Courses
and Programs 1995-1997 Courses
and Programs 1995-1997Ch E 210. Material and Energy Balances. (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: Chem 178, Math 166. Introduction to chemical processes. Physical behavior of gases, liquids, and solids. Application of material and energy balances to chemical engineering equipment and processes.
Ch E 230. Introduction to Process Analysis and Design. (2-2) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: 210, Engr 160. Continuation of 210. Introduction to process simulation. Mathematical representation of process systems and chemical and physical properties. Use of computer software in chemical engineering including spreadsheets, databases, and simulation programs. Introduction to statistics.
Ch E 298. Cooperative Education. Cr. R. F.S.SS. Prereq: Permission of department chair; sophomore classification. Required of all cooperative education students. Students must register for these courses prior to commencing each work period.
Ch E 302. Seminar. (1-0) Cr. R. S. Prereq: Junior classification in chemical engineering. Offered on a satisfactory-fail basis only.
Ch E 324. Chemical Engineering Laboratory I. (0-2) Cr. 1. F.S. Prereq: Credit or enrollment in 356. Experiments covering basic chemical engineering measurements, material and energy balances, and momentum transport operations. Computer applications. Open to graduate students for minor graduate credit only.
Ch E 325. Chemical Engineering Laboratory II. (0-2) Cr. 1. S. Prereq: 324, credit or enrollment in 357 and 382. Experiments in heat and mass transfer, thermodynamics, and chemical reactor performance. Open to graduate students for minor graduate credit only.
Ch E 356. Momentum Transport Operations. (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: 210, Phys 221, credit or enrollment in 230, Math 267. Momentum and mechanical energy balances. Incompressible and compressible fluid flow. Applications to fluid drag, piping system design, filtration, packed beds and settling. Open to graduate students for minor graduate credit only.
Ch E 357. Heat and Mass Transfer. (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: 356. Conduction and diffusion, convective heat and mass transfer, boiling and condensation, radiation, design of heat exchange equipment. Open to graduate students for minor graduate credit only.
Ch E 358. Mass Transfer Operations. (4-0) Cr. 4. F.S. Prereq: 357. Analysis and design of continuous contacting and multistage separation processes. Binary and multicomponent distillation, absorption, extraction, evaporation, simultaneous heat and mass transfer. Open to graduate students for minor graduate credit only.
Ch E 381. Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics. (4-0) Cr. 4. F.S. Prereq: 230, Math 267, Phys 222. Application of thermodynamic principles to chemical engineering problems. Thermodynamic properties of fluids, phase equilibria, chemical reaction equilibria. Open to graduate students for minor graduate credit only.
Ch E 382. Chemical Reactor Design. (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: 381, credit or enrollment in 357. Kinetics of chemical reactions, design of homogeneous and heterogeneous chemical reactors. Open to graduate students for minor graduate credit only.
Ch E 391. Foreign Study. (1-0) Cr. 1. S. Prereq: 356, permission of instructor. Preparation for foreign study program. Offered on a satisfactory-fail basis only. Credit for graduation allowable only upon completion of 392.
Ch E 392. Foreign Study Program. Cr. 2-6. SS. Prereq: 391. Study of chemical engineering including laboratories and lectures at University College London. Comparative study of U.S. and U.K. manufacturing facilities. Expenses required. Offered on a satisfactory-fail basis only. Field trip fee.
Ch E 397. Engineering Internship. Cr. R. F.S. Prereq: Permission of department. One semester maximum per academic year professional work period.
Ch E 398. Cooperative Education. Cr. R. F.S.SS. Prereq: Permission of department chair; junior classification. Required of all cooperative education students. Students must register for these courses prior to commencing each work period.
Ch E 401. Seminar. (1-0) Cr. R. F. Prereq: Senior classification in chemical engineering. Offered on a satisfactory-fail basis only.
Ch E 405. Chemical Process Safety, Health and Environment. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: Credit or enrollment in 358, 381. Study of the regulations governing process safety and health and the responsibility of engineers in process design and maintenance. Topics include toxicology, industrial hygiene, toxic source and dispersion models, hazards identification and control, and risk assessment. Open to graduate students for minor graduate credit only.
Ch E 410. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. (2-3) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 382 and Chem 331 or senior or graduate classification in chemistry or material science and engineering. Integration and synthesis of chemical engineering and chemistry as practiced in modern industry. Processing routes and strategies for commodity chemicals, petroleum-based fuels and petrochemicals, intermediates, specialty chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and engineered materials. Environmental strategies and waste/by-product minimization. Open to graduate students for minor graduate credit only.
Ch E 415. Biochemical Engineering. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 357, 382 recommended, Chem 331. Application of basic chemical engineering principles in biochemical and biological process industries such as fermentation, food processing, enzyme technology, and biological waste treatment. Open to graduate students for minor graduate credit only.
Ch E 421. Process Control. (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: Credit or enrollment in 358, Math 267. Control of industrial chemical processes. Device applications and limitations. Dynamics of chemical process components and process control systems. Open to graduate students for minor graduate credit only.
Ch E 426. Chemical Engineering Laboratory III. (0-4) Cr. 2. F.S. Prereq: 325, 358. Investigation of chemical engineering process equipment. Open to graduate students for minor graduate credit only.
Ch E 430. Process and Plant Design. (2-6) Cr. 4. F.S. Prereq: 358, 382. Synthesis of chemical engineering processes, equipment and plants. Cost estimation and feasibility analysis. Open to graduate students for minor graduate credit only.
Ch E 441. Modeling and Simulation. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 358, 382. Simulation of behavior of chemical processes, trial and error calculations, numerical integration and other numerical methods. Problems involving fluid flow, distillation, heat transfer, process control, and reactor design. Open to graduate students for minor graduate credit only.
