Material and energy balances are thoroughly studied. Problems involving separation technology and chemical reaction technology are solved using both manual and software-based methods. Application of heat and mass transport fundamentals to chemical engineering processes with emphasis on the mathematical model. Various unit operations in chemical engineering are studied. Fundamentals of transfer and rate processes emphasized by laboratory exercises in the study of mass, momentum, and energy transfer.
Students write reports and make oral presentation of results.
Emphasis placed on application of thermodynamic principles to industry. An introduction to an understanding of the structure and physical properties of polymers and their relationships to processing. Laboratory projects which test polymer properties are included. A study of engineering materials such as ferrous and non-ferrous metals, alloys, plastics, rubber and ceramics, their structures properties, behavior, heat treatment, phase diagrams, and an introduction to the theory of corrosion. Practice in mathematical modeling and computer simulation of chemical process systems.