| CHEMICAL
ENGINEERING (CHE) |
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| CHE 101 |
Introduction to Chemical Engineering |
1 cr |
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| Introduction to Chemical Engineering as a profession. Topics covered include: careers in chemical engineering, education of chemical engineers and ethics in engineering. Fee. |
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| CHE 102 |
Computer-Aided
Design in Chemical Engineering |
3 cr |
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| Introduction
to the use of computer software for the analysis
and design of chemical engineering systems. Fee. |
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| CHE 190 |
Special
Topics |
1-5 cr |
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| Topics
of current chemical engineering interest. Fee. |
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| CHE 203 |
Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes |
4 cr |
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| Application of multicomponent material and energy balances to chemical processes involving phase changes and chemical reactions. Prerequisite: CH 132. Co-requisite: MA 126 |
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| CHE 290 |
Special
Topics |
1-5 cr |
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| Topics
of current chemical engineering interest. Fee. |
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| CHE 311 |
Chemical Engineering Separations I |
3 cr |
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| Applications of material balances and equilibrium relations to equilibrium stage design. Design of single stages and cascades for absorption, stripping, distillation, liquid-liquid extraction, and bioseparations. Prerequisites: CHE 203 and CHE 331. Fee. |
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| CHE 321 |
Transport Phenomena I |
3 cr |
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| Fundamentals
of momentum transfer with applications in fluid
flow through pipes and process equipment. Prerequisites:
MA 238, EG 270, and CHE 202. Fee. |
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| CHE 322 |
Transport Phenomena II |
3 cr |
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| Fundamentals
of conductive, convective, and radiative modes
of heat transfer with applications in the design
of heat exchanges. Prerequisite: CHE
321. Fee. |
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| CHE 331 |
Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics I |
3 cr |
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| This course introduces the fundamentals of thermophysical property estimation and modeling of non-ideal pure and multicomponent fluid systems, including an introduction to multicomponent vapor/liquid equilibria. Prerequisites: EG 270, CH 201, CHE 203 and MA 238. Fee. |
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| CHE 332 |
Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics II |
3 cr |
| This class is an advanced thermodynamics course that uses a molecular level viewpoint to introduce students to applications of thermodynamics principles to complex chemical engineering problems including multicomponent, non-ideal fluid phase equilibria (VLE, VLLE, SLE), and chemical reaction equilibria. The concepts of chemical potential, fugacity, partial molar and excess properties as well as complex activity coefficient models are introduced to solve these problems. Prerequisites: CHE 331. Fee. |
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| CHE 342 |
Engineering
Communication (W) |
3 cr |
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| Formal
and informal reports, oral presentations, and
visual aids. Prerequisites: EH 102. Co-requisite: CHE 321. Fee. |
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| CHE 351 |
Process Measurements Laboratory I |
1 cr |
| Laboratory practices for measurement of themodynamic and transport properties. Numerical tools for modeling chemical phenomenon using expermental data. Pre-requisite: CH 132. Co-requisite: MA 126 |
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| CHE 352 |
Process Measurements Laboratory II |
1 cr |
| Laboratory practices for measurement of reaction and phase change parameters. Statistical tools for assessing experiemental data. Pre-requisite: CHE 351. Co-requisite: CHE 332, CHE 372. |
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| CHE 372 |
Chemical Reactor Design |
3 cr |
| The application of reaction, enzyme, and cellular growth kinetics and materials mixing patterns to chemical and bio reactor analysis and design. Analysis of reactors with multiple reactions, as well as multi-reactor configurations and reactor optimization. Corequisites: CHE 322 and CHE 332. Fee. |
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| CHE 390 |
Special
Topics |
1-5 cr |
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| Topics
of current chemical engineering interest. Fee. |
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| CHE 403 |
Bioinorganic Chemistry |
3 cr |
| Survey of bioinorganic chemistry appropriate for upper-level undergraduate and beginning graduate students. The approach will be molecular and chemical in nature with a focus on the study of the non-carbon elements, especially the transition metals, as related to biological activity. Cross listed with CH 503. Prerequisite: CH 201. Fee. |
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| CHE 421 |
Chemical Engineering Separations II |
3 cr |
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| Fundamentals of mass transfer. Mass, energy, and momentum transfer analogies. Design of mass transfer equipment. Prerequisites: CHE 311 and CHE 322. Fee. |
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| CHE 441 |
Chemical
Engineering Operations Laboratory I (W) |
2 cr |
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| Laboratory
studies of the unit operations of chemical engineering
with emphasis on momentum and heat transfer. Prerequisites:
CHE 322, CHE 342. Fee. |
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| CHE 442 |
Chemical Engineering Operations Laboratory
II (W) |
2 cr |
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| Laboratory
studies of the unit operations of chemical engineering
with emphasis on stagewise and differential contactors. Prerequisites: CHE 342, CHE
421. Fee. |
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| CHE 451 |
Process Models |
3 cr |
| Mathematical
modeling, simulation, and dynamics of chemical
process systems for design and analysis. Prerequisite:
CHE 322. Fee. |
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| CHE 452 |
Process
Dynamics and Control |
3 cr |
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| Mathematical modeling, simulation and dynamics of chemical process systems, Feedback and Feed-forward control of chemical processes. Specification of control loops. Selection and tuning of controller modes. Prerequisite: CHE 372. Fee. |
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| CHE 461 |
Process Design I |
3 cr |
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| Engineering
economics and elements of process design, including
energy and material balances, manufacturing and product cost. Unit operation equipment sizing, and cost. Prerequisites: EG 231, CHE 332, CHE 342, CHE 372.
