FULL-TIME UNDERGRADUATE CALENDAR 2005-2006

Chemical Engineering

CHE 204 CHE 214 CHE 215 CHE 217 CHE 220 CHE 222 CHE 307 CHE 308 CHE 315 CHE 318 CHE 319 CHE 323 CHE 331 CHE 338 CHE 339 CHE 411 CHE 415 CHE 420 CHE 422 CHE 424 CHE 425 CHE 426 CHE 427 CHE 430 CHE 441 CHE 442 CHE 44A/B CHE 451 CHE 454 CHE 615 CHE 616 CHE 617 CHE 618 CHE 714 CHE 715 CHE 204 Thermodynamics I Properties of pure substances. Equations of state; heat and work conversions; internal energy and enthalpy; the First law; entropy; the Second law of thermodynamics. Closed system and control volume; irreversibility and availability. Power cycles; refrigeration systems; gas turbines and compressors. Corequisite: MTH 281. Prerequisites: CHY 102, CPS 125, MTH 140, MTH 240, MTH 141, PCS 125, PCS 211, CHE 222 and CHY 211. Lect: 3 hrs./Tut: 1 hr. back to top CHE 214 Thermodynamics II Fundamental relations: Maxwell relations/Clapeyron equation. Real gases; fugacity. Phase equilibrium: Gibbs and Helmholtz free energies; entropy and equilibrium criteria; phase rule and Gibbs law; chemical potential. Ideal and nonideal mixtures; real gas solubility; fugacity coefficients; excess properties. Activity coefficients; azeotropes and Van Laar Equation. Application of the First and Second Laws for reacting systems. Chemical reaction and electrochemical equilibria. Prerequisites: CHE 204, CHY 102, CPS 125, MTH 140, MTH 240, MTH 141, PCS 125, PCS 211, CHE 222, CHY 211. Lect: 3 hrs./Tut: 1 hr./Lab: 1½ hrs. (3 hrs. every 2nd week) back to top CHE 215 Process Measurements A study of the principal methods of measuring temperature, pressure, vacuum, humidity, fluid flow, viscosity, liquid level, density, and specific gravity. The fundamentals of design and operation of each measurement method are studied. Laboratory to complement lectures. Prerequisites: EES 512, CHE 217, CHY 102, CPS 125, MTH 140, MTH 240, MTH 141, PCS 125, PCS 211, CHE 222, CHY 211. Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 2 hrs. back to top CHE 217 Fluid Mechanics An introduction to fluid mechanics; Fluid properties; Fluid static; 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; and Compressible flow. Corequisite: MTH 281. Prerequisites: CHE 222, PCS 211, CPS 125, MTH 140, MTH 141, MTH 240, PCS 125, CHY 102, CHY 211. Lect: 3 hrs./Tut: 1 hr./Lab: 1 hr. back to top CHE 220 Heat Transfer Dimensional Analysis; conduction; forced and natural convection for gases and liquids; steady and unsteady state heat transfer; radiation; laminar and turbulent flow; condensing vapours; boiling; design of double-pipe and shell and tube heat exchanges. Prerequisites: CHE 217 and CHE 214. Lect: 4 hrs./Tut: 1 hr. back to top CHE 222 Chemical Process Principles Introduction to chemical process principles. Gas law and their application to vapour-liquid equilibria, steam distillation and various gas flow and stationary gas problems. Real gas. Phase equilibrium. Material and energy balances. Humidity, steam as heating medium. Balances on non-reactive, reactive and transient processes. Prerequisite: CHY 102. Lect: 5 hrs./Tut: 2 hrs. back to top CHE 307 Chemical Engineering Materials This course illustrates the relation between the structure of materials and their properties. Solid state or end-use properties and manufacturing properties of the following materials are discussed: metals, ceramics, plastics, elastomers. In order to understand the properties, test methods for properties are reviewed. Prerequisite: CHY 271. Lect: 3 hrs. back to top CHE 308 Mass Transfer 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, and interphase mass transfer. Mass transfer applications including binary and multicomponent distillation, liquid-liquid extraction, and leaching. Prerequisites: CHE 214, CHE 217, and MTH 281. Lect: 4 hrs./Tut: 1 hr. back to top CHE 315 Unit Operations Laboratory I Operation and analysis of pilot plant type equipment for various industrial operations with emphasis on mechanical separations, filtration, evaporation and drying. Prerequisites: CHE 215 and CHE 308. Lab: 3 hrs. back to top CHE 318 Separation Processes A study of separation processes involving single and multiple staged and continuous contacting operations for gas-liquid and solid-fluid systems. Emphasis on process design and equipment