Department of Chemical Engineering
Albert W. Smith Building
Phone 368-4182; Fax 368-3016
Nelson Gardner
Traditionally, chemical engineers are responsible for design and control of large scale chemical plants for the production of basic chemicals, plastics, and fibers. However, today's chemical engineers are also involved in food and fertilizer production, synthesis of electronic materials, waste recycling, and power generation. Chemical engineers also develop new materials (ceramic composites and electronic chips, for example) as well as biochemicals and pharmaceuticals.
The breadth of training in engineering and the sciences gives chemical engineers a particularly wide spectrum of career opportunities. Chemical engineers work in the chemical and materials related industries, in government, and are readily accepted by graduate schools in engineering, chemistry, medicine, and law (mainly for patent law).
The Department of Chemical Engineering is accredited, and offers Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Master of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy degree programs that provide preparation for work in all areas of chemical engineering. Minor sequences in Biochemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Computing, Electrochemical Engineering, Management, Polymer Science, Systems and Control, and Advanced Studies are available for undergraduates majoring in Chemical Engineering.
There are ten full-time faculty members, all of whom are pursuing active research programs. The research interests of the faculty are aimed at innovative and non-traditional areas of chemical engineering.
All chemical engineering undergraduates are members of the student chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). The AIChE chapter sponsors social events, field trips to local industry, technical presentations by outside speakers, and employment counseling. Information about the AIChE can be obtained through the department from the chapter president or the chapter advisor.
Nelson C. Gardner, Ph.D. (Iowa State University)
Associate Professor and Executive Officer
High-gravity separations, sulfur-removal processes.
John C. Angus, Ph.D. (University of Michigan)
Professor
Chemical vapor deposition of diamond, redox equilibria
Coleman B. Brosilow, Ph.D. (Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute)
Professor
Modular multivariable control, nonlinear model-predictive control, simulation of dynamic systems
Robert V. Edwards, Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins University)
Professor
Laser anemometry, mathematical modeling, data acquisition
Donald L. Feke, Ph.D. (Princeton University)
Professor
Colloidal phenomena, ceramic dispersions, fine particle processing.
Uziel Landau, Ph.D. (University of California, Berkeley)
Professor
Electrochemical engineering, current distributions, electrodeposition
Chung-Chiun Liu, Ph.D. (Case Institute of Technology)
Professor
Electrochemical sensors, electrochemical synthesis, electrochemistry related to electronic materials.
J. Adin Mann, Jr., Ph.D. (Iowa State University)
Professor
Surface phenomena, interfacial dynamics, light scattering
Philip W. Morrison, Jr., Ph.D. (University of California, Berkeley)
Assistant Professor
In-situ infrared diagnostics of thin film and particle formation processes
Syed Qutubuddin, Ph.D. (Carnegie-Mellon University)
Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering
Surfactant and polymer solutions separations, enhanced oil recovery, novel polymeric materials
Robert F. Savinell, Ph.D. (University of Pittsburgh)
Professor
Electrochemical engineering, electrochemical reactor design and simulation, electrode processes
The objective of the undergraduate programs is to provide a broad background in the fundamentals that underline the practice of chemical engineering. This educational program has the following basic components:
- Strong scientific background in chemistry, physics, and mathematics.
- Competence in basic chemical engineering technology, including separation processes, chemical reaction engineering, thermodynamics, and transport processes, together with other basic engineering studies in computers, control and electrical engineering.
- Comprehensive design experience involving problem definition, literature searching, economics, management, process synthesis and equipment choice.
- Familiarity with the operation of basic chemical engineering equipment.
- Specialized knowledge in an elected minor area such as biochemical engineering, biomedical engineering, computing, electrochemical engineering, management, polymer science or systems and control.
- An intensive focus on written, oral and graphical communications.
- An awareness of the special responsibility of chemical engineers in solving major problems of our industrial civilization such as environmental quality, energy sources and conservation, separation processes for use of increasingly dilute ores, and recycling of consumed products.
The faculty has reviewed the undergraduate programs listed below and proposed several changes. These changes have not been approved in time for this publication; see your advisor or the departmental secretary for the latest listing.
A distinctive feature of the chemical engineering program is the three-course technical elective sequence taken during the junior and senior years that permits a student to major in chemical engineering and, at the same time, pursue an interest in a related field. Seven elective sequences have standing departmental approval: management science, biochemical engineering, computing, electrochemical engineering, polymer science, biomedical engineering and systems and control. There is also an advanced study sequence for combined bachelor's/master's students.
