1995-1996 Undergraduate Catalog

Course Descriptions - Chemical Engineering		 NMSU
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
CH E 144. Introduction to Environmental Management 3 cr.
The role of science and the various branches of engineering in protecting our environment. Includes guest lectures from various departments and industry.
CH E 150. Introduction to Chemical Engineering 3 cr. (2+3P)
Chemical engineering information communication and basic problem- solving skills; flow sheeting; data analysis; unit conversions; elementary stoichiometry; design strategy with emphasis on innovation. Corequisite: MATH 191.
CH E 150H. Chemical Engineering-Honors 3 cr. (2+3P)
Chemical engineering information communication and basic problem- solving skills; flow sheeting; data analysis; unit conversions; elementary stoichiometry; design strategy with emphasis on innovation. Corequisite: MATH 191.
CH E 151. Introduction to Computer Calculations in Chemical Engineering 3 cr.
Historical development of computers and their applications in chemical engineering and society at large. Introduction to programming on time-shared systems and microcomputers. Satisfies General Education computer science requirement. Prerequisite: MATH 191.
CH E 200. Special Problems 1-3 cr.
Directed individual study. May be repeated for a maximum of 3 credits. Prerequisite: consent of department head.
CH E 217. Chemical Process Calculations 4 cr. (3+3P)
Mass and energy balances, thermochemistry, application to unit operations. Prerequisites: CHEM 111, MATH 191, CH E 151 or consent of instructor.
CH E 217H. Chemical Process Calculations-Honors 4 cr. (3+3P)
Same as CH E 217. Additional work to be arranged.
CH E 300. Special Projects 1-3 cr.
Directed individual project. May be repeated for a maximum of 3 credits. Prerequisite: consent of department head.
CH E 313. Engineering Materials 3 cr.
Properties of metals, polymers, and ceramics. Service life, corrosion and environmental effects; selection of materials for engineering applications. Prerequisite: CHEM 114 or equivalent.
CH E 313H. Engineering Materials-Honors 3 cr.
Same as CH E 313. Additional work to be arranged.
CH E 330. Environmental Seminar I 1 cr.
Seminar on environmental subjects (technical as well as legal), risk analysis, public policy, etc.
CH E 353. Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics 3 cr.
Applications to chemical process systems of the Second Law, especially chemical equilibrium and the behavior of real fluids. Prerequisite: MATH 291 and CH E 217.
CH E 354. Transport Operations 5 cr.
Theory of momentum and heat transport of chemical engineering operations. Unified treatment via equations of change. Includes heat/ mass transfer similarity. Prerequisites: MATH 392 and CH E 217.
CH E 355. Staged Operations 3 cr.
Analysis and design of staged operations. Mass transfer/transport theory of chemical engineering operations. Prerequisite: CH E 354.
CH E 356. Process Instrumentation Laboratory 2 cr. (3P)
Measurement of mass, pressure, temperature, and volume; enthalpy of reactions; mass and heat balances; principles of process instrumentation and control equipment as they are applied to laboratory operation. Prerequisites: CH E 353 and CH E 354.
CH E 356H. Process Instrumentation Laboratory-Honors 2 cr. (3P)
Same as CH E 356. Additional work to be arranged.
CH E 430. Environmental Seminar II 1 cr.
Advanced seminar on environmental subjects, technical as well as legal, risk analysis, public policy, etc.
CH E 446. Seminar 1 cr.
Orientation to professional practice. Oral presentations. Prerequisite: senior standing.
CH E 447. Transport Operations Laboratory 2 cr. (6P)
Heat, mass, momentum transport experiments. Includes selected experiments in heat and mass transfer. Prerequisites: CH E 354, CH E 355, and CH E 356.
CH E 447H. Transport Operations Laboratory-Honors 2 cr. (6P)
Same as CH E 447. Additional work to be arranged.
CH E 448. Unit Operations Laboratory 1 cr. (3P)
Mass transfer operations-batch, fractional distillation, liquid-liquid extraction, evaporation, packed column operation, and heat transfer. Prerequisites: CH E 354, CH E 355, and CH E 356.
