momentum balance equation; dimensional analysis; boundary layer theory; differential analysis of fluid flow; flow through porous media; compressible flow.
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Tut: 1 hr./Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 1 hr.
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| Prerequisites: CHE 200, CPS 125, MTH 140, MTH 141, MTH 240, PCS 125, CHY 211
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Steady-state conduction; transient conduction; lumped and distributed systems; thermal and hydrodynamic boundary layer concepts; forced convection (external and internal); free convection; heat exchangers; radiation properties; radiation heat transfer.
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Tut: 1 hr./Lect: 4 hrs.
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| Corequisite: CHE 214, Prerequisites: CHE 217 and MTH 425
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GPA Weight: 1.00
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CHE
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307
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Chemical Engineering Materials
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Relations between the structure of crystalline and amorphous materials and their properties; measurement of mechanical properties; processing of metals, ceramics, and plastics; applications.
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Lect: 3 hrs.
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| Prerequisite: CHY 224 and CEN 199
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Mass transfer fundamentals including molecular and convective mass transfer; molecular diffusion in fluids and solids; mass transfer coefficients and their applications; concentration distribution and mass transfer rates by using both shell mass balances and equations of change; interphase mass transfer; mass transfer applications including binary and multicomponent distillation.
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Tut: 2 hrs./Lect: 3 hrs.
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| Prerequisites: CHE 214 and CHE 220 and CEN 199
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GPA Weight: 1.00
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CHE
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309
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Introductory Bioengineering
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Biological systems for the production of commercial goods and services such as agriculture and foods, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, fuels, equipment, diagnostics, water treatment, and waste treatment; properties of microorganisms, plant and animal cells, and enzymes used in bioprocess applications; basic biochemistry, cell biology, cell metabolism, and cell physiology; cell nutrition and growth; properties and functions of biopolymers; overview of genetics, recombinant DNA technology, and protein expression with a focus on biotechnologically relevant examples.
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Lect: 3 hrs.
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| Prerequisites: CHE 200 and CHY 224 and CEN 199
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GPA Weight: 1.00
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CHE
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312
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Chemical Reaction Engineering
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Chemical kinetics; differential and integral rate laws; rate equations for elementary, complex and multiple reactions; kinetics in batch and flow systems; determination of reaction kinetics from experimental data; reaction mechanisms and ideal reactors; design for single reactions, continuous stirred tank and tubular reactors; reactor networks; design for multiple reactions, non-isothermal reactors, and catalytic reactors; diffusion and heterogeneous catalytic reactions; residence time distribution for chemical reactors; non-ideal reactors.
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Tut: 2 hrs./Lect: 4 hrs.
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| Prerequisite: CHE 308 and CEN 199
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GPA Weight: 1.00
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CHE
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315
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Unit Operations Laboratory I
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Operation and analysis of pilot plant type equipment for various industrial operations with emphasis on mechanical separations, filtration, evaporation, pump and piping, and drying; diffusivity measurement in gases and liquids.
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Lab: 3 hrs.
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| Prerequisites: CHE 215 and CHE 308 and CHE 331 and CEN 199
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GPA Weight: 1.00
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CHE
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318
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Separation Processes
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Separation processes involving single and multiple staged, and continuous contacting operations for gas-liquid, and solid-fluid systems; process design and equipment for gas absorption packed columns, humidification/dehumidification and liquid cooling towers; introduction to drying, filtration, membrane separation, liquid-liquid extraction, leaching, and adsorption processes.
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Tut: 1 hr./Lect: 3 hrs.
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| Prerequisites: CHE 220 and CHE 308 and CEN 199
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GPA Weight: 1.00
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CHE
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319
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Process Modeling and Simulation
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Definitions and classifications of mathematical models; macroscopic and microscopic conservation equations for mass, energy and momentum; solution techniques for models with partial differential equations; Laplace transforms; transfer functions; dynamic behaviors of first-order and second-order systems; block diagrams; use of computer softwares to simulate process dynamics.
