Undergraduate Courses
CHE 31. Material and Energy Balances of Chemical Processes (3) fall
Material and energy balances with and without chemical reaction. Introduction to phase equilibrium calculations. Applications in chemical process calculations and in design of staged separations: binary distillation, liquid-liquid extraction. Plant trips and special lectures introducing the profession. Prerequisite: CHEM 25 or equivalent and ENG 1 previously or concurrently.
CHE 44. Fluid Mechanics (4) spring
Fluid mechanics and its applications to chemical processes. Momentum and energy balances in fluid flow. Dimensional analysis. Fluid flow in pipes, packed and fluidized beds. Mixing and agitation. Filtration and sedimentation.
CHE 60. Unit Operations Survey (3) spring
The theory of heat, mass and momentum transport. Laminar and turbulent flow of real fluids. Heat transfer by conduction, convection, and radiation. Application to a wide range of operations in the chemical and metallurgical process industries.
CHE 85. Undergraduate Research (1)
Independent study of a problem involving laboratory investigation, design, or theoretical studies under the guidance of a faculty. Consent of the department chair. The course may be repeated for up to 3 credits.
CHE 151. Introduction to Heat Transfer (3) fall
Fundamental principles of heat transfer. Fourier's law. Conduction, convection and radiation. Analysis of steady and unsteady state heat transfer. Evaporation and condensation. Applications to the analysis and design of chemical processing units involving heat transfer. Prerequisite: CHE 44.
CHE 179. Professional Development (1) spring
Elements of professional growth, registration, ethics, and the responsibilities of engineers both as employees and as independent practitioners. Proprietary information and its handling. Patents and their importance. Discussions with the staff and with visiting Lecturers. A few plant trips.
CHE 185. Undergraduate Research I (3)
Independent study of a problem involving laboratory investigation, design, or theoretical studies under the guidance of a senior faculty member.
CHE 186. Undergraduate Research II (3)
A continuation of the project begun under CHE 185. Prerequisite: CHE 185 or consent of the department chair.
CHE 201. Methods of Analysis in Chemical Engineering (3) fall
Analytical and numerical methods of solution applied to dynamic, discrete and continuous chemical engineering processes. Laplace Transforms. Methods of analysis applied to equilibrium, characteristic value and non-linear chemical engineering problems. Prerequisite: MATH 23 and CHE 44.
CHE 202. Chemical Engineering Laboratory I (2) fall
The laboratory study of chemical engineering unit operations and the reporting of technical results. One three-hour laboratory and one lecture period per week. Independent study and both group and individual reporting. Prerequisite: CHE 151.
CHE 203. Chemical Engineering Laboratory II (2) spring
Laboratory experience with more complex chemical processing situations including processes involving chemical reactions and those controlled automatically. Prerequisite: CHE 244 and CHE 210.
CHE 207. (MATH 207) Introduction to Biomedical Engineering and Mathematical Physiology (3) fall
Topics in human physiology and mathematical analysis of physiological phenomena, including the cardiovascular and respiratory systems, biomechanics, and renal physiology;
broad survey of bioengineering. Independent study projects. Prerequisites: MATH 205.
CHE 210. Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (4) spring
Energy relations and their application to chemical engineering. Consideration of flow and nonflow processes. Evaluation of the effects of temperature and pressure on the thermodynamic properties of fluids. Heat effects accompanying phase changes and chemical reactions. Determination of chemical and physical equilibrium. Prerequisite: CHE 31.
CHE 211. Chemical Reactor Design (3) spring
The theory of chemical kinetics to the design and operation of chemical reactors. Plug flow and continuous stirred tank reactors. Homogeneous and heterogeneous reaction kinetics. Design of isothermal and adiabatic reactors. Prerequisite: CHE 151, CHE 210 or equivalent.
CHE 233. Process Design I (3) fall
Design of chemical plants incorporating traditional elements of engineering economics and synthesis of steady-state flowsheets with (1) both heuristic and rigorous optimization methods and (2) consideration of dynamic controllability of the process. Economic principles involved in the selection of process alternatives and determination of process capital, operating costs, and venture profitability. Energy conservation, pinch techniques, heat-exchanger networks, and separation sequences. Considerations of market limitations, environmental and regulatory restrictions, and process safety. Use of modern computer-aided software for steady-state and dynamic simulation and optimization. Group design projects. Prerequisites: CHE 211, CHE 242 and CHE 244.
