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Chemical Engineering (CHE)
Advanced Course offering in Chemical
Engineering (CHE)
CHE 300 Transport Phenomena
II Modes of heat transfer. Differential equations of energy
transport. Steady and transient heat conduction. Free and forced convection
in laminar and turbulent flows. Momentum and heat transfer analogies. Boiling
and condensation. Radiation heat transfer. Application to the design of
process heat transfer equipment. Prerequisite: CHE 204 Back
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CHE 303 Chemical Engineering
Thermodynamics
II Review of 1st and 2nd laws. Thermodynamic relations. PVT
properties. Thermodynamic diagrams. Properties of mixtures. Ideal and real
mixtures. Phase equilibria, calculation concepts. The concept of fugacity and
activity in liquid phase models. Chemical reaction equilibria concepts and
criteria. The steam power plant. Prerequisites: MATH 202, CHE 203 Back
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CHE 304 Transport Phenomena
III Fundamentals of mass transfer. Differential equations of mass
transfer. Steady-state and unsteady-state molecular diffusion. Convective
mass transfer. Interface mass transfer. Mass transfer theories. Mass transfer
equipment. Absorption and humidification operations. Prerequisite: CHE 204 Corequisite: CHE 300 Back
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CHE 306 Stagewise
Operations
Review of vapor-liquid equilibria. Differential and flash
distillation. Binary distillation. McCabe-Thiele and Ponchon-Savarit methods.
Introduction to multicomponent distillation. Liquid-liquid and solid-liquid
extraction. Prerequisites: CHE 303, CHE 304 Back
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CHE 309 Chemical Engineering Laboratory
I
This laboratory emphasizes concepts presented in the transport
phenomena courses. A safety session is given at the commencement of the
course. Safe practices are strictly adhered to throughout the course.
Students carry out selected experiments in fluid mechanics, heat transfer,
thermodynamics and diffusional mass transfer. Data collected are analyzed and
compared to applicable theories. Prerequisites: CHE 300, ENGL 214 Corequisite: CHE 304 Back
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CHE 325 Chemical Engineering Computing
Laboratory Programming chemical engineering calculations and problem
solving. Data acquisition and processing, computer assisted design and
simulation of chemical engineering problems using appropriate commercial
software packages. Corequisite: CHE 306 Back
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CHE 351 Applied Chemical Engineering
Cooperative Work In this course the student will spend a period of 28 weeks of
industrial employment in industry. Students are required to write a detailed
formal report on their experience. Evaluation by the employer will be counted
towards the grade given for this course. Prerequisites: CHE 309, ENGL 214, Approval of the Department
(85crs). (Registration in this course is limited to students in the College
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CHE 401 Process Dynamics and
Control Dynamics and simulation of linear systems. Transfer functions
for 1st and 2nd order. General Transfer functions. Linearization. Modes of
control; Block diagram representataion, open and closed loop transfer
functions, stability studies, parameter tuning, frequency response analysis,
Nyquist and Bode diagrams. Case studies. Prerequisites: CHE 306, SE 301 [ May not be taken for credit if credit already awarded for SE
302 or EE 380] Back
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CHE 402 Kinetics and Reactor
Design
Theory of chemical kinetic mechanisms and derivation of
overall rate expressions. Interpretation of constant volume, variable volume
batch reactor data and its application to the design of ideal backmix and
plug flow reactors. Comparison of reactor performance including series,
parallel, and multiple reactions. Nonisothermal reactor operation. Basic
heterogeneous reactions and nonideal reactors performance. Prerequisites: CHE 303, CHEM 311, Senior Standing Back
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CHE 409 Chemical Engineering Laboratory
II A laboratory to complement the theoretical derivations in
stagewise operations, process dynamics and control, and kinetics and reactor
design. A safety session is given at the commencement of the course. Safe
practices are strictly adhered to throughout the course. Two environmental
engineering reaction experiments are included. Students carry out selected
experiments, analyze data collected referring to applicable theories
and present their findings in formal reports. Prerequisites: CHE 306, CHE 309 Corequisites: CHE 401, CHE 402 Back
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CHE 425 Engineering Economics and Design
Principles
Process economic analysis of chemical plants with particular
emphasis on cost estimation, interest calculations, depreciation,
profitability, methods for decision-making among alternatives and capital
budgeting. Process flow diagram analysis, design of flow systems, design
and integration of process equipment such as chemical reactors, separators,
pumps, compressors, heat exchangers, absorbers, etc., into a chemical
process. Development of the general principles of process design including
materials selection, transfer and handling, plant location, plant layout,
waste disposal, safety considerations, etc. Application of software packages
such as Aspen Plus and Chemshare. Prerequisite: CHE 306 Corequisite: CHE 402 Back
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CHE 440 Catalysis & Catalytic Processes (3-0-3)
Basic definition and classification of catalysts, nature and mechanism of catalytic reactions, adsorption processes, catalyst preparation and catalyst characterization. Mass and heat transport effects in catalysis. Catalyst deactivation Basic design principles of heterogeneous catalytic reactors such as fixed bed and fluidized bed reactors. Industrial catalytic processes with emphasis on existing processes in Saudi Arabia.
