ChBE Course Descriptions Modifications

ChBE 0010  OLD Bulletin Description   THERMODYNAMICS AND PROCESS CALCULATIONS I  CHBE0010   Applications of conservation of mass and energy to industrial chemical processes, with emphasis on engineering units/dimensions and stoichiometric relationships. Thermodynamic concepts – first and second laws, heat, work, energy, entropy, equilibrium, reversibility, equations of state – are introduced in process contexts. Emphasis in Part II on multiphase, multicomponent, and reactive systems. Use of personal computer software required.   Prerequisites:  NEW Bulletin Description   CHEMICAL PROCESS PRINCIPLES  CHBE0010   Introduction to chemical and biological process calculations emphasizing unit operations, process stoichiometry, material and energy balances, states of matter, and continuous steady state and transient processes. Introduction to computational tools for process engineering calculations.   Prerequisites:

ChBE 0011  OLD Bulletin Description   THERMODYNAMICS AND PROCESS CALCULATIONS II  CHBE0011   Applications of conservation of mass and energy to industrial chemical processes, with emphasis on engineering units/dimensions and stoichiometric relationships. Thermodynamic concepts – first and second laws, heat, work, energy, entropy, equilibrium, reversibility, equations of state – are introduced in process contexts. Emphasis in Part II on multiphase, multicomponent, and reactive systems. Use of personal computer software required.   Prerequisites: CHBE 10, CHEM 31  NEW Bulletin Description   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS  CHBE0011   Thermodynamic concepts – first and second laws, heat, work, energy, entropy, equilibrium, reversibility, equations of state – are introduced in process contexts. Phase equilibria, chemical potential, fugacity, and colligative properties are also discussed.   Prerequisites: CHBE 10, CHEM 31

ChBE 21  OLD Bulletin Description   FLUID MECHANICS  CHBE0021  Fundamentals of fluid mechanics and their applications to the design and understanding of flow phenomain (sic) in industrial and biological processes. Steady-state and non-steady-state conduction and convective heat transfer. Applications to design of heat exchangers. Prerequisites: Chemical and Biological Engineering 10, 11; Mathematics 13.  NEW Bulletin Description   TRANSPORT PHENOMENA I  CHBE0021  Fundamentals of fluid mechanics and their applications to the design and understanding of flow phenomena in industrial and biological processes. Analysis and design of steady-state and non- steady-state heat conduction and convective heat transfer in industrial and biological processes. Prerequisites: Chemical and Biological Engineering 10, 11; Mathematics 13.

ChBE 22  OLD Bulletin Description  HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER  CHBE0022  Principles of heat and mass transfer. Steady-state conduction and diffusion processes. Convective transport of heat and mass in laminar and turbulent flows in conduits and over various surfaces. Applications to design of heat exchangers. Natural convection. Combined heat and mass transfer applications. Prerequisites Chemical and Biological Engineering 10, 11; Mathematics 13.  NEW Bulletin Description  TRANSPORT PHENOMENA I I  CHBE0022  Principles of heat and mass transfer. Steady-state conduction and diffusion processes. Convective transport of heat and mass in laminar and turbulent flows in conduits and over various surfaces. Applications to design of heat exchangers. Natural convection. Combined heat and mass transfer applications. Prerequisites Chemical and Biological Engineering 10, 11; Mathematics 13.

ChBE 0039  OLD Bulletin Description   APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND SOFTWARE FOR CHEMICAL ENGINEERING  CHBE0039  This course covers analytical techniques including Laplace transformation and the use of Bessel and other special functions; and numerical methods of analysis of non- linear problems and their implementation using commercially available software. The use of process simulation for chemical and biological processes is also covered.  NEW Bulletin Description   APPLIED NUMERICAL METHODS FOR CHEMICAL & BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING  CHBE0039   Numerical analysis methods and their implementation using commercially available software are reviewed. Scientific programming methodology. The application of commercial process simulation software for the analysis of chemical and biological process models is introduced.   Prerequisites: CHBE 0010, CHBE 0011 (concurrently)

ChBE 96  OLD Bulletin Description   RESEARCH  CHBE0096  Preparation of a report based on personal research, design, or experiment. Please see the Departmental website for specific details.   Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor  NEW Bulletin Description   HONORS THESIS RESEARCH  CHBE0096   Supervised research in chemical and biological engineering leading to the completion of the undergraduate honors thesis. Please see the Departmental website for specific program details and qualification requirements.   Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor and Department Chair

