Chemical Engineering Courses (CHE)
The following courses, numbered 0900-6999, are offered for undergraduate credit. Courses numbered 7000-9999, which are offered for graduate credit only, may be found in the graduate bulletin. Courses in the following list numbered 5000-6999 may be taken for graduate credit unless specifically restricted to undergraduate students by individual course limitations. For interpretation of numbering system, signs and abbreviations, see Course Symbols and Abbreviations.
NOTE: All 3000- and 4000-level courses are open only to Engineering students.
2800 Material and Energy Balances. Cr. 0-4
Prereq: PHY 2170 or PHY 2175; MAT 2020 and CHM 1240. Material balances, stoichometry and simultaneous mass energy balances. Material Fee As Indicated In The Schedule of Classes (W)
3200 Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer. Cr. 4
Prereq: MAT 2020; PHY 2170 or PHY 2175; CHE 2800. Open only to students enrolled in professional engineering programs. Transient and steady state transport of momentum and heat in engineering systems. Analytical and empirical methods. Practical aspects of transport of materials and heat. Piping and pumping systems, metering, heat exchange theory, equipment costs. Material Fee As Indicated In The Schedule of Classes (F)
3220 Measurements Laboratory. Cr. 0-2
Prereq: ENG 3050; B E 2550; CHE 3200; B E 2100. Open only to students enrolled in professional engineering programs. Laboratory course in the principles and practice of measuring chemical, physical and thermodynamic properties of importance to chemical engineering problems. Technical reports. Material Fee As Indicated In The Schedule of Classes (W)
3300 Thermodynamics: Chemical Equilibria. Cr. 4
Prereq: CHE 2800, MAT 2020. Open only to students enrolled in professional engineering programs. Qualitative and quantitative treatment of homogeneous and heterogeneous phase and chemical equilibria. Use of chemical activities and activity coefficients relating ideal to actual systems. Use of reference states and excess properties of the prediction of equilibrium diagrams and the determination of feasibility of chemical reactions. Material Fee As Indicated In The Schedule of Classes (F)
3400 Kinetics and Reactor Design. Cr. 4
Prereq: B E 2550, CHE 3300, MAT 2150. Open only to students enrolled in professional engineering programs. Quantitative treatment of complex homogeneous and heterogeneous chemical reactions and the design of batch, stirred and flow reactor systems. Material Fee As Indicated In The Schedule of Classes (W)
3510 Co-op Experience. Cr. 1 (Max. 3)
Offered for S and U grades only. Open only to students enrolled in professional engineering programs. Presentation of oral and written report to peer group describing Co-op experience. Attendance required at CHE and MSE seminar series for the semester. (T)
3800 Mass Transfer and Separation Processes. Cr. 4
Prereq: B E 2550; CHE 3200, CHE 3300. Open only to students enrolled in professional engineering programs. Quantitative treatment of separation processes in which there is simultaneous heat and mass transfer. Material Fee As Indicated In The Schedule of Classes (W)
3820 Chemical Engineering Laboratory. Cr. 0-2
Prereq: B E 2550, CHE 3400, CHE 3800; ENG 3060. Open only to students enrolled in professional engineering programs. Experimental study of chemical equilibria, reaction kinetics and rate processes. Laboratory case studies. Material Fee As Indicated In The Schedule of Classes (F)
4200 Product and Process Design. Cr. 3
Prereq: CHE 3800 and CHE 3400. Open only to students enrolled in professional engineering programs. The overall design of chemical products, systems, and processes. Economic analysis, computational design calculations, and optimization of design based on factors such as economics, environmental protection and waste minimization, and safety. (F)
4260 Chemical Engineering Seminar I. Cr. 0
Prereq: CHE 3200, CHE 3300; coreq: CHE 3220. Required for graduation. Offered for S and U grades only. Open only to students enrolled in professional engineering programs. (F,W)
4600 Process Dynamics and Simulation. Cr. 2
Prereq: CHE 3400, CHE 3800. Open only to students enrolled in professional engineering programs. Application of system dynamics and mathematical modeling to design and analysis of chemical processing systems. Material Fee As Indicated In The Schedule of Classes (F)
4800 (WI) (ST) Chemical Process Integration. Cr. 3
Prereq: CHE 4200. Open only to students enrolled in professional engineering programs. Application of engineering and science background to the design of chemical processes. Comprehensive problems deal with sources of data, design principles and optimization techniques. (F)
4860 Chemical Engineering Seminar II. Cr. 1
Prereq: CHE 4260. Required for graduation. Offered for S and U grades only. Open only to students enrolled in professional engineering programs. (F,W)
4990 Directed Study. Cr. 1-9 (Max. 9)
