Mar 29, 2024  
OHIO University Graduate Catalog 2019-20 
    
OHIO University Graduate Catalog 2019-20 [Archived Catalog]

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CHE 5019D - Chemical Engineering Process Design I


Preliminary design of a chemical process. Process synthesis, computer flowsheeting, layout, safety, and economics. Involves trips to various chemical plants. Also involves the assessment of skills from explicit and implicit prerequisite courses. Particular emphasis on Hazard and operability analysis of chemical processes and the subsequent safe operation criteria.

Requisites:
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 lecture, 2.0 recitation
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Apply a knowledge of chemical thermodynamics to the selection of appropriate thermodynamic models (e.g. equations of state, activity models) for the description of thermodynamic and phase behavior in various process systems.
  • Apply material and energy balances to the description of both individual unit operations and process flow sheets.
  • Apply transport and unit operations principles to the selection and characterization of fluid drivers, heat transfer devices, and separation systems.
  • Describe basic concepts of relative risk of a wide variety of human activities, toxicology, industrial hygiene, toxic releases and the causes and prevention of fires and explosions.
  • Determine profitability using the techniques of return on investment, payback period, net return, net present worth, and discounted cash flow rate of return and use these techniques to project a selling price for a specific product.
  • Identify and quantify (where possible) the impact of contemporary issues and cultural perspectives on process design decisions.
  • Identify the ethical and professional responsibilities associated with chemical engineering design.
  • Make a professional presentation in appropriate format and style.
  • Participate effectively in a project team through leadership and individual contributions.
  • Research (independently and as a team) candidate technologies, unfamiliar unit operations and reaction schemes, and other information necessary to the synthesis and design of a process to produce a chemical product.
  • Sequence, size, and cost a separation train (e.g. distillation) based on standard heuristics and process principles.
  • Solve chemical engineering problems involving algebra, integration and/or ordinary differential equations analytically or with the aid of computer software.
  • Synthesize and describe a process flow sheet to accomplish a specified purpose and subject to standard constraints using a process simulator.
  • Undertake a safety review of a chemical process through the HAZOP method or other appropriate review system.
  • Write a professional memo in appropriate format and style.



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