CHEE 2331 Chemical Processes

SPRING 2011

Catalog Data: Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: CHEM 1332, MATH 1432, and PHYS
1321.

Introduction to chemical engineering calculations, unit equations, process stoichiometry,

material and energy balances, and states of matter.

Text Book:

Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes, Third Edition

Richard M. Felder and Ronald W. Rousseau
John Wiley & Sons. New York, 2005
(http://www.ncsu.edu/felder-public/EPCP.html)

Prerequisites by Topic:

1. Modern concepts using mathematics for understanding principles and fundamental

laws of physics, chemistry, atomic and molecular structure.

2. Basic understanding of states of matter, equilibrium, kinetics, and elementary

inorganic and organic chemistry.

Topics: (each class is 85 minutes, two classes per week)

1. Introduction to chemical engineering - Chapter 1 (1 class).

2. Engineering calculations - Chapter 2 (1 class).
3. Processes and process variables - Chapter 3 (2 classes).
4. Fundamentals of material balances - Chapter 4 (3 classes).
5. Single-phase systems - Chapter 5 (2 classes).
6. Multi-phase systems - Chapter 6 (4 classes).
7. Energy and energy balances - Chapter 7 (2 classes).
8. Balances on non-reactive processes - Chapter 8 (4 classes).
9. Balances on reactive processes - Chapter 9 (2 classes).
10. Review/Problem solving (5 classes).
 11. Class projects presentations (2 classes).

Expected Course Outcomes and Performance Criteria:

1) Students will learn the roles and contributions of chemical engineers (f).
2) Students will become familiar with and fluent in using units, dimensions, and data analysis (a)
3) Students will learn the basics of process variables and how to measure them (a)
4) Students will become fluent in conducting material balances and how to apply them in the chemical
industry (a, e)
5) Students will understand fundamentals of energy balance, both in reactive and non-reactive systems (a, e)
6) Students will learn the basics of single phase / multiphase systems including equilibria (a)

Lowercase letters in parentheses refer to ABET outcomes under Criterion 3 (see Appendix).

Prepared by: A. Alim Spring 2011

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 Appendix
ABET Outcome, Criterion 3 Program-Specific Outcomes
(a) an ability to apply knowledge • Use chemistry and physics concepts to set up and solve
of mathematics, chemical engineering problems
science and engineering. • Use mathematical tools to solve chemical engineering
problems
(b) an ability to design and • Select appropriate experimental equipment and techniques
conduct experiments as well as to necessary to solve a given problem
analyze and interpret data. • Evaluate and interpret experimental results using statistical
tools and chemical engineering concepts
(c) an ability to design a system, • Apply material and energy balance concepts to design a unit
component, or process to meet operation
desired needs within realistic • Define objectives and perform the design of an integrated
constraints such as economic, chemical process under realistic constraints
environmental, social, political,
ethical, health & safety,
manufacturability, and
sustainability.
(d) an ability to function on multi- • Define roles and responsibilities to align with capabilities of
disciplinary teams. team members and fulfill project requirements
• Develop and carry out a project plan through team work
(e) an ability to identify, formulate • Translate an engineering problem into a mathematical model
and solve engineering problems. or other suitable abstraction
• Use mathematical model or other suitable abstraction to
solve an engineering problem and interpret results
(f) an understanding of • Demonstrate knowledge of professional code of ethics.
professional and ethical • Identify ethical issues and make decisions for a chemical
responsibility. engineering problem.

(g) an ability to communicate • Make presentations that are factual and tailored to the
effectively. audience
• Can communicate in writing to non-technical and technical
audiences
(h) the broad education necessary • Understand the impact of chemical engineering solutions
to understand the impact of in a global, economic, environmental, and societal
engineering solutions in a global, context.
economic, environmental, and
societal context.
(i) a recognition of the need for • Recognize the importance of advanced education and
and an ability to engage in life- development opportunities
long learning. • Identify, retrieve, and organize information necessary to
solve open-ended problems
(j) a knowledge of contemporary • Know the interplay between current technical and societal
issues. issues
• Know the recent history, current status, and future trends of
chemical engineering
(k) an ability to use the techniques, • Use modern software to solve chemical engineering
skills, and modern engineering problems
tools necessary for engineering • Understand how to operate equipment relevant to chemical
practice. engineering systems
 UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
Department of Chemical Engineering
CHEE 2331 – Chemical Processes
Spring 2011 - Classes LEC 11043 and LEC 24381

Instructor: Dr. Ahmed Alim Room S323- D

[email protected] Office hours: Mondays and Wednesdays
12 PM to 1.00 PM , and 4.00 PM to 5.30
PM

Lectures : Section 01 (# 11043) 1:00 - 2:30 PM M-W L2-D2

Section 02 (# 24381) 2:30 - 4:00 PM M-W L2-D2

Teaching Assistants: Chen Carol [email protected]

He, Kai [email protected]
Li, Yi [email protected]
Rose, Avery [email protected]
Umeasiegbu, Chinedu [email protected]
Wang, Shu [email protected]

Textbook: Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes, Third Edition

Richard M. Felder and Ronald W. Rousseau

John Wiley & Sons. New York, 2005
(http://www.ncsu.edu/felder-public/EPCP.html)

Basis of grading:
Weekly quizzes 30% (11 scheduled and several unscheduled
quizzes, the two lowest grades will be discarded)
Class Projects (2) 10%
Mid Term Exam I 20%
Mid Term Exam II 20%
Final exam 20%
Midterm exams: Mid Term exams will be held on Saturday February 19, and Saturday
March 26. Time for each exam is 90 minutes from 5.30 to 7.00 PM.
Location will be announced at a later time. Quizzes will be 15-20 minutes
long and are taken only with the section the student is officially registered
in.

