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CHEMICAL ENGINEER
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Chemical Engineering Guy
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RESEARCH & ANALYSIS!
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TOPICS
•General Engineering
•Theoretical Basis
•Applied Operations
•Design/Operation
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TOPICS
General Engineering
Theoretical
Basis
Applied Operations
Design
&
Operation
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TOPICS• General Engineering
• Maths: Algebra, Calculus, Diff. Equations, Etc.…
• Sciences: Physics, Biology, Environmental
• Chemistry: General, Analytical, Organic, Physical,
• Computer Solving: Numerical Methods, Matlab, Excel
• Industrial Engineering: Introduction to Engineering/Chemical Engineering, Manufacturing, Business & Marketing/Accountings
• Theoretical Basis
• Mass Balance
• Energy Balance
• Thermodynamics (Process)
• Physical Chemistry / Equilibrium Thermodynamics
• Transport Phenomena
• Unit Operations
• Momentum Operations / Fluid Mechanics
• Heat Transfer
• Mass Transfer/Separation Processes
• Reactor Engineering
• Unit Operation Lab
• Design/Operation
• Process Control/Automation
• Computer Aided – Chemical Engineering
• Plant Design/Operation
• Plant Economics
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TOPICS
•General Engineering
•Theoretical Basis
•Unit Operations
•Design/Operation
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TOPICS• General Engineering
• Maths: Algebra, Calculus, Diff. Equations, Etc.…
• Sciences: Physics, Biology, Environmental
• Chemistry: General, Analytical, Organic, Physical,
• Computer Solving: Numerical Methods, Matlab, Excel
• Industrial Engineering: Introduction to Engineering/Chemical Engineering, Manufacturing, Business & Marketing/Accountings
• Theoretical Basis
• Mass Balance
• Energy Balance
• Thermodynamics (Process)
• Physical Chemistry / Equilibrium Thermodynamics
• Transport Phenomena
• Unit Operations
• Momentum Operations / Fluid Mechanics
• Heat Transfer
• Mass Transfer/Separation Processes
• Reactor Engineering
• Unit Operation Lab
• Design/Operation
• Process Control/Automation
• Computer Aided – Chemical Engineering
• Plant Design/Operation
• Plant Economics
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G.E  MATH  ALGEBRA/CALCULUS
• Algebra…
• Set and Solve Equations
• Set and Solve Simulatenous Equations
• Matrix Algebra
• Calculus
• Derivatives
• Rate of changes
• Integrals
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G.E  MATH 
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
• Complex Differential Equation solving
• Laplace Transform
• Fourier Analysis
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G.E  SCIENCES
PHYSICS & BIOLOGY
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G.E  SCIENCES
PHYSICS & BIOLOGY
• Biology & Environment
• Enzymes
• CO2 and other pollutants
• Environment (air, water, soil)
• Physics
• Force, Free Body Diagrams, Newton’s Laws, Friction
• Pressure &Temperature
• Hydrostatic and some Fluid mechanics
• Electricity and Magnetism
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G.E  SCIENCES
PHYSICS & BIOLOGY
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G.E  CHEMISTRY
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G.E  CHEMISTRY
• General Chemistry
• Analytical Chemistry
• Organic Chemistry
• Physical Chemistry
• Kinetic Chemistry
• Electrochemistry
• Nuclear Chemistry
• Product/Materials Chemistry
• Polymer Chemistry
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G.E  CHEMISTRY 
GENERAL CHEM.
• Element/Component/Molecules/ions
• Mass Number, Electrons/Neutrons/Protons Atomic No.
• Periodic Table and its relationship
• Intra/Intermolecular Bondings and Geometry
• Type of Reactions
• Acid & Bases; Precipitation; Redox No. and Reactions, Single/double Replacement
• Basics on Equilibrium
• Mixtures/Solutions
• Reaction Balances
• Ideal Gas Law
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G.E  CHEMISTRY 
ORGANIC CHEM.
• Carbon and its importance in Orgo
• Family
• Alkane, alkene, Aldehydes, Ketones, Carboxylic acids etc…
• Common reactions
• Hydrogenation, Dehydrogenation, Hallogenation, Oxidation,
• Reaction Mechanicsm
• SN1 and SN2
• E1 and E2
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G.E  CHEMISTRY 
ANALYTICAL.
• Equilibrium
• Acid-Base Reactions, Buffers
• Titrations, Identification of species
• Gravimetric Techniques
• Cation Identification
• Equipment-based Analytical techniques
• Spectrometry
• Colorimetry
• HPLC
• Paper Cromatography
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G.E  CHEMISTRY 
PHYSICAL CHEM.
• Thermochemistry
• Heat and Temperature
• Specific Heat & Water/Gas
• Heat of reaction/solution
• Volatility
• Vapor Pressure
• Triple point, Boiling/Condensation; Melting/Freezing
• Raoult’s & Henry’s Law of mixed solutions (liquid/gas)
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G.E  CHEMISTRY 
KINETIC CHEM.
• Speed of a reaction
• Rate of Reaction
• Stoichiometric relationship between rates
• Arrhenius Law
• Temperature and Pressure in Rates of Reaction
• Rate Order
• Elementary Rate Law
• Identification of Rate Laws
• Mechanism of reaction
• Catalysts, Enzymes and Inhibitors
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G.E  CHEMISTRY 
ELECTROCHEMISTRY CHEM.
• Electron
• Electric Current
• The Faraday Constant
• Galvanic/Voltaic Cell
• Electric Flux
• Electromagnetism
• EMF = Electromotive Force
• Galvanization
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G.E  CHEMISTRY 
NUCLEAR CHEM.
