Department of Chemical Engineering
CHEN 2100 – PRINCIPLES
OF CHEMICAL Engineering
Spring 2008
Course
Description:
Application of multi-component material and energy balances to chemical
processes involving phase changes and chemical reactions.
Credit Hours: 4 Credit Hours
Class Meetings: MWF
11:00-11:50 p.m., Location: Ross 0136
Lab/Recitation:
TR 11:00-12:15pm, Location: Ross 0136
Pre-requisites and
Co-requisites: Pre-requisites:
CHEM 1110 or 1030, MATH 1610 or 1710. Co-requisites: CHEM 1120 or 1040,
PHYS 1600, MATH 1620 or 1720.
Instructor: Dr. Robert P. Chambers (chambers@eng.auburn.edu)
Professor
of Chemical Engineering
Ross
240 (Phone: 844-2054)
Office Hours: MTWH
5:00-
Recitation Instructor: Ms. Ginger Pruitt
(pruitgk@auburn.edu)
W 170 (Phone: 844-2097), R 329 (Phone:
844-2442)
RI Office Hours:
Homework Grader: Ms. Ying (Joy) Zhu (yzz0002@auburn.edu)
Ross 329 (Cell: 1-334-444-2003)
HG
Office Hours: Make
appointment by telephone or email
Required Text: Elementary
Principles of Chemical Processes, 3rd edition, R.M. Felder and
R.W. Rousseau, John Wiley and
Sons, 2000.
Other References: Basic Principles and Calculations in Chemical Engineering, 7th
Edition, D.M. Himmelblau, Prentice Hall, New Jersey,
2004.
Assessment and Three
Tests plus Announced and Unannounced Quizzes 60%
Grading Policy: Required Homework and Required Attendance 10%
Project
(oral and written reports and lab performance) 5%
Final Exam
(2 1/2 hour comprehensive) 25%
Grade ranges are
determined according to University Bulletin criteria applied to each area. The
grade ranges for each exam will be announced when exams are returned. The
"traditional" factors (i.e.90-100,80-89,70-79,60-69,0-59) will not be observed.
The following summarizes the
criteria published in the University Bulletin: A: Superior, B: Good, C: Acceptable, D: Passing, F: Failing
Benchmarks
for Grades
A - Student
clearly demonstrates an in-depth technical understanding of the concepts. Able
to offer different technical viewpoints and solutions to a problem.
Demonstrates the ability to apply the concepts creatively. Consistently carries
problems to a final and justified solution. Demonstrates technical leadership
in the subject.
B -
Student demonstrates a technical understanding sufficient for solving the
majority of problems. Able to propose at least one technical solution or
viewpoint to a problem. Consistently carries problems to a satisfactory
solution. Can explain and justify a conclusion or approach most of the time.
C -
Student demonstrates a technical understanding sufficient for solving
straightforward problems but may have trouble with more complex variations or
situations. Carries problems through to an adequate solution most of the time.
Able to explain and justify conclusions or approaches for many cases but with
uncertainty.
D -
Student's ability to apply the concepts even to straight-forward problems is
marginal. Carries problems through to an adequate solution only sporadically.
The ability to explain or justify conclusions is weak and sporadic. There would
be a question with regard to the ability to work in the area in a professional
chemical engineering setting.
F
- Student's ability to apply the concepts to problems is seriously in
question. The ability to do professional chemical engineering work in the area
undemonstrated.
Course Objectives:
1.
State if the units in an equation are consistent and
homogeneous and convert values between different unit systems, with an
appropriate number of significant figures.
2.
Calculate intermediate values between given points
in a table or graph using linear interpolation.
3.
Find the most appropriate equation of a line through
a given set of data where the variables may be related logarithmically,
semi-logarithmically, or linearly.
4.
Calculate process flow rates in mass, molar, and
volumetric units given the appropriate process data.
5.
Construct a flow chart from a written description of
a process.
6.
Determine the limiting and excess reactants in a
reaction.
7.
Balance material flow sheets incorporating multiple
process units with recycle, purge, or bypass streams for processes without
chemical reactions.
8.
