Chemical Engineering Learning Commons

Application of material and energy balances to chemical processes. Fundamental concepts covered include: process flow diagrams, engineering charts and tables, vapor-liquid equilibrium, and stoichiometry.

• Credits: 3.0
• Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
• Semesters Offered: Fall, Summer
• Pre-Requisite(s): (MA 1160 or MA 1161 or MA 1135 or MA 1121) and (CH 1112 or (CH 1150 and CH 1151))

Introduce and apply concepts of momentum transfer (fluid mechanics) and heat transfer to unit operations. Presents the basic equations of momentum and heat transfer by conduction and radiation, along with transport equations that can be used in engineering analysis.

• Credits: 3.0
• Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
• Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
• Pre-Requisite(s): CM 2110 and (MA 3520 or MA 3521 or MA 3530 or MA 3560) and MA 3160 and PH 2100

This course is an introduction to basic laboratory methods and instrumentation used in chemical engineering including measurement of fluid flow, heat transfer, and mass transfer. Topics include statistical data analysis, experimental design, principles of measurement and instrumentation, and technical communication.

• Credits: 3.0
• Lec-Rec-Lab: (2-0-3)
• Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
• Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Major(s): Chemical Engineering
• Pre-Requisite(s): CM 3110(C) and UN 1015

First and second law applied to closed and open systems. Topics include energy conservation, heat cycles, entropy and enthalpy calculations on engineering systems; property estimation for pure components and mixture constituents, and multicomponent phase equilibria.

• Credits: 4.0
• Lec-Rec-Lab: (4-0-0)
• Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
• Pre-Requisite(s): CM 2110 and MA 2160 and PH 2100

This course will relate thermodynamic principles to separation processes. Mass balances, energy balances, and other fundamental concepts are applied in selected equilibrium stagewise and rate-based material multiphase separations (distillation, absorption, stripping, extraction, washing, packed bed, membrane-based, and leaching operations).

• Credits: 3.0
• Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-0)
• Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
• Pre-Requisite(s): CM 3230 and MA 2160

Covers methods of analyzing the transient behavior of chemical processing systems and components, the design and tuning of feedback controllers, and an introduction to industrial automation for batch processes. Laboratory introduces data acquisition and implementation of feedback control.

• Credits: 4.0
• Lec-Rec-Lab: (3-0-2)
• Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
• Pre-Requisite(s): (MA 3520 or MA 3521 or MA 3530 or MA 3560) and PH 2200 and CM 2110

The use of modern software packages in chemical engineering. Packages include spreadsheet, symbolic manipulator, chemical process calculator, statistical and modeling software. Course develops knowledge and skills in using computer tools that will complement chemical engineering courses and practice.

• Credits: 3.0
• Lec-Rec-Lab: (0-0-6)
• Semesters Offered: Fall
• Pre-Requisite(s): CM 2110(C) and MA 2160