A minor sequence in chemical engineering is available for students majoring in engineering, chemistry, or physics. A minimum of 16 credits must be completed, and must include:
- ECHE 260 Introduction to Chemical Systems.
- ECHE 360 Transport Phenomena
- ECHE 363 Thermodynamics of Chemical Systems
and any two of the following:
- ECHE 361 Separation Processes
- ECHE 364 Chemical Reaction Processes
- ECHE 365 Measurements Laboratory
- ECHE 367 Process Control
This program offers outstanding undergraduate students the opportunity to obtain an M.S. degree, with a thesis, in one additional year of study beyond the B.S. degree. (Normally, it takes between 1-1/2 to 2 years beyond the B.S. to get an M.S. degree.) In this program, an undergraduate student can take up to nine credit hours that simultaneously satisfy undergraduate and graduate requirements. Typically, students in this program start their research leading to the M.S. Thesis in the fall semester of the senior year. The department endeavors to support such students through the following summer and academic year at the normal stipend for entering graduate students. The B.S. degree is awarded at the completion of the senior year.
Application for admission to the five year B.S./M.S. program is made after completion of five semesters of course work. Minimum requirements are a 3.2 grade point average and the recommendation of the department. Interested students should contact Professor Feke.
The cooperative bachelor's/master's program enables outstanding students who are enrolled in the cooperative program to get a master's degree in one semester beyond the bachelor's degree. The co-op student completes six credits of a graduate project (ECHE 660) during the second co-op period and follows an Advanced Study elective sequence. The courses ECHE 460, ECHE 461, and an agreed-upon mathematics course are used to satisfy both graduate and undergraduate requirements. At the end of the fifth year, the bachelor's/master's student receives the bachelor's degree. Upon completion of an additional 12 credits of graduate work the following semester, the student receives the master's degree.
Application for admission to the five-and a-half-year co-op bachelor's/master's program is made during the second semester of the junior year (this semester is taken in the fall of the fourth year). Minimum requirements are a 3.2 grade point average, good performance in the previous co-op assignment, and the recommendation of the department.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Degree
FRESHMAN
FALL SEMESTER
Open Elective or Humanities/Social Science (3-0-3)(a),(b)
CHEM 105, Principles of Chemistry I (3-0-3) or
CHEM 107, Properties and Structures of Matter I (3-0-3)
CMPS 131, Elementary Computer Programming (2-2-3)
MATH 121, Calculus for Science and Engineering I (4-0-4)
ENGL 150, Expository Writing (3-0-3)
PHED 101, Physical Education Activities (0-3-0)
Total (15-5-16)
SPRING SEMESTER
Humanities/Social Science or Open Elective (3-0-3)(b)
CHEM 106, Principles of Chemistry II (3-0-3) or
CHEM 108, Properties and Structures of Matter II (3-0-3)
CHEM 113, Principles of Chemistry Laboratory (1-3-2)
MATH 122, Calculus for Science and Engineering II (4-0-4)
PHYS 120, General Physics I (4-0-4)(a)
PHED 102, Physical Education Activities (0-3-0)
Total (15-6-16)
SOPHOMORE
FALL SEMESTER
Humanities/Social Science Sequence I (3-0-3)
ECMP 251, Numerical Methods I (2-2-3)(c),(f)
MATH 223, Calculus for Science and Engineering III (3-0-3)
CHEM 223, Organic Chemistry I (3-0-3)(d)
ECHE 260, Introduction to Chemical Systems (3-0-3)
ECHE 151, Chemical Engineering at Case (0)
Total (14-2-15)
SPRING SEMESTER
Humanities/Social Science Sequence II (3-0-3)
ECHE 363, Thermodynamics of Chemical Systems (3-0-3)
MATH 224, Elementary Differential Equations (3-0-3)
PHYS 219, General Physics II (4-0-4)
CHEM 224, Organic Chemistry II (3-0-3)(d)
ECHE 151, Chemical Engineering at Case (0)
Total (16-0-16)
JUNIOR
FALL SEMESTER
Humanities/Social Science Sequence III (3-0-3)
