Chemical Engineering ENCH
Instruction offered by members of the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering.
Department Head - T. Harding
Associate Heads - A.A. Jeje, J. Azaiez
Senior Courses
Chemical Engineering 315 H(3-2T-1)
Chemical Engineering Process Calculation
Material and energy balances of physical and chemical systems for steady state and transient conditions. Introduction to analysis and synthesis of chemical processes.
Corequisites: Engineering 311.
Chemical Engineering 331 H(3-3T-3/2)
Process Fluid Dynamics
Fluid Properties; Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids. Fluid statics. Bernoulli equation; derivation and applications. Control volume and system representation. Differential analysis of Flows. The Navier-Stokes equation; applications. Dimensional analysis. Flow in conduits; laminar and turbulent flows; single-pipe and multiple-pipe systems. Forces on immersed bodies; fluidization. Metering.
Prerequisites: Engineering 201; Engineering 249 or 349; and Applied Mathematics 219.
Chemical Engineering 401 H(3-2T-1)
Analyses of Chemical, Oil and Gas Engineering Processes
Partial differential equations in different coordinate systems. Approximate and exact methods of solving equations - Similarity Transform, Separation of variables, Laplace transform. Fourier series and Sturm-Liouville systems. Different boundary conditions and their meaning. Analysis and solution of steady state and transient diffusion dominated problems in Chemical and Petroleum Engineering including Fourier, Darcy and Fick's law analogies. Application to energy transfer in solids and pressure propagation in reservoirs. Introduction to convective processes and their formulation.
Prerequisites: Chemical Engineering 331, 403 and Applied Mathematics 307.
Chemical Engineering 403 H(3-3T-4/2)
Heat and Mass Transfer
A study of concepts involved in heat and mass transfer. Applications of the continuity and energy equations. Boundary layer theory. Conduction, convection and radiation heat transfer. Boiling and condensation. Heat exchanger calculations. Molecular diffusion. Mass transfer rates.
Prerequisites: Applied Mathematics 307 and Chemical Engineering 331.
Chemical Engineering 405 H(3-2T-1)
Separation Processes I
Diffusion and convective mass transfer. Staged and continuous contacting. Leaching, distillation, absorption and extraction.
Prerequisites: Chemical Engineering 403, 427.
Chemical Engineering 421 H(3-1T)
(formerly Chemical Engineering 521)
Chemical Engineering Kinetics
A study of the design of chemical reactors; a review of the kinetics of homogeneous reactions and the interpretation of kinetic data; the design of single and multiple reactors for simple, simultaneous and consecutive reactions; the influence of temperature, pressure and flow on reactions and reactor design; an introduction to heterogeneous reaction systems and catalyzed fluid reactions.
Prerequisites: Chemical Engineering 403 and Chemistry 357.
Corequisites: Chemical Engineering 405.
Chemical Engineering 423 H(3-2T-1)
Chemical Engineering Process Development
General approach to the design of chemical processing units and plants; cost estimates and chemical process economics; optimization techniques; introduction to linear programming. Safety and environmental considerations in process design. A team design project will be included. Written reports are required.
Prerequisites: Chemical Engineering 315.
Note: Credit for both Chemical Engineering 423 and Petroleum Engineering 423 will not be allowed.
Chemical Engineering 427 H(4-2T-1)
Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
Review of first and second law principles; application to the properties of fluids and solutions; vapour liquid equilibria; the third law; applications to chemical equilibrium and chemical reactions.
Prerequisites: Engineering 311 and Chemical Engineering 315.
Chemical Engineering 501 H(3-2T-1)
Transport Processes
Simplification, scaling and dimensional reasoning. Error estimation. Transport Phenomena - heat, mass and momentum transfer analyses. Convective-Diffusive transport in open and porous media. Formulation of equations for problems typically encountered in industrial practice. Systems and process modelling. Analytical solutions by the lumped, integral and differential techniques. Industrial examples.
Prerequisites: Chemical Engineering 401 or Applied Mathematics 407.
Chemical Engineering 503 H(3-1)
Upgrading and Refining Processes
Upgrading objectives; analysis and composition of non-distillable material and its relationship to upgrading; upgrading processes; refinery products and specifications. Processes for which technical and scientific data are available will be emphasized.
Prerequisites: One of Chemistry 409 or 459 and one of Chemical Engineering 421 or 521.
Chemical Engineering 505 H(3-2T-1)
Separation Processes II
Application of fundamental concepts in chemical engineering to develop process design specifications for various unit operations including: evaporation, crystallization, humidification and cooling, drying, adsorption, and membrane processes.
Prerequisites: Chemical Engineering 405.