CHE 234. Process Design II (3) spring
Continuation of CHE 233. Prerequisite CHE 233.
CHE 242. Introduction to Process Control and Simulation (3) fall
Dynamic simulation of chemical processes. Transfer functions and block diagrams. Introduction to process control equipment. Open-loop and closed-loop stability analysis using root locus and Nyquist techniques. Design of control systems. Prerequisites: CHE 201, CHE 151, and ENGR 1.
CHE 244. Mass Transfer and Separation Processes (3) spring
Diffusion, fluxes, and component conservation equations. Fick's law. Unsteady state diffusion. Convective mass transfer. Interphase mass transport coefficients. Design of multicomponent-distillation, absorption, extraction, and fixed-bed processes. Prerequisites: CHE 31 and CHE 44.
CHE 281. Chemical Engineering Fundamentals I (4) fall
Fundamentals of material balances, fluid mechanics and heat transfer. Prerequisites: Undergraduate degree in a scientific or engineering discipline or one semester undergraduate level general chemistry, one semester undergraduate level physics (statics and dynamics), and two semesters undergraduate calculus and department permission.
CHE 282. Chemical Engineering Fundamentals II (4) spring
Fundamentals of heat and mass transfer, process energy balances and unit operations. Prerequisites: CHE 281, or equivalent, and department permission.
CHE 283. Chemical Engineering Fundamentals III (4) fall
Fundamentals of thermodynamics, reaction kinetics and reactor analysis, and applied mathematics. Prerequisites: CHE 281 and 282 and department permission.
For Advanced Undergraduates and Graduate Students
CHE 276. (CE 276) Environmental Engineering Processes (3) spring
Processes applied in environmental engineering for air pollution control, treatment of drinking water, municipal wastewater, industrial wastes, hazardous/toxic wastes, and environmental remediation. Kinetics, reactor theory, mass balances, application of fundamental physical, chemical and biological principles to analysis and design.
CHE 331. Separation Processes (3) fall, every other year
Industrial separation chemistry and processes. Computer solutions for simple and complex multicomponent distillation columns. Azeotropic and extractive distillation. Adsorption, ion exchange and chromatography in packed beds, moving beds and cyclic operation. Synthesis of polymer membrane and its applications to industrial separation processes.
CHE 334. (MAT 334, EES 338) Electron Microscopy and Microanalysis (4) fall
Fundamentals and experimental methods in electron optical techniques including scanning electron microscopy (SEM) conventional transmission (TEM) and scanning transmission (STEM) electron microscopy. Specific topics covered will include electron optics, electron beam interactions with solids, electron diffraction and chemical microanalysis. Applications to the study of the structure of materials are given. Prerequisite: consent of the department chair.
CHE 341. Biotechnology I (3) fall
Applications of material and energy balances;
heat, mass, and momentum transfer;
enzyme and microbial kinetics;
and mathematical modeling to the engineering design and scale-up of bio-reactor systems. Prerequisites: BioS 41, ChE31, and CHM 31; the consent of the instructor. Closed to students who have taken CHE 441.
CHE 342. Biotechnology II (3) spring
Engineering design and analysis of the unit operations used in the recovery and purification of products manufactured by the biotechnology industries. Requirements for product finishing and waste handling will be addressed. Prerequisite: ChE 31 and CHM 31; and the consent of the instructor. Closed to students who have taken CHE 442.
CHE 344. Molecular Bioengineering (3)
Kinetics in small systems, stochastic simulation of biochemical processes, receptor-mediated adhesion, dynamics of ion-channels, ligand binding, biochemical transport, surface Plasmon resonance, DNA microarray design, and chemical approaches to systems biology. Prerequisites: Math 205 and Math 231, or senior standing in ChE.
CHE 346. Biochemical Engineering Laboratory (3) spring
Laboratory and pilot-scale experiments in fermentation and enzyme technology, tissue culture, and separations techniques. Prerequisites: CHE 341, previously or concurrently; and the consent of the instructor. Closed to students who have taken CHE 446.
CHE 350. Special Topics (1-3)
A study of areas in chemical engineering not covered in courses presently listed in the catalog. May be repeated for credit if different material is presented.
