Department of Chemical Engineering
(CHEN)
Professors R.G.Anthony,
A. J. Appleby, D.B.Bukur, R. M. Crooks, M. M. El-Halwagi, P.T.Eubank,
C.J.Glover,
K.R.Hall (Head), J.C.Holste, M. T. Holtzapple, Y. Kuo, M. S.
Mannan, Z. Nikolov, E. M. Sevick-Muraca, J.C.Slattery; Associate
Professors M. A. Barrufet,
D. M. Ford, D.T.S.Hanson; Assistant
Professors M. A. Bevan,
J. Hahn, A. Jayaraman, D. F. Shantz, V. M. Ugaz; Senior
Lecturers J.
T. Baldwin, J.L.Bradshaw, C. E. Isdale, L. Yurttas
204. Elementary Chemical
Engineering. (2-3). Credit 3. I, II
Solution of elementary problems by application of mass
balances, energy balances and equilibrium relationships.
Prerequisite: Admission to upper-level chemical engineering.
205. Chemical Engineering
Thermodynamics I. (3-0). Credit 3. I, II, S
First and second laws of thermodynamics; volumetric properties
of pure fluids; heat effects; applications to flow processes,
power cycles, refrigeration. Prerequisites: CHEN 204; MATH
251.
285. Directed Studies. Credit
1 to 4.
Directed study of special projects or studies in chemical
engineering processes or operations, for lower division students.
Credit not applicable to degree requirements in chemical
engineering. Prerequisites: Freshman or sophomore classification;
approval of department head.
289. Special Topics in...
Credit 1 to 4.
Selected topics in an identified area of chemical engineering
for lower division students. May be repeated for credit.
Credit not applicable to degree requirements in chemical
engineering. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.
304. Chemical Engineering
Fluid Operations. (3-0). Credit 3. I, II, S
Fundamentals of fluid mechanics with applications to design
and analysis of process equipment. Prerequisites: CHEN 205;
MATH 308.
320. Numerical Analysis
for Chemical Engineers. (3-0). Credit 3. I, II
Applications of numerical analysis techniques to mathematical
models of processes common to chemical and associated industries;
computational methods and software for analysis of chemical
engineering processes. Prerequisites: CHEN 205; MATH 308.
323. Chemical Engineering
Heat Transfer Operations. (3-0). Credit 3. I, II, S
Continuation of CHEN 304. Heat transfer
operations. Prerequisite: CHEN 304.
354. Chemical Engineering
Thermodynamics II. (3-0). Credit 3. I, II, S
Applications of thermodynamics to pure and mixed fluids;
phase equilibria and chemical reaction equilibria. Prerequisites:
CHEN 205; CHEN 320 or registration therein; MATH 308.
409. Mathematical Models
of Chemical Processes. (3-0). Credit 3. I, II
Development of the mathematical models of chemical and
physical processes common to the petroleum processing, chemical
and associated industries. Prerequisite: CHEN 424.
414. Chemical Engineering
Laboratory I. (0-3). Credit 1. I, II, S
Laboratory work based on CHEN304 and 323. Prerequisites:
CHEN 304 and 323; ENGL 210 or 301.
424. Chemical Engineering
Mass Transfer Operations. (3-0). Credit 3. I, II
Introduction to mass transfer operations with applications
to design and analysis of process equipment. Prerequisites:
CHEN 323 and 354.
425. Chemical Engineering
Plant Economics. (2-0). Credit 2. I, II
Economic factors involved in the design of chemical processes
and equipment. Prerequisite: Senior level in chemical engineering
or approval of instructor.
426. Chemical Engineering
Plant Design. (1-6). Credit 3. I, II
Integration of material from other
chemical engineering courses with applications to the design
of plants and processes representative of the chemical
and related process industries. Prerequisites: CHEN 424
and 425; graduating senior or approval of instructor.
433. Chemical Engineering
Laboratory II. (0-3). Credit 1. I, II, S
Laboratory work based on CHEN 424 and 464. Prerequisites:
CHEN 414 and 424; CHEN 464 or registration therein.