Balance a material flow sheet incorporating multiple
process units, and recycle, purge, or bypass streams for reactive processes
given extents of reaction and/or yield and selectivity data for the reactions.
9.
Use the ideal gas law to calculate properties (P, V,
n, and T) of pure gases and gas mixtures.
10.
Introduce the concept of real gases.
11.
Estimate the properties of real gases using a
generalized compressibility chart.
12.
Use vapor pressure data to calculate the molar
composition of the gas phase of saturated and unsaturated gas-vapor systems in
terms of relative saturation or absolute composition.
13.
Calculate the change in energy that occurs as a
result of a change in a simple closed system.
14.
Perform energy balances on a simple open system to
calculate the quantity of heat transferred to or from the system.
15.
Use steam tables in the solution of energy balance
problems.
16.
Calculate process flow rates and heat transferred by
performing simultaneous mass and energy balances.
17.
Calculate changes in the internal energy and enthalpy
of a single-phase system using heat capacities.
18.
Perform energy balances on systems involving phase
changes.
19.
Select useful reference states for energy balance
problems.
20.
Calculate heats of reaction using heats of formation
and heats of combustion.
21.
Calculate quantity of heat transferred by performing
energy balances on reactive processes.
22.
Introduce adiabatic flame temperature for a
combustion process.
23.
Incorporate mass and energy balance principles in
analyzing a process, process equipment, or the operating parameters within a
chemical or biological process or product as part of a term project (analysis
of a complex, open ended problem).
24.
Professionally present written and oral work with
particular attention given to effective communication, neatness, and
punctuality.
25.
Appreciate the need for academic honesty and
professional integrity via frank discussions regarding issues of cheating,
fabrication, plagiarism and ethical responsibilities in the practice of
engineering. Follow-up on these issues throughout the semester by bringing to
their attention current business situations and contemporary issues.
26.
The student will feel comfortable employing
information from traditional and novel sources including the internet,
databases, news and technical journals.
27.
Be aware of the dynamic, evolving nature of science,
engineering, and technology that requires continued learning beyond the B.S.
degree.
Class Announcements and Class Schedule
Class
announcements such as assignment clarifications, etc. will be made verbally in
class, or through the course class page under Chambers. It is your
responsibility to attend class, and check the course page material regularly.
Please refer to the Class Schedule regularly for a daily schedule of
reading assignments, homework assignments, and test dates, as well as other
class announcements.
Tests:
Please see the class schedule for Test and Final Exam
dates.
- Makeup exams will not be given without a valid university excuse.
Unexcused absences receive a zero.
- Students arriving after the start time of any examination will not
be given additional time to complete the examination.
- Assigned seating may be used for exams.
- Use of Electronic Devices (except for Department-approved
calculators) is prohibited during any examination. No cell phones,
Blackberry’s, PDA’s, laptops’s, iPOD’s, iPHONE’s, etc.
Assignments, Quizzes,
Project and Attendance:
Homework:
·
Homework is due at the beginning of class as
indicated on the Class Schedule.
·
Late homework (without an official
university/medical excuse) will not be accepted.
·
You may work together with classmates on homework
but the work you turn in is to represent your personal effort and written in
your style. Working in study groups is encouraged.
The format of the homework is to be consistent with
published departmental format and style sheets.
Credit will be lost for unclear or incomplete work. Graded homework will be
returned in the part of the class it is assigned (either lecture or lab).
You must obtain a minimum of 50% on homework assignments
and also a minimum of 50% of the quizzes in order to make a C or better in this
class, regardless of your
grades on the hour exams or the final exam. (i.e. this requirement stands
alone). If you do not turn in homework you will not pass this
course and you will receive an F.
The Class Schedule should be consulted for
homework assignment due dates. Special notes will also be posted.
Quizzes:
·
Unannounced
"pop" quizzes may be given to reinforce important principles and to
encourage preparation for class.
·
Quizzes
will not be able to be made up without an official university/medical excuse.
·
Quizzes
will generally be given at the beginning of class. If you arrive late, do not
expect to receive additional time.
Project: An in
depth group project will be assigned and will be due the last week of class.
This project will involve application of several topics covered throughout the
course. It will also involve the preparation of a written document and an oral
presentation. Project lab attendance and project assignments will also be
included in the project grade.
