Methods are presented for the estimation of thermodynamic properties. The principles of fluid flow, heat transfer, thermodynamics, and mass transfer applied to cooling towers, drying, gas absorption, and crystallization. CHE 400 Special Problems in Chemical Engineering Course content arranged according to the student s abilities and with the permission of the chair of the department. No student may pursue this course off-campus during his or her last quarter prior to graduation. CHE 411 Chemical Process Controls Laboratory Process dynamics and control principles are studied.
Processes are computer simulated.
Computer data acquisition applied. An introduction to process dynamics and the application of control systems. A study of reaction processes with applications to the equipment design. CHE 473 Biochemical Engineering Microbiological and biochemical phenomena are treated from an engineering standpoint. Aspects of biomass growth and substrate utilization, cell cultivation, biological waste treatment, product separation and purification, and biomedical topics are discussed.