Missing tests: There will be no make-up tests/quizzes. If you believe you can
not make a mid term test on a Saturday consider dropping the
course at the beginning. The lowest two quiz grades will be
disregarded to allow for missed quizzes.

Final Exam: Thursday, May 5, 2011, 5:00 - 8:00 PM.

Course Policies:

(1) Students must have access to “Blackboard”. Material covered in the class, homework
problems and various other communications are regularly posted on “Blackboard”.
(2) With few exceptions, homework will be assigned each week. Each following Monday,
there will be a quiz based on the homework and the lectures given the previous week.
(3) Additional, unscheduled quizzes will be held at random dates during class time throughout
the semester.
(4) Excuses for missing a quiz or exam are not accepted. If you miss a quiz or an exam it will
count as zero.
(5) Unless otherwise stated, quizzes and exams are closed book/closed notes. No crib sheets.
(6) Deadline to drop the course or withdraw without receiving a grade: Wednesday,
February 2, 2011.
(7) Deadline to drop the course or withdraw (W): Tuesday, April 5, 2011.
(8) Course prerequisites must be satisfied to complete this course. If the prerequisites are
not satisfied, a student may be dropped from this course at anytime.
CHEE 2331 Semester Schedule, Spring 2011

Date Topic Lecture # Quiz # HW #

Wednesday, January 19 Introduction to Chemical Engineering 1

Monday, January 24 Engineering calculations 2 1

Wednesday, January 26 Processes and process variables 3

Monday, January 31 Processes and process variables 4 1 2

Wednesday, February 2 Review 1

Monday, February 7 Fundamentals of Material Balance 5 2

Wednesday, February 9 Fundamentals of Material Balance 6 3

Monday, February 14 Fundamentals of Material Balance 7 3 4

Wednesday, February 16 Review 2

Saturday, February 19 Mid Term Exam I

Monday, February 21 Single phase systems 8 4

Wednesday, February 23 Single phase systems 9 5

Monday, February 28 Multiphase systems 10 5

Wednesday, March 2 Multiphase systems 11 6

Monday, March 7 Multiphase systems 12 6

Wednesday, March 9 Multiphase systems 13 7

Monday, March 14 Spring Holiday

Wednesday, March 16 Spring Holiday

Monday, March 21 Review 3 7

Wednesday, March 23 Class Project I Presentations

Saturday March 26 Mid Term Exam II

Monday, March 28 Energy and energy balances 14

Wednesday, March 30 Energy and energy balances 15 8

Monday, April 4 Balances on non-reactive systems 16 8

Wednesday, April 6 Balances on non-reactive systems 17 9

Monday, April 11 Balances on non-reactive systems 18 9

Wednesday, April 13 Balances on non-reactive systems 19 10

Monday, April 18 Balances on reactive systems 20 10

Wednesday, April 20 Balances on reactive systems 21 11

Monday, April 25 Class Project II Presentations 11

Wednesday, April 27 Review 4

Monday, May 2 Review 5

 University of Houston
Section 3.02 Academic Dishonesty Prohibited
Excerpt From Student Handbook
http://www.uh.edu/dos/hdbk/acad/achonpol.html

"Academic dishonesty" means employing a method or technique or engaging in conduct

in an academic endeavor that the student knows or should know is not permitted by the
university or a course instructor to fulfill academic requirements. Academic dishonesty
includes, but is not limited to, the following:
a. Stealing, as theft of tests or grade books, from faculty offices or elsewhere; this
includes the removal of items posted for use by the students.
b. Using "crib notes," as unauthorized use of notes or the like to aid in answering
questions during an examination;

c. Securing another to take a test in the student's place; both the student taking the test for
another and the student registered in the course are at fault;

d. Representing as one's own work the work of another without acknowledging the
source (plagiarism). This would include submitting substantially identical laboratory
reports or other materials in fulfillment of an assignment by two or more individuals,
whether or not these used common data or other information, unless this has been
specifically permitted by the instructor.

e. Changing answers or grades on a test that has been returned to a student in an attempt
to claim instructor error;

f. Giving or receiving unauthorized aid during an examination, such as trading

examinations, whispering answers, and passing notes, and using electronic devices to
transmit or receive information.

g. Openly cheating in an examination, as copying from another's paper;

h. Using another's laboratory results as one's own, whether with or without the permission
of the owner;

i. Falsifying results in laboratory experiments;

j. Mutilating or stealing library materials; mis-shelving materials with the intent to reduce
accessibility to other students;

k. A student's failing to report to the instructor or department chair an incident which the
student believes to be a violation of the academic honesty policy; and
l. Misrepresenting academic records or achievements as they pertain to course
prerequisites or corequisites for the purpose of enrolling or remaining in a course for
which one is not eligible.

m. Possessing wireless electronic devices capable of transmitting and/or receiving

wireless signals in an exam room unless expressly permitted by the instructor. Students
seen with such devices will be charged with academic dishonesty.

n. Any other conduct which a reasonable person in the same or similar circumstances
would recognize as dishonest or improper in an academic setting.

The Engineer's Creed

As a Professional Engineer, I dedicate my professional knowledge and skill to the

advancement and betterment of human welfare.

I pledge:
To give the utmost of performance;
To participate in none but honest enterprise;
To live and work according to the laws of man and the highest standards of professional
conduct;
To place service before profit, the honor and standing of the profession before personal
advantage, and the public welfare above all other considerations.
In humility and with need for Divine Guidance, I make this pledge.

Adopted by National Society of Professional Engineers, June 1954