Corequisite: CHE 402 Back
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CHE 463 Polymer Technology (3-0-3)
Structure and physical properties of polymers. Homogeneous and heterogeneous polymerization processes. The chemical, mechanical, and engineering properties of polymers as well as polymer processing and rheology are emphasized in this course.
Prerequisite: CHEM 311 Back
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CHE 470 Process Air Pollution Control (3-0-3)
Sources and effects of air pollution; air quality, atmospheric reactions and scavenging processes. Meteorological setting for dispersion of air pollutants. Theory of atmospheric dispersion modeling. Air pollution control concepts, selection, evaluation and application of control devices for emission and control from chemical and petrochemical industries.
Prerequisite: Senior Standing or Departmental Approval. Back
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CHE 480 Energy Technology (3-0-3)
Statistics on global energy use, supply and demand of energy, energy generation from fossil and non-fossil fuels. Energy transportation and storage, energy from low-calorific value fuels, energy conservation and economics, and energy management.
Prerequisites: CHE 300, CHE 303
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CHE 495 Integrated Design
Course
Development of general engineering skills and judgment needed
in the solution of open-ended problems from a technical-economic viewpoint
are the major goals of this course. The design of a project from conception
to implementation including preliminary feasibility study, preparation of
process, flow diagram, process design, pre-construction cost estimate,
equipment sizing (design), selection of materials of construction, and
analysis of project. Applications will be in areas such as petroleum,
petrochemicals, emerging chemical industries and water desalination. Design
topics will be assigned to teams of students. Corequisite: CHE 425 Back
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All Chemical
Engineering Courses (Undergraduate Program ) Chemical Engineering (CHE)
( Graduate
Program ) Course offering Chemical Engineering ( Graduate
Program ) :
CHE 530 Advanced Reaction Engineering (3-0-3) A study of the
effect of temperature on conversion, stability, and product distribution in
complex homogeneous reactions. Analysis of flow and mixing patterns and
residence time distributions in chemical reactors. Kinetics of catalytic
gas-solid reactions, mass and heat transport effects in catalysis. Design of
catalytic fixed-bed reactors. Back to Course
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CHE
560 Numerical Methods in
Chemical Engineering (3-0-3) Normalization of
models, visualization of profiles, analysis of models of chemical processes,
non-linear finite difference techniques, orthogonal collocation, non-linear
algebraic equations, initial value and boundary value problems in chemical
engineering, software packages for solving such problems. Back
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CHE 561 Process Optimization (3-0-3) Review of
computerized material and energy balances, modeling of chemical and
biochemical processes. Formulation of optimization problems, nature and
organization of optimization problems in the process industry, optimization
theory and techniques (basic concepts, optimization of unconstrained
functions, unconstrained multivariable optimization, constrained
optimization, linear programming and nonlinear programming). Real Time
Optimization (RTO) Calculus of variation and Pontryagin maximum principle,
Energy Integration (IE), Mass Integration (MI and Pinch Technology. Back to Course Sponsorship program CHE 580 Research Report
(3-0-3) Overview of research
methodology: documentation; statistics, experimental design, library and
database use – CD-ROM and internet search, oral presentation skills with
videotape review. Students will focus on a specific research topic and
produce a comprehensive technical report of publishable quality for a
reputable journal. Seminar presentation to all faculty is required. Back
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CHE
590 Special Topics
in Chemical Engineering (3-0-3) Advanced topics are selected
from the broad area of chemical engineering. The contents of the course are
given in detail one semester in advance of that in which it is to be offered.
The approval of the Graduate Council will be necessary for offering this
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working towards either M.S. or Ph.D. degrees, are required to attend seminars
given by faculty, visiting scholars and fellow graduate students. Additionally
each student must present at least one seminar on a timely research topic.
Among other things, this course is designed to give the student an overview
of research in the department, and a familiarity with the research
methodology, journals and professional societies in his discipline. Graded on
a Pass or Fail basis. Back
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CHE 610 M.S. Thesis
(0-0-6) Involves individual
studies by students in the field of chemical engineering. The work must be
original and the concept, data and the conclusions must contribute new
knowledge to the field of engineering. The quality of the work must reflect
the student’s proficiency in research and creative thinking. Following
preliminary studies and a literature survey on the thesis subject, each
student will present his proposed thesis subject orally, and also submit a
written proposal to the College of Graduate Studies for approval. On
satisfactory completion of his thesis work, the student is required to make a
formal defense of his research thesis. Back
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CHE
710 Ph.D. Dissertation
(0-0-12) Involves in-depth analysis of a particular branch of chemical engineering. The quality of the work must be original, creative and must be a significant contribution in the areas of the topic selected. The work should have an original experimental component. In addition, departmental regulations and those of the College of Graduate Studies must be satisfied. |
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