Spring 2008 CHME Courses Descriptions

114. Introduction to Chemical Engineering II
(3 cr I) Lec 3. The chemical engineering profession, basic engineering calculations, chemical process measurements and calculations, underlying natural laws and relationships, properties of single compounds, properties of mixtures, design of equipment and unit operations, process flowsheets and systems analysis, material balances including those with chemical reaction, purge and recycle, sources of data.

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

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.

333/833. Transport Operations II
(3 cr II) Lec 3. Prereq: CHME 332. Continuation of CHME 332. Mass, momentum, and energy transport phenomena and their applications in chemical engineering.

430/830. [IS] Chemical Engineering Laboratory
(4 cr I) Lec 1, lab 4. Prereq: CHME 203, 332, and 333. Prereq or parallel:
CHME 442. Special Fee - $25. Selected experiments in chemical engineering. Emphasis on experimental design, interpretation of results, and formal oral and written reports.Must also take recitation.

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.Must also take Lab.

460/860. Automatic Process Control Laboratory
(1 cr II) Lec 3, lab 3. Prereq or parallel: CHME 462.Special Fee - $25. Selected laboratory experiments to demonstrate the theory of the dynamics and control of chemical processes.

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.

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.