ChBE 99  OLD Bulletin Description   SPECIAL TOPICS  CHBE0099  A mentored professional experience in chemical engineering at an off-site organization. The internship must conform to all the requirements of the School of Engineering Internship Program. The department will grant course credit for internships if all of the following conditions are met: 1) The project is approved in advance by the department, 2) a faculty mentor has supervisory and technical control of any work that receives credit, and 3) a written report is submitted that is evaluated by the faculty adviser and the outside institutional supervisor. Please see departmental website for specific details. Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing.  NEW Bulletin Description   INTERNSHIP IN CHEMICAL & BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING  CHBE0099  A mentored professional experience in engineering at an off-site organization. The internship must conform to all the requirements of the School of Engineering Internship Program. The department will grant course credit for internships if all of the following conditions are met: 1) The project is approved in advance by the department, 2) a faculty mentor has supervisory and technical control of any work that receives credit, and 3) a written report is submitted that is evaluated by the faculty adviser and the outside institutional supervisor. Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing.

ChBE 0111  OLD Bulletin Description   THERMAL-FLUID TRANSPORT I  CHBE0165  (Cross-listed as Mechanical Engineering 111). Advanced topics in fluid mechanics. Viscous and inviscid flows. Strain rate, vorticity and streamline coordinates. Differential conservation laws for mass, momentum and energy. Dimensional analysis. Lubrication flows. Momentum and thermal laminar boundary layers. Laminar- turbulent transition. Reynolds stress and turbulence modeling. Turbulent boundary layers. Flow modeling. Prerequisites ES 8 - Fluid Mechanics or permission of instructor.  NEW Bulletin Description   THERMAL-FLUID TRANSPORT I  CHBE0111  (Cross-listed as Mechanical Engineering 111). Advanced topics in fluid mechanics. Viscous and inviscid flows. Strain rate, vorticity and streamline coordinates. Differential conservation laws for mass, momentum and energy. Dimensional analysis. Lubrication flows. Momentum and thermal laminar boundary layers. Laminar- turbulent transition. Reynolds stress and turbulence modeling. Turbulent boundary layers. Flow modeling. Prerequisites ES 8 - Fluid Mechanics or permission of instructor.

ChBE 201  OLD Bulletin Description   MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING  CHBE 101   Application of numerical methods and digital computers to the solution of mathematical problems in chemical engineering. Subjects include interpolation and approximation, roots of algebraic equations, numerical integration, and solution to ordinary and partial differential equations.   Prerequisites: For Juniors, Seniors, and Graduate students   NEW Bulletin Description   MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING  CHBE 201   Systematic study of the solution of an algebraic equation, ordinary and partial differential equations or a set of equations. Emphasis is placed on the many similarities and the few differences of these three classes of problems utilizing vector space concepts. Specific topics include: linear independence; basis vectors and functions; eigenvalues, eigenvector and eigenfunctions; initial and boundary value problems; generalized Fourier series; Sturm-Louisville problems; Green's function. Application examples in the following areas are used to demonstrate the concepts: chemical reaction engineering, heat conduction and mass diffusion in one, two, or three dimensions at the steady state or in the transient mode. Emphasis is placed on linear problems but nonlinear ones are also discussed. The computational environment used is MATLAB.   Prerequisites: Graduate Engineering Student or Permission of Instructor

ChBE 202  OLD Bulletin Description   CHEMICAL AND CATALYTIC REACTION ENGINEERING TOPICS  CHBE00103   Applied chemical kinetics, reaction rate theories, complex kinetics, chain reactions, reactor stability and sensitivity to operating parameters. Mass and energy transfer limitations in heterogeneous non-catalytic and catalytic reactor design.   Prerequisites: Chemical and Biological Engineering 102  NEW Bulletin Description   CHEMICAL AND CATALYTIC REACTION ENGINEERING TOPICS  CHBE00202   Applied chemical kinetics, reaction rate theories, complex kinetics, reactor stability and sensitivity to operating parameters. The interplay of diffusion and reaction in non-catalytic and catalytic reaction systems. Case studies in reactor design.   Prerequisites: Graduate Engineering Student, CHBE 102

ChBE 203  OLD Bulletin Description   ADVANCED THERMODYNAMICS  CHBE 135   Thermodynamics as applied to chemical engineering. Attention is given to the derivation of thermodynamic functions from concepts of statistical mechanics, chemical equilibrium, availability, and computation of vapor-liquid equilibrium compositions.   Prerequisites: CHBE 11 or equivalent  NEW Bulletin Description   ADVANCED THERMODYNAMICS  CHBE 203   Thermodynamics as applied to chemical engineering. Attention is given to the derivation of thermodynamic functions from concepts of statistical mechanics, chemical equilibrium, availability, and computation of vapor-liquid equilibrium compositions.   Prerequisites: Graduate Engineering Student or Permission of Instructor

