Course Objectives

At the end of this course you should be able to:

• Given a process description, (a) draw and fully label a flowchart; (b) choose a convenient basis of calculation; (c) for a multiple unit process, identify the subsystems for which balances might be written; (d) perform a degree-of-freedom analysis for the overall system and each possible subsystem; (e) formulate and simplify the appropriate material and energy balance equations; and (f) perform necessary calculations.  You should be proficient at performing these analyses for single-unit and multiple-unit processes, for processes involving recycle, bypass or purge streams, and for systems involving reactions.
  
  
• Understand and apply the first law of thermodynamics (conservation of energy), calculate energy and enthalpy changes using tabulated data and heat capacities, and construct energy balances on closed and open systems.
  
  
• Be familiar with basic processing terminology (batch, semi-batch, continuous; purge and recycle;…) and standard operations (reaction, distillation, absorption, extraction,…).
  
  
• Have a sense why these basic skills are required and important for all chemical engineers, independent of their final career choice.