CHEM 320, Advanced Chemical Laboratory Methods (1-6-3)
ECHE 360, Transport Phenomena (4-0-4)(c)
ECHE 367, Process Control (4-0-4)(c)
Approved Electives or Hum/SS Electives (3-0-3)(a),(g)
Total (15-6-17)
SPRING SEMESTER
CHEM 302, Introductory Physical Chemistry II (3-0-3)
ECHE 361, Separation Processes (3-0-3)
ECHE 364, Chemical Reaction Processes (3-0-3)
ECHE 365, Measurements Laboratory (0-3-3)
ENGL 398, Professional Communications (2-0-2)
Approved Elective (3-0-3)(e)
Total (14-3-17)
SENIOR
FALL SEMESTER
Humanities/Social Science Sequence IV (3-0-3)
EMSE 101, Introduction to Material Science (3-0-3)
ECHE 362, Chemical Engineering Laboratory (0-4-4)
ECHE 398, Process Analysis and Design (3-0-3)
Hum/SS Elective or Approved Electives (3-0-3)(e),(g)
Total (12-4-16)
SPRING SEMESTER
Humanities/Social Science Elective (3-0-3)
EEAP 240, Electronic Circuits I (3-2-4)(c)
PHYS 220, General Physics III (3-0-3)
ECHE 399, Chemical Engineering Design Project (3-0-3)
Approved Elective (3-0-3)(e)
Total (15-2-16)
Hours required for graduation: 129 to 131 (depending on elective sequence) plus engineering graphics proficiency.
a Selected students may be invited to take PHYS 125, 126 General Physics I, II Honors in place of an Open Elective and PHYS 120.
b One of these courses must be a Humanities/Social Science course.
c Engineering Core Course.
d Selected students may be invited to take CHEM 323, 324, Advanced Organic Chemistry I, II, in place of CHEM 223, 224.
e A three-course (9 credit hours minimum) approved sequence. Approval is obtained from the chemical engineering faculty. Already approved sequences include: biochemical engineering, biomedical engineering, computing, electrochemical engineering, management, polymer science, systems and control, and advanced study.
f PHYS 249 may be substituted for ECMP 251.
g One of these courses must be a Humanities/Social Science course.
PROVED ELECTIVE SEQUENCES
Semester
Biochemical Engineering (Adviser: Dr. Qutubuddin)
BIOC 307, General Biochemistry (4) Fall, Junior
BIOL 343, Microbiology (3) Spring, Junior
ECHE 340, Biochemical Engineering (3) Spring, Senior
Biomedical Engineering (Adviser: Dr. Liu)
EBME 201, Physiology - Biophysics I (3) Fall, Junior
EBME 202, Physiology - Biophysics II (3) Spring, Junior
EBME 309, Modeling of Biomedical Systems (3) or
EBME 310, Biomedical Instrumentation (3) Spring, Senior
Computing (Adviser: Dr. Brosilow)
ECMP 282, Assembly Language Programming (4) Fall, Junior
ECMP 333, Introduction to Data Structures (4) Spring, Junior
ESYS 346, Engineering Optimization (3) Fall, Senior
Electrochemical Engineering (Adviser: Dr. Landau)
EMSE 202, Phase Diagrams
and Transformations (3) Spring, Junior
ECHE 380, Electrochemical Technology (3)(h) Spring, Senior
A third elective to be arranged with advisor.
Management (Adviser: Dr. Brosilow)
EIND 352, Engineering Economics (3) Fall, Junior
EIND 353, Accounting for Engineers (1) Fall, Junior
STAT 385, Statistical Methods (3) Spring, Junior
EIND 250, Production Systems Engineering (3) Spring, Junior
Polymer Science (Adviser: Dr. Mann)
EMAC 270, Introduction to Polymer Science (3)(c) Fall, Junior
EMAC 376, Polymer Engineering (3) Spring, Junior
EMAC 378, Polymer Production and Technology (3) Spring, Senior
Systems and Control (Adviser: Dr. Brosilow)
ECMP 282, Assembly Language Programming (4) Spring, Junior
ESYS 319, Simulation and Computer
Technology in Engineering(3) Fall, Senior
ESYS 346, Engineering Optimization (3) Spring, Senior
Advanced Study Sequence (Adviser: Dr. Feke)(i)
ECHE 461, Transport Phenomena (3) or
ECHE 462, Reaction Engineering (3) Spring, Junior
ECHE 396, Special Topics in Chemical
Engineering Fall, Senior
ECHE 397, Special Topics in Chemical
Engineering Spring, Senior
(Credit to be arranged for both)
c Engineering Core Elective
h Outstanding students may be invited to take ECHE 381 in the Fall Semester of the Senior year in lieu of or in addition to ECHE 380.
i This sequence is designed for students entering the five-year bachelorUs/masterUs program.
