One or more project experiments related to various chemical processes are conducted. Selection of experiments is based on the student's needs and interests, and may involve existing experiments or the development of new ones. Use of microorganisms and enzymes to carry out industrial scale production of useful products. Contents will include engineering economics, design principles, design shortcut methods, equipment sizing and costing, safety considerations, and a series of short case studies. Application of chemical engineering principles, engineering economics, and computer programming to plant design.
Teams perform case study designs based on industrial problems.
A comprehensive design project is solved independently under the supervision of the faculty. Principles of polymer rheology from both continuum and molecular viewpoints, including differences in the flow behavior of polymers and Newtonian fluids. Application to polymer processing operations, extrusion, fiber spinning and injection molding. Process systems analysis and control. Methods for the analysis of systems and use of these methods in the design of control systems.