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JOHN CABOT UNIVERSITY

COURSE CODE: "ENGR 200"
COURSE NAME: "Material and Energy Balances"
SEMESTER & YEAR: Summer Session I 2018
SYLLABUS

INSTRUCTOR: Maddalena Fanelli
EMAIL: @johncabot.edu
HOURS: MTWTH 9:00-10:50 AM AND MW 1.40-3:30 PM
TOTAL NO. OF CONTACT HOURS: 45
CREDITS: 3
PREREQUISITES:
OFFICE HOURS:

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course will introduce the student to chemical engineering and the fundamental principles of chemical process analysis. The student will gain experience in the application of problem-solving techniques in a variety of process-related problems. Aspects of professional development as a chemical engineer will be presented and integrated into course material.
SUMMARY OF COURSE CONTENT:

Please note that this syllabus is a draft and may be edited in the future

Chemical engineering calculations. Synthesis of chemical process systems. Analysis of chemical processes using material and energy balances. Enthalpy calculations for changes in temperature, phase transitions, and chemical reactions.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

 

1) Recognize the value of chemical technology through being introduced to the field of chemical engineering.

2) Create representative process flow diagrams and use them to organize systems of equations.

3) Formulate material balances to solve for compositions and flow rates of process streams.

4) Incorporate single and multiple reactions into unit operations within chemical processes.

5) Identify and calculate physical and chemical properties for compounds and approaches to estimate these values for chemical processes.

6) Derive energy balances for chemical processes and integrate with material balance calculations to solve for energy inputs and/or outputs.

7) Gain an understanding of professional and ethical responsibilities through discussions and presentation of codes of professional ethics.

TEXTBOOK:
Book TitleAuthorPublisherISBN numberLibrary Call NumberCommentsFormatLocal BookstoreOnline Purchase
Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes, 4th editionR.M. Felder, R.W. Rousseau, and L.G. BullardJohn Wiley and Sons, 2016. Students are required to purchase the eBook and WileyPLUS bundle directly from the publisher. The textbook is available only in an electronic version. Students will be required to bring PRINTED copies of the entire book (including all cover pages, tables, and appendix materials) to class. Students will be responsible for printing and binding costs.    
REQUIRED RESERVED READING:
Book TitleAuthorPublisherISBN numberLibrary Call NumberComments
Library Research Guides on subject areas related to the field of study....  

RECOMMENDED RESERVED READING:
NONE
GRADING POLICY
-ASSESSMENT METHODS:
AssignmentGuidelinesWeight
Homework (written) 15%
WileyPLUS homework 12%
Quizzes (4) 48%
Final Exam 25%

-ASSESSMENT CRITERIA:
AWork of this quality directly addresses the question or problem raised and provides a coherent argument displaying an extensive knowledge of relevant information or content. This type of work demonstrates the ability to critically evaluate concepts and theory and has an element of novelty and originality. There is clear evidence of a significant amount of reading beyond that required for the course.
BThis is highly competent level of performance and directly addresses the question or problem raised.There is a demonstration of some ability to critically evaluatetheory and concepts and relate them to practice. Discussions reflect the student’s own arguments and are not simply a repetition of standard lecture andreference material. The work does not suffer from any major errors or omissions and provides evidence of reading beyond the required assignments.
CThis is an acceptable level of performance and provides answers that are clear but limited, reflecting the information offered in the lectures and reference readings.
DThis level of performances demonstrates that the student lacks a coherent grasp of the material.Important information is omitted and irrelevant points included.In effect, the student has barely done enough to persuade the instructor that s/he should not fail.
FThis work fails to show any knowledge or understanding of the issues raised in the question. Most of the material in the answer is irrelevant.

-ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Regular attendance is expected and is critical to doing well in the course.

 

Major exams cannot be made up without the permission of the Dean’s Office. The Dean’s Office will grant such permission only when the absence was caused by a serious impediment, such as a documented illness, hospitalization or death in the immediate family (in which you must attend the funeral) or other situations of similar gravity. Absences due to other meaningful conflicts, such as job interviews, family celebrations, travel difficulties, student misunderstandings or personal convenience, will not be excused. Students who will be absent from a major exam must notify the Dean’s Office prior to that exam. Absences from class due to the observance of a religious holiday will normally be excused. Individual students who will have to miss class to observe a religious holiday should notify the instructor by the end of the Add/Drop period to make prior arrangements for making up any work that will be missed.

ACADEMIC HONESTY
As stated in the university catalog, any student who commits an act of academic dishonesty will receive a failing grade on the work in which the dishonesty occurred. In addition, acts of academic dishonesty, irrespective of the weight of the assignment, may result in the student receiving a failing grade in the course. Instances of academic dishonesty will be reported to the Dean of Academic Affairs. A student who is reported twice for academic dishonesty is subject to summary dismissal from the University. In such a case, the Academic Council will then make a recommendation to the President, who will make the final decision.
STUDENTS WITH LEARNING OR OTHER DISABILITIES
John Cabot University does not discriminate on the basis of disability or handicap. Students with approved accommodations must inform their professors at the beginning of the term. Please see the website for the complete policy.

SCHEDULE

Course Location

T.1.2-Tiber Campus, First Floor, Room 2

Week 1   Ch. 1 – What some chemical engineers do for a living

Ch. 2 – Introduction to engineering calculations (units and dimensions, weight, dimensional homogeneity)

Ch. 3 – Processes and process variables (mass and volume, flow rate, chemical composition, pressure, temperature)

Ch. 4 – Fundamentals of material balances (process classification, material balance calculations, multiple-unit processes)

 

Week 2    Ch. 4 – Fundamentals of material balances (recycle and bypass, stoichiometry, reactive processes, combustion)
Ch. 5 Single-phase systems (densities, ideal gases, equations of gas for non-ideal gases, compressibility factor equation of state)
Ch. 6 Multiphase systems (single component phase equilibrium, Gibbs phase rule)

 

Week 3   Ch. 6 Multiphase systems (gas-liquid systems, multicomponent systems, solutions of solids in liquids)

Ch. 7 Energy and energy balances (first law of thermodynamics, kinetic and potential energy, energy balances on closed systems)

 

Week 4   Ch. 7 Energy and energy balances (energy balances on open systems at steady state, thermodynamic data)

Ch. 8 – Balances on nonreactive processes (energy balance calculations, changes in pressure at constant temperature, changes in temperature, phase-change operations)

 

Week 5   Ch. 9 – Balances on reactive processes (heats of reaction, Hess’s law, formation reactions and heats of formation, heats of combustion, energy balances on reactive processes, fuels and combustion)

 

Final Exam on Friday