Each M.S. candidate must complete a minimum of 27 hours of graduate-level credit. These credits can be distributed in one of two ways.
Plan A. Students electing Plan A take 19 hours of graduate-level course work (six courses plus ECHE 401, Chemical Engineering Communications) and complete at least 9 credit hours of M.S. thesis research.
Plan B. Part-time students, and those in the 5-1/2-year B.S/M.S. cooperative program, may opt for Plan B, which requires completion of 24 credit hours (eight courses) of approved graduate course work and a 3 credit hour project replacing the M.S. thesis. In special cases, a student may be permitted to complete a 6 credit project. In this case only seven courses will be required.
All M.S. students are required to take the following courses: ECHE 460, Thermodynamics of Chemical Systems (3); ECHE 461, Transport Phenomena (3); ECHE 462, Chemical Reaction Engineering (3); and ECHE 475, Chemical Engineering Analysis (3), or an equivalent graduate-level math course. The other courses should be technical graduate-level courses selected after consultation with the advisor. In special circumstances, e.g., students have taken a similar or complementary course at another university, one of the required courses may be waived from the Program of Study.
All full-time M.S. students will be expected to do some teaching as part of their education. Also, at various points during their thesis research, students will be required to present seminars and reports on their progress.
The degree of Doctor of Philosophy is awarded in recognition of deep and detailed knowledge of chemical engineering and comprehensive understanding of related subjects together with a demonstration of the ability to perform independent investigations, to suggest new areas for research, and to communicate results in an acceptable manner. The minimum course requirements for the Ph.D. degree in chemical engineering are as follows:
All programs of study must include ECHE 401, Chemical Engineering Communications (1), ECHE 460, Thermodynamics (3), ECHE 461, Transport Phenomena (3), and ECHE 462, Chemical Reaction Engineering (3), plus a minimum of three other chemical engineering courses.
A minimum of six courses outside the department must be taken. These can be chosen from other engineering departments and the departments of Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, and Geological Sciences. A minimum of two elective courses must be in mathematics.
The department anticipates that from time to time special cases will arise which are exceptions to the above guidelines, e.g., a student may have taken a graduate-level thermodynamics course at another school. In these cases, the student must attach a statement to the program of study justifying the departure from the guidelines. It should be noted that the above guidelines are a minimum requirement. Only in rare circumstances will programs of study be approved with only 12 courses (36 credit hours). A total of 15 courses (45 credit hours) is typical for the Ph.D. degree.
It is expected that the elective courses will form a coherent whole with a concentration in one area, e.g., systems, polymers, surface science, etc., rather than a smattering of introductory courses in many diverse subjects. All programs are chosen with the approval of the student's faculty adviser.
Students who wish to enter the Ph.D. program must pass a written general examination covering material through the beginning graduate level courses. A thesis proposal and an independently generated research proposal are also required. All Ph.D. students must satisfy the residency requirements of the university and the Case School of Engineering. Some teaching is also required. In addition, at various points in the course of the dissertation research, students will be required to prepare reports and seminars on their work. The Chemical Engineering Graduate Student Handbook contains a more detailed description of the department's Ph.D. requirements and a time schedule for their completion.
The research done in the department is funded from a number of federal agencies and private industrial sponsors.