for gas absorption packed towers, humidification/dehumidification and liquid cooling towers, and adsorption. Drying, filtration and membrane processes are also discussed. Prerequisites: CHE 220 and CHE 308. Lect: 3 hrs./Tut: 1 hr. back to top CHE 319 Process Modeling/Simulation This course introduces process modeling, simulation and analysis techniques. Topics include: Definition and classifications of mathematical models; Macroscopic and microscopic balance equations for mass, momentum and energy; Solution techniques for models with partial differential equations include separation of variables using Fourier series, finite difference method and finite element method; Empirical modeling; Transfer functions; Dynamic behaviour of first-order, second-order and higher-order systems; and Introduction to a process simulation software package. Prerequisites: CHE 338 and MTH 282. Lect: 3 hrs./Tut: 1 hr./Lab: 1 hr back to top CHE 323 Chemical Reactor Engineering Design equations and performance characteristics of ideal, isothermal batch, continuous stirred-tank (CSTR) and tubular reactors. Reactor staging in combination of series and parallel arrangements for optimizing yield of irreversible and reversible reactions. Evaluation of industrial and laboratory reactors. Introduction to catalytic reactors. Non-isothermal reactor design with application to real-life equilibrium conversion reactions and multiple state reactions. Distribution of residence time for chemical reactors. Study of non-ideal reactors. Prerequisites: CHE 308 and CHE 339. Lect: 4 hrs./Tut: 1 hr. back to top CHE 331 Engineering Statistical Design Statistical concepts as applied to process investigations are developed including probability, binomial, normal and Poisson distributions, sampling distributions, confidence intervals and tests of significance, introduction to multiple linear regression, model building and testing using a computer package, e.g. SAS. Corequisite: MTH 282. Prerequisites: CHE 222, CPS 125. Lect: 3 hrs./Tut: 1 hr. back to top CHE 338 Chemical Engineering Computations This course introduces numerical methods with applications to chemical engineering problems. Topics include: Mathematical modeling; Algorithm and computer program development; Numerical errors; Roots of an equation; Systems of linear and nonlinear algebraic equations; Interpolation; Least-squares fitting; Integral and derivative evaluations; Numerical solution techniques to ordinary and partial differential equations; applications of the techniques in solving chemical engineering problems. Computer programming is required throughout the course. Corequisite: CHE 220. Prerequisite: CPS 125. Lect: 3 hrs./Tut: 1 hr. back to top CHE 339 Reaction Kinetics Differential and integrated rate laws for simple order reactions. Experimental methods. Elementary reactions, intermediates and mechanisms, multiple reactions, non elementary homogeneous reactions. Kinetics in batch and flow systems. Design performance for idealized back-mixed and tubular flow reactors. Rate of catalytic reactions: catalysis and catalysts, diffusion and reaction in porous catalysts. External diffusion effects on heterogeneous reactions. Prerequisite: CHE 214. Lect: 2 hrs./Tut: 1 hr. back to top CHE 411 Chemical Engineering Economics Introduction to economic concepts for project evaluation, time concept of money, selection of alternatives, capitalized costs, estimating capital cost for equipment and processes, depreciation methods, operating costs, including utilities, break even points, measures of profitability, introduction to CHEMCOST, economic balances. Prerequisites: CHE 217 and CHE 220. Lect: 3 hrs. back to top CHE 415 Unit Operations Laboratory II A continuation of Chemical Engineering Laboratory I with emphasis on mass transfer, heat transfer and process control. Corequisite: CHE 430. Prerequisites: CHE 315, CHE 318, CHE 331. Lab: 3 hrs. back to top CHE 420 Particulate Engineering This course will deal with the characterization of particulate solids and the theological properties and behaviour of powders. Topics will include: sampling techniques, experimental methods for particle size measurements and statistical analysis of data, structural properties of particles in assemblage, interparticle and