Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Courses Summer 2000

Summer 2000 Course Descriptions
Key to Course Descriptions

Courses listed below are approved UA courses as of Summer 2000. Not all approved courses will be offered during this term. For course offerings/availability during a specific term, see the Schedule of Classes. Each course number below links to the Schedule of Classes.

Chemical and Environmental Engineering (CHEE) Dept Info - College Info

CHEE 199 Independent Study (1-4) [Rpt./]

CHEE 201 Elements of Chemical Engineering (3) I Chemical engineering calculations and principles of energy and material behavior. 2ES, 2ED. P, MATH 124 or MATH 125; CHEM 103A, CHEM 103B, CHEM 104A, CHEM 104B, ENGR 102, ENGR 170.

CHEE 202 Introductory Engineering Analysis (3) II Analytical and numerical solutions of ordinary differential equations; application of mathematical and numerical procedures to solution of chemical engineering problems. 1ED.

CHEE 203 Chemical Engineering Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow (3) II Theory and calculations in the unit operations of fluid flow, heat transfer, and evaporation. 1.5 ES, 1.5 ED.

CHEE 299 Independent Study (1-5) [Rpt./]

CHEE 299H Honors Independent Study (1-3) [Rpt./] I

CHEE 303 Chemical Engineering Mass Transfer (3) I Theory and practice in the unit operations of distillation, gas absorption, extraction, drying, and filtration. 1.5 ES, 1.5 ED.

CHEE 304 Chemical Engineering Operations Laboratory (3) II Laboratory investigation of process equipment. 1.5 ES, 1.5 ED.

CHEE 305 Chemical Engineering Transport Phenomena (3) II Theory and calculations pertaining to fundamental transport processes. 3ES.

CHEE 307 Chemical Engineering Science Laboratory (3) I Practical verification of fundamental principles of thermodynamics, kinetics, and transport phenomena.

CHEE 316 General Thermodynamics (2) I Properties and equations for solids, liquids, gases and vapors; first law energy balance; second law entropy balance; heat cycles, compressors, engines. 2ES.

CHEE 326 Chemical and Physical Equilibrium (3) II Applications of thermodynamics to equilibrium processes; chemical and physical equilibrium in multicomponent systems. 3ES.

CHEE 370 Water Supply and Wastewater Systems (3) I II CDT Design of water distribution and wastewater collection systems and fundamental principles of unit treatment processes. 1.5 ES, 1.5 ED. P, CHEE 203 or C E 321. (Identical with C E 370).

CHEE 371 Water and Wastewater Treatment Process (3) I Analysis of processes controlling water quality and the design of water, wastewater and recycle treatment systems. 1.5 ES, 2ED. P, CHEE 370. (Identical with C E 371).

CHEE 399 Independent Study (1-3) [Rpt./]

CHEE 399H Honors Independent Study (1-3) [Rpt./] I II

CHEE 402 Intermediate Engineering Analysis (3) I Solution of complex chemical engineering problems utilizing both analytical and numerical techniques. 1.5 ES.

CHEE 413 Process Control and Simulation (3) I Theory of automatic control as applied to elementary chemical engineering processes. Use of continuous system simulation languages for study of practical control problems in the process industries. 1.5 ES, 1.5 ED. P, or CR, CHEE 402.

CHEE 415 Microelectronics Manufacturing and the Environment (3) I This course will focus on presentation of the basic semiconductor processes which have direct environmental implications. (Identical with ECE 415). May be convened with CHEE 515.

CHEE 418 Physiology for Engineers (4) I (Identical with PSIO 418, which is home).

CHEE 419 Physiology Laboratory (2) I (Identical with PSIO 419, which is home).

CHEE 420 Chemical Reaction Engineering (3) I Application of thermodynamic and kinetic fundamentals to the analysis and design of chemical reactors. 1.5 ES, 1.5 ED. May be convened with CHEE 520.

CHEE 421 Topics in Real-Time Computing (3) I Introduction to microcomputer- and minicomputer-based real-time computing for data acquisition and process control. Includes study of various languages and operating systems. 2R, 3L. 1.5 ES, 1.5 ED. May be convened with CHEE 521.

CHEE 422 Chemical Engineering Industrial Methods (2) II Practical aspects of design and manufacturing methods in the chemical process industry; management of personnel problems. 2ED.