• The atom
• Bohr’s Model
• Quantum Models
• Light
• Energy – Mass relationship
• Nuclear Reactions
• Fission
• Fussion
• Schroedinger Equation
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G.E  CHEMISTRY 
PRODUCT/MATERIALS CHEM.
• Commodity vs. Fine Chemistry
• Common Chemicals & Materials in the industry
• Chlor-Alkali
• Air (Cryogenics)  Nitrogen, Argon, Oxygen, Helium
• Sulfuric Acid
• Metallurgy  Gold, Iron, Steel, Copper
• Water Treatment
• Cement and Building Materials
• Pharmaceutics
• Oil and Gas exploration/production/distribution
• Upstream
• Downstream
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G.E  CHEMISTRY 
POLYMER CHEM.
• Addition/Condensation Polymerization
• Plastics
• Polymers
• Polyethylene
• Polypropylene
• Synthetic Rubber
• Vulcanization
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G.E  COMPUTER SOLVING
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G.E  COMPUTER SOLVING
MATLAB/NUMERICAL METHODS/EXCEL
• Solving Matrices
• Solving Complex Maths
• Solving high time-consuming
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G.E  COMPUTER SOLVING
MATLAB/NUMERICAL METHODS/EXCEL
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G.E  INDUSTRIAL ENG.
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G.E  INDUSTRIAL ENG.
INTRO TO CHEM. ENG
• This ppt should be in your class!
• About Engineering
• What is an Engineer
• Where does the Engineer Works
• Future of the Chemical Engineer
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G.E  INDUSTRIAL ENG.
MANUFACTURING
• Six Sigma
• Lean Manufacturing
• Manufacturing Strategies
• Cycle time
• Process Optimization
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G.E  INDUSTRIAL ENG.
BUSINESS/MKT/ACCNT.
• Anything related to Business…
• Market Research
• Marketing fundamentals
• Basic Finances
• Entrepreneurship
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G.E  INDUSTRIAL ENG.
BUSINESS/MKT/ACCNT.
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TOPICS
•General Engineering
•Theoretical Basis
•Unit Operations
•Design/Operation
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TOPICS• General Engineering
• Maths: Algebra, Calculus, Diff. Equations, Etc.…
• Sciences: Physics, Biology, Environmental
• Chemistry: General, Analytical, Organic, Physical,
• Computer Solving: Numerical Methods, Matlab, Excel
• Industrial Engineering: Introduction to Engineering/Chemical Engineering, Manufacturing, Business & Marketing/Accountings
• Theoretical Basis
• Mass Balance
• Energy Balance
• Thermodynamics (Process)
• Physical Chemistry / Equilibrium Thermodynamics
• Transport Phenomena
• Unit Operations
• Momentum Operations / Fluid Mechanics
• Heat Transfer
• Mass Transfer/Separation Processes
• Reactor Engineering
• Unit Operation Lab
• Design/Operation
• Process Control/Automation
• Computer Aided – Chemical Engineering
• Plant Design/Operation
• Plant Economics
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THEORETICAL BASIS
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THEORETICAL BASIS
• Mass Balance
• Energy Balance
• Thermodynamics (Process)
• Physical Chemistry / Equilibrium Thermodynamics
• Transport Phenomena
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MASS BALANCE
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MASS BALANCE (WHAT)
• Introduction to Process and Many other Industrial Processes
• Unit Variables
• Steady vs. Unsteady State
• Degrees of Freedom
• Single Phase Mass Balance
• Combustion
• Single Reaction
• Multiple Reactions
• Yield/Selectivity
• Multiple Phase Mass Balance
• Vaporization
• Humidity/Psychometrics
• Extraction/Distillation/Flashing
• Transient State Mass Balance
• Batch Process
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MASS BALANCE (WHY)
• We need this for:
• Balances of material
• Material going in/out
• Final Product Specifications
• Sizing Equipment
• Raw Material Cost/Price calculation
• Eventually
• Energy Balances
• Unit Operation Design/Operation
• Plant Design/Operation
• Scale-up/down
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MASS BALANCE ONLINE COURSE
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ENERGY BALANCE
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ENERGY BALANCE (WHAT)
• Energy Balance Equation
• Processes with change of Temperature (specific heat capacity)
• Process with change of phase (Latent heat)
• Flashing and other binary systems
• Systems
• Isothermal (Ti = Tf) and Adiabatic (Q=0)
• Heat/Enthalpy of…
• Formation, Reaction, Solution/Mixture
• Reading Enthalpy Diagrams/Graphs/Tables
• Humidity/Psychrometric Chart Balances
• Fuels and Combustion
• Low Heating Value vs. High Heating Value
• Fuel Energy Output (MW/kg)
• Environment
• Unsteady State Energy Balance (Batch)
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ENERGY BALANCE (WHY)
• Calculate Energy requirement of Process/Units
• Fuel consumption calculation
• Unit Operation Design/Operation
• Utility Requirements
• Pricing/Costing of energy consumption
• CO2 emissions
• Temperature Calculations
• Equilibrium Calculations
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THERMODYNAMICS (PROCESS)
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THERMODYNAMICS (WHAT)
• Type of Systems, enthalpy, Temperature, Pressure, State variables
• Laws of Thermodynamics
• 1st Law  Conservation (Equation Q - W = H + Ek + Ep)
• Energy Balances of Common Equipments
• 2nd and 3rd Law  Entropy concept
• Forward Process vs. Reversible. Possible vs. Impossible
• Machines
• Cycle Efficiency, Carnot Cycle, Carnot Efficiency
• Energy Generation Plant, Refrigeration and Heat Pump
• Rankine, Carnot, Brayton, Internal Combustion, Diesel
• Thermodynamic Properties  Maxwell Equations
• Joule Thomson, Thermal Compression, Volumetric Expansion Coef. And Bridgman Table
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THERMODYNAMICS (WHY)
• Energy Balancing
• Equipment Design/Calculations
• Direction of process