CHE 364. Numerical Methods in Engineering (3)
Survey of the principal numerical algorithms for: (1) functional approximation, (2) linear and nonlinear algebraic equations, (3) initial and boundary-value ordinary differential equations and (4) elliptic, hyperbolic and parabolic partial differential equations. Analysis of the computational characteristics of numerical algorithms, including algorithm structure, accuracy, convergence, stability and the effect of computer characteristics, e.g., the machine epsilon and dynamic range. Applications of mathematical software in science and engineering.
CHE 373. (CE 373) Fundamentals of Air Pollution (3)
Introduction to the problems of air pollution including such topics as: sources and dispersion of pollutants;
sampling and analysis;
technology of economics and control processes;
legislation and standards. Prerequisite: senior standing in the College of Engineering and Applied Science.
CHE 380. Design Projects (1-6) fall-spring
Design project work as a member of a team preferably including students from different disciplines. The project attacks a problem which, when possible, involves one of the local communities or industries. Specific projects are normally guided by faculty from several departments with consultants from off-campus. The course may be repeated for credit.
CHE 386. Process Control (3) fall
Open-loop and closed-loop stability analysis using root locus and Nyquist techniques, design of feedback controllers with time and frequency domain specifications. Experimental process identification. Control of multivariable processes. Introduction to sampled-data control theory. Prerequisite: CHE 242 or equivalent.
CHE 387. (ECE 387, ME 387) Digital Control (3) spring
Sampled-data systems;
z-transforms;
pulse transfer functions;
stability in the z-plane;
root locus and frequency response design methods;
minimal prototype design;
digital control hardware;
discrete state variables;
state transition matrix;
Liapunov stability state feedback control (2 lectures and one laboratory per week). Prerequisite: CHE 386 or ECE 212 or ME 343 or consent of instructor.
CHE 388. (CHEM 388, MAT 388) Polymer Synthesis and Characterization Laboratory (3) spring
Techniques include: free radical and condensation polymerization;
molecular weight distribution by gel chromatography;
crystallinity and order by differential scanning calorimetry;
pyrolysis and gas chromatography;
dynamic mechanical and dielectric behavior;
morphology and microscopy;
surface properties. Prerequisite: senior level standing in CHE, CHM or MAT, or permission of the instructor. (ES 2), (ED 1)
CHE 389. (ECE 389, ME 389) Control Systems Lab (2) spring
Experiments on a variety of mechanical, electrical and chemical dynamic control systems. Exposure to state-of-the-art control instrumentation: sensors, transmitters, control valves, analog and digital controllers. Emphasis on comparison of theoretical computer simulation predictions with actual experimental data. Lab teams will be interdisciplinary. Prerequisite: CHE 242, ECE 212, or ME 343. (ES 1), (ED 1)
CHE 391. (CHEM 391) Colloid and Surface Chemistry (3)
Physical chemistry of everyday phenomena. Intermolecular forces and electrostatic phenomena at interfaces, boundary tensions and films at interfaces, mass and charge transport in colloidal suspensions, electrostatic and London forces in disperse systems, gas adsorption and heterogeneous catalysis. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.
CHE 392. (CHM 392) Introduction to Polymer Science (3) fall
Introduction to concepts of polymer science. Kinetics and mechanism of polymerization, synthesis and processing of polymers, characterization. Relationship of molecular conformation, structure and morphology to physical and mechanical properties. Prerequisite: CHM 187 or equivalent.
CHE 393. (CHM 393, MAT 393) Physical Polymer Science (3) fall
Structural and physical aspects of polymers (organic, inorganic, natural). Molecular and atomic basis for polymer properties and behavior. Characteristics of glassy, crystalline, and paracrystal-line states (including viscoelastic and relaxation behavior) for single-and multi-component systems. Thermodynamics and kinetics of transition phenomena. Structure, morphology, and behavior. Prerequisite: senior level standing in CHE, CHEM, or MAT, or permission of the instructor.
CHE 394. (CHM 394) Organic Polymer Science I (3) spring
Organic chemistry of synthetic high polymers. Polymer nomenclature, properties, and applications. Functionality and reactivity or monomers and polymers. Mechanism and kinetics of step-growth and chain-growth polymerization in homogenous and heterogenous media. Brief description of emulsion polymerization, ionic polymerization, and copolymerization. Prerequisites: one year of physical chemistry and one year of organic chemistry. (NS)