CHME Courses Descriptions

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113. Introduction to Chemical Engineering I
(2 cr. I) Lec 2
CHME 113 has guest lectures and requires field trips.
The profession of chemical engineering. Chemical engineers'
impact on today's societal issues, team problem solving
communications skills, and the introduction of chemical
process flow sheets.

114. Introduction to Chemical Engineering II
(2 cr II) Lec 2
Prereq: MATH 106 or parallel
Analytical and computational methods for solving
problems related to chemical process measurements
and properties of single compounds, properties of
mixtures, and stoichiometry.

202. Mass and Energy Balances
(3 cr I) Lec 3.
Prereq: CHEM 114, CHME 112 (CSCE 150 or ENGM 112 for
transfer students). Parallel: MATH 107.
Application of the principle of conservation of mass and
energy in the analysis of steady-state chemical processes.
Topics in physical, chemical, and thermal property estimation.

203. Equilibrium Stage Operations
(3 cr II) Lec 3.
Prereq: MATH 107; CHME 202. Parallel: CSCE 155.
Phase equilibria and mass and energy balances applied to
staged mass transfer operations.

312. Chemical Engineering Computation
(3 cr I) Lec 3.
Prereq: Junior standing; CSCE 155; MATH 221; or permission.
Computational methods in orthogonal polynomials, numerical
integration, matrix operations and ordinary differential
equations as they apply to chemical engineering problems
such as separations, reactor design, transport operations and
control.

322. Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics I
(3 cr I) Lec 3.
Prereq: CHME 202; CSCE 155. Parallel: CHEM 481.
Application of the three fundamental laws to chemical engineering
problems.

323/823. Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics II
(3 cr II) Lec 3.
Prereq: CHME 322.
Application to multicomponent systems: thermodynamics,
phase equilibria, chemical reaction equilibria, and process
analysis.

332/832. Transport Operations I
(3 cr I) Lec 3.
Prereq: MATH 208, CHME 202 or MECH 312.
Mass, momentum, and energy transport phenomena and their
applications in chemical engineering.

333/833. Transport Operations II
(3 cr II) Lec 3.
Prereq: CHME 332.
Continuation of CHME 332.

[IS] 430/830. Chemical Engineering Laboratory
(4 cr I) Lec 1, lab 4.
Prereq: CHME 203, 333. Prereq or parallel: CHME 442.
Selected experiments in chemical engineering. Emphasis on
experimental design, interpretation of results, and formal oral
and written reports.

434/834. Diffusional Operations
(3 cr II)
Prereq: CHME 333 and 442, MATH 220 or 221.
Application of diffusional theory to the design of processing
equipment required for absorption, adsorption, leaching,
drying, and chemical reactions.

442/842. Chemical Reactor Engineering and Design
(3 cr I)
Prereq: CHME 323 or permission.
Basic principles of chemical kinetics are coupled with models
descriptive of rates of energy and mass transfer for the analysis
and design of reactor systems.

452/852. Chemical Engineering Process Economics and Optimization
(3 cr I)
Prereq: Senior standing in CHME. Credit toward the degree
may be earned in only one of: IMSE 206 or CHME 452/852.
Criteria of chemical process economics: cost and  asset accounting,
time value of money, profitability, alternative investments,
minimum attractive rate of return, sensitivity andrisk analysis.
Process optimization in: plant operations, unit operations,
using successive calculations, linear programming
and dynamic programming.

453/853. Chemical Engineering Process Design
(3 cr II) Lec 1, lab 4.
Prereq: CHME 203, 333, 442, 452.
Design and evaluation of chemical engineering process applications.

454/854. Chemical Process Engineering
(3 cr)
Prereq: CHME 430 and 312 or permission.
Practical and theoretical aspects of chemical process analysis,
simulation, and synthesis. Case studies used to illustrate principles.
Use of the digital computer as a tool of the process engineer
is stressed.

460/860. Automatic Process Control Laboratory
(1 cr II) Lec 3, lab 3
Prereq or parallel: CHME 462.
Selected laboratory experiments to demonstrate the theory of
the dynamics and control of chemical processes.

462/862. Automatic Process Control
(3 cr II) Lec 3.
Prereq: MATH 220 or 221, CHME 333.
Analysis and design of automatic control systems. Dynamic
responses of measuring instruments, control elements, stability
of control systems, and process equipment included in control
loops.

473/873. Biochemical Engineering
(3 cr) Lec 3.
Prereq: CHEM 262.
Dynamics of microbial growth and death. Engineering
processes for microbiological synthesis of cellular materials and
industrial products, with emphasis on food and pharmaceutical
production by bacteria and fungi.

474/874. Advanced Biochemical Engineering
(2-6 cr)
Prereq: CHME 473/873 or permission.
Recent theoretical and technical developments in biochemical
engineering.

475/875. Biochemical Separations
(3 cr) Lec 3.
Prereq: CHME 433/833.
Separation and purification of compounds of biological origin
from an analytical perspective. Application of unit operations
for these separations.

482/882. Polymers
(3 cr I) Lec 3.
Prereq: CHEM 262 and 264.
Introduction to polymer technology stressing polymerization
kinetics, methods of resin manufacture and applications.

486/886. Electrochemical Engineering
(3 cr II)
Prereq: CHME 333, and 442, or MECH 318 and METL 360, or
permission.
Thermodynamic and kinetic principles of electrochemistry
are applied to the design and analysis of electrochemical
processes, including chemical production, batteries, fuel cells,
and corrosion prevention.

489/889. Air Pollution, Assessment and Control
(3 cr)
Prereq: Senior standing.
Survey of the present status of the air pollution problem and
the application of engineering and scientific principles to its
practical and effective coordinated control.

496/896. Advanced Topics in Chemical Engineering Computation
(1-6 cr, max 6)
Prereq: CHME 312 or CSCE 455/855 or ENGM 480/880, and permission.
Intensive treatment of special topics of current research interest
in such areas as steady-state and dynamic process simulation,
design optimization, chemical process synthesis,
computer-aided product research, stochastic optimization, and
numerical methods applied to transport problems.

499. Senior Problems
(1-6 cr) Conf and lab.
Prereq: Senior standing in CHME.
Research and development problems which include literature
surveys, equipment design and operation, and development of
correlations.

499H. Honors Thesis
(1-6 cr) Conf and lab.
Prereq: Senior
standing in CHME, admission to the University Honors Program.
Honors thesis research project meeting the requirements of
the University Honors Program. Independent research project
executed under the guidance of a member of the faculty of the
Department of Chemical Engineering which contributes to
the advancement of knowledge in the field. Culminates in the
presentation of an honors thesis to the department and college.