Attendance: Class and lab attendance is
required. Both project and homework grades will include attendance components.
Tests, quizzes, and final will not be made-up without an official
medical/university excuse.
Other Important Notes
and Information:
1. On problems you are expected to present solutions which an
engineer can logically follow to ascertain how the answer was obtained. If you
only put the answer without showing how the answer was obtained in a clear
logical method, you may receive reduced or no credit for the answer (even
though it may be the correct final answer). Also if the answer is correct, but
the method is incorrect, credit will be reduced. For homework, but not for
tests, you will receive credit for effort, so it is worthwhile to turn in an
attempt to work the problem even if you are unsure if your approach is correct.
2. Check your email (campus) and your internet course page
between each class meeting for possible important information regarding CHEN
2100 Class. The instructor will send all class emails to your Auburn University
e-mail address. You may wish to have your Auburn e-mail automatically forwarded
to another address. See IT web page or call 844-4944 to set
up e-mail forwarding
3.Homework solutions will be presented after
the homework is due. Any adjustments to
homework grades should be handled within two class periods after the assignment
solutions are presented (submit a request to Professor Chambers via e-mail and
e-mail/meet with the Grader, who will then correspond with me). If you believe
a grading mistake is made in an examination, you must return your
examination papers with a written description of the mistake to Professor
Chambers within two class periods following the presentation of examination
solutions. No requests for regrades will be accepted
after this two class period. When a regrade is
requested, your entire examination may be regraded.
4.
Appropriate collaboration for solution of homework is allowed and study groups
are encouraged. However, outright copying by a student from another student’s
paper will be considered cheating. Ethical and professional behavior is
expected at all times. You are to submit only your own work on examinations,
homework assignments, and research papers. Any evidence of cheating or any
other form of dishonesty will result in appropriate action as specified in the
Tiger Cub (see below).
Special
Accommodations:
Students
needing special accommodations (for school events, personal circumstances,
disabilities, etc.) should bring that need to my attention as soon as possible,
along with the appropriate written verification.
Request for accommodation
for disabilities is taken very seriously and should be provided the first week
of class, so we can meet student needs promptly. To set up a meeting, please
contact me by email. Bring a copy of the Accommodation Memo and an Instructor
Verification Form to the meeting. If you do not have an Accommodation Memo but
need accommodations, make an appointment with the Auburn Program for
Disabilities, 1244 Haley Center, 844-2096, Dr. Kelly Haynes, Director and refer
to their website under the AU Academic section.
Appropriate University events and personal
circumstances: email me at least 24 hours in advance of the class you will miss
and give your reason for missing. If you are sick, in addition you will need to
give the instructor a University medical excuse from the Medical Clinic. Class
attendance is required, the only excused absences are excused illness and
excused professional travel.
Electronic
Devices:
Electronic
devices such as cell phones, pagers, and alarms must be turned off or set to
silent mode throughout class. Disruptions of the class during examinations may
result in loss of 10% of the exam credit.
Academic
Honesty: In order to articulate fully its commitment to academic
honesty and to protect members of its community from the results of dishonest
conduct Auburn University has adopted policies to deal with cases of academic
dishonesty. These policies are intended not only to emphasize the imperative of
integrity, but also to protect the rights of all members of the university
community. The complete academic regulations concerning cheating are located in
the Tiger Cub. The following information is
the implementation and delineation of those policies by the above faculty
member.
- When a student is suspected of violating academic honesty standards,
the faculty member will, as soon as reasonably possible, notify the
student of the suspected infraction, seek the student's explanation,
undertake any further investigation the faculty member considers
appropriate, and initially determine whether a violation of the academic
honesty policy has occurred.
- If an act of academic dishonesty is determined to have occurred, for a
first offense, one of the following sanctions will be imposed, depending
on the gravity of the offense: an "F" for the assignment or
exam, reduction of the course grade, or failure for the entire course, or
other action deemed appropriate by the faculty member. Examples of the
latter actions include, but are not limited to, requiring the student to
re-take the exam, re-complete an assignment, or complete an assigned
exercise.