Fee. |
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| CHE 462 |
Process
Design II |
3 cr |
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| Selection, design and specification of principal chemical processes. This course is considered a "senior capstone design". Prerequisite: CHE 461. Corequisite: CHE 452. Fee. |
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| CHE
463 |
Simulation
of Chemical Processes |
3
cr |
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| In this course, students utilize modern software tools, such as Aspen Plus, to model steady state chemical processes. Simulation topics include physical property selection, flowsheet generation, separations and reactors. This course is considered a "senior capstone design". Prerequisites: CHE 311, CHE 332, and CHE 372. Fee. |
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| CHE 490 |
Special Topics |
1-3 cr |
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| Topics
of current chemical engineering interest. Prerequisite: Consent of the department chair or department approval. Fee. |
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| CHE 494 |
Directed
Independent Study |
1-3 cr |
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| Directed
study, under the guidance of a faculty advisor,
of a topic from the field of chemical engineering,
not offered in a regularly scheduled course. A written report is required. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours. Prerequisites:
Consent of department chair and minimum GPA of
3.00 for admission or departmental approval. Fee. |
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| CHE 499 |
Senior
Honors Project (H) |
1-6
cr |
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| Under
the advice and guidance of a faculty mentor, honors
students will identify and carry out a research
project, relevant to the field of chemical engineering. The senior project
will be judged and graded by three faculty chaired
by the honors mentor. This course is required
for Honors recognition. A
minimum of 4 credit hours is required but students
may enroll for a maximum of 6 credit hours over
two semesters. Prerequisites: CHE 332, CHE 322 and completion of an approved
project prospectus. |
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| CHE 503 |
Bioinorganic Chemistry |
3 cr |
| Survey of bioinorganic chemistry appropriate for upper-level undergraduate and beginning graduate students. The approach will be molecular and chemical in nature with a focus on the study of the non-carbon elements, especially the transition metals, as related to biological activity. Cross listed with CH 403. Fee. |
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| CHE 510 |
Thermodynamics
of Chemical Systems |
4 cr |
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| Advanced classical and molecular thermodynamics as applied to non-ideal multicomponent phase and reaction equilibria for chemical engineering applications. An introduction to statistical thermodynamics will also be given. Fee. |
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| CHE 520 |
Transport
Phenomena I |
4 cr |
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| Unified treatment of momentum, energy and mass transport. Emphasis on steady and unsteady state macroscopic processes. Fee. |
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| CHE 521 |
Transport
Phenomena II |
3 cr |
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| Unified treatment of momentum, energy and mass transport. Emphasis on steady and unsteady state microscopic processes. Fee. |
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| CHE 525 |
Chemical
Reactor Analysis |
4 cr |
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| Single
and multiple chemical reactions and reactor systems.
Reactor characterization and design. CHE 525.801 is fully online and offered via Internet only. For specific course information and additional registration requirements, contact http://usaonline.southalabama.edu. Fee. |
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| CHE 530 |
Synthetic
Fuels |
3 cr |
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| Fundamentals
of gasification and liquefaction concepts applied
to fossil fuels and biomass conversion. Fee. |
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CHE 550 |
Chemical
Process Control |
3 cr |
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| Sampled-data
algorithms, feedback, feedforward, deadtime compensation,
advanced control schemes applied to chemical engineering
processes. Fee. |
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CHE 551 |
Advanced
Chemical Engineering Modeling |
4
cr |
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| Advanced
mathematical modeling of chemical process
systems for design and analysis. Fee. |
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| CHE
563 |
Simulation
of Chemical Processes |
3
cr |
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| In this course, students utilize modern software tools, such as Aspen Plus, to model steady state chemical processes. Simulation topics include physical property selection, flowsheet generation, separations and reactors. Fee. |
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| CHE 570 |
Separation
Processes |
3 cr |
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| Analysis and design of separation processes. Topics include molecular diffusion and convective mass transfer with applications in the chemical, petroleum and pharmaceutical industries. Fee. |
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| CHE 575 |
Chemical
Process Synthesis and Optimization |
3 cr |
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| Use
of analysis, synthesis, and optimization in process
development.
Fee. |
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| CHE 580 |
Chemical
Process Safety and Design |
3 cr |
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| Fundamental
principles of chemical process safety, fires and
explosions and design for the mitigation of associated
hazards.
Fee. |
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| CHE 590 |
Special
Topics |
3 cr |
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| Topics
of current chemical engineering interest. Prerequisite:
Consent of department chair or departmental approval. Fee. |
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| CHE 592 |
Directed
Independent Study |
1-4 cr |
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| Directed
study, under the guidance of a faculty advisor,
of a topic from the field of chemical engineering
not offered in a regularly scheduled course. A written report is required. Prerequisites:
Consent of the department chair and overall GPA of 2.5 for admission or departmental approval. Fee. |
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| CHE 594 |
Project
in Chemical Engineering |
3 cr |
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| Approved
investigation of original problems under direction
of a faculty member. Prerequisite: Approved prospectus. Fee. |
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| May
be taken more than once. Only 6 hours may be applied
for credit toward a degree. Prerequisite: Approved
prospectus. Fee. |
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