Prereq: consent of adviser. Open only to students enrolled in professional engineering programs. Students select a field of chemical engineering for advanced study and instruction. (T)
5050 Statistics and Design of Experiments. Cr. 3
Prereq: B E 2100, B E 2550; CHE 3800, CHE 3400. Application of modern statistical experimental design methods to improve effectiveness and success in experimental projects, in chemical industry manufacturing, and research and design. (W)
5100 (BME 5010) Engineering Physiology. (ECE 5100) (I E 5100) (M E 5100) Cr. 4
Prereq: BME 5005 or consent of instructor. Basic principles of human physiology presented from the engineering perspective. Bodily functions, their regulation and control discussed in quantitative terms and illustrated by simple mathematical models where feasible. (F,W)
5110 Fundamental Fuel Cell Systems. (AET 5110) Cr. 4
Prereq: senior standing in science or engineering discipline. Various types of fuel cells, materials properties of electrodes and polymeric membranes, and electrochemical mechanisms. Reforming of various types of hydrocarbon fuel to hydrogen, and reforming technology. (F)
5350 Polymer Science. (MSE 5350) Cr. 3
Prereq. or coreq: MAT 2150. Fundamental relationships between chemical structure and physical properties of high polymers. Basic structures, states and transitions of polymers. Polymerization reactions and processes. Molecular weight, viscous flow and mechanical properties of polymers. Material Fee As Indicated In The Schedule of Classes (F)
5360 Polymer Processing. (MSE 5360) Cr. 3
Prereq: CHE 3200 or equivalent undergraduate fluid mechanics. A detailed analysis of polymer processing. Rheology of polymers, flow in tubes, calendering, extrusion, coating and injection molding. Material Fee As Indicated In The Schedule of Classes (W)
5600 (MSE 5600) Composite Materials. Cr. 3
Coreq: CHE 5350. Introductory course emphasizing a physical understanding of composites: fiber and polymer matrix properties, interfacial adhesion, manufacturing, elastic and strength properties of unidirectional and random laminae. Other topics include various performance properties and plastic design applications. (F)
5700 Process and Materials Safety for Alternative Energy Technology. (AET 5700) Cr. 4
Prereq: senior standing in science or engineering discipline. Fundamentals concerning fires and explosions, control strategies to prevent accidents, fault tree analysis to optimize control strategies, and risk analysis. Regulations and standards relevant to the design, manufacture, and operation of fuel cell and reforming processes.
(W)5811 Research Preparation. Cr. 1
Prereq: CHE 3200, CHE 3300, consent of adviser. Preparation for Senior Research Project, CHE 6810. (T)
5995 Special Topics in Chemical Engineering I. Cr. 1-4 (Max. 8)
Prereq: senior standing. Maximum of eight credits in Special Topics in any one degree program. A consideration of special subject matter in chemical engineering. Topics to be announced in Schedule of Classes. (T)
5996 Chemical Engineering Research. Cr. 1-6
Prereq: consent of adviser. Open only to students enrolled in professional engineering programs. Research project. (T)
6130 (NFS 6130) Food Preservation. Cr. 4
Prereq: senior standing. Basic food preservation methods and the underlying physical, chemical, bacteriological and organoleptic properties of foods to be preserved. Material Fee As Indicated In The Schedule of Classes (W)
6450 Biochemical Engineering. Cr. 3
Prereq: CHE 3400, 3800. An introductory study of the principles of chemical engineering, biochemistry and biology which are essential for the design of industrial systems involving biological transformations. (I)
6520 Chemodynamics: Environmental Transport. Cr. 3
Prereq: CHE 3300, 3400, 3800. Application of chemical engineering fundamentals and transport phenomena to study the movement and fate of chemicals within the environment (air, water, soil). (S)
6570 Safety in the Chemical Process Industry. Cr. 3
Prereq: CHE 3400, 3800. Fundamental and practical experience necessary for safe operation of a chemical process plant. Actual industrial case studies conducted under industry supervision. (W)
6610 Risk Assessment. Cr. 3
Prereq: MAT 2030, CHM 1240, B E 2100. Introduction to risk assessment in environmental hazard management with emphasis on the chemical industry, including hazard identification, exposure analysis and risk characterization. (F)
6810 (WI) Chemical Engineering Research Project. Cr. 4
Prereq: CHE 4200, CHE 5710, and written consent of adviser. Application of engineering and science background to the completion of a senior research project. Methods of research and analysis and interpretation of data. Preparation of a written research paper; oral presentation of research results. (W)
6997 Optimization of Chemical Processes. Cr. 3
Prereq: CHE 4200. The application of optimization techniques in the design and operation of chemical processes. (I)