• Substance identification and properties
• General Process Flow
• (Compressions/Expansions/Cooling/Heating)
• Thermal Machine Input/outputs
• Refrigerator/Electric Generation/Heat Pump design
• Efficiency Calculations
• Other Thermodynamic Properties derived from Maxwell Eqn
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THERMODYNAMICS ONLINE COURSE
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PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY / EQUILIBRIUM
THERMODYNAMICS
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PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY/ EQUILIBRIUM
THERMODYNAMICS (WHAT)
• Definitions and Introduction in Equilibrium (Phase Equilibrium)
• Gibbs free Energy
• Fugacity of gases
• Van’t Hoff Equation & Clasius-Clapeyron Equation
• Multicomponent Mixtures
• Liquid-Vapor Equilibrium (LVE)
• Residual Properties and Real Mixtures
• Henry and Raoult Law (ideal)
• The law deviations, azeotropes, activity coeff…
• Ideal Solution and Real Gas (IS-RG)  Ki of substances
• Real Solution and Real Gas (RS-RG)  Margules, Van Laar, Wilson, NRTL and UNIQUAC,
UNIFAC
• Reaction Equilibrium
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PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY/EQUILIBRIUM
THERMODYNAMICS (WHY)
• Equilibrium Calculation
• Phase identification (Mixture, Pure substance, gas, vapor, liquid, solid)
• Phase Diagram construction/reading
• Mass Separation Processes
• Flashing
• Distillation
• Extraction
• Crystallization
• Washing/Leaching
• Very useful in Petrochemicals!
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TRANSPORT PHENOMENA
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TRANSPORT PHENOMENA (WHAT)
• Relating phenomena to movement (location)
• Basics  dimensional analysis, adimensional numbers
• Momentum Transport (velocity) 
• fluid mechanics modeling, viscosity, continuity equation, shear stress, velocity profile, laminar,
turbulent flow. Reynolds number, Pipe Flow, plug flow
• Heat Transport (temperature)
• Conduction, Convection, Radiation. Insulation
• 1-D Heat Transfer, Optimal Radius, LMTD
• Overall Coefficient, heat transfer coefficient
• Mass Transport (concentration) 
• Gradient, concentration, diffusion, fick’s law.
• Equimolar Counterdiffusion
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TRANSPORT PHENOMENA (WHY)
• Model a LOT of things
• Velocity profiling
• Friction losses due to pipe flow,
• Temperature gradients
• Insulation Material
• Separation Processes
• Flashing
• Evaporation
• Distillation
• Extraction/Leaching
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TOPICS
•General Engineering
•Theoretical Basis
•Unit Operations
•Design/Operation
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TOPICS• General Engineering
• Maths: Algebra, Calculus, Diff. Equations, Etc.…
• Sciences: Physics, Biology, Environmental
• Chemistry: General, Analytical, Organic, Physical,
• Computer Solving: Numerical Methods, Matlab, Excel
• Industrial Engineering: Introduction to Engineering/Chemical Engineering, Manufacturing, Business & Marketing/Accountings
• Theoretical Basis
• Mass Balance
• Energy Balance
• Thermodynamics (Process)
• Physical Chemistry / Equilibrium Thermodynamics
• Transport Phenomena
• Unit Operations
• Momentum Operations / Fluid Mechanics
• Heat Transfer
• Mass Transfer/Separation Processes
• Reactor Engineering
• Unit Operation Lab
• Design/Operation
• Process Control/Automation
• Computer Aided – Chemical Engineering
• Plant Design/Operation
• Plant Economics
UNIT OPERATIONS
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MOMENTUM TRANSPORT OPERATIONS
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MOMENTUM TRANSFER
OPERATIONS (WHAT)
• Incompressible Flow
• Bernoulli Equation in Piping Systems
• Friction and Pipe accessory/material
• Friction Calculation, Energy Loss
• Pumping, Head of a System/Pump
• Mechanical Energy Equation Application
• Compressible Flow
• Gas Flow through nozzles
• Isentropic, adiabatic, isothermal
• Compression and Compression Stages
• Packed & Fluidized Beds
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MOMENTUM TRANSFER
OPERATIONS (WHY)
• Increase/Decrease Pressure
• Fluid Movement/Storage
• Unit Operation Design
• Energy/Mass Balacnce
• For Unit Operation
• Optimization for processes
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APPLIED FLUID DYNAMICS
INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW
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HEAT TRANSFER OPERATIONS
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HEAT TRANSFER OPERATIONS
(WHAT)
• Heat Transfer Theory
• Conduction/Convection/Radiation
• Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient
• Fauling Effects
• Unit Operations
• Heat Exchangers (Basic Theory)
• Shell and Tube Heat Exchagner Design
• Equipment Description/Function
• Condensation
• Evaporators
• Multiple-Stage Evaporators
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HEAT TRANSFER OPERATIONS (WHY)
• Increase/Decrease Temperature
• Evaporate material
• Condense vapors
• Design Equipment
• Decrease Fauling
• Optimize Process
• (i.e. Set Temperature or vapor quality)
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MASS TRANSPORT OPERATIONS /
SEPARATION PROCESSES
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MASS TRANSFER OPERATIONS
(WHAT)
• Mass Transfer theory
• Fick’s Law and Difusivity
• Single-Stage Separations
• Flashing & Extraction
• Multiple-Stage Separations
• Distillation (Binary & Multiple Component)
• Absorption/Stripping (Binary and Multicomponent)
• Liquid-Liquid Extractions
• Reflux ratio
• McThiele Diagram
• Murphree Efficiency and No. Trays
• Optimal Feed
• Membranes/Adsorption
• Solid Phase Separations
• Leaching and Washing
• Crystallization
• Drying of solids
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MASS TRANSFER OPERATIONS (WHY)
• Increase/Decrease concentrations/purity of products
• Get product up to specs.
• Separate toxic components
• Separate undesired components
• Purify
• Recover material
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REACTOR ENGINEERING
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REACTION ENGINEERING (WHAT)
• Batch vs. Continuous
• Isothermal Reactor Design
• CSTR  Continuous Stirred Tank R.
• PFR  Plug Flow Reactor
• PBR  Packed Bed Reactor
• Kinetics
• Non-Isothermal Design
• Adiabatic
• Change in Temperature
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REACTION ENGINEERING (WHY)
• Produce new materials
• Model Reactions
• Get Kinetic Models
• Build Reactors
• Optimize time/size and no. of cycles
• Increase selectivity/yield
• Decrease heating/cooling and recycle costs
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UNIT OPERATIONS LAB
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UNIT OPERATIONS LAB (WHAT)
• Lab Safety & Environment
• Momentum
• Pumps, Fluidized/Packed Beds, compressors.
• Friction/Pump loss in pipe systems
• Reactor
• Batch Reactors
• Continuous Stirred Tank Reactors
• Plug Flow Reactors
• Heat
• Heat Exchanger (Shell and Tube & Double Pipe & Plate Exch.),
• Evaporator/Condenser
• Mass
• Batch Distillation, Binary Distillation, Liquid-Liquid Extraction
• Absorption, Cooling Tower, Sieve Tower, Drying
• Membrane Separation and Adsorption, Osmosis, Filters
• Plants
• Pilot Plants (Biodiesel, Ethanol/Water distillation,
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UNIT OPERATIONS LAB (WHY)
• Actually know what/how they are
• Recognize the unit operations in the plants
• Don’t be a clown when in the industry
• Design/Operation/Optimization of Unit Operations
• Practice with them
• Actually work with them
• Understand their basic principles (mechanical and chemical)
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TOPICS
•General Engineering
•Theoretical Basis
•Applied Operations
•Design/Operation
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TOPICS• General Engineering
• Maths: Algebra, Calculus, Diff. Equations, Etc.…
• Sciences: Physics, Biology, Environmental
• Chemistry: General, Analytical, Organic, Physical,
• Computer Solving: Numerical Methods, Matlab, Excel
• Industrial Engineering: Introduction to Engineering/Chemical Engineering, Manufacturing, Business & Marketing/Accountings
• Theoretical Basis
• Mass Balance
• Energy Balance
• Thermodynamics (Process)
• Physical Chemistry / Equilibrium Thermodynamics
• Transport Phenomena
• Unit Operations
• Momentum Operations / Fluid Mechanics
• Heat Transfer
• Mass Transfer/Separation Processes
• Reactor Engineering
• Unit Operation Lab
• Design/Operation
• Process Control/Automation
• Computer Aided – Chemical Engineering
• Plant Design/Operation
• Plant Economics
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DESIGN & OPERATION
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PROCESS CONTROL & AUTOMATION
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PROCESS CONTROL/AUTOMATION
(WHAT)
• Dynamic behavior
• Maths  Laplace Transform, First/Second Order Process, Process Response
• Linearization of Non-Linear Models (Block Math)
• Feedback controllers
• PID
• Closed Loops
• Multiple Loops
• Cascade Control
• Sensors/Actuators
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PROCESS CONTROL/AUTOMATION
(WHY)
• Control of Processes
• Automate responses
• Process Variable Set
• Set Variables
• Target Variables
• Automatic control of:
• Levels
• material flows
• heat energy
• electricity, etc…
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COMPUTER AIDED CHEM. ENGINEERING
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COMPUTER AIDED CHEM. ENG.
(WHAT)
• Molecule Draw/Model
• Mixture/Solution Property Modeling
• Assay Model
• Model Unit Operations/Processes
• Process Analysis
• Operation Price/Costing Analysis
• Energy Input/Output Analysis
• Model of Automated Processes
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COMPUTER AIDED CHEM. ENG.
(WHY)
• It will help you to understand MORE!
• It saves you time!
• It is useful in real life
• i.e. Chemical Plant simulation/modeling
• Get ahead of your classmates/competition
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PLANT DESIGN & OPERATION
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PLANT DESIGN/OPERATION (WHAT)
• Diagrams: PFD, Block Diagrams, P&ID
• Equipment Sizing and Set of Operation Conditions
• Equipment Integration
• Recycle/Purgres/Bypass
• Continous vs. Transient Processes
• Start-up; Scaling-up, Scaling-Down, Shutting down
• Heuristics and Golden Rules for Process Design/Operations
• Energy Integration/Analysis. Heat Exchange Networks
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PLANT DESIGN/OPERATION (WHY)
• Integrate all your previous knowledge
• Be able to read/understand Process Diagrams
• Create Processes:
• Legal
• Environmental
• social responsibility
• Build chemical plants with the best designs
• Low waste, utility, energy requirements, risk, costs
• High yield, high safety, high profitability
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PLANT ECONOMICS
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PLANT ECONOMICS (WHAT)
• Product Design (Synthesis, Valuation, Evaluation)
• Process Economics:
• Operating and capital costs
• ROI return on investment
• Discounted cash flow calculations
• Net present value
• Annual Costs
• Process Simulation (Aspen Plus or HYSYS)
• Final Project/ Chemical Plant Design
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PLANT ECONOMICS (WHY)
• Understand the importance behind all the Economic effort that a Chemical Plant
requires
• Return on investment
• Excellent for Directors Presentations
• Calculate the feasibility of a Plant
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  • 3. TOPICS •General Engineering •Theoretical Basis •Applied Operations •Design/Operation www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 5. TOPICS• General Engineering • Maths: Algebra, Calculus, Diff. Equations, Etc.… • Sciences: Physics, Biology, Environmental • Chemistry: General, Analytical, Organic, Physical, • Computer Solving: Numerical Methods, Matlab, Excel • Industrial Engineering: Introduction to Engineering/Chemical Engineering, Manufacturing, Business & Marketing/Accountings • Theoretical Basis • Mass Balance • Energy Balance • Thermodynamics (Process) • Physical Chemistry / Equilibrium Thermodynamics • Transport Phenomena • Unit Operations • Momentum Operations / Fluid Mechanics • Heat Transfer • Mass Transfer/Separation Processes • Reactor Engineering • Unit Operation Lab • Design/Operation • Process Control/Automation • Computer Aided – Chemical Engineering • Plant Design/Operation • Plant Economics www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 6. TOPICS •General Engineering •Theoretical Basis •Unit Operations •Design/Operation www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 7. TOPICS• General Engineering • Maths: Algebra, Calculus, Diff. Equations, Etc.… • Sciences: Physics, Biology, Environmental • Chemistry: General, Analytical, Organic, Physical, • Computer Solving: Numerical Methods, Matlab, Excel • Industrial Engineering: Introduction to Engineering/Chemical Engineering, Manufacturing, Business & Marketing/Accountings • Theoretical Basis • Mass Balance • Energy Balance • Thermodynamics (Process) • Physical Chemistry / Equilibrium Thermodynamics • Transport Phenomena • Unit Operations • Momentum Operations / Fluid Mechanics • Heat Transfer • Mass Transfer/Separation Processes • Reactor Engineering • Unit Operation Lab • Design/Operation • Process Control/Automation • Computer Aided – Chemical Engineering • Plant Design/Operation • Plant Economics www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 8. G.E  MATH  ALGEBRA/CALCULUS • Algebra… • Set and Solve Equations • Set and Solve Simulatenous Equations • Matrix Algebra • Calculus • Derivatives • Rate of changes • Integrals www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 9. G.E  MATH  DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS • Complex Differential Equation solving • Laplace Transform • Fourier Analysis www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 10. G.E  SCIENCES PHYSICS & BIOLOGY www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 11. G.E  SCIENCES PHYSICS & BIOLOGY • Biology & Environment • Enzymes • CO2 and other pollutants • Environment (air, water, soil) • Physics • Force, Free Body Diagrams, Newton’s Laws, Friction • Pressure &Temperature • Hydrostatic and some Fluid mechanics • Electricity and Magnetism www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 12. G.E  SCIENCES PHYSICS & BIOLOGY www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 14. G.E  CHEMISTRY • General Chemistry • Analytical Chemistry • Organic Chemistry • Physical Chemistry • Kinetic Chemistry • Electrochemistry • Nuclear Chemistry • Product/Materials Chemistry • Polymer Chemistry www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 15. G.E  CHEMISTRY  GENERAL CHEM. • Element/Component/Molecules/ions • Mass Number, Electrons/Neutrons/Protons Atomic No. • Periodic Table and its relationship • Intra/Intermolecular Bondings and Geometry • Type of Reactions • Acid & Bases; Precipitation; Redox No. and Reactions, Single/double Replacement • Basics on Equilibrium • Mixtures/Solutions • Reaction Balances • Ideal Gas Law www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 16. G.E  CHEMISTRY  ORGANIC CHEM. • Carbon and its importance in Orgo • Family • Alkane, alkene, Aldehydes, Ketones, Carboxylic acids etc… • Common reactions • Hydrogenation, Dehydrogenation, Hallogenation, Oxidation, • Reaction Mechanicsm • SN1 and SN2 • E1 and E2 www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 17. G.E  CHEMISTRY  ANALYTICAL. • Equilibrium • Acid-Base Reactions, Buffers • Titrations, Identification of species • Gravimetric Techniques • Cation Identification • Equipment-based Analytical techniques • Spectrometry • Colorimetry • HPLC • Paper Cromatography www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 18. G.E  CHEMISTRY  PHYSICAL CHEM. • Thermochemistry • Heat and Temperature • Specific Heat & Water/Gas • Heat of reaction/solution • Volatility • Vapor Pressure • Triple point, Boiling/Condensation; Melting/Freezing • Raoult’s & Henry’s Law of mixed solutions (liquid/gas) www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 19. G.E  CHEMISTRY  KINETIC CHEM. • Speed of a reaction • Rate of Reaction • Stoichiometric relationship between rates • Arrhenius Law • Temperature and Pressure in Rates of Reaction • Rate Order • Elementary Rate Law • Identification of Rate Laws • Mechanism of reaction • Catalysts, Enzymes and Inhibitors www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 20. G.E  CHEMISTRY  ELECTROCHEMISTRY CHEM. • Electron • Electric Current • The Faraday Constant • Galvanic/Voltaic Cell • Electric Flux • Electromagnetism • EMF = Electromotive Force • Galvanization www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 21. G.E  CHEMISTRY  NUCLEAR CHEM. • The atom • Bohr’s Model • Quantum Models • Light • Energy – Mass relationship • Nuclear Reactions • Fission • Fussion • Schroedinger Equation www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 22. G.E  CHEMISTRY  PRODUCT/MATERIALS CHEM. • Commodity vs. Fine Chemistry • Common Chemicals & Materials in the industry • Chlor-Alkali • Air (Cryogenics)  Nitrogen, Argon, Oxygen, Helium • Sulfuric Acid • Metallurgy  Gold, Iron, Steel, Copper • Water Treatment • Cement and Building Materials • Pharmaceutics • Oil and Gas exploration/production/distribution • Upstream • Downstream www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 23. G.E  CHEMISTRY  POLYMER CHEM. • Addition/Condensation Polymerization • Plastics • Polymers • Polyethylene • Polypropylene • Synthetic Rubber • Vulcanization www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 24. G.E  COMPUTER SOLVING www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 25. G.E  COMPUTER SOLVING MATLAB/NUMERICAL METHODS/EXCEL • Solving Matrices • Solving Complex Maths • Solving high time-consuming www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 26. G.E  COMPUTER SOLVING MATLAB/NUMERICAL METHODS/EXCEL www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 27. G.E  INDUSTRIAL ENG. www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 28. G.E  INDUSTRIAL ENG. INTRO TO CHEM. ENG • This ppt should be in your class! • About Engineering • What is an Engineer • Where does the Engineer Works • Future of the Chemical Engineer www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 29. G.E  INDUSTRIAL ENG. MANUFACTURING • Six Sigma • Lean Manufacturing • Manufacturing Strategies • Cycle time • Process Optimization www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 30. G.E  INDUSTRIAL ENG. BUSINESS/MKT/ACCNT. • Anything related to Business… • Market Research • Marketing fundamentals • Basic Finances • Entrepreneurship www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 31. G.E  INDUSTRIAL ENG. BUSINESS/MKT/ACCNT. www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 32. TOPICS •General Engineering •Theoretical Basis •Unit Operations •Design/Operation www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 33. TOPICS• General Engineering • Maths: Algebra, Calculus, Diff. Equations, Etc.… • Sciences: Physics, Biology, Environmental • Chemistry: General, Analytical, Organic, Physical, • Computer Solving: Numerical Methods, Matlab, Excel • Industrial Engineering: Introduction to Engineering/Chemical Engineering, Manufacturing, Business & Marketing/Accountings • Theoretical Basis • Mass Balance • Energy Balance • Thermodynamics (Process) • Physical Chemistry / Equilibrium Thermodynamics • Transport Phenomena • Unit Operations • Momentum Operations / Fluid Mechanics • Heat Transfer • Mass Transfer/Separation Processes • Reactor Engineering • Unit Operation Lab • Design/Operation • Process Control/Automation • Computer Aided – Chemical Engineering • Plant Design/Operation • Plant Economics www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 35. THEORETICAL BASIS • Mass Balance • Energy Balance • Thermodynamics (Process) • Physical Chemistry / Equilibrium Thermodynamics • Transport Phenomena www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 37. MASS BALANCE (WHAT) • Introduction to Process and Many other Industrial Processes • Unit Variables • Steady vs. Unsteady State • Degrees of Freedom • Single Phase Mass Balance • Combustion • Single Reaction • Multiple Reactions • Yield/Selectivity • Multiple Phase Mass Balance • Vaporization • Humidity/Psychometrics • Extraction/Distillation/Flashing • Transient State Mass Balance • Batch Process www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 38. MASS BALANCE (WHY) • We need this for: • Balances of material • Material going in/out • Final Product Specifications • Sizing Equipment • Raw Material Cost/Price calculation • Eventually • Energy Balances • Unit Operation Design/Operation • Plant Design/Operation • Scale-up/down www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 39. MASS BALANCE ONLINE COURSE • Interested in learning more? • Checkout my Mass Balance Course Click here for a 3-Day Free Trial! www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 41. ENERGY BALANCE (WHAT) • Energy Balance Equation • Processes with change of Temperature (specific heat capacity) • Process with change of phase (Latent heat) • Flashing and other binary systems • Systems • Isothermal (Ti = Tf) and Adiabatic (Q=0) • Heat/Enthalpy of… • Formation, Reaction, Solution/Mixture • Reading Enthalpy Diagrams/Graphs/Tables • Humidity/Psychrometric Chart Balances • Fuels and Combustion • Low Heating Value vs. High Heating Value • Fuel Energy Output (MW/kg) • Environment • Unsteady State Energy Balance (Batch) www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 42. ENERGY BALANCE (WHY) • Calculate Energy requirement of Process/Units • Fuel consumption calculation • Unit Operation Design/Operation • Utility Requirements • Pricing/Costing of energy consumption • CO2 emissions • Temperature Calculations • Equilibrium Calculations www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 44. THERMODYNAMICS (WHAT) • Type of Systems, enthalpy, Temperature, Pressure, State variables • Laws of Thermodynamics • 1st Law  Conservation (Equation Q - W = H + Ek + Ep) • Energy Balances of Common Equipments • 2nd and 3rd Law  Entropy concept • Forward Process vs. Reversible. Possible vs. Impossible • Machines • Cycle Efficiency, Carnot Cycle, Carnot Efficiency • Energy Generation Plant, Refrigeration and Heat Pump • Rankine, Carnot, Brayton, Internal Combustion, Diesel • Thermodynamic Properties  Maxwell Equations • Joule Thomson, Thermal Compression, Volumetric Expansion Coef. And Bridgman Table www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 45. THERMODYNAMICS (WHY) • Energy Balancing • Equipment Design/Calculations • Direction of process • Substance identification and properties • General Process Flow • (Compressions/Expansions/Cooling/Heating) • Thermal Machine Input/outputs • Refrigerator/Electric Generation/Heat Pump design • Efficiency Calculations • Other Thermodynamic Properties derived from Maxwell Eqn www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 46. THERMODYNAMICS ONLINE COURSE • Interested in learning more? • Checkout my Thermodynamics Playlist www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 47. PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY / EQUILIBRIUM THERMODYNAMICS www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 48. PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY/ EQUILIBRIUM THERMODYNAMICS (WHAT) • Definitions and Introduction in Equilibrium (Phase Equilibrium) • Gibbs free Energy • Fugacity of gases • Van’t Hoff Equation & Clasius-Clapeyron Equation • Multicomponent Mixtures • Liquid-Vapor Equilibrium (LVE) • Residual Properties and Real Mixtures • Henry and Raoult Law (ideal) • The law deviations, azeotropes, activity coeff… • Ideal Solution and Real Gas (IS-RG)  Ki of substances • Real Solution and Real Gas (RS-RG)  Margules, Van Laar, Wilson, NRTL and UNIQUAC, UNIFAC • Reaction Equilibrium www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 49. PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY/EQUILIBRIUM THERMODYNAMICS (WHY) • Equilibrium Calculation • Phase identification (Mixture, Pure substance, gas, vapor, liquid, solid) • Phase Diagram construction/reading • Mass Separation Processes • Flashing • Distillation • Extraction • Crystallization • Washing/Leaching • Very useful in Petrochemicals! www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 51. TRANSPORT PHENOMENA (WHAT) • Relating phenomena to movement (location) • Basics  dimensional analysis, adimensional numbers • Momentum Transport (velocity)  • fluid mechanics modeling, viscosity, continuity equation, shear stress, velocity profile, laminar, turbulent flow. Reynolds number, Pipe Flow, plug flow • Heat Transport (temperature) • Conduction, Convection, Radiation. Insulation • 1-D Heat Transfer, Optimal Radius, LMTD • Overall Coefficient, heat transfer coefficient • Mass Transport (concentration)  • Gradient, concentration, diffusion, fick’s law. • Equimolar Counterdiffusion www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 52. TRANSPORT PHENOMENA (WHY) • Model a LOT of things • Velocity profiling • Friction losses due to pipe flow, • Temperature gradients • Insulation Material • Separation Processes • Flashing • Evaporation • Distillation • Extraction/Leaching www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 53. TOPICS •General Engineering •Theoretical Basis •Unit Operations •Design/Operation www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 54. TOPICS• General Engineering • Maths: Algebra, Calculus, Diff. Equations, Etc.… • Sciences: Physics, Biology, Environmental • Chemistry: General, Analytical, Organic, Physical, • Computer Solving: Numerical Methods, Matlab, Excel • Industrial Engineering: Introduction to Engineering/Chemical Engineering, Manufacturing, Business & Marketing/Accountings • Theoretical Basis • Mass Balance • Energy Balance • Thermodynamics (Process) • Physical Chemistry / Equilibrium Thermodynamics • Transport Phenomena • Unit Operations • Momentum Operations / Fluid Mechanics • Heat Transfer • Mass Transfer/Separation Processes • Reactor Engineering • Unit Operation Lab • Design/Operation • Process Control/Automation • Computer Aided – Chemical Engineering • Plant Design/Operation • Plant Economics
  • 57. MOMENTUM TRANSFER OPERATIONS (WHAT) • Incompressible Flow • Bernoulli Equation in Piping Systems • Friction and Pipe accessory/material • Friction Calculation, Energy Loss • Pumping, Head of a System/Pump • Mechanical Energy Equation Application • Compressible Flow • Gas Flow through nozzles • Isentropic, adiabatic, isothermal • Compression and Compression Stages • Packed & Fluidized Beds www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 58. MOMENTUM TRANSFER OPERATIONS (WHY) • Increase/Decrease Pressure • Fluid Movement/Storage • Unit Operation Design • Energy/Mass Balacnce • For Unit Operation • Optimization for processes www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 59. APPLIED FLUID DYNAMICS INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW ONLINE COURSE • Interested in learning more? • Checkout my Fluid Dynamics Course Click here for a 3-Day Free Trial! www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 61. HEAT TRANSFER OPERATIONS (WHAT) • Heat Transfer Theory • Conduction/Convection/Radiation • Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient • Fauling Effects • Unit Operations • Heat Exchangers (Basic Theory) • Shell and Tube Heat Exchagner Design • Equipment Description/Function • Condensation • Evaporators • Multiple-Stage Evaporators www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 62. HEAT TRANSFER OPERATIONS (WHY) • Increase/Decrease Temperature • Evaporate material • Condense vapors • Design Equipment • Decrease Fauling • Optimize Process • (i.e. Set Temperature or vapor quality) www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 63. MASS TRANSPORT OPERATIONS / SEPARATION PROCESSES www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 64. MASS TRANSFER OPERATIONS (WHAT) • Mass Transfer theory • Fick’s Law and Difusivity • Single-Stage Separations • Flashing & Extraction • Multiple-Stage Separations • Distillation (Binary & Multiple Component) • Absorption/Stripping (Binary and Multicomponent) • Liquid-Liquid Extractions • Reflux ratio • McThiele Diagram • Murphree Efficiency and No. Trays • Optimal Feed • Membranes/Adsorption • Solid Phase Separations • Leaching and Washing • Crystallization • Drying of solids www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 65. MASS TRANSFER OPERATIONS (WHY) • Increase/Decrease concentrations/purity of products • Get product up to specs. • Separate toxic components • Separate undesired components • Purify • Recover material www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 67. REACTION ENGINEERING (WHAT) • Batch vs. Continuous • Isothermal Reactor Design • CSTR  Continuous Stirred Tank R. • PFR  Plug Flow Reactor • PBR  Packed Bed Reactor • Kinetics • Non-Isothermal Design • Adiabatic • Change in Temperature www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 68. REACTION ENGINEERING (WHY) • Produce new materials • Model Reactions • Get Kinetic Models • Build Reactors • Optimize time/size and no. of cycles • Increase selectivity/yield • Decrease heating/cooling and recycle costs www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 70. UNIT OPERATIONS LAB (WHAT) • Lab Safety & Environment • Momentum • Pumps, Fluidized/Packed Beds, compressors. • Friction/Pump loss in pipe systems • Reactor • Batch Reactors • Continuous Stirred Tank Reactors • Plug Flow Reactors • Heat • Heat Exchanger (Shell and Tube & Double Pipe & Plate Exch.), • Evaporator/Condenser • Mass • Batch Distillation, Binary Distillation, Liquid-Liquid Extraction • Absorption, Cooling Tower, Sieve Tower, Drying • Membrane Separation and Adsorption, Osmosis, Filters • Plants • Pilot Plants (Biodiesel, Ethanol/Water distillation, www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 71. UNIT OPERATIONS LAB (WHY) • Actually know what/how they are • Recognize the unit operations in the plants • Don’t be a clown when in the industry • Design/Operation/Optimization of Unit Operations • Practice with them • Actually work with them • Understand their basic principles (mechanical and chemical) www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 72. TOPICS •General Engineering •Theoretical Basis •Applied Operations •Design/Operation www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 73. TOPICS• General Engineering • Maths: Algebra, Calculus, Diff. Equations, Etc.… • Sciences: Physics, Biology, Environmental • Chemistry: General, Analytical, Organic, Physical, • Computer Solving: Numerical Methods, Matlab, Excel • Industrial Engineering: Introduction to Engineering/Chemical Engineering, Manufacturing, Business & Marketing/Accountings • Theoretical Basis • Mass Balance • Energy Balance • Thermodynamics (Process) • Physical Chemistry / Equilibrium Thermodynamics • Transport Phenomena • Unit Operations • Momentum Operations / Fluid Mechanics • Heat Transfer • Mass Transfer/Separation Processes • Reactor Engineering • Unit Operation Lab • Design/Operation • Process Control/Automation • Computer Aided – Chemical Engineering • Plant Design/Operation • Plant Economics www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 75. PROCESS CONTROL & AUTOMATION www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 76. PROCESS CONTROL/AUTOMATION (WHAT) • Dynamic behavior • Maths  Laplace Transform, First/Second Order Process, Process Response • Linearization of Non-Linear Models (Block Math) • Feedback controllers • PID • Closed Loops • Multiple Loops • Cascade Control • Sensors/Actuators www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 77. PROCESS CONTROL/AUTOMATION (WHY) • Control of Processes • Automate responses • Process Variable Set • Set Variables • Target Variables • Automatic control of: • Levels • material flows • heat energy • electricity, etc… www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 78. COMPUTER AIDED CHEM. ENGINEERING www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 79. COMPUTER AIDED CHEM. ENG. (WHAT) • Molecule Draw/Model • Mixture/Solution Property Modeling • Assay Model • Model Unit Operations/Processes • Process Analysis • Operation Price/Costing Analysis • Energy Input/Output Analysis • Model of Automated Processes www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 80. COMPUTER AIDED CHEM. ENG. (WHY) • It will help you to understand MORE! • It saves you time! • It is useful in real life • i.e. Chemical Plant simulation/modeling • Get ahead of your classmates/competition www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
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  • 82. PLANT DESIGN & OPERATION www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 83. PLANT DESIGN/OPERATION (WHAT) • Diagrams: PFD, Block Diagrams, P&ID • Equipment Sizing and Set of Operation Conditions • Equipment Integration • Recycle/Purgres/Bypass • Continous vs. Transient Processes • Start-up; Scaling-up, Scaling-Down, Shutting down • Heuristics and Golden Rules for Process Design/Operations • Energy Integration/Analysis. Heat Exchange Networks www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 84. PLANT DESIGN/OPERATION (WHY) • Integrate all your previous knowledge • Be able to read/understand Process Diagrams • Create Processes: • Legal • Environmental • social responsibility • Build chemical plants with the best designs • Low waste, utility, energy requirements, risk, costs • High yield, high safety, high profitability www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 86. PLANT ECONOMICS (WHAT) • Product Design (Synthesis, Valuation, Evaluation) • Process Economics: • Operating and capital costs • ROI return on investment • Discounted cash flow calculations • Net present value • Annual Costs • Process Simulation (Aspen Plus or HYSYS) • Final Project/ Chemical Plant Design www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 87. PLANT ECONOMICS (WHY) • Understand the importance behind all the Economic effort that a Chemical Plant requires • Return on investment • Excellent for Directors Presentations • Calculate the feasibility of a Plant www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
  • 88. YOU’RE DONE! • This courses are, in general, what an average Chemical Engineer should take! • After this, you may call yourself a Chemical Engineer! • Now go and study! www.ChemicalEngineeringGuy.com
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