440. Introduction to Transport
Phenomena. (3-0). Credit 3. I
Unifying principles and analytical description of phenomena
of momentum transport (viscous flow), energy transport (heat
conduction and convection) and mass transport (diffusion)
in continuous media; similarities and differences in these
phenomena. Prerequisite: Senior classification or approval
of instructor.
451. Introduction to Polymer
Engineering. (3-0). Credit 3. II
Fundamentals of polymer reaction kinetics, morphology,
chemical and rheological properties with applications to
polymer synthesis, production and processing operations.
Prerequisite: Senior classification in chemical engineering
or approval of instructor.
455. Process Safety Engineering.
(3-0). Credit 3. I, II
Applications of engineering principles to process safety
and hazards analysis, mitigation, and prevention, with special
emphasis on the chemical process industries; includes source
modeling for leakage rates, dispersion, analysis, relief
valve sizing, fire and explosion damage analysis, hazards
identification, risk analysis, accident investigations. Prerequisite:
Senior classification in any engineering major. Cross-listed
with SENG 455.
458. Fundamentals of Environmental
Remediation Processes. (3-0). Credit 3.
Fundamental approach to various remediation technologies;
topics in environmental thermodynamics and mass transfer;
adsorption, desorption, ion exchange, air stripping extractions,
chemical oxidation, biodegradation. Prerequisites: CHEN 354
and 424.
459. Gas and Petroleum Processing.
(3-0). Credit 3.
Design and operation of petroleum and gas processing facilities
including hydrate suppression, dehydration, sweetening, sulfur
recovery, LPG and liquid recovery, refining operations; analysis
of the design and operations involving a large degree of
process simulation. Prerequisites: CHEN 323; senior classification.
461. Process Control and
Instrumentation. (3-3). Credit 4. I, II, S
Fundamental principles and methods used in measurement
and control of process variables such as pressure, temperature
and flow rate. Prerequisite: CHEN 320.
464. Chemical Engineering
Kinetics. (3-0). Credit 3. I, II, S
Introduction to kinetics of reactions and application of
fundamental principles to design and operation of commercial
reactors. Prerequisites: CHEN 320, 323, 354 or approval of
instructor.
470. Introduction of Biomedical
Optics. (3-0). Credit 3.
Fundamentals of biomedical optics;
basic engineering principles used in optical therapeutics,
optical diagnostics and optical biosensing. Prerequisites:
MATH 308; PHYS 208. Cross-listed with BMEN 470.
471. Introduction to Biochemical
Engineering. (3-0). Credit 3. II
Fundamentals of microbial and enzyme processes; application
of biochemical reaction kinetics, transport phenomena and
chemical reactor design principles to design and analysis
of enzyme reactors and fermentation systems. Prerequisite:
Senior classification in engineering or approval of instructor.
Cross-listed with BSEN471.
474. Unit Operations in
Food Processing. (2-2). Credit 3.
Design of food process engineering systems; basic concepts
of rheology and physical properties of foods; fundamentals
of heat and mass transfer and process control. Prerequisites:
CHEN 205 and 304, or ENGR 214. Cross-listed with BSEN 474.
475. Microelectronics Process
Engineering. (3-0). Credit 3.
State-of-the-art process engineering principles on microelectronics,
especially for the fabrication of very large scale integrated
circuits (VLSICs); fundamental unit processes, such as thin
film deposition, thermal growth, lithography, etching and
doping, material structures and properties, and basic device
operation principles. Prerequisites: CHEN 354 and 464 or
approval of instructor; CHEM 322.
481. Seminar. (0-2). Credit
1. I, II
Preparation of oral and written reports on selected topics
from recent technical publications. Prerequisites: Senior
classification in chemical engineering, ENGL 210 or 301.
485. Directed Studies. Credit
1 to 5. I, II, S
Work covers one or more problems in chemical engineering
processes or operations. Prerequisite: Approval of department
head.
489. Special Topics in...
Credit 1 to 4. I, II, S
Selected topics in an identified area of chemical engineering.
May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Senior classification
in chemical engineering or approval of instructor.