2013–2014 UNIVERSITY CATALOG - Florida Institute of Technology

CHE 3260 MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (3 credits). Studies
the relationships between materials processing, composition and structure, properties
and performance. Includes electrical, mechanical and chemical properties
of metals, ceramics, polymers, electronic materials and composites, as well
as coating and protection materials. Prerequisites: CHM 1101, MTH 1002,
PHY 1001. Corequisites: MTH 1002.
CHE 3265 MATERIALS LABORATORY (1 credit). Complements CHE 3260.
Illustrates materials processing, measurement and analysis of materials properties.
Prerequisites: CHE 3260, MTH 1002, PHY 2091. Corequisites: CHE 3260.
CHE 4115 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING PROCESSES LAB 2 (2 credits).
Continues CHE 3115. Demonstrates the theory covered in CHE 4122, CHE 4131 and
CHE 4151. Includes the design of experiments. Prerequisites: CHE 3115,
CHE 4122, CHE 4131, CHE 4151.
CHE 4122 CHEMICAL PROCESS CONTROL (4 credits). Studies dynamic
modeling and control of chemical processes. Includes transfer function development,
synthesis and tuning of feedback controllers, closed-loop stability analysis,
frequency response and advanced control techniques. Prerequisites: CHE 4240.
CHE 4131 SEPARATION PROCESSES (3 credits). Fundamental principles and
design of separation processes; batch and continuous flow, concurrent and countercurrent
cascade; plate and packed towers; distillation, absorption, extraction;
distillation column design and optimization. Prerequisites: CHE 3103, CHE 3104.
CHE 4151 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING REACTOR DESIGN (3 credits).
Introduces the modeling and design of chemical reactors including development of
rate expressions for chemical reactions and analysis of experimental kinetic data.
Emphasizes the modeling of ideal mixed-flow and plug-flow reactors. Prerequisites:
CHE 3101.
CHE 4181 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING PLANT DESIGN 1 (3 credits).
Technical and economic analyses leading to the design of complete facilities for
chemical production. Investigates process flow sheet and process integration, along
with material and energy balances; process equipment selection and plant layout;
use of computer-aided design software for process analysis; cost analysis; and a
design report. (Q) Prerequisites: CHE 3103, CHE 4131. Corequisites: CHE 4131.
CHE 4182 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING PLANT DESIGN 2 (3 credits). Technical
and economic analyses leading to the design of complete facilities for chemical production.
Process flow sheets and process integration are investigated, along with
material and energy balances; process equipment selection and plant layout; use
of computer-aided design software for process analysis; cost analysis; and a design
report. (Q) Prerequisites: CHE 4181.
CHE 4230 SPECIAL TOPICS IN SEPARATION PROCESSES AND UNIT
OPERATIONS (3 credits). Continues CHE 4131. Emphasizes the area of separation
processes and unit operations. May include adsorption, drying, gas cleaning,
cyclones, chromatography, membranes; particle filtration, microfiltration, ultrafiltration,
reverse osmosis; heat tracing, mixing, cooling towers, gas compressors.
Corequisites: CHE 3104.
CHE 4240 ADVANCED COMPUTATIONAL METHODS FOR ENGINEERING
APPLICATIONS (3 credits). Introduces numerical methods applied to engineering
problems. Includes the use of selected mathematical software. Prerequisites:
MTH 2201.
CHE 4250 INTRODUCTION TO BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING (3 credits).
Introduces modeling and design of biochemical reactors, including development of
rate expressions for biochemical (metabolic) reactions and cell growth. Separation
and purification of reaction products; system optimization. (Requirement: Senior
standing in chemical engineering.)
CHE 4284 INDUSTRIAL SAFETY (3 credits). Safety considerations in design
and operation of industrial and manufacturing facilities; toxicology, fire and explosion
hazards; and OSHA standards. (Requirement: Junior standing in science or
engineering.)
CHE 4285 DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS (3 credits). Includes measurement and
instrumentation, statistical design, data acquisition software, and design and construction
of apparatus for chemical process experiments. (Requirement: Senior
standing in chemical engineering.)
CHE 4288 PETROLEUM PROCESSING (3 credits). Focuses on the properties of
crude oil and each of a refinery’s products, the details of each refinery operation, and
the effects of economic considerations on each refinery operation. Prerequisites:
CHE 2102, CHM 2002.