surface forces, agglomeration phenomena and its application, e.g. granulation, pelletization, tabling, storage and flow of bulk solids, e.g. bins and hoppers. Dust explosion. Corequisite: CHE 331. Prerequisite: CHE 217. Lect: 3 hrs. back to top CHE 422 Biochemical Engineering An introduction to the biochemical and microbiological principles relevant to the industrial production of food, pharmaceuticals, industrial chemicals and new energy sources for materials of biological origin. Corequisite: CHE 323. Prerequisites: CHE 217 and CHE 220. Lect: 3 hrs. back to top CHE 424 Food Process Engineering The application of chemical engineering techniques to the food processing industry. This will include an introduction to basic food chemistry and a general review of transport processes and unit operations used in the food processing industry. Examples of specific technologies will be discussed including brewing, UHT processing, cereal milling and sugar refining. Prerequisites: CHE 217, CHE 220, and CHE 308. Lect: 3 hrs. back to top CHE 425 Process & Engineering Optimization The use of optimization methods is pervasive throughout the process industries. Thus, these techniques are an important part of a chemical engineer’s tool set. This course will provide a blend of important theoretical concepts and practical implementation issues. The development of a student’s ability to formulate optimization problems, select solution techniques and interpret results will be emphasized. Finally, through a series of industrially relevant problems sets, the students will gain exposure to popular optimization software. Prerequisite: CHE 319. Lect: 3 hrs. back to top CHE 426 Transport Phenomena The transfer of mass, energy and momentum is analyzed using vector notation. Each problem is studied by examining the fundamental differential equations, boundary conditions are imposed and a specific solution is derived. Prerequisites: CHE 220 and CHE 308. Lect: 3 hrs. back to top CHE 427 Fluidization Engineering Introduction to the Unit Operation. The phenomenon and its industrial relevance. Determining variables. Intervals and their effect. Two-phase and three-phase fluid beds. Entrainment, Elutriation and TDH. Introduction to pneumatic transport. Gas-solid separators. Chemical reactors. Combustion in fluid beds. Circulating and pressurized fluid beds. Transport phenomena: Heat and mass transfer. Design of fluid bed processes and their components. Current fluid bed technology. Experimental innovations. Corequisite: CHE 318. Prerequisite: CHE 217. Lect: 3 hrs. back to top CHE 430 Process Control Process control objectives and benefits; modeling process dynamics; feed back control; stability of control systems; feed forward control; control loop pairing; computer control; controller performance analysis and trouble shooting. Prerequisites: CHE 318, CHE 319, CHE 323. Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 2 hrs. back to top CHE 441 Corrosion Engineering Thermodynamics and kinetics of corrosion: kinetics of passivity and transpassivity: theories of passivation and passivation breakdown; Thermodynamic (E-ph) diagrams and Kinetic Corrosion Diagrams; Stress-Electrochemical effects including failure by stress-corrosion and hydrogen embrittlement: introduction to microbiological corrosion; Thermodynamic and Electrochemical kinetic theories of corrosion control; Design and corrosion control; materials selection, cathodic and anodic protection, inhibitors, and coatings. Prerequisite: CHE 307 and CHE 308. Lect: 3 hrs. back to top CHE 442 Special Topics - Seminar Discussion of recent developments in chemical engineering. Sessions could involve presentation by external speakers. Departmental Consent Required. Lect: 3 hrs. back to top CHE 44A/B Plant Design From preliminary design to completion of a chemical plant, there are approximately seven phases. Plant Design, usually the third phase, integrates all Chemical Engineering basic disciplines, and plays a major role in the success of a commercial venture. Students are expected to use their technical skills to meet technical, economic, and environmental specifications of selected projects. A creative approach is required as industrial data are often unavailable or uncertain. Corequisites: CHE 