Chemical Engineering 511 H(3-4)
Chemical Process Design I
Team design project applying principles of process engineering and project management; Gantt charts; critical path method; process simulation, degrees of freedom analysis; considerations in process selection; plant location; block flow diagrams; process flow diagrams; short cut process equipment design/sizing procedures; preliminary equipment cost estimating techniques; oral and written presentations are emphasized.
Prerequisites: Chemical Engineering 315, 405, 421 and 423.
Note: Credit for both Chemical Engineering 511 and Petroleum Engineering 511 will not be allowed.
Chemical Engineering 519 H(3-0)
Special Topics
Current advanced topics in Chemical and Petroleum Engineering.
Prerequisites: Consent of the Department Head or designate.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
Chemical Engineering 529 H(3-3/2)
Process Dynamics and Control
The development of mathematical models to describe the transient response characteristics of basic process elements, capacity and dead time; fundamentals of single input/single output systems; use of a dynamic process simulator; block flow diagram of a feedback control loop; process control hardware; basic control modes; tuning feedback controls; cascade control; feedforward control; common control loops; distillation column control; design of multiple single loop controllers; plant wide modelling and control.
Prerequisites: Chemical Engineering 501, 505 and one of 421 or 521.
Chemical Engineering 531 H(2-6)
Chemical Process Design II
Team design project continuing from Chemical Engineering 511. Detailed design of large commercial plants involving the preparation of a process and instrumentation diagram; emphasis on computer design procedures; specification sheets for chemical processing equipment such as separators, pumps, compressors, columns and process piping. Other topics include operational considerations in design, plant safety; relief system design; waste treatment and pollution control processes; plant and equipment plot plans; control and computer simulation; oral and written presentations are emphasized.
Prerequisites: Chemical Engineering 511.
Note: Credit for both Chemical Engineering 531 and Petroleum Engineering 531 will not be allowed.
Chemical Engineering 535 H(3-2)
Principles of Biochemical Engineering
Introduction to biochemistry, enzyme kinetics and cell growth and metabolism. Aspects of mass transfer, heat transfer and fluid flow related to the design of biological process equipment. Fermentations, sterilization and extraction techniques. Treatment of effluents. Introduction to bio-reactor design and scale-up. Introduction to process instrumentation and control.
Prerequisites: Chemistry 357.
Chemical Engineering 537 H(3-1)
Computational Thermodynamics
Multicomponent system computations. Thermodynamic properties. Phase behaviour. Equations of state and liquid solution models. Characterization of petroleum fractions. Reacting systems equilibria. Applications to industrial process design.
Prerequisites: Chemical Engineering 427 or equivalent.
Chemical Engineering 539 H(3-0)
Polymer Engineering
Introduction to polymer synthesis and processing. Overview of polymer structure, characterization, and mechanisms of polymerization. Familiarization with the basic principles of polymer processing, rheology, technical aspects and design for extrusion and various molding processes.
Prerequisites: Chemical Engineering 403.
Corequisites: Prerequisite or Corequisite: Chemistry 357.
Chemical Engineering 541 H (3-1.5T)
(formerly Chemical Engineering 519.02)
Introduction to Cell and Tissue Engineering
An introduction to tissue engineering. Fundamentals of cell biology, biochemistry, tissue structure and function, biomaterials, cell culture, bioreactors, mass transfer in vivo and in vitro, and clinical applications.
Prerequisites: Chemistry 357 or equivalent.
Chemical Engineering 551 H(1-4)
Chemical Engineering Laboratory
Experiments which demonstrate the operation of chemical process equipment involving heat and/or or mass transfer, or kinetics. Lectures will cover experimental design and applied statistics.
Prerequisites: Chemical Engineering 405.
Corequisites: Chemical Engineering 505.
Note: Credit for both Chemical Engineering 551 and Petroleum Engineering 551 will not be allowed.
Graduate Courses
Chemical Engineering 601 E(0-3S)
Research Seminar
Reports on studies of the literature or of current research. Required of all full-time graduate students in Chemical and Petroleum Engineering.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
NOT INCLUDED IN GPA
Chemical Engineering 607 H(3-0)
Natural Gas Processing Principles
A review of the physical and chemical properties of natural gas; phase behaviour; vapour-liquid equilibrium data and computations; water-hydrocarbon systems; flow of gas and gas-liquid mixtures; mass transfer operations applied to separation of gaseous mixtures; heat transfer in gas processing; engineering principles used in production of natural gas and its associated liquids.
Chemical Engineering 609 H(3-0)
Natural Gas Processing Technology
A detailed review of design and operations criteria encountered in the transportation and processing of natural gas; refrigeration and compression; cryogenics; hydrocarbon dew point control; LPG recovery; sulphur recovery; mechanical flow diagrams; process simulation.
Prerequisites: Chemical Engineering 607.