CH E-CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

CH E 100. Basics of Chemical Engineering - 1 cr.

Development of chemical engineering and introduction to chemical engineering education and practice.

CH E 111. Introduction to Computer Calculations in Chemical Engineering - 3 cr.

Introduction to the use of computer software to solve engineering problems. Chemical engineering majors must earn a C or better. Prerequisite(s): MATH 121 or MPL greater than or equal to 4.

CH E 201. Material and Energy Balances - 4 cr.

Chemical Engineering basic problem-solving skills; unit conversions; elementary stoichiometry; material balances; energy balances; combined energy and material balances including those with chemical reaction, purge and recycle; thermochemistry; application to unit operations. Sources of data. Introduction to the first law of thermodynamics and its applications. Chemical engineering majors must earn C or better in this course. Restricted to CH E majors. Same as CH E 201H. Prerequisites: CHEM 115 or CHEM 111G, CH E 111 and MATH 192G.

CH E 201 H. Material and Energy Balances - Honors - 4 cr.

Same as CH E 201. Additional work to be arranged. Restricted to CH E majors. Prerequisites: CHEM 115 or CHEM 111G, CH E 111 and MATH 192G.

CH E 298. Special Problems - 1-3 cr.

Directed individual study. Written report covering work required. Prerequisite: consent of instructor and department head. May be repeated for a maximum of 3 credits under different subtitles. Restricted to majors.

CH E 301. Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics I - 3 cr.

Applications of the first and second law to chemical process systems, especially phase and chemical equilibria and the behavior of real fluids. Development of fundamental thermodynamic property relations and complete energy and entropy balances. Chemical engineering majors must earn C or better in this course. Prerequisite: CH E 201 and MATH 291G. Restricted to majors.

CH E 302. Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics II - 2 cr.

Continuation of CH E 301. Chemical engineering majors must earn C or better in this course. Restricted to majors. Prerequisite(s): CH E 301 and MATH 392.

CH E 302 L. Thermodynamic Models of Physical Properties - 1 cr. (3P)

Computational analysis of thermodynamic models in a chemical process simulator, and comparison to experimental data. Specification of pseudo-components. Generation of physical properties by group contribution methods. Corequisite(s): CH E 302.

CH E 305. Transport Operations I: Fluid Flow - 3 cr.

Theory of momentum transport. Unified treatment via equations of change. Shell balance solution to 1-D problems in viscous flow. Analysis of chemical engineering unit operations involving fluid flow. General design and operation of fluid flow equipment and piping networks. Chemical engineering majors must earn C or better in this course. Prerequisites: CH E 201 and MATH 291G. Corequisite: MATH 392.

CH E 306. Transport Operations II: Heat and Mass Transfer - 3 cr.

Theory of heat and mass transport. Unified treatment via equations of change. Analogies between heat and mass transfer. Shell balance solution to 1-D problems in heat and mass transfer. Analysis of chemical engineering unit operations involving heat transfer. Design principles for mass transfer equipment. Chemical engineering majors must earn C or better in this course. Prerequisites: CH E 305 and MATH 392. Restricted to majors.

CH E 307. Transport Operations III: Staged Operations - 3 cr.

Theory of mass transport. Mass transfer coefficients. Analysis of chemical engineering unit operations involving mass transfer and separations. Equilibrium stage concept. General design and operation of mass-transfer equipment and separation sequences. Chemical engineering majors must earn C or better in this course. Prerequisite(s): CH E 302, CH E 306.

CH E 311. Engineering Data Analysis - 3 cr.

Methodology and techniques associated with analyzing engineering data. Extensive spreadsheet use to analyze data and develop statistically significant conclusions based on the data. Data sets range from single variable experiments to multifactor regression analysis. Prerequisite: MATH 192G.

CH E 322 L. Instrumentation & Transport Phenomena Laboratory - 2 cr. (6P)

Design of lab experiments that demonstrate the principles of process measurement and instrumentation through the determination of thermodynamic properties, transport phenomena properties, and heat and mass transfer coefficients. Treatment of data to include regression techniques, calculation of measurement error, and statistical analysis of variance. Written and oral reports. Prerequisite(s): CH E 311, CH E 306.

CH E 330. Environmental Management Seminar I - 1 cr.

Survey of practical and new developments in environmental management field, hazardous and radioactive, waste management, and related health issues, provided through a series of guest lectures and reports of ongoing research. Restricted to: Main campus only. Crosslisted with: C E 330, E E 330, E S 330, E T 330, I E 330, M E 330 and WERC 330

CH E 352 L. Simulation of Unit Operations - 1 cr. (3P)

Definition, specification, and convergence of basic unit operations in a process simulator. Course will cover pipe networks, pressure changers, heat exchangers, distillation columns, and chemical reactors. Corequisite(s): CH E 307, ChE 441.

CH E 361. Engineering Materials - 3 cr.