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Tut: 1 hr./Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 1 hr.
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| Prerequisite: CHE 308 and CHE 338 and CEN 199, Co-requisite: CHE 312
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GPA Weight: 1.00
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CHE
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331
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Engineering Statistical Design
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Probability; binomial, normal and Poisson distributions; sampling distributions; confidence intervals and tests of significance; multiple linear regression, model building and testing using computer software; applications of these concepts to chemical engineering processes.
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Tut: 1 hr./Lect: 3 hrs.
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| Prerequisites: CPS 125 and MTH 425 and CEN 199
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GPA Weight: 1.00
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CHE
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338
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Chemical Engineering Computations
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Introduction to numerical methods with applications to chemical engineering problems; analysis of numerical errors; roots of an equation; development of computational algorithms and computer programs to (i) find roots of equations, (ii) solve linear and nonlinear algebraic equations, (iii) approximate functions for interpolation, (iv) perform least-squares fitting, (v) evaluate integrals and derivatives, and (vi) solve ordinary and partial differential equations; introduction to computing and engineering softwares.
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Tut: 1 hr./Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 1 hr.
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| Corequisite: CHE 308, Prerequisite: CPS 125 and CEN 199
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GPA Weight: 1.00
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CHE
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404
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Enhanced Oil Recovery
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Provenance and properties of heavy oil; basic concepts regarding its enhanced recovery; geological factors and residual oil saturation; injection of gases and supercritical solvents; injection of chemical solutions; polymer flooding; microbial injection; hydrocarbon displacement; thermal methods including steam injection and combustion; modelling aspects; economic consideration and environmental impact.
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Lect: 3 hrs.
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| Prerequisite: CHE 308
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GPA Weight: 1.00
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CHE
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413
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Chemical Engineering Equipment Design
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Selection, sizing and detailed design of equipment in full-scale chemical engineering processes; estimation of materials and energy requirements, and total costs; consideration of manufacturing and operating economics, process safety, and loss prevention; introduction to major design codes and standards; inclusion of environmental and legal issues, alternative design solutions, and professional decision making; introduction to modern softwares and tools for equipment simulation and cost analysis; introduction to major design codes and standards including API, ASME, and ISA design codes; and ANSI standards.
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Tut: 1 hr./Lect: 4 hrs.
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| Prerequisites: CHE 312, CHE 318, ECN 801; Corequisites: CHE 415, CHE 430
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GPA Weight: 1.00
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CHE
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415
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Unit Operations Laboratory II
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Sequel to CHE 315 with emphasis on transport, mixing and separation processes; students learn to (i) design feasible objectives subject to the limitations of time, safety and equipment capability, (ii) understand and apply the underlying theory, (iii) decipher manufacturer's instruction manual, (iv) accurately visualize process flow diagrams of equipment, (v) validate engineering principles themselves instead of relying on recipes, (vi) evaluate safety and environmental issues for similar industrial equipment, and (vii) effectively communicate and substantiate their reasoning verbally and in written reports.
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Lab: 3 hrs.
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| Corequisite: CHE 430, Prerequisites: CHE 315 and CHE 318 and CHE 331
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GPA Weight: 1.00
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CHE
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420
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Particulate Engineering
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Characterization of particulate solids; rheological properties and behavior of powders; sampling techniques; experimental methods for particle size measurements; statistical analysis of data; structural properties of particles in assemblage; interparticle and surface forces; agglomeration phenomenon and its application in granulation, pelletization and tableting; storage and flow of bulk solids in bins and hoppers; dust explosion.
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Lect: 3 hrs.
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| Corequisite: CHE 331, Prerequisite: CHE 217
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GPA Weight: 1.00
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CHE
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422
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Biochemical Engineering
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Introduction to biochemical engineering, basic microbiology, and basic biochemistry; enzyme kinetics; a brief introduction to genetic engineering and metabolic pathways; growth kinetics; stoichiometry of microbial growth and product formation; operation considerations for bioreactors for suspension and immobilized cultures; recovery and purification of products; mixed cultures including biological wastewater treatment.
