Introduction to basic calculations of chemical engineering, emphasizing material and energy balances on physical and chemical processes. 294 Nature and Properties of Materials 3 hrs. Introduction to structure, composition, and properties of solid materials such as metals, polymers, ceramics, semiconductors, and composites. Pure materials, alloys, mixtures, and compounds, including phase diagrams. Typical experiments include microstructure, stress-strain phase diagrams, corrosion, and resistivity.
Emphasis is placed on written reports for each lab experiment.
Students apply uncertainty analysis to the experimental results using principles from probability and statistics. Thermodynamics of phase equilibria, chemical reactions and thermodynamic analysis of chemical processes, with emphasis on topics of special interest to chemical engineers. 347 Quantitative Modeling for Chemical Engineers 3 hrs. Modeling and analysis of physical phenomena that arise in chemical engineering and an introduction to computer-aided design. I 3 hrs.