Instructors
| Professor: |
H. Scott Fogler |
| Office Hours: |
Tu Th 3:30-4:30
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| Teaching Assistants: |
Probjot Singh, Barry Wolf, Anuj Hasija |
| TA Office Hours: |
3074G DOW, MW 2-6, F 11-12, Sa 11-12
(Sa hours - trial 1st 4 weeks) |
Texts
- The Elements of Chemical Reaction Engineering
H. Scott Fogler
- Problem Solving in Chemical Engineering with Numerical Methods
Cutlip & Shacham (recommended)
- The Elements of Style
Strunk & White (recommended)
Schedule
January
February
March
April
1) Thursday, January 7
| Topic: |
Introduction, POLYMATH, Mole balances |
| Finish Reading: |
Preface |
2) Tuesday, January 12
| Topic: |
Design equations, Rate versus X plots, Reactor staging |
| Finish Reading: |
Chapter 1, P1-8, Appendix A,
Course Guidelines from the Web |
| Hand In: |
1-1 (try to keep a notebook of items similar to P1-1 for each chapter), 1-2(c), 1-3, 1-18, homework group and signed rules sheet |
| ICM: |
Kin Chal 1 (25 min) |
| Study Problems: |
1-10,1-12 |
3) Thursday, January 14
| Topic: |
Rate laws, Stoichiometry |
| Finish Reading: |
Chapter 2, CDP2-B, Chapter 3, pp 68-77 |
| Hand In: |
2-6, 2-7, 2-11 |
| ICM: |
Staging (32 min) |
| Class Problem: |
1 |
| Study Problems: |
2-2,2-5, CDP2-A |
4) Tuesday, January 19
| Topic: |
Expressing CA as a function of X or (FA/FT) |
| Finish Reading: |
Chapter 3 |
| Hand In: |
3-1(a,b), 3-3, 3-6, 3-7, 3-8, 3-9(a) |
| ICM: |
Kin Chal 2 |
| Class Problems: |
2 |
| Study Problems: |
3-10, 3-14, 3-18, CDP3-AB |
5) Thursday, January 21
| Topic: |
Isothermal reactor design |
| Finish Reading: |
Chapter 4, pp 125-138 |
| Hand In: |
3-9(c,d) |
| ICM: |
Mystery Theater |
| Class Problems: |
3 |
| Study Problems: |
4-3 |
6) Tuesday, January 26
| Topic: |
Irreversible reactions |
| Finish Reading: |
Chapter 4, pp 138-154 |
| Hand In: |
4-2(a), 4-6, 4-8(a) |
| Class Problems: |
4 |
| Study Problems: |
4-11 |
7) Thursday, January 28
| Topic: |
Reversible reactions, Pressure drop |
| Class Problems: |
5 |
| Finish Reading: |
Chapter 4, pp 154-182; Appendix C (omit Spherical Reactors, pp 168-173) |
| Study Problems: |
4-2, 4-9 |
| Hand In: |
4-12 |
8) Tuesday, February 2
| Topic: |
Membrane Reactors |
| Class Problems: |
6 |
| Finish Reading: |
Chapter 4, pp 182-187 |
| Study Problems: |
4-15, 4-19 |
| Hand In: |
4-2(b,d,j), 4-13, 4-20 |
9) Thursday, February 4
| Topic: |
Semibatch Reactors |
| Class Problems: |
7 |
| Finish Reading: |
Chapter 4, pp 187-197 (omit Sections 4.7.3 and 4.8) |
| Additional Reading: |
Integrating Factor |
| Study Problems: |
4-27, 4-31 |
| Hand In: |
|
| ICM: |
Tic Tac |
10) Tuesday, February 9
| Topic: |
Analysis of Rate Data |
| Class Problems: |
8 |
| Finish Reading: |
Chapter 5 (omit Section 5.3, Example 5-4, Sections 5.5.1 and 5.5.3, and pp 262-267); Appendix A.3; Wetlands Module; P4-17 |
| Hand In: |
4-2(f,g), 4-5(e,f), 4-25, 4-26 |
11) Thursday, February 11
| Topic: |
Multiple Reactions |
| Class Problems: |
9 |
| Finish Reading: |
Chapter 6, pp 282-304 |
| Study Problems: |
5-8, 5-20 |
| Hand In: |
5-3 |
| ICM: |
Ecology Part I |
12) Tuesday, February 16