CHEE 435 Corrosion and Degradation (3) II 2ES, 1ED. (Identical with MSE 435, which is home). May be convened with CHEE 535.

CHEE 437 Advanced Topics in Microelectronics Manufacturing (3) II Fundamental material, electrical, and chemical properties of solid metal, semiconductor, insulator, and organic surfaces applied to selected gas/solid surface chemical reactions important in semiconductor processing and heterogeneous catalysis. This course is designed to introduce students to the chemistry and physics of solid surfaces and interfaces with an emphasis on the gas/solid interface. The first half of the course will be devoted to learning the fundamental material, electrical, and chemical properties of solid surfaces. The fundamentals will be applied in the second half of the course to topics in chemical catalysis and integrated circuit manufacture. P, senior or grad level standing in chemistry, physics, or engineering. (Identical with CHEM 437, MSE 437). May be convened with CHEE 537.

CHEE 442 Chemical Engineering Design Principles (3) I Preliminary economic, environmental, safety and design principles associated with chemical process equipment. 3ED.

CHEE 443 Chemical Engineering Plant Design (3) II Design project from scoping and process selection, through material and energy balances, equipment design and sizing, safety and environmental considerations, to economic analysis of capital cost and operating expense. 3ED.

CHEE 451 Chemical and Physical Fundamentals of Air Pollution (3) II Study of the kinetics, transport phenomena and phase equilibria of urban air pollution problems. 3ES. P, CHEE 420 or consult department before enrolling; CHEE 305. May be convened with CHEE 551.

CHEE 453 Space Manufacturing (3) I Basics of producing high value added materials in microgravity, as well as commodities for use in space from extraterrestrial resources. May be convened with CHEE 553.

CHEE 454 Law for Engineers and Scientists (3) II Topics covered in this course include patents, trade secrets, trademarks, copyrights, product liability contracts, business entities, employment relations and other legal matters important to engineers and scientists. (Identical with ENGR 454). May be convened with CHEE 554.

CHEE 460 Aerosol Science and Engineering (3) I Physics, chemistry, mechanics and optics of aerosol particles. Topics include formation, dynamics, nucleation and growth, coagulation, scattering and absorption of radiation, deposition and aerosol technology. (Identical with ECE 460). May be convened with CHEE 560.

CHEE 461 Chemical Process Stimulation (2) II Use of existing large, modular computer programs for computer-aided process design and analysis; program structure, convergence accelerators and control blocks. 2ED. May be convened with CHEE 561.

CHEE 469A Air Pollution I (3) I (Identical with ATMO 469A, which is home). May be convened with CHEE 569A.

CHEE 469B Air Pollution II (3) II (Identical with ATMO 469B, which is home). May be convened with CHEE 569B.

CHEE 470 Fundamentals of Polymeric Materials (3) II Fundamental chemical, physical, and mechanical properties of organic plastics, fibers, coatings, adhesives, and elastomeric polymers. 1.5 ES, 1.5 ED. May be convened with CHEE 570.

CHEE 471 Rheology: Principles and Applications (3) II Fundamental principles of the rheological behavior of materials. Non-Newtonian viscous behavior. Application of Non-Newtonian fluid mechanics. Viscoelasticity. The relation between microscope structure and behavior: polymer solutions, slurries, and colloidal systems. P, undergraduate level of fluid mechanics. May be convened with CHEE 571.

CHEE 478 Introduction to Hazardous Wastes (3) I II Management, planning, legal and engineering aspects of liquid and solid hazardous waste treatment and disposal. P, CHEE 370 or consult department before enrolling. (Identical with C E 478). May be convened with CHEE 578.

CHEE 480 Bioseparation Techniques for Engineers (3) II Methods of separation for purification of bioprocess products - amino acids, proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, lipids, cells. May be convened with CHEE 580.

CHEE 481 Bioreactor Engineering (3) I Introduction to biotechnology; chemistry of microorganisms; design of bioreactors to include cellular and enzyme reactors of all types; transport phenomena and control of bioreactors; instrumentation and measurement in bioreactors. May be convened with CHEE 581.

CHEE 482 Simulation of Biological Systems (3) S 2ES, 1ED. P, knowledge of computer programming. (Identical with ABE 482, which is home). May be convened with CHEE 582.