Colloidal Phenomena
Interparticle force laws and measurement
Stability phenomena
Rheology
Electrochemical Engineering
Bipolar discrete electrodes
Electrochemical fluorination
Modulated surface relief
Solid-state sensors
Battery, fuel cell and electroplating modeling
Fluidized bed and porous electrodes
Electroorganic synthesis
Electronic materials
Energy
Comminution of coal
Enhanced oil recovery
Laser Applications
Electrophoretic laser light scattering
Laser anemometry
Complex flows
Transport properties
Surface tension and particle size distributions
Materials
Agglomerate Dispersion and Characterization
Carbon and Diamond Films
Ceramic processing strategies
Novel polymers
Polymer coatings
Process Control
Multivariable, nonlinear, and adaptive inferential control
Reaction Engineering
Phase chemistry of complex redox systems
Separations
Acid gas removal
Acoustic separation methods
Electrophoretic protein separation
Electrosorption at activated carbon
Process intensification via centrifugal fields
Separations using microemulsions
Simulation
Modular integration and simulation of discrete-event and combined discrete/ continuous systems
Surfaces and Interfaces
Ferrous metal corrosion and passivation
Fluid-fluid interfaces
Microemulsions and micelles
Polymer-surfactant interactions
The department is housed in the Albert W. Smith Building on the Case Quadrangle. Professor Smith was chairman of industrial chemistry at Case from 1911 to 1927. Under his leadership a separate course of study in chemical engineering was introduced at Case in 1913. Professor Smith was also a close associate of Herbert Dow, the Case alumnus who founded Dow Chemical in 1890 with the help and support of Professor Smith.
The Albert W. Smith Chemical Engineering Building contains: two classrooms, one designed for computer and television instruction; the undergraduate Unit Operations Laboratory; a high bay area for process-related research; three reinforced concrete, vertically vented chambers for hazardous and high-pressure research; an acoustically isolated room; a constant temperature and humidity room; an instrument room; and the normal complement of offices and research laboratories.
The department has unusually strong experimental capabilities in process research at high temperatures and pressures, e.g., in coal gasification, in laser applications, surface studies, in process computer control, and in electrochemical engineering. In addition, a full range of analytical instrumentation is available within the Department of Chemical Engineering, the Department of Chemistry, and the Materials Research Laboratory.
Chemical Engineering (ECHE)
ECHE 151. Introduction to Chemical Engineering at Case (0).
Introduction to the faculty and their research as well as a description of the various elective sequences available to chemical engineering majors. All students should attend the lectures in this class before the junior year.
ECHE 250. Honors Research I (3).
A special program which affords a limited number of students the opportunity to conduct research under the guidance of the faculty. At the end of the first semester of the sophomore year, students who have a strong interest in research are encouraged to discuss research possibilities with the faculty. Assignments are made based on mutual interest. Subject to the availability of funds, the faculty employs students through their sophomore and junior summers as members of their research teams. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
ECHE 251. Honors Research II (3).
(See ECHE 250.) Prerequisite: ECHE 250.
ECHE 260. Introduction to Chemical Systems (3).
Material and energy balances, both algebraic and differential. Conservation principles and the elementary laws of physical chemistry applied to chemical processes. Developing skills in quantitative formulation and solution of word problems.
ECHE 340. Biochemical Engineering (3).
Chemical engineering principles applied to biological and biochemical systems and related processes. Microbiology and biochemistry linked with transport phenomena, kinetics, reactor design and analysis, and separations. Specific examples of microbial and enzyme processes of industrial significance. Prerequisites: BIOC 307, BIOL 343, ECHE 360 and 364.
ECHE 350. Honors Research III (3).
(See ECHE 250.) Prerequisite: ECHE 251.
ECHE 351. Honors Research IV (3).
(See ECHE 250.) Prerequisite: ECHE 350.
ECHE 360. Transport Phenomena (4).
Basic fluid flow, heat conduction, and diffusion. Viscous and turbulent flow phenomena, convective transport of heat and mass. Prerequisite: MATH 223, ECHE 260, or consent of instructor.
ECHE 361. Separation Processes (3).
Analysis and design of separation processes involving distillation, extraction, absorption, and membrane processes. Design problems and the physical and chemical processes involved in separation. Equilibrium stage, degrees of freedom in design, graphical and analytical design techniques, efficiency and capacity of separation processes. Prerequisites: ECHE 260, 360 and 363 or consent of instructor.
ECHE 362. Chemical Engineering Laboratory (4).
Experiments in the operation of separation and reaction equipment, methods of analysis and calculations. Distillation, chemical reactor, liquid-liquid extraction, heat transfer, and gas stripping. Prerequisites: ECHE 360, 361, 363 and 364.
ECHE 363. Thermodynamics of Chemical Systems (3).
Chemical potential, phase equilibria, phase rule, chemical reaction equilibria, and applications to engineering problems. Thermodynamic properties of real substances, with emphasis on solutions. Thermodynamic analysis of processes including chemical reactions. Prerequisites: ECHE 260 and MATH 224 or consent of instructor.
ECHE 364. Chemical Reaction Processes (3).
