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CHE 2032 - Chem Engr Thermo I

Description: Thermodynamics of single component systems: applications of first and second laws, steady-state energy balances, equations of state, thermodynamic properties of fluids, thermochemistry.
Prerequisites: CHE 2041
Corequisites:
Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2009, Spring 2008, Spring 2007, Spring 2006

CHE 2041 - Chem Process Calculat

Description: Application of physical and chemical principles to the solution of steady-state material balances.
Prerequisites: (CHM 1152 or CHM 1156) and (EGR 1705 or EGR 1611) and MAT 1505
Corequisites:
Credit Hours: 4.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2006, Fall 2005

CHE 2232 - Fluid Flow Operations

Description: Fluid statics, fluid properties, flow of incompressible fluids in conduits, friction factors, meters, pumps, external flow, drag, flow in packed and fluidized beds.
Prerequisites: CHE 2041
Corequisites:
Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2009, Spring 2008, Spring 2007, Spring 2006

CHE 2432 - Modeling & Numerical Methods I

Description: Application of rate laws and conservation equations to modeling by differential equations of physical systems. numerical methods related to solution of system models involving algebraic equations and ordinary differential equations. Errors, stability and convergence.
Prerequisites: CHE 2041
Corequisites:
Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2006, Fall 2005

CHE 3031 - Heat Transfer Operations

Description: Principles of heat flow, mechanisms of conduction, convection and radiation, correlations for heat transfer coefficients, heat transfer equipment and process applications.
Prerequisites: (CHE 2032 and CHE 2232)
Corequisites:
Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2006, Fall 2005

CHE 3032 - Principles of Mass Transfer

Description: Fundamentals of interphase mass transfer: mechanisms, driving force and resistance to transfer, design and analysis of continuous and staged contacting processes, gas absorption and stripping, binary distillation, liquid extraction.
Prerequisites: (CHE 3031 and CHE 3131)
Corequisites:
Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2009, Spring 2008, Spring 2007, Spring 2006

CHE 3131 - CHE Thermodynamics II

Description: The fundamental property relation, thermodynamic properties of single and multiple pure phases, homogeneous multicomponent phases, ideal and non-ideal liquid solutions, phase equilibria, chemical reaction equilibria, problem solving techniques, applications.
Prerequisites: CHE 2032
Corequisites:
Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2006, Fall 2005

CHE 3132 - Chemical Engineering Economics

Description: Methods of economic evaluation and decision making, applied to engineering problems. Cost estimation and indexing, time value of money, depreciation, comparison of alternatives. Prerequisite: Junior standing in Engineering.
Prerequisites:
Corequisites:
Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2006, Fall 2004

CHE 3231 - Modeling Numerical Methods II

Description: Application of conservation equations to the development of dynamic models of chemical engineering processes, analysis of system models using analytical and numerical methods. Introduction to systems described by partial differential equations and their solution by numerical methods.
Prerequisites: CHE 2432
Corequisites:
Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2009, Spring 2008, Spring 2007, Spring 2006

CHE 3232 - Simulation and Control

Description: Introduction to process control concepts and applications, computer simulation of processes during transient change, real-time and LaPlace domain analysis of controlled systems.
Prerequisites: CHE 2432 and CHE 3031
Corequisites:
Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2009, Spring 2008, Spring 2007, Spring 2006

CHE 3841 - Statistical Analysis for CHE

Description: Statistical analysis of experimental data; standard normal, F-, t-, and chi-squared distributions; linear regression, analysis of variance; experimental design.
Prerequisites: CHE 2041
Corequisites:
Credit Hours: 2.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2006, Fall 2005

CHE 3842 - Safety Analysis

Description: Hazard identification; flammability; material properties; pressure relief; toxicity; risk analysis.
Prerequisites: CHE 3841
Corequisites:
Credit Hours: 2.0
Last Offered: Spring 2009, Spring 2008, Spring 2007, Spring 2006

CHE 3911 - Chem Eng Laboratory I

Description: Illustration of chemical engineering principles using laboratory and pilot scale equipment.
Prerequisites:
Corequisites: CHE 3031
Credit Hours: 1.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2006, Fall 2005

CHE 3922 - Chem Eng Laboratory II

Description: Continuation of CHE 3921. Oral technical presentations.
Prerequisites: CHE 3911
Corequisites: CHE 3032, CHE 3232
Credit Hours: 2.0
Last Offered: Spring 2009, Spring 2008, Spring 2007, Spring 2006

CHE 4031 - Chem Reaction Engineering I

Description: Principles and methods of chemical kinetics and reactor design, applied to homogeneous reactive systems of industrial importance. Stoichiometry and rate laws for simple and complex reactions, analysis of reaction rates, isothermal reactors, introduction to temperature effects. Team design of integrated reactor system.
Prerequisites: CHE 3131 and CHE 3031
Corequisites:
Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2006, Fall 2005

CHE 4131 - Process Design I

Description: Application of fundamental principles of chemical engineering to design of industrial chemical processes; use of process simulators (such as Aspentech ASPEN PLUS) for process design.
Prerequisites: CHE 3032 and CHE 3232
Corequisites: CHE 4031
Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2006, Fall 2005

CHE 4821 - Tech Literature Investigation

Description: Contemporary topics of technology and society; independently researched seminar; lifelong professional development.
Prerequisites: CHE 3842
Corequisites:
Credit Hours: 2.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2006, Fall 2005

CHE 4831 - Chem Engineering Research I

Description: Independent investigation of a chemical engineering problem, under supervision of a faculty adviser, including a written comprehensive report. (Nine hours per week of independent study). Prerequisite: Senior standing in chemical engineering.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2006, Fall 2005

CHE 4832 - Chem Engineering Research II

Description: Continuation of CHE 4831. May include further investigation of same problem or a different topic.
Prerequisites: CHE 4831
Corequisites:
Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2009, Spring 2008, Spring 2007, Spring 2006

CHE 4921 - Chem Eng Laboratory III

Description: Continuation of CHE 3922, extended experimental investigations.
Prerequisites: CHE 3922
Corequisites:
Credit Hours: 2.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Fall 2007, Fall 2006, Fall 2005

 
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