411 and CHE 430. Prerequisites: CHE 318 and CHE 323. Lect: 1 hr./Lab: 3 hrs. back to top CHE 451 Plastics Technology Materials: classification and general properties of plastics, thermosets, thermoplastics, commodity plastics, engineering plastics, fillers and reinforcements. Polymer manufacturing processes. Converting operations: injection moulding, compression moulding, extrusion, blow moulding, wire and cable coating, thermoforming. Corequisite: CHE 339. Prerequisite: CHY 272. back to top CHE 454 Polymer Science This is an introductory course to polymer science. Topics include: History; Classifications; Step reaction polymerization; Radical chain polymerization; Ionic and coordination polymerization; Co-polymerization; Emulsion polymerization; Polymer reaction engineering; Thermodynamics: Molecular weight measurements and distributions; Amorphous and semi-crystalline states; and Specialty polymers. Corequisite: CHE 323. Prerequisites: CHE 339 and CHY 272. Lect: 3 hrs. back to top CHE 615 Air Pollution and Control A study of air pollution and general control methods. Air pollution measurements and emission estimates will be discussed. Fixed-box and diffusion models for air pollutant concentration will be introduced. Emphasis will be given on design of typical air pollution control equipment for volatile organic compounds (VOC), sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides. Introduction to control of particulate pollutants will also be included. Prerequisite: CHE 318. Lect: 3 hrs. back to top CHE 616 Water and Wastewater Treatment This course will explain the intrinsic connection between the availability of drinking water and the emission of municipal and industrial wastewater. The sources and characterization of wastewater will be explained. Drinking water requires different treatment than either domestic or industrial wastewater. The course will review the conventional processes in the treatment of domestic wastewater and some cases of treatment of industrial contractors, fluidized-bed reactors, membrane reactors and ion exchange processes will be discussed. Corequisite: CHE 323. Prerequisite: CHE 308. Lect: 3 hrs. back to top CHE 617 Chemical Process Safety, Loss Prevention A study of process safety and loss prevention for chemical industry. Evaluation of sources of fire and explosion and prevention methods. Emphasis will be on techniques and equipment used in industry to detect, to control and to prevent hazardous conditions in chemical processes. Risk assessment will also be discussed. Prerequisite: CHE 323. Lect: 3 hrs. back to top CHE 618 Solid Waste Treatment Hazardous waste management is the most multi-disciplinary field in environmental engineering. Toxic and hazardous wastes are present in the three phases and at high ranges of temperature, pressure, and contaminant concentration. The course will explain the historical roots, classification and generation of hazardous wastes. Hazardous wastes regulations will be briefly discussed. This will be followed by transport of contaminants and toxicology concepts. Next will be explained the most effective management practices including audits and pollution prevention. Treatment techniques and disposal methods, as well as a brief introduction to the economics of hazardous waste management will complete the course. Corequisite: CHE 323. Prerequisite: CHE 308. Lect: 3 hrs. back to top CHE 714 Pharmaceutical Technology and Processing A study of basic pharmaceutical technology and processing. The chemistry of drug and drug synthesis will be introduced. Metabolism and drug stability will be discussed. Emphasis will be given on design of typical equipment for drug processing, such as drug powder mixing, drug coating, and drug tableting. Drug validation will be covered as well. Corequisite: CHE 315. Prerequisite: CHE 308. Lect: 3 hrs. back to top CHE 715 Membrane Technology A study of material transport in membranes and of the modes of operation. Modeling of mass transfer in membrane processes will also be discussed. Emphasis will be on the design and applications of various membrane processes in industry, such as: membrane filtration, reverse osmosis, gas permeation and pervaporation. Corequisite: CHE 318. Prerequisite: CHE 308. Lect: 3 hrs. back to top