Ch E 443. Polymers and Polymer Engineering. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 357, 382 recommended, Chem 331. Chemistry of polymers, addition and condensation polymerization. Physical and mechanical properties, polymer rheology, production methods. Fabrication and extrusion equipment operation. Applications of polymers in the chemical industry. Open to graduate students for minor graduate credit only.
Ch E 470. Petroleum Production and Refining. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: Chem 178. Introduction to production and refining of petroleum and natural gas: origins and characterization; methods of exploration, production, transportation, and refining. Suitable for most advanced undergraduates and graduate students in the physical sciences and engineering. Open to graduate students for minor graduate credit only.
Ch E 490. Independent Study. (0-3 to 0-18) Cr. 1 to 6. Introduction to research methods; investigation of an approved topic.
H. Honors
Ch E 498. Cooperative Education. Cr. R. F.S.SS. Prereq: Permission of department chair; senior classification. Required of all cooperative education students. Students must register for these courses prior to commencing each work period.
Ch E 508. Mineral Processing Operations. Same as MN RS 508, M S E 508. See Mineral Resources.
Ch E 515. Coal Science and Technology. (3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. F., offered 1995. Prereq: Chem 321, 331. Physical and chemical properties of coal, methods of analysis, and characterization. Industrial processes for cleaning, carbonizing, desulfurizing, gasifying, and liquefying coal to produce cleaner, more useful fuels.
Ch E 539. Fluidized Bed Processes. Same as M E 539. See Mechanical Engineering.
Ch E 540. Biomedical Applications of Chemical Engineering. Same as B M E 540. (3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. S., offered 1997. Prereq: 210, Math 266, Phys 222. The principles of thermodynamics and transport phenomena applied to the study of physiology and the design and operation of artificial organs and life support systems.
Ch E 545. Analytical and Numerical Methods. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 358, Math 267. Analysis of equipment and processes by analytic and/or numerical solution of descriptive differential equations. Operational and series techniques, boundary value problems, numerical interpolation and approximation, integration techniques.
Ch E 552. Transport Phenomena I. (4-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 357, 381, Math 267, credit or enrollment in 545. Equations of change for mass, energy, and momentum according to phenomenological and molecular models. Introduction to transport in multicomponent systems. Exact and approximate solutions to the equations of motion. One-hour weekly demonstrations.
Ch E 553. Transport Phenomena II. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 552. Convective and radiative heat transfer, boiling, condensation, multicomponent diffusion, mass transfer models. High transfer rate effects. Simultaneous heat, mass, and momentum transfer.
Ch E 558. Advanced Mass Transfer Operations. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 358. Analysis of chemical processes from unit operation viewpoint. Focus on mass transfer process interaction with momentum and heat transfer.
Ch E 562. Bioseparations. (3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. S., offered 1997. Prereq: 357 or advanced standing in a science major. Principles and techniques for separation and recovery of biologically-produced molecules, especially proteins. Relationship between the chemistry of biological molecules and efficient separation and preservation of biological activity. Includes centrifugation and filtration, membrane processing, extraction, precipitation and crystallization, chromatography, and electrophoresis.
Ch E 565. Processing of Solid State Materials. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 382. Application of chemical engineering principles in the semiconductor and related industries. Analysis of chemical and physical processes in materials fabrication.
Ch E 583. Advanced Thermodynamics. (4-0) Cr. 4. S. Prereq: 381. Application of thermodynamic principles to chemical engineering problems. Thermo dynamic properties of non-ideal fluids and solutions; phase and chemical-reaction equilibria/stability.
Ch E 587. Advanced Chemical Reactor Design. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 382. Kinetics of heterogeneous reactions. Analysis and design of non-ideal flow and heterogeneous reactors.
Ch E 588. Catalysis and Catalytic Processes. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 382. Principles and applications of heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysis. Adsorption. Reaction kinetics and mass transfer effects. Catalyst characterization. Industrial catalytic processes.
Ch E 590. Special Topics. Cr. 2 to 6 each time taken. Investigation of an approved topic on an individual basis.
Ch E 595. Special Topics. Cr. 2 or 3 each time taken. Prereq: Permission of instructor.
A. Separations
B. Advanced Control Theory
C. Crystallization
D. Thermodynamics
E. Kinetics and Catalysis
F. Transport Operations
G. Bioengineering
Ch E 599. Creative Component. Cr. var.
Ch E 601. Seminar. (1-0) Cr. R. F.S. Offered on a satisfactory-fail basis only.
Ch E 645. Advanced Calculation Methods for Chemical Engineers. (3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. S., offered 1996. Prereq: 545. Advanced analysis and design of equipment and processes requiring specialized mathematical techniques.
Ch E 652. Advanced Momentum Transport. (2-0) Cr. 2. Alt. S., offered 1996. Prereq: 552. Advanced topics in momentum transport and fluid mechanics including study of recent literature.
Ch E 653. Advanced Mass Transport. (2-0) Cr. 2. Alt. F., offered 1997. Prereq: 553. Advanced topics in mass transport including study of recent literature.
Ch E 654. Advanced Heat Transport. (2-0) Cr. 2. Alt. F., offered 1996. Prereq: 553. Advanced topics in heat transfer including study of recent literature.
Ch E 683. Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics. (3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. SS., offered 1997. Prereq: 552, 583. Thermodynamics of irreversible processes including diffusion and sedimentation, electrochemical processes, muscle contraction, thermal diffusion, and membrane transport.
Ch E 690. Advanced Topics. Cr. var.
Ch E 699. Research.