Experimental topics include distillation, drying, fluidization, reaction kinetics, membrane processes, and computer-controlled processes. Laboratory safety, technical writing, and oral presentation skills emphasized. Five hours of laboratory, field trips. Process and Plant Design I. Application of the principles of chemical engineering to the design of chemical processes. The sequence of design methods and economic evaluations utilized in the evolution of a chemical process design, from initial process research to preliminary equipment design, is developed.
Students work in three-person groups on a comprehensive plant design.
Technical writing required. Two lectures and one two-hour problem period. Continuation of the design projects from CHML 405. Application of safety constraints, loss prevention, hazards evaluation, and engineering ethics to design of chemical processes and plants. Computer simulation software used for process design.