Design of homogenous and heterogeneous chemical reactor systems. Relationships between type of reaction and choice of reactor. Methods of obtaining and analyzing kinetic data. Relationship between mechanism and reaction rate and brief introduction to catalysis. Prerequisite: ECHE 360 or consent of instructor.
ECHE 365. Measurements Laboratory (3).
Laboratory instruction in electronic and transducer methods of physical property measurements. Temperature, pressure, flow, and liquid level measurements; physical property measurements such as specific gravity, viscosity, and thermal conductivity; process chemical composition analysis such as gas chromatography, spectrographic analyzers, and electroanalytical instrumentation; and sampling systems for process analyzers. Prerequisite: ECHE 360.
ECHE 367. Process Control (4).
Feedback control of chemical processes. Topics include: Mathematical modeling of the dynamics of typical heat and mass transfer processes; linearization; dynamic behavior of linear processes; stability; Laplace transforms; block diagrams and transfer functions; steady state and dynamic performance of PID control systems; tuning of PID controllers; Internal Model Controllers; analysis of control system performance via Root-Locus, frequency response diagrams; analysis of control system stability, including Routh & Nyquist criteria; feedforward and cascade control; sampling and aliasing; digital control Z transforms; transient response and stability. Prerequisites: Math 224 and any course covering first law of thermodynamics.
ECHE 380. Electrochemical Technology (3).
Fundamentals of modern electrochemical technology and the engineering principles involved. Basics of classical electrochemistry; thermodynamics and kinetics. Engineering aspects of transport phenomena, scaling, and design as applied to electrochemical industries. Practical examples from metal finishing, batteries and fuel cells, electrolytic industries, and metal refining. Prerequisites: ECHE 360, or consent of instructor.
ECHE 381. Electrochemical Engineering (3).
Engineering aspects of electrochemical processes including current and potential distribution, mass transport, and fluid mechanical effects. Examples from industrial processes including electroplating, industrial electrolysis, corrosion, and batteries. Prerequisite: ECHE 380 or consent of instructor.
ECHE 396. Special Topics in Chemical Engineering (credit as arranged).
Five-year B.S./M.S. students use this course for thesis research.
ECHE 397. Special Topics in Chemical Engineering (credit as arranged).
Five-year B.S./M.S. students use this course for thesis research.
ECHE 398. Process Analysis and Design (3).
Process modeling. Use of transport laws to size equipment. Application to single processes such as heat exchanger design. Prerequisites: ECHE 360, 361, 363, and 364.
ECHE 399. Chemical Engineering Design Project (3).
A capstone course for chemical engineering seniors. Uses material learned in previous and concurrent courses in an integrated fashion to solve chemical process design problems. Practicality, economics, scheduling, decision making with uncertainty, and proposal and report preparation. Numerous small exercises and one comprehensive process design project done by the class. Prerequisite: ECHE 398.
ECHE 401. Chemical Engineering Communications (1).
Introductory course in communication skills for chemical engineering graduate students. It focuses on the creation of the first proposal for the student's thesis project. Other topics include preparation of a budget and use of the library. Prerequisites: Admission to graduate program in chemical engineering.
ECHE 460. Thermodynamics of Chemical Systems (3).
Phase equilibria, phase rule, chemical reaction equilibria in homogenous and heterogeneous systems, ideal and nonideal behavior of fluids and solutions, thermodynamic analysis of closed and open chemical systems with applications. Prerequisite: ECHE 363 or consent of instructor.
ECHE 461. Transport Phenomena (3).
Mechanisms of heat, mass, and momentum transport on both molecular and continuum basis. Generalized equations of transport. Techniques of solution for boundary value problems in systems of conduction, diffusion, and laminar flow. Boundary layer and turbulent systems. Prerequisite: ECHE 360 or consent of instructor.
ECHE 462. Chemical Reaction Engineering (3).
Steady and unsteady state mathematical modeling of chemical reactors from conservation principles. Interrelation of reaction kinetics, mass and heat transfer, flow phenomena. Prerequisite: ECHE 364 or consent of instructor.
ECHE 463. Techniques of Model Based Control (3).
(Also listed as ESYS 463) Strategies of process control centered around the use of process models in the control system. Topics include single loop, feedforward, cascade and multivariable internal model control. Tuning controllers to accommodate process uncertainty. Treatment of control effect and output constraints in model predictive control and modular multivariable control.
