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1301
Introduction to Chemical and Natural Gas Engineering
3(3-0)
Description
Introduction to Chemical and Natural Gas Engineering calculations; techniques
of applied problem solving; introduction
to material balance calculations;
process flowsheets; sketching of process
layouts, piping configurations and
process equipment; structure of the
chemical process industries
Prerequisites
registration in or credit
for CHEM 1411
2371
Process
Calculations
3(3-0)
Description
Applications of fundamental
mathematical, physical, and chemical
concepts to the solution of Chemical and Natural Gas Engineering problems with emphasis
on material and energy balances.
Prerequisites
CHEM 1412, and CHEN
1301 or PHYS 2425
3310
Heat
Transfer Operations
3(3-0)
Description
Fundamentals and design
principles of heat transport; system
applications involving this operation.
Computer applications to heat exchanger
design.
Prerequisites
CHEN/NGEN 3392, CHEM
2421 or CHEM 3423, and CHEN 3347 or
MEEN 3347. (Credit may not be obtained
in both CHEN 3310 and NGEN 3310.)
3315
Chemical and Natural Gas Engineering Economics and Design
3(3-0)
Description
Basic principles and
techniques of economic analysis and
cost engineering with applications
to problems in chemical process and
equipment design.
Prerequisites
CHEN 2371 and credit
for or registration in CHEN/NGEN 3310
3347
Chemical and Natural Gas Engineering Thermodynamics, I
3(3-0)
Description
Theory and application
of first and second laws of thermodynamics
to mechanical, chemical, magnetic,
and electrical interactions for both
reversible and irreversible processes.
Prerequisites
MATH 2314 and PHYS 2426
3371
Chemical and Natural Gas Engineering Thermodynamics, II
3(3-0)
Description
Procedures for deciding
when and to what extent chemical reactions
and phase changes may be expected
to occur according to the basic principles
of physical chemistry and the laws
of thermodynamics. Application of
computers to advanced thermodynamic
problems.
Prerequisites
CHEM 3331, CHEM 3425,
and CHEN 3347
3392
Fluid Mechanics
3(3-0)
Description
Fundamentals of fluid
motion and properties. Fluid statics.
Dimensional analysis and dynamic similarity.
Flow of compressible and incompressible
fluids. Pumps, turbines, and compressors.
Computer applications to fluid mechanics
problems.
Prerequisites
MATH 3320, CSEN 2304,
MEEN 2355 or MEEN 3355. (Credit may
not be obtained in both CHEN 3392
and NGEN 3392.)
4278
Unit
Operations
2(0-6)
Description
Selected laboratory
experiments on fluid flow and heat
transfer.
Prerequisites
CHEN/NGEN 3310. Laboratory
fee, $5.
4279
Unit Operations
Laboratory
2(0-6)
Description
elected laboratory experiments
on heat and mass transfer.
Prerequisites
CHEN/NGEN 3310 and CHEN/NGEN
4389. (Credit may not be obtained
in both CHEN 4379 and NGEN 4379.)
Laboratory fee, $5.
4311
BioChemical and Natural Gas Engineering
3(3-0)
Description
Principles involved
in the processing of biological materials
using biological agents such as cells,
enzymes, or antibodies.
Prerequisites
CHEM 2421 or CHEM 3423
and CHEM 3331.
4316
Chemical and Natural Gas Engineering Plant Design, I
3(3-0)
Description
The application of Chemical and Natural Gas Engineering principles to a sequence
of design problems utilizing computer
software, such as SIMSCI.
Prerequisites
CHEN 3315, CHEN 3371,
and CHEN/NGEN 3310.
4317
Chemical and Natural Gas Engineering Plant Design, II
3(3-0)
Description
The application of Chemical and Natural Gas Engineering principles, including
economic criteria to a comprehensive
design problem. Computer software
is utilized as a design aid.
Prerequisites
CHEN 4316, CHEN 4373,
CHEN 4389 and credit for or registration
in CHEN 4392.
4335
Special
Problems
V:1-3
Description
Individual solution
of selected problems in Chemical and Natural Gas Engineering
conducted under direct supervision
of a faculty member. May be repeated
for up to six hours.
Prerequisites
senior standing.
4373
Kinetics
and Reactor Design
3(3-0)
Description
Chemical reaction rates
and design of chemical reactors. Applications
of computers to chemical kinetics
and the design of chemical reactors.
Prerequisites
CHEN 3371, CHEN/NGEN
3310, and CHEM 3332
4381
Energy
Conversion and the Environment
3(3-0)
Description
Systems for conversion
of primary energy sources (gaseous,
liquid and solid natural fuels) to
other forms of energy, primarily electricity.
Environment aspects of hydrocarbon
recovery and conversion are emphasized.
Prerequisites
MEEN 3347 or CHEN 3347.
(Credit may not be obtained in both
CHEN 4381 and NGEN 4381.)
4383
Natural
Gas Processes
3(3-0)
Description
The design, operation,
and economics of systems for the utilization
of hydrocarbon gases and liquids,
the concentration of their components
by absorption and fractionation procedures.
Use of computer aided design and economic
evaluation of facility designs.
Prerequisites
CHEN/NGEN 4389. (Credit
may not be obtained in both CHEN 4383
and NGEN 4383.)
4386
Air
Pollution Control
3(3-0)
Description
A fundamental approach
to air pollution testing, control,
and design of control systems. Introduction
to dispersion modeling via computer.
Prerequisites
CHEN/NGEN 3392 and senior
standing. (Credit may not be obtained
in both CHEN 4386 and NGEN 4386.)
4388
Process
Heat Transfer
3(3-0)
Description
Design and analysis
of heat-transfer equipment used in
the chemical and petroleum industries.
Heat exchangers, condensers, evaporators,
reboilers. Extended surface heat transfer
equipment. Computer applications to
heat exchanger design.
Prerequisites
CHEN/NGEN 3310. (Credit
may not be obtained in both CHEN 4388
and NGEN 4388.)
4389
Mass
Transfer Operations
3(3-0)
Description
Gas absorption, gas
adsorption, binary and multicomponent
distillation, dehydration, and absorption
with chemical reaction. Use of computers
in equipment design. Fundamentals
and design principles.
Prerequisites
CHEN/NGEN 3310, CHEM
3331. (Credit may not be obtained
in both CHEN 4389 and NGEN 4389.)
4392
Process
Dynamics and Control
3(2-3)
Description
Basic operating theory
of control instruments and their application
to industrial chemical process. Applications
of computers to process control.
Prerequisites
CHEN 4373 and CHEN 4389.
Laboratory fee, $5.
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