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Lect: 3 hrs.
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| Corequisite: CHE 312, Prerequisite: CHE 220
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GPA Weight: 1.00
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CHE
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424
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Food Process Engineering
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Physical properties of food materials; flow of particulate solids; steady and unsteady state heat and mass transfer operations (thermal and aseptic processing, cooking, frying, extrusion); microwave and ohmic heating; nonthermal preservation techniques; influence of processing on the nutritional quality of foods.
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Lect: 3 hrs.
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| Prerequisites: CHE 220 and CHE 308
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GPA Weight: 1.00
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CHE
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425
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Process and Engineering Optimization
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Theory of optimization methods; practical implementation issues; formulation of optimization problems, selection of solution techniques, and interpretation of results; use of modern optimization software to solve chemical engineering problems of industrially relevance.
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Lect: 3 hrs.
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| Prerequisites: CHE 319
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CHE
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426
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Transport Phenomena
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Mechanisms of the transport of mass, momentum and energy; similarities and differences between the three transport processes; analysis of transport phenomena in chemical engineering processes; solution methodologies for the engineering transport problems.
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Lect: 3 hrs.
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| Prerequisite: CHE 308
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GPA Weight: 1.00
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CHE
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427
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Fluidization Engineering
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Fluidization phenomenon and its industrial relevance; determination of involved variables; intervals and their effect; two-phase and three-phase fluid beds; entrainment, elutriation and TDH; pneumatic transport; gas-solid separators; chemical reactors; combustion in fluid beds; circulating and pressurized fluid beds; heat and mass transfer in fluidized beds; design of fluidized bed processes and their components.
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Lect: 3 hrs.
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| Corequisite: CHE 318, Prerequisite: CHE 217
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General introduction to process control; brief overview of process modeling; model building by identification schemes using step responses; control valves and sensors; closed transfer functions; system stability analysis; design of single-loop classical controllers using quarter decay ratio, and other empirical tuning methods; frequency domain analysis with bode plots; design of feed-forward, cascade and IMC controllers; PID tuning using IMC; applications in chemical engineering units operations (such as heat-exchangers and distillation columns), and processes (chemical and biochemical reactors).
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Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 2 hrs.
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| Prerequisites: CHE 312, CHE 318, CHE 319
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CHE
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441
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Corrosion Engineering
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Thermodynamics and kinetics of corrosion; materials failure due to stress-corrosion and hydrogen embrittlement; introduction to microbiological corrosion; theory and design of corrosion control, including materials selection, cathodic and anodic protection, inhibitors, and coatings.
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Lect: 3 hrs.
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| Prerequisites: CHE 307 and CHE 308
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CHE
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451
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Plastics Technology
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Classification and general properties of plastics, thermosets, thermoplastics, commodity plastics, engineering plastics, fillers and reinforcements; polymer manufacturing processes; study of injection molding, compression molding, extrusion, blow molding, wire and cable coating, and thermoforming.
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Lect: 3 hrs.
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| Prerequisite: CHY 224; Corequisite: CHE 312
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Classifications of polymers; molecular weight measurements and distributions; step growth polymerization; radical chain polymerization; ionic polymerization; coordination polymerization; physical and mechanical properties of polymers.
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Lect: 3 hrs.
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| Prerequisites: CHY 224; Corequisite: CHE 312
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CHE
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462
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Computer Process Control
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Discrete-time models; discrete models of sampled-data systems; analysis of sampled data systems; sampling and hold; spectrum of a sampled signal and aliasing; analysis of sampled-data control systems; open-loop block diagram analysis; closed-loop transfer functions; stability; digital PID controllers; tuning of digital PID controllers; direct synthesis methods; digital feed-forward control; system identification.
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Lect: 3 hrs.