Bonding and crystal structure of simple materials. Electrical and mechanical properties of materials. Phase diagrams and heat treatment. Corrosion and environmental effects. Application of concepts to metal alloys, ceramics, polymers, and composites. Selection of materials for engineering design. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 111 or CHEM 114, or CHEM 115. Crosslisted with: CH E 361H

CH E 391. Industrial Employment - 1-2 cr.

Employment in chemical, petroleum, food, biotechnology, materials, environmental or pharmaceutical industry with opportunity for professional experience and training in chemical engineering. Requires written report covering work period approved by employer. Prerequisites: consent of instructor and department head. Course subtitled. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits. Arrangements must be made prior to employment. Restricted to majors.

CH E 395V. Brewing Science and Society - 3 cr.

An overview of the science of brewing and the interrelationships between society, technology, business, and the evolution of the current beer market. Topics covered are history of brewing and the interrelationships between societal attitudes, technology, and cultural preferences; beer styles and evaluation techniques; production and characteristics of ingredients used in brewing; brewing unit operations; biochemistry of malting, mashing, and fermentation; engineering in the brewery; homebrewing; and societal and health issues related to beer and alcohol. Students must be at least 21 years of age by the first day of instruction of the semester to enroll in this course.

CH E 398. Special Projects - 1-3 cr.

Directed individual projects. Written and oral reports covering work required. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits. Consent of instructor required. Restricted to CH E majors.

CH E 412. Process Dynamics and Control - 3 cr.

Process modeling, dynamics, and feedback control. Linear control theory and simulation languages. Application of Laplace transforms and frequency response to the analysis of open-loop and closed-loop process dynamics. Dynamic response characteristics of processes. Stability analysis and gain/phase margins. Design and tuning of systems for control of level, flow, and temperature. Prerequisites: CH E 441.

CH E 422 L. Unit Operations and Process Control Laboratory - 1 cr. (3P)

Experiments with chemical engineering unit operations including the use of computer data acquisition and closed-loop process control. Covers control system instrumentation, development of empirical models from process data, and PID controller design and tuning. Includes written and oral reports. Prerequisite(s): CH E 307 and CH E 407L.

CH E 430. Environmental Management Seminar II - 1 cr.

Survey of practical and new developments in environmental management field, hazardous and radioactive, waste management, and related health issues, provided through a series of guest lectures and reports of ongoing research. Restricted to: Main campus only. Crosslisted with: C E 430, E E 430, E S 430, E T 430, I E 430, M E 430 and WERC 430

CH E 436. Environmental Process Design I - 3 cr. (9P)

Environmental clean-up and/or waste treatment process design. Participation in team solution to the WERC environmental contest problem, or equivalent, according to rules of contest. Design, construction, and operating demonstration of a bench or pilot scale facility to clean up a specified environmental problem. Written and oral reports covering work required. Open to all science, engineering, and business majors. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits. Same as CH E 536.

CH E 437. Environmental Process Design II - 3 cr. (9P)

Continuation of CH E 436. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits. Same as CH E 537.

CH E 439. Environmental Modeling - 3 cr.

Environmental transport processes in water, groundwater and the atmosphere; mathematical models to account for simultaneous chemical reaction and transport in the environment; models of chemical fate; aquatic chemistry; metals migration in soils; atmospheric deposition and global change; metals deposition. Prerequisite(s): MATH 392 or CH E 201.

CH E 441. Chemical Kinetics and Reactor Engineering - 3 cr.

Analysis and interpretation of kinetic data and catalytic phenomena. Applied reaction kinetics; ideal reactor modeling; non-ideal flow models. Mass transfer accompanied by chemical reaction. Application of basic engineering principles to design, operation, and analysis of industrial reactors. Chemical engineering majors must earn C or better in this course. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 313, CH E 302 and CH E 306. Corequisite(s): CH E 307.

CH E 443. Industrial Catalysis - 3 cr.

Fundamentals of catalytic processes, including chemistry, catalyst preparation, properties and reaction engineering. Addresses heterogeneous catalytic processes employed by industry. Detailed analysis of existing catalysts and catalytic reactions, and process design in chemical engineering. Prerequisite: Ch E 441

CH E 451. Engineering Economy - 3 cr.

Discounted cash flows, economics of project, contract and specifications as related to engineering design. Same as I E 451.

CH E 452. Chemical Process Design & Economic Evaluation - 3 cr.

Concepts in chemical engineering process design, including: capital and manufacture cost estimation; discounted cash flows; interest; taxes; depreciation; profitability analysis; project specifications. Prerequisite(s): CH E 307 and CH E 441.

CH E 452 L. Chemical Process Simulation - 1 cr. (3P)

Construction and convergence of chemical processes in a process simulator. Students will understand how to access variables, define and converge design specifications and converge tear/recycle streams. Prerequisite(s): ChE 352L. Corequisite(s): ChE 452.

CH E 455. Chemical Plant Design - 3 cr.

Analysis of integrated process plants. Design for optimum operability, reliability, safety, and control. Process analysis of performance, optimization, and energy integration (pinch technology). Requires individual solution of the AICHE student contest problem, or equivalent, according to rules of contest. Written report covering work is required. Prerequisite(s): CH E 452.