CHEE 485 Biomedical Transportation Phenomena (3) I Transport processes in the cardiovascular system, hemorheology, pharmacokinetics, enzyme kinetics, extracorporeal mass transport devises, biocompatible materials. 3ES. May be convened with CHEE 585.

CHEE 494A Senior Project (1-3) [Rpt./ 9 units] I II

CHEE 498 Senior Capstone (1-3) I II

CHEE 498H Honors Thesis (3) [Rpt./ 2] I II

CHEE 499 Independent Study (1-3) [Rpt./]

CHEE 499H Honors Independent Study (1-3) [Rpt./] I II

CHEE 502 Advanced Engineering Analysis (3) II Process modeling techniques, residence time distribution theory, dynamics of distributed parameter systems, nonlinear parameter estimation. P, CHEE 420.

CHEE 505 Advance Chemical Engineering Transport Phenomena (3) I Momentum, energy and mass transport in continua, solution of multidimensional laminar flow problems, turbulence, boundary layer theory.

CHEE 506 Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (3) I Advanced applications of First and Second Laws, nonideal gases and liquids and their mixtures, principles of chemical equilibrium, and molecular theory.

CHEE 514 Particulate Processes (3) II Dispersed-phase dynamics, population balances, particle growth kinetics, birth-death functions, phase space particle distributions, suspended-phase reactors, crystallization, and comminution.

CHEE 515 Microelectronics Manufacturing and the Environment (3) I For a description of course topics see CHEE 415. Graduate-level requirements will include extended written analysis and oral presentation, which goes beyond the requirements for the students enrolled in CHEE 415. (Identical with ECE 515). May be convened with CHEE 415.

CHEE 520 Chemical Reaction Engineering (3) I For a description of course topics see CHEE 420. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on a current topic. May be convened with CHEE 420.

CHEE 521 Topics in Real-Time Computing (3) I For a description of course topics see CHEE 421. Graduate-level requirements include a special project. May be convened with CHEE 421.

CHEE 530 Advanced Chemical Engineering (3) II Kinetics of heterogeneous reaction systems, non-ideal flow reactor models, reactor stability, analysis of industrial reactors.

CHEE 532 Solid-Fluid Reactions (3) I Characterization of solid structural properties; principles of heterogeneous reactions involving a fluid and a reacting solid. P, CHEE 326 and CHEE 420, or MSE 450R and MSE 412. (Identical with MSE 532).

CHEE 535 Corrosion and Degradation (3) II (Identical with MSE 535, which is home). May be convened with CHEE 435.

CHEE 537 Advanced Topics in Microelectronics Manufacturing (3) II For a description of course topics see CHEE 437. Graduate-level requirements include completion of two projects of their choice with the approval of the instructor. (Identical with CHEM 537, MSE 537). May be convened with CHEE 437.

CHEE 548 Combustion Generated Air Pollution (3) II (Identical with A ME 548, which is home).

CHEE 551 Chemical and Physical Fundamentals of Air Pollution (3) II For a description of course topics see CHEE 451. Graduate-level requirements include a special project. May be convened with CHEE 451.

CHEE 553 Space Manufacturing (3) I For a description of course topics see CHEE 453. Graduate requirements include an additional paper. May be convened with CHEE 453.

CHEE 554 Law for Engineers/Scientists (3) II For a description of course topics see CHEE 454. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research paper on a current topic. (Identical with ENGR 554). May be convened with CHEE 454.

CHEE 560 Aerosol Science and Engineering (3) I For a description of course topics see CHEE 460. Graduate-level requirements include a special project. (Identical with ECE 560). May be convened with CHEE 460.

CHEE 561 Chemical Process Stimulation (2) II For a description of course topics see CHEE 461. Graduate-level requirements include a special project. May be convened with CHEE 461.

CHEE 569A Air Pollution I (3) I (Identical with ATMO 569A, which is home). May be convened with CHEE 469A.

CHEE 569B Air Pollution II (3) II (Identical with ATMO 569B, which is home). May be convened with CHEE 469B.

CHEE 570 Fundamentals of Polymeric Materials (3) II For a description of course topics see CHEE 470. For a description of course topics see CHEE 470. Graduate-level requirements include a special project. May be convened with CHEE 470.

CHEE 571 Rheology: Principles and Applications (3) II For a description of course topics see CHEE 471. Graduate-level requirements includes use of increased experience in terms of knowledge of mathematical techniques applied to Transport and Phenomena problems. May be convened with CHEE 471.