| Topic: |
Multiple Reactions |
| Class Problems: |
10 |
| Finish Reading: |
Chapter 6, pp 304-316 |
| Study Problems: |
6-4, 6-6, 6-12 |
| Hand In: |
5-4, 5-19, 6-8 |
13) Thursday, February 18
| Topic: |
Multiple Reactions, OEP Discussion |
| Class Problems: |
11 |
| Finish Reading: |
Chapter 6 |
| Study Problems: |
6-16, 6-18 |
| Hand In: |
6-4(a,b) |
14) Tuesday, February 23
| Topic: |
Heat Effects, Energy Balance |
| Finish Reading: |
Chapter 8, pp 383-406 |
| Hand In: |
6-13, 6-20 |
15) Thursday, February 25 - MIDTERM EXAM I
| Part I (80%): |
In-class 8:30 AM (closed book, note, web) |
| Part II (20%): |
Due 9 AM Feb 26 to Barry Wolf 3106 DOW (open book, note, web) |
| Crib Sheet |
SPRING BREAK
16) Tuesday, March 9
| Topic: |
CSTR and PFR Algorithms |
| Class Problems: |
12 |
| Finish Reading: |
Chapter 8, pp 406-459 |
| Study Problems: |
|
| Hand In: |
8-2(d), Interim OEP Report Outline |
| ICM: |
Heat Effects I - Basketball |
17) Thursday, March 11
| Topic: |
Interstage Cooling |
| Class Problems: |
13 |
| Finish Reading: |
Chapter 8, pp 460-473 |
| Study Problems: |
8-6, 8-7 |
| Hand In: |
8-5(omit e and f) |
18) Tuesday, March 16
| Topic: |
Multiple Steady States |
| Class Problems: |
14 |
| Finish Reading: |
Chapter 8, pp 474-498 |
| Study Problems: |
8-9, 8-10, 8-12 |
| Hand In: |
8-3, 8-8 |
19) Thursday, March 18
| Topic: |
Multiple Reactions, Unsteady State |
| Class Problems: |
15 |
| Finish Reading: |
Chapter 8, pp 500-510; Chapter 9, pp 534-548 |
| Study Problems: |
8-21, 8-22 |
| Hand In: |
Group Problem 8-20(omit g) |
| ICM: |
Heat Effects II |
20) Tuesday, March 23
| Topic: |
Unsteady Steady State, Control of Reaction |
| Class Problems: |
16 |
| Finish Reading: |
Chapter 9, pp 549-572 |
| Study Problems: |
8-31 |
| Hand In: |
8-30 (value = 1/3 of Midterm Exam) to be worked individually |
21) Thursday, March 25
| Topic: |
Octane Ratings |
| Class Problems: |
|
| Finish Reading: |
Chapter 10, pp 581-591 |
| Study Problems: |
9-2, 9-11 |
| Hand In: |
9-2(e) |
22) Tuesday, March 30
| Topic: |
Catalysis |
| Class Problems: |
17 |
| Finish Reading: |
Chapter 10, pp 592-620 |
| Study Problems: |
10-4, 10-5, 10-7 |
| Hand In: |
9-3, 10-3, 10-8 |
23) Thursday, April 1
| Topic: |
CVD, Catalyst Decay |
| Class Problems: |
18 |
| Finish Reading: |
Chapter 10, pp 620-633 |
| Study Problems: |
10-12, 10-13, 10-14 |
| Hand In: |
|
| ICM: |
Heterogeneous Catalysis |
24) Tuesday, April 6
| Topic: |
Catalyst Decay, Moving Bed Reactors |
| Class Problems: |
19 |
| Finish Reading: |
Chapter 10, pp 634-659 |
| Study Problems: |
10-21, 10-24(a) |
| Hand In: |
10-10 (use Regression) |
25) Thursday, April 8
| Topic: |
STTR |
| Class Problems: |
20 |
| Finish Reading: |
|
| Study Problems: |
10-16 |
| Hand In: |
Group Problems 10-18, 10-21(a,b) |
26) Monday, April 12 - MIDTERM EXAM II
| Group A: |
5:30-8:00 |
Media Union |
| Group B: |
8:15-10:45 |
27) Tuesday, April 13 - NO CLASS
(Work on OEP)
28) Thursday, April 15 - NO CLASS
(Work on OEP)
29) Tuesday, April 20 - OEP POSTER PRESENTATIONS
(3-6 pm)
26) Thursday, April 22 - FINAL EXAM
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