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CHE 4291 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 1
(1-3 credits). Individual projects under the direction of faculty member in the
chemical engineering program. Projects include a literature review, project proposal,
process design or research, and written and oral reports. (Requirement: Department
head approval or senior standing.)
CHE 4292 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 2
(1-3 credits). Individual projects under the direction of faculty member in the
chemical engineering program. Projects include a literature review, project proposal,
process design or research, and written and oral reports. (Requirement: Department
head approval or senior standing.) Prerequisites: CHE 4291.
CHE 4560 POLYMERIC MATERIALS (3 credits). General classes of polymers and
their patterns of behavior; polymer synthesis and processing, polymer rheology and
physical properties; and large-scale production problems. Prerequisites: CHE 3260.
CHE 4591 SPECIAL TOPICS IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING (3 credits). Studies
in depth a specialized area of chemical engineering. Subject matter depends on the
expertise of the instructor. Topics announced prior to each offering. (Requirement:
Instructor approval.)
CHE 4592 SPECIAL TOPICS IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING (3 credits). Studies
in depth a specialized area of chemical engineering. Subject matter depends on the
expertise of the instructor. Topics announced prior to each offering. (Requirement:
Instructor approval.)
CHE 5100 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SEMINAR (0 credits). Weekly seminar
topics on chemical engineering research and practice. Presentations are made by
students, faculty and visitors.
CHE 5101 TRANSPORT PHENOMENA 1 (3 credits). Fundamental principles
of momentum, heat and mass transfer, and their application to chemical systems.
Includes derivation and analysis of the Navier-Stokes equations, energy equations
and equations for mass transport; flows at small Reynolds number and Stokes Law;
the method of matched asymptotic expansions; and boundary-layer theory. Also
includes turbulence and multiphase phenomena.
CHE 5103 TRANSPORT PROCESSES IN BIOENGINEERING (3 credits).
Studies mass, momentum and heat transfer within the human body, between
the human body and the environment and in the design of devices and systems
involved with transport processes in medical and clinical settings. (Requirement:
Instructor approval.)
CHE 5110 EQUILIBRIUM THERMODYNAMICS (3 credits). Advanced topics
in phase and chemical equilibria; relationships between equilibrium properties
and molecular-based theories of solutions; and fugacity coefficients, activity coefficients,
phase composition.
CHE 5120 PROCESS CONTROL (3 credits). Analysis, design, stability and sensitivity;
and optimization and transient response of staged, continuous and batch
operations. Emphasizes common mathematical and physical foundations, and
automatic control systems.
CHE 5150 CHEMICAL REACTOR DESIGN (3 credits). Design of nonideal
reactors; unsteady-state operation and stability analysis; multiphase reactors; and
heat, mass and momentum transfer in reacting systems. (Requirement: Graduate
standing in chemical engineering or prerequisite course.) Prerequisites: CHE 4151.
CHE 5230 SEPARATION PROCESSES (3 credits). Analysis of mass transfer in
binary and multicomponent systems. Mathematical modeling of adsorption, extraction,
reverse osmosis and other selected processes.
CHE 5240 ELECTROCHEMICAL ENGINEERING (3 credits). Overviews basic
electrochemistry. Investigates the application of fundamental principles of thermodynamics,
kinetics and transport to electrochemical systems and their integration
with current/potential distributions to solve complex electrochemical engineering
problems. Discusses current and potential future electrochemical applications.
(Requirement: Instructor approval.)
CHE 5250 HYDROGEN TECHNOLOGY (3 credits). Presents the fundamental
knowledge of hydrogen and the current and potential future development of
hydrogen science and technology. Investigates the use of hydrogen as a fuel, and
its properties, methods of production and storage. Discusses hydrogen technology
applications.
CHE 5291 SPECIAL TOPICS IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING (3 credits). Studies
in depth a specialized area of chemical engineering. Subject matter depends on the
expertise of the instructor. Topics announced prior to registration. (Requirement:
Instructor approval.)
CHE 5292 SPECIAL TOPICS IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING (3 credits). Studies
in depth a specialized area of chemical engineering. Subject matter depends on the
expertise of the instructor. Topics announced prior to registration. (Requirement:
Instructor approval.)