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| Prerequisite: CHE 430
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CHE
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471
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Thesis/Research and Design Project
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An in-depth study of a chemical engineering topic selected by the supervising Chemical Engineering faculty member and the student; the study may involve advanced design procedures or applied research; the student designs, assembles and evaluates a project appropriate to his or her interest; upon project completion, the student is required to deliver an oral presentation and a written report covering the project theory or background, design, construction and application; the student is encouraged to work with a minimum of direct supervision; the project must have a minimum of 25% Engineering Design content as defined by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB), and approved by the thesis coordinator before the initiation and after the completion of the project; enrolment in and completion of this course are permitted only in the student's final semester of the program. Departmental consent is required.
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Lab: 6 hrs.
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Departmental consent required
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CHE
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473
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Sustainable Energy Technologies
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Basic energy technology; performance and efficiency of energy generation systems; energy conversions and economic considerations; sustainable energy generation in context of political, social, economic and environmental goals; non-combustion based, renewable power generation technologies.
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Lect: 3 hrs.
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| Corequisite: CHE 312
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CHE
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474
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Nanotechnology and Its Applications
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Principles of nanotechnology and its relevance to chemical engineering; nanostructured materials and their applications; different types of engineering materials of metals, ceramics, polymers and composites; nanoscale details of the materials; their properties, characterizations, and manufacturing methods; unique applications in electronics, sporting, energy production, and other emerging technologies; study of the toxicological effects of the materials.
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Lect: 3 hrs.
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| Prerequisites: CHE 312, CHE 318 and CHY 224
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CHE
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615
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Air Pollution and Control
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Air pollution, and its control methods; air pollution measurements, and emission estimates; fixed-box and diffusion models for air pollutant concentration; design of typical air pollution control equipment for volatile organic compounds, sulphur dioxide, and nitrogen oxides; control of particulate pollutants.
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Lect: 3 hrs.
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| Prerequisite: CHE 318
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CHE
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616
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Water and Wastewater Treatment
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Introduction to water and wastewater engineering with special emphasis on drinking water, and municipal and industrial wastewaters; fundamental chemical, physical, biological and engineering concepts including unit operations and reactors used in water and wastewater treatment; water quality, water pollution, and its domestic and industrial sources; the best known water and wastewater treatment processes and technologies, and their comparative evaluation; description of the most effective sludge treatment methods, and processes dealing with water recycling and reuse.
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Lect: 3 hrs.
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| Corequisite: CHE 312, Prerequisite: CHE 308
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CHE
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617
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Chemical Process Safety Loss Prevention
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Process safety and loss prevention for chemical industry; evaluation of sources of fire and explosion and prevention methods; techniques and equipment used in industry to detect, control and prevent hazardous conditions in chemical processes; risk assessment methods.
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Lect: 3 hrs.
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| Prerequisite: CHE 312
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CHE
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618
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Solid Waste Treatment
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Classification and generation of hazardous wastes; hazardous waste regulations; transport of contaminants; toxicology concepts; effective management practices including audits and pollution prevention; solid waste treatment techniques, and disposal methods; economics of hazardous waste management.
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Lect: 3 hrs.
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| Corequisite: CHE 312, Prerequisite: CHE 308
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CHE
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714
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Pharmaceutical Technology and Processing
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Basic pharmaceutical industry and major pharmaceutical manufacturing methods; design of unit operations such as powder mixing, coating and tableting for drug processing; drug chemistry, synthesis, metabolism and validation; principles of drug finding, formulation, and clinical studies; principles of Good Lab Practice (GLP), Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), and the history and development of FDA regulations; quality and safety aspects.
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Lect: 3 hrs.
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| Corequisite: CHE 315, Prerequisite: CHE 308
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CHE
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715
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Membrane Technology
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Material transport in membranes, and the modes of operation; mass transfer modeling in membrane processes; design and applications of various industrial membrane processes such as membrane filtration, reverse osmosis, gas permeation, and pervaporation.
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Lect: 3 hrs.
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| Corequisite: CHE 318, Prerequisite: CHE 308
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