CHEE 573 Biodegradation of Hazardous Organic Compounds (2-3) I Chemical and microbiological considerations which affect the thermodynamics and kinetics of transformations of hazardous organic compounds in treatment facilities and in natural settings. 2R, 3L. P, CHEE 577 or consult department before enrolling. (Identical with C E 573).

CHEE 574 Environmental Transport Processes (3) I Engineering concerns in toxic and hazardous waste management with focus on aspects of chemical transport between air, water and soil systems, and microbial degradation processes in natural and engineered environment. (Identical with C E 574).

CHEE 577 The Physiological Bases of Microbial Treatment Processes (3) I Principles of bacterial physiology including morphology, metabolism and genetics. Applications of importance to waste treatment and environmental quality. P, CHEE 370 or consult department before enrolling. (Identical with C E 577).

CHEE 578 Introduction to Hazardous Wastes (3) I II For a description of course topics see CHEE 478. Graduate-level requirements include a report on an in-depth review of interdisciplinary aspects of an existing project (with a non-university project engineer). (Identical with C E 578). May be convened with CHEE 478.

CHEE 580 Bioseparation Techniques for Engineers (3) II For a description of course topics see CHEE 480. Graduate-level requirements include a special project. May be convened with CHEE 480.

CHEE 581 Bioreactor Engineering (3) I For a description of course topics see CHEE 481. Graduate-level requirements include a special project. May be convened with CHEE 481.

CHEE 582 Simulation of Biological Systems (3) S 2ES, 1ED. (Identical with ABE 582, which is home). May be convened with CHEE 482.

CHEE 583 Remote Sensing Instrumentation and Techniques (3) II (Identical with ECE 583, which is home).

CHEE 585 Biomedical Transportation Phenomena (3) I For a description of course topics see CHEE 485. Graduate-level requirements include a special project. May be convened with CHEE 485.

CHEE 586 Advanced Biomedical Engineering (3) II Analytical methods applied to problems in biochemical and biomedical engineering. Course includes invited lecturers, journal critiques, and preparation of an original paper.

CHEE 599 Independent Study (1-3) [Rpt./] I II

CHEE 602 Mathematical Methods in Chemical Engineering (3) II Analytical and Numerical techniques to solve CHEE P.D.E's, process modeling techniques, perturbation methods, residence time distribution theory. P, CHEE 402 or CHEE 502 or equivalent.

CHEE 604 Advanced Chemical Mass Transference (3) II Advanced study of interphase mass transfer with applications to gas-liquid and liquid-liquid operations.

CHEE 605 Advanced Mass Transport Theory (3) II Theoretical aspects of binary and multicomponent systems utilizing penetration, surface renewal, and boundary layer transport concepts.

CHEE 671 Rheology of Polymers and Slurries (3) I Non-Newtonian flow, measurement of rheology, polymer flow modeling, concentrated slurry flow in rheometry and extrusion.

CHEE 673 Advances in Water and Waste Reclamation and Reuse (2) I Theory, application, and evaluation of currently developing techniques in water and waste reclamation and reuse. (Identical with C E 673).

CHEE 675 Wastewater Treatment (3) I Theoretical and applied principles of aerobic and anaerobic wastewater treatment systems. (Identical with C E 675).

CHEE 676 Advanced Water Treatment System Designs (3) II Design and operation of water treatment plants; physicochemical treatment processes for potable water production. (Identical with C E 676).

CHEE 696A Chemical Engineering (1) [Rpt./ 6] I II

CHEE 696B Combustion (1) [Rpt./ 6] I II

CHEE 696C Kinetics (1) [Rpt./ 6] I II

CHEE 696D Pollution Control (1) [Rpt./ 6] I II

CHEE 696E Crystallization (1-3) [Rpt./ 7 units] I II

CHEE 696F Fluid Mechanics (1) [Rpt./ 6] I II

CHEE 696G Biomedical (1) [Rpt./ 6] I II

CHEE 696H New Developments (1) [Rpt./ 6] I II

CHEE 900 Research (1-5) [Rpt./]

CHEE 910 Thesis (1-6) [Rpt./]

CHEE 920 Dissertation (1-9) [Rpt./]

CHEE 930 Supplementary Registration (1-9) [Rpt./]

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