CH E 455 L. Chemical Plant Simulation - 1 cr. (3P)

Construction, convergence, and optimization of chemical processes in a process simulator. Dynamic process simulation and control. Prerequisite(s): Ch E 412, Ch E 452L. Corequisite(s): ChE 455.

CH E 456. Advanced Chemical Process Simulation - 3 cr.

Advanced techniques in computational simulation of chemical processes using process simulation software. Restricted to CH E majors. Prerequisite: CH E 452L or consent of instructor.

CH E 464. Polymer Science - 3 cr.

Synthesis, structure, property relationships of synthetic polymers. Prerequisite: CH E 361.

CH E 466. Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Technology - 3 cr.

Introduction to fundamentals and applications. Includes the thermodynamics; electrochemical kinetics and fuel cell electrode catalyst; systems and design and reforming; hydrogen production, storage, and safety; applications of fuel cells in stationary power generation, portable power, and automotives. Prerequisites: CHEM 111G and PHYS 215G.

CH E 468. Adsorption - 3 cr.

Introductory course includes adsorption equilibrium and kinetics theories; materials and characterization; processes and design. Selected applications of adsorption processes in chemical, pharmaceutical and environmental industries. Prerequisites: CH E 301 and CH E 306. Restricted to majors.

CH E 470. Introduction to Nuclear Energy - 3 cr.

Atomic and nuclear structure, nuclear stability and radioactivity, nuclear reactions, detection and measurement of radiation, interaction of radiation with matter, radiation doses and hazard assessment, principles of nuclear reactors, and applications of nuclear technology. Prerequisite(s): CHEM 111, MATH 192.

CH E 471. Health Physics - 3 cr.

Introduction to Radiation Protection, Radiation/Radioactivity, Radioactive Decay/Fission, Interaction of Radiation and Matter, Biological Effects of Radiation, Radiation Measurement/Statistics, Sampling for Radiation Protection Purposes, Radiation Dosimetry, Environmental Transport, Radiation Protection Guidance, External Radiation Protection, Internal Radiation Protection, Waste Management, and Hazards Analysis and Control. Prerequisite(s): MATH 192, CH E 470. Crosslisted with: WERC 471

CH E 473. Nuclear Regulations and Compliance Practices - 3 cr.

Introduction, through the use of case studies, to the best technical compliance practices for regulations governing the siting, licensing, constructing, operating and decommissioning of nuclear fuel cycle facilities. Consent of instructor required. Prerequisite(s): MATH 191G and (CHEM 111G or Chem 115). Crosslisted with: WERC 473

CH E 474. Power Plant Design - 3 cr.

Principles of electric power generation. Review of combustion, heat transfer, and thermodynamic power cycles. Analysis of hydroelectric, fossil fuel, nuclear, and alternative power systems. Environmental and economic considerations. Prerequisite(s): MATH 191G, CHEM 111G.

CH E 475. Nuclear Reactor Theory - 3 cr.

An overview of the properties of nuclei, nuclear structure, radioactivity, nuclear reactions, fission, resonance reactions, moderation of neutrons, will be followed by mathematical treatment of the neutronics behavior of fission reactors, primarily from a theoretical, one-speed perspective. Criticality, fission product poisoning, reactivity control, reactor stability and introductory concepts in fuel management, slowing down and one-speed diffusion theory. Corequisites: MATH 392. Prerequisites: CHEM 112G, PHYS 215G, MATH 291G.

CH E 476. Nuclear Fuel Cycles - 3 cr.

Physical and chemical processes in the conventional nuclear fuel cycle: uranium mining and milling, conversion, enrichment, fuel fabrication, reactor operations, interim storage, reprocessing and recycling, waste treatment and disposal. Alternative fuel cycles and future prospects. Prerequisite(s): CH E 470.

CH E 477. Introduction to Bioengineering - 3 cr.

Introductory course includes both biomedical and biochemical engineering topics; tissue engineering, biomedical systems, artificial organs, biology from an engineering viewpoint, engineering principles of bioprocesses, biochemical engineering, physiologic systems modeling and introduction to applications for recombinant DNA technology. Prerequisites: CHE 201.

CH E 490. Senior Seminar - 1 cr.

Orientation to professional practice. Oral presentations by invited speakers, faculty, and students. Prerequisite: senior standing. Restricted to majors.

CH E 491. Special Topics - 1-4 cr.

Lecture and/or laboratory instruction on special topics in chemical engineering. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 credits under different subtitles listed in the Schedule of Classes. Restricted to majors.

CH E 498. Undergraduate Research - 1-3 cr. (6+9P)

Provides an opportunity for undergraduate students to work in research or areas of special interest such as design problems and economic studies under the direction of a faculty member. Written report and oral presentation in CH E 490, Senior Seminar, covering work required. Prerequisite: consent of instructor and department head. Approval of written application. Maximum of 3 credits per semester. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits.