This course includes Process
Economics and Process Safety.
The process economics learning objectives include understanding economic principles that play a role in process design and operation, determining investment and operating costs, evaluating the effects of interest, depreciation, taxes, and arriving at the short term and long term profitability of processes. Lab work includes a detailed economic analysis of a process.
The process safety learning objectives include understanding the fundamentals and applications of chemical process safety including toxicology and industrial hygiene, source, release and dispersion models, fires and explosions and their prevention, design of relief systems, analysis of risks and accidents. The role of ethics in process safety is emphasized. Laboratory work includes working in teams in safety lab sessions, AIChE on-line safety modules, etc.
In both parts of this course students experience working in teams and making written and oral presentations.
This class also has lab sessions oriented toward career preparation including preparation of professional resumes and interviewing skills, preparation for either direct industrial/governmental employment or further education via graduate or professional school (medical, law, business, etc.) as well as professional development skills which will enhance your resume through on-line education (AIChE Student Safety Certificate Program)
Additionally, the class provides lab time and a short orientation/preparation time for the CHEN 3AA0 Concepts Inventory Exam
There are two texts which will be used
throughout the semester:
1.
Peters, Timmerhaus and West, “Plant Design and Economics for Chemical
Engineers”, FIFTH EDITION, (2003), ISBN: 0-07-239266-5
2.
Crowl and Louvar, “Chemical Process Safety”, SECOND EDITION, (2002), ISBN: 0-13-018176-5
Class Location: Ross 136
Scheduled Hours: M
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