CH E 448H. Unit Operations Laboratory-Honors 1 cr. (3P)
Same as CH E 448. Additional work to be arranged.
CH E 451. Engineering Economy 3 cr.
Same as I E 451.
CH E 452. Technical Marketing Communications 3 cr.
Communicative skills will be developed as they apply to the role of engineers in technical marketing, including the craft of scientific writing and its oral presentation. Prerequisites: ENGL 111G and ENGL 112.
CH E 453. Process Control and Dynamics 3 cr.
Process modelling, dynamics, and feedback control. Linear control theory and simulation languages. CH E 485 strongly recommended. Prerequisites: MATH 392 and consent of instructor.
CH E 454. Fundamentals of Petroleum Engineering 3 cr.
Petroleum production, computations in multiphase flow in porous media and reservoir engineering design calculations. Prerequisites: CHEM 102, CHEM 104, or CHEM 106 and consent of instructor.
CH E 460. Undergraduate Research 1-3 cr.
Independent research. Maximum of 3 credits per semester. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credits. Prerequisite: approval of topic by departmental faculty acting upon written application.
CH E 460H. Undergraduate Research-Honors 1-3 cr.
Same as CH E 460. Additional work to be arranged.
CH E 461. Polymers, Composites and Their Mechanical Behavior 3 cr.
Same as CHEM 461 and M E 461.
CH E 470. Ceramic and Metallic Composites 3 cr.
Mechanical and thermal properties of refractory materials, especially ceramics and metals. Composite applications of these materials. Prerequisite: CH E 313 or consent of instructor.
CH E 475. Biochemical Engineering 3 cr.
Fundamentals of biochemical engineering for production of primary and secondary metabolites such as food ingredients, enzymes, drugs, fine chemicals, and fuels. Prerequisite: CH E 490 or consent of instructor.
CH E 478. Special Methods in Industrial Microbiology 3 cr.
Selection and development of strains for industrial microbiological processes. Control and optimization of processes in the foodstuffs, pharmaceutical and chemicals industries. Physiochemical and microbiological assay methods. Survey of industrially important microorganisms. Prerequisite: BIOL 477 or CH E 475, or consent of instructor.
CH E 485. Process Modeling and Simulation 3 cr.
Development of dynamic process models and their numerical and analytical solution. Prerequisites: CH E 217 and MATH 392. Same as CH E 585.
CH E 486. Industrial Waste Treatment Systems 3 cr.
Design and selection of industrial waste treatment facilities; resource recovery. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
CH E 490. Chemical Reaction Engineering 3 cr.
Applied reaction kinetics; ideal reactor modelling; non-ideal flow models; and analysis of industrial reactors. Prerequisite: CH E 353. Corequisite: CH E 355.
CH E 491. Advanced Engineering Materials 3 cr.
Principles of materials science and engineering are used in the study of today's newest materials, including composites, ceramics, and semiconductors. Prerequisite: CH E 313 or consent of instructor.
CH E 494. Advanced Plant Design (s) 2 cr.
Advanced topics in design and economics. Requires individual design project. Prerequisites: CH E 451 and CH E 497.
CH E 494H. Advanced Plant Design (s) 2 cr.
Advanced topics in design and economics. Requires individual design project and special report. Prerequisites: CH E 451 and CH E 497.
CH E 495. Special Topics 1-3 cr.
Problems in chemical engineering. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 credits under different subtitles listed in the Schedule of Classes.
CH E 495H. Special Topics 1-3 cr.
Problems in chemical engineering. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 credits under different subtitles listed in the Schedule of Classes.
CH E 497. Process Design, Analysis, and Simulation 4 cr. (3+3P)
Design, analysis and simulation of chemical process units and plants. Prerequisites: CH E 353, CH E 355, and CH E 451.
CH E 498. Environmental Safety in Chemical Plants 3 cr.
Plant, personnel, and environmental safety concerns in the design and operation of processes. Includes concerns of regulations and public policy.

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