- Subsequent acts of academic dishonesty will be referred to the
Academic Honesty Committee for action. This action will result in an
official disciplinary record for the student(s). Any student who believes
that he or she has been accused of academic dishonesty unjustly may
request a meeting with the faculty member and/or department chair.
Likewise, if the punishment is viewed by the student as excessive, given
the circumstances, a review process may be initiated. If such a meeting
does not resolve the disagreement, and the student still believes the
charge to have been unjust, he or she can appeal to the Academic Honesty
Committee.
Forms of Academic Dishonesty:
Plagiarism is the inclusion of someone else's words, ideas, or
data as one's own work. When a student submits work for credit that includes
the words, ideas, or data of others, the source of that information must be
acknowledged through complete, accurate, and specific references, and, if
verbatim statements are included, through quotation marks as well. By placing
his/her name on work submitted for credit, the student certifies the
originality of all work not otherwise identified by appropriate
acknowledgments. Plagiarism covers unpublished as well as published sources.
Examples of plagiarism include, but are not limited to: 1. Quoting another
person's actual words, complete sentences or paragraphs, or an entire piece of
written work without acknowledgment of the source; 2. Using another person's
ideas, opinions, or theory, even if it is completely paraphrased in one's own
words without acknowledgment of the source; 3. Borrowing facts, statistics, or
other illustrative materials that are not clearly common knowledge without
acknowledgment of the source; 4. Copying another student's essay test answers;
5. Copying, or allowing another student to copy, a computer file that contains
another student's assignment, and submitting it, in part or in its entirety, as
one's own; or 6. Working together on an assignment, sharing the computer files
and programs involved, and then submitting individual copies of the assignment
as one's own individual work. Students are urged to consult with individual
faculty members, academic departments, or recognized handbooks in their field
if in doubt regarding issues of plagiarism. Fabrication is the use of
invented information or the falsification of research or other findings.
Examples include, but are not limited to: 1. Citation of information not taken
from the source indicated. This may include the incorrect documentation of
secondary source materials; 2. Listing sources in a bibliography not used in
the academic exercise; 3. Submission in a paper, thesis, lab report, or other
academic exercise of falsified, invented, or fictitious data or evidence, or
deliberate and knowing concealment or distortion of the true nature, origin, or
function of such data or evidence; or 4. Submitting as your own any academic
exercises (e.g., written work, printing, sculpture, etc.) prepared totally or
in part by another. Cheating is an act or an attempted act of deception
by which a student seeks to misrepresent that he or she has mastered
information on an academic exercise that he or she has not mastered. Examples
include, but are not limited to: 1. Copying from another student's test paper;
2. Allowing another student to copy from a test paper; 3. Unauthorized use of
course textbook or other materials such as a notebook or electronic data files
to complete a test or other assignment from the faculty member; 4.
Collaborating on a test, quiz, or other project with any other person(s)
without authorization. 5. Using or processing specifically prepared materials
during a test (e.g., notes, formula lists, notes written on the students
clothing, etc.) that are not authorized; or 6. Taking a test for someone else
or permitting someone else to take a test for you. Academic Misconduct includes other academically dishonest
acts such as tampering with grades or taking part in obtaining or distributing
any part of an administered or unadministered test.
Examples include, but are not limited to: 1. Stealing, buying, or otherwise
obtaining all or part of an administered or unadministered
test; 2. Selling or giving away all or part of an administered or unadministered test including questions and/or answers; 3.
Bribing any other person to obtain an administered or unadministered
test or any information about the test; 4. Entering a building or office for
the purpose of changing a grade in a grade book, on a test, or on other work
for which a grade is given; 5. Changing, altering, or being an accessory to the
changing and/or altering of a grade in a grade book, on a test, a "change
of grade" form, or other official academic records of the University that
relate to grades; 6. Entering a building or office for the purpose of obtaining
an administered or unadministered test; 7. Continuing
to work on an examination or project after the specified allotted time has
elapsed; 8. Any buying or otherwise acquiring any theme report, term paper,
essay, computer software, other written work, and handing it in as your own to
fulfill academic requirement; or 9. Any selling, giving, or otherwise supplying
to another student for use in fulfilling academic requirements any theme,
report, term paper, essay, computer software, other written work.