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ChE10: Introduction to Chemical Engineering Lecture:
Recitations:
1:00-1:50 PM, M/W/F, Psych 1924 Monday (A) or Wednesday (B) 2:00-2:50 PM, ESB 1003
Course Personnel: Instructor
Prof. Matthew Helgeson Office: 3337 Engineering II Email:
[email protected] Office hours: Tuesday, 4-5pm
Recitation Leader
Alejandro Parra Office: 1161 Engineering II Email:
[email protected] Office hours: Friday, 2:00-2:50 PM, ESB 1003
Teaching Assistants
Martin Keh Office: 3235 Engineering II Email:
[email protected] Office hours: Thursday, TBD
Alan Derk Office: 3307 Engineering II Email:
[email protected] Office hours: Wednesday,TBD
Course materials Textbook
R.M. Felder & R.W. Rousseau, Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes, 3rd ed., John Wiley & Sons, 2005.
Other references
Perry’s Chemical Engineers’ Handbook, 8th Ed., McGraw-Hill, 2008. Screencasts and Conceptests for Chemical Engineering Courses http://www.learncheme.com/
Course website
http://chemengr.ucsb.edu/~ceweb/courses/che10/
Course objectives This course will introduce you to the basic calculations and problem solving skills required in chemical engineering analysis. Topics to be covered include rudimentary engineering calculations and data analysis, mass and energy balances, chemical reactions, elementary thermodynamics, and phase equilibria associated with chemical engineering processes and unit operations.
Course requirements and policies Homeworks (8 total)
Homeworks are due at the beginning of class one week after they are assigned (typically Friday). Late homeworks will be reviewed, but will receive a grade of zero unless approved in advance and in writing by the instructor. Students are encouraged to work on homework in groups. However, the work you turn in must be your own (see below).
Midterm exams
The two midterm exams will be administered in class, and will cover all course material up to and including the homework immediately preceding the exam.
Term paper
In teams of three students each, you will develop a term paper devoted to a current social, environmental, technological, or economic issue in which chemical engineers have a significant impact. This paper will be on a problem or topic of your choosing, but must include elements pertaining to mass and/or energy balances. The paper is due on the second to last day of class, with several milestones throughout the course to distribute the workload across the quarter.
Final exam
The final exam will be a three-hour exam administered during the finals period, and will cover all of the material presented in the course.
Exam policies
All exams will be closed book and closed notes, although you will be allowed one handwritten sheet of paper (front and back) with notes or you feel are important. You may use a scientific calculator, but not a graphing calculator.
Grading
Problem sets Recitation problems Midterm exam 1 Midterm exam 2 Term paper Final exam
Academic conduct
Plagiarism of any kind is unethical and unacceptable. This includes (but is not limited to): copying from other students’ work, using a solutions manual, or using information or ideas from published work without proper citation. Any violations of this policy will result in a zero on the assignment in question without exception.
25% 5% 15% 15% 10% 30%
Cheating on exams will not be tolerated, and will result in an F for the course and immediate referral to the campus board of Academic Conduct. For more details, see the College of Engineering Policy on Academic Conduct.
Lecture schedule Lecture
Date
Topics
Reading
1
F 9/28
Introduction – What do chemical engineers do?
Ch. 1
2
M 10/1
Units, dimensionality, and significant figures
Ch. 2.1-2.5b, 2.6
3
W 10/3
Process variables and measurements
Ch. 3
4
F 10/5 (HW 1 due)
Dealing with data – uncertainty, regression, linearization
Ch. 2.5c-2.7
5
M 10/8
The general balance eqn., overall and component balances
Ch. 4.2
6
W 10/10
Types of chemical processes and process flowcharts
Ch. 4.1, 4.3a
7
F 10/12 (HW 2 due)
Single unit processes without reaction
Ch. 4.3b,c
8
M 10/15
Degree of freedom analysis and general procedures
Ch. 4.3d,e
9
W 10/17
Multi-unit processes without reaction, recycle and bypass
Ch. 4.4, 4.5
10
F 10/19 (HW 3 due)
Multi-unit processes, linear algebra
Handout
11
M 10/22
Chemical reaction – stoichiometry, conversion, and equilibrium
Ch. 4.6a-c
12
W 10/24
Multiple reactions – yield, selectivity, and fraction conversion
Ch. 4.6d
13
F 10/26 (HW 4 due)
Material balances with reaction – species balances
Ch. 4.7a-d
14
M 10/29
Review (Both lecture and recitation, Room TBD)
EXAM
W 10/31
MIDTERM EXAM 1
15
F 11/2
Present topics for Term Paper to class
16
M 11/5
Combustion reactions
Ch. 4.8
17
W 11/7
Single-phase thermodynamics – ideal gases
Ch. 5.1, 5.2
18
F 11/9 (HW 5 due)
Single phase, multi-component systems
Ch. 5.3, 5.4
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M 11/12
VETERAN’S DAY – No lecture
19
W 11/14
Multi-phase, single component systems
Ch. 6.1-6.3
20
F 11/16 (HW 6 due)
Multi-component systems – vapor-liquid equilibrium
Ch. 6.4
M 11/19
MIDTERM EXAM 2
21
W 11/21 (Draft due)
Multi-component systems – liquid-liquid equilibrium
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F 11/23
THANKSGIVING – No lecture
22
M 11/26
Multi-component systems – liquid-solid and vapor-solid eqbrm.
Ch. 6.5, 6.7
23
W 11/28
Energy and the first law of thermodynamics
Ch. 7.1, 7.2
24
F 11/30 (HW 7 due)
Energy balances on batch processes – enthalpy and work
Ch. 7.3, 7.4a,b
25
M 12/3
Energy balances on non-reactive processes, part I
Ch. 7.4
26
W 12/5 (Paper due)
Energy balances on non-reactive processes, part II
Ch. 7.5
27
F 12/7 (HW 8 due)
Review
W 10/12, 4-7pm
FINAL EXAM
EXAM
EXAM
Ch. 1 – 4.
Ch. 6.6
Recitation schedule Week
Date
Topics
Session leader
1
F 9/28 or W 10/3
Engineering references and literature searches
Chuck Huber
2
M 10/8 or W 10/10
Spreadsheets, plotting, and regression
Parra
3
M 10/15 or W 10/17
Technical writing, Part 1 – Form and organization
Helgeson
4
M 10/22 or W 10/24
Mathematics, solving multi-unit/component balances
Parra
5
M 10/29
Work review problems for Midterm 1 (Room TBD)
Parra
6
M 11/5 or W 11/7
Technical writing, Part 2 – Style and presentation
Helgeson
7
W 11/14 or F 11/16
Work review problems for Midterm 2
Parra
8
M 11/19 or W 11/21
Office hours
Parra
9
M 11/26 or W 11/28
Energy balances, steam tables and thermodynamic cycles
Parra
10
M 12/3 or W 12/5
Work review problems for Final Exam
Parra