ChBE 204  OLD Bulletin Description   ADVANCED TRANSPORT  CHBE 114   Heat, mass, and momentum transfer beyond Chemical Engineering 23. Emphasis on coupling among transport processes and with chemical reaction. Problems of industrial and biological interest.   Prerequisites: Chemical and Biological Engineering 23  NEW Bulletin Description   ADVANCED TRANSPORT PHENOMENA  CHBE 204   Formulation, solution, and analysis of problems in momentum, energy and mass transport phenomena that occur in chemical and biological processes.   Prerequisites: Graduate Engineering Student, CHBE 21, CHBE 22

ChBE 292  OLD Bulletin Description   GRADUATE SEMINAR: CHEMICAL & BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING  CHBE0292  Presentation of individual reports on basic topics to a seminar group for discussion and criticism. Please see departmental website for specific details.  NEW Bulletin Description   GRADUATE SEMINAR  CHBE0292  Presentation of individual reports on basic topics to a seminar group for discussion and criticism. Please see departmental website for specific details.

ChBE 295  OLD Bulletin Description   MASTER’S THESIS  CHBE0295  Guided research on a topic suitable for a master’s thesis. Credit as arranged. Please see departmental website for specific details. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.  NEW Bulletin Description   MASTER’S THESIS RESEARCH  CHBE0295  Guided research on a topic suitable for a master’s thesis. Credit as arranged. Please see departmental website for specific details. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.

ChBE 297  PH.D. THESIS  CHBE0297  Guided research on a topic suitable for a doctoral dissertation. Credit as arranged. Please see departmental website for specific details. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.  DOCTORAL THESIS RESEARCH  CHBE0297  Guided research on a topic suitable for a doctoral dissertation. Credit as arranged. Please see departmental website for specific details. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.

ChBE 401 & 402  OLD Bulletin Description   MASTERS DEGREE PART-TIME  CHBE0401  Part-time. Please see departmental website for specific details. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.  MASTERS DEGREE FULL TIME  CHBE0402  Full-time. Please see departmental website for specific details. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.  NEW Bulletin Description   MASTER’S DEGREE CONTINUATION  CHBE0401  Part-time. Please see departmental website for specific details. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.  MASTER’S DEGREE CONTINUATION  CHBE0402  Full-time. Please see departmental website for specific details. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.

ChBE 501 & 502  OLD Bulletin Description   DOCTORAL CONTINUATION  CHBE0501  Part-time. Please see departmental website for specific details. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.  DOCTORAL CONTINUATION  CHBE0502  Full-time. Please see departmental website for specific details. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.  NEW Bulletin Description   DOCTROAL DEGREE CONTINUATION  CHBE0501  Part-time. Please see departmental website for specific details. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.  DOCTORAL DEGREE CONTINUATION  CHBE0502  Full-time. Please see departmental website for specific details. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.

ChBE Course Descriptions Deleted

ChBE Courses to be DELETED  ChBE 0023Rate Controlled Separations  ChBE 0075Biomedical Engineering II  ChBE 0175Biomedical Engineering II  ChBE 0150Crystallization  ChBE 0195Senior Honors Thesis  ChBE 0196Senior Honors Thesis

ChBE Course Descriptions Minor Modifications (Typos)

 CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SEPARATIONS  CHBE0045   Design and analysis of seperation separation processes. Equilibrum-stage processes, stagewise seperation separation processes, mass transfer operations, and rate-controlled seperations separations. Fundamental study of distillation, extraction, adsorption, membrane seperation separation, and percipitation precipitation & crystallization processes. Prerequisites Chemical and Biological Engineering 22

 CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY  CHBE0051   Laboratory experimaents experiments related to fundamental concepts characterizing chemical and biological systems and processes. Experience is gained in planning and executing the experiments and critically analyzing the collected data to achieve a deeper understanding of the underlying concepts. Oral presentations and written reports are an integral part of this laboratory course. Fall

 CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY  CHBE0052  Open-ended labratory laboratory projects in an area of applied and industrial interest of chemical and biological engineering. Students work in groups and choose one project for the whole term. They are asked to not only analyze the results of a given experiment but also decide what are the important experiments to perform as part of their overall plan to bring their project to a successful conclusion. Oral presentations and written reports are an integral part of this laboratory course.

 PRODUCT & PROCESS DESIGN  CHBE0060   This is a capstone design course covering the principles of design and economic evaluation through the preliminary design of a commercial project related to a product or a process. Working in groups on assigned or selected portions of the overall project, students are required to make intregrated integrated use of a wide variety of fundamentals and principles gained from previous courses. Computational laboratories are supplemental supplemented by appropirate lectures. Use of design software. Prerequisites Chemical and Biological Engineering 11, 39, 45.