ECHE 464. Surfaces and Adsorption (3).
Thermodynamics of interfaces, nature of interactions across phase boundaries, capillarity wetting properties of adsorbed films, friction and lubrication, flotation, detergency, the surface of solids, relation of bulk to surface properties of materials, non catalytic surface reactions. Prerequisite: CHEM 302 or consent of instructor.
ECHE 465. Catalysis (3).
Nature of catalytic processes, chemisorption, catalyst pore structure and surface area, role of lattice imperfections, geometric and electronic factors, dynamics and selectivity, typical reaction mechanisms, design of catalytic reactors. Prerequisite: CHEM 302 or consent of instructor.
ECHE 466. Colloid Science (3).
Stochastic processes and interparticle forces in colloidal dispersions. DLVO theory, stability criteria, and coagulation kinetics. Electrokinetic phenomena. Applications to electrophoresis, filtration, flotation, sedimentation, and suspension rheology. Investigation of suspensions, emulsions, gels, and association colloids. Prerequisite: CHEM 302 or consent of instructor.
ECHE 467. Statistical Theories of Material Properties (3).
The classic ensembles of statistics and thermodynamics will be developed and used to compute molecular properties, properties of fluids, liquids and solids. Molecular dynamics for computing properties will be explained and illustrated. Monte Carlo techniques will be discussed. An introduction to the theory of transport coefficients will be given. Applications will include interfacial systems, polymer systems and electrochemical systems. Prerequisites: EMAC 171 or CHEM 302 or equivalent.
ECHE 469. Chemical Engineering Seminar (credit as arranged).
Distinguished outside speakers present current research in various topics of chemical engineering science. Graduate students also present technical papers based on thesis research. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
ECHE 470. Advanced Process Design (3).
Process conception, design, and economic evaluation. Examples from industrial practice. Special emphasis on computer-aided design techniques. Prerequisite: ECHE 399 or consent of instructor.
ECHE 475. Chemical Engineering Analysis (3).
Mathematical analysis of problems in transport processes, chemical kinetics, and control systems. Examines vector spaces and matrices and their relation to differential transforms, series techniques (Fourier, Bessel functions, Legendre polynomials).
Prerequisite: MATH 224 or equivalent or consent of instructor.
ECHE 480. Electrochemical Engineering (3).
Engineering aspects of electrochemical processes including current and potential distribution, mass transport, and fluid mechanical effects. Examples from industrial processes including electroplating, industrial electrolysis, corrosion, and batteries. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
ECHE 529. Digital Simulation of Dynamic Systems (3).
(Also listed as ESYS 529.) Simulation of ordinary and partial differential equations; Runge-Kutta and predictor correction techniques; shooting methods, finite difference methods, and stability analysis. Prerequisite: MATH 470 or consent of instructor.
ECHE 561. Advanced Transport Phenomena (3).
(Extension of ECHE 461.) In-depth examination of methods of solving transport problems. Emphasis on coupled systems where two or more transport processes interact. Prerequisite: ECHE 461.
ECHE 563. Advanced Separation Process (3).
Selected topics in separation processes including computer approaches for multicomponent multistage processes; stage efficiencies; energy requirements; process selection; membrane, ion exchange, electrokinetic and periodic separation processes. Prerequisite: ECHE 361 or consent of instructor.
ECHE 565. Underground Processing (3).
General geology and formation of fossil fuel and mineral deposits, Single-phase and two-phase flow, heat and mass transport, and interfacial phenomena in porous media. Petroleum recovery, coal gasification, in situ oil shale processing and solution mining. Enhanced oil recovery by polymer, surfactant, carbon dioxide, stream, and caustic flooding techniques. Prerequisite: ECHE 360 and 363, or consent of instructor.
ECHE 575. Advanced Chemical Engineering Analysis (3).
Advanced analytical techniques for exact and approximate engineering analysis. Scale analysis and recursion techniques; asymptotic analysis of ordinary differential equations (regular and singular perturbations, WKB theory); approximation of integrals; method of characteristics, shocks; application to heat, mass and momentum transfer. Prerequisite: ECHE 475 or equivalent.
ECHE 601. Independent Study (credit as arranged).
ECHE 651. Thesis (M.S.) (credit as arranged).
ECHE 660. Special Problems in Chemical Engineering (credit as arranged).
ECHE 701. Dissertation (Ph.D.) (credit as arranged).
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