2006–2007 - Florida Institute of Technology

CHE 4285 DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS (3 credits). Includes measurement
and instrumentation, statistical design, data acquisition software, and design and
construction of apparatus for chemical process experiments. (Requirement: Senior
standing in chemical engineering.)
CHE 4288 PETROLEUM PROCESSING (3 credits). Focuses on the
properties of crude oil and each of a refinery’s products, the details of each
refinery operation, and the effects of economic considerations on each refinery
operation. (Requirement: Graduate standing or prerequisite course.) Prerequisites:
CHE 4181.
CHE 4291 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 1
(1–3 credits). Individual projects under the direction of faculty member in
the chemical engineering program. Projects include a literature review, project
proposal, process design or research, and written and oral reports. (Requirement:
Department head approval or senior standing.)
CHE 4292 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
2 (1–3 credits). Individual projects under the direction of faculty member in
the chemical engineering program. Projects include a literature review, project
proposal, process design or research, and written and oral reports. (Requirement:
Department head approval or senior standing.) Prerequisites: CHE 4291.
CHE 4560 POLYMERIC MATERIALS (3 credits). General classes of
polymers and their patterns of behavior; polymer synthesis and processing,
polymer rheology and physical properties; and large-scale production problems.
Prerequisites: CHE 3260.
CHE 4571 HAZARDOUS WASTE SYSTEMS DESIGN (3 credits).
Studies equipment design and processes for the treatment and disposal of hazardous
waste. Topics include chemical, physical and biological treatment; thermal
incineration; and land disposal. Prerequisites: CHE 3170 or CVE 4050.
CHE 4591 SPECIAL TOPICS IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING (3
credits). Studies in depth a specialized area of chemical engineering. Subject
matter depends on the expertise of the instructor. Topics announced prior to each
offering. (Requirement: Instructor approval.)
CHE 4592 SPECIAL TOPICS IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING (3
credits). Studies in depth a specialized area of chemical engineering. Subject
matter depends on the expertise of the instructor. Topics announced prior to each
offering. (Requirement: Instructor approval.)
CHE 5100 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SEMINAR (0 credits). Weekly
seminar topics on chemical engineering research and practice. Presentations are
made by students, faculty and visitors.
CHE 5101 TRANSPORT PHENOMENA 1 (3 credits). Fundamental
principles of momentum, heat and mass transfer, and their application to chemical
systems. Includes derivation and analysis of the Navier-Stokes equations, energy
equations and equations for mass transport; flows at small Reynolds number and
Stokes Law; the method of matched asymptotic expansions; and boundary-layer
theory. Also includes turbulence and multiphase phenomena.
CHE 5102 TRANSPORT PHENOMENA 2 (3 credits). Fundamental
principles of momentum, heat and mass transfer, and their application to chemical
systems. Includes derivation and analysis of the Navier-Stokes equations, energy
equations and equations for mass transport; flows at small Reynolds number and
Stokes Law; the method of matched asymptotic expansions; and boundary-layer
theory. Also includes turbulence and multiphase phenomena. Prerequisites:
CHE 5101.
CHE 5110 EQUILIBRIUM THERMODYNAMICS (3 credits). Advanced
topics in phase and chemical equilibria; relationships between equilibrium properties
and molecular-based theories of solutions; and fugacity coefficients, activity
coefficients, phase composition.
CHE 5120 PROCESS CONTROL (3 credits). Analysis, design, stability and
sensitivity; and optimization and transient response of staged, continuous and
batch operations. Emphasizes common mathematical and physical foundations,
and automatic control systems.
CHE 5150 CHEMICAL REACTOR DESIGN (3 credits). Design of nonideal
reactors; unsteady-state operation and stability analysis; multiphase reactors; and
heat, mass and momentum transfer in reacting systems. (Requirement: Graduate
standing in chemical engineering or prerequisite course.) Prerequisites: CHE 4151.
CHE 5230 SEPARATION PROCESSES (3 credits). Analysis of mass
transfer in binary and multicomponent systems. Mathematical modeling of adsorption,
extraction, reverse osmosis and other selected processes. (Requirement:
Graduate standing in chemical engineering or prerequisite course.) Prerequisites:
CHE 4104.
CHE 5252 CATALYTIC REACTOR DESIGN (3 credits). Modeling and
design of reaction systems for catalytic and other surface reactions. Reactor stability;
transient operation; industrial applications. (Requirement: Graduate standing
in chemical engineering or prerequisite course.) Prerequisites: CHE 4151.
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CHE 5291 SPECIAL TOPICS IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING (3 credits).
Studies in depth a specialized area of chemical engineering. Subject matter
depends on the expertise of the instructor. Topics announced prior to registration.
(Requirement: Instructor approval.)
CHE 5292 SPECIAL TOPICS IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING (3 credits).
Studies in depth a specialized area of chemical engineering. Subject matter
depends on the expertise of the instructor. Topics announced prior to registration.
(Requirement: Instructor approval.)
CHE 5567 NANOTECHNOLOGY (3 credits). Understanding and development
of materials synthesis-structure-function relationships, emphasizing bulk
and surface analytical techniques, catalyst synthesis methods, carbon nanofibers,
hydrogen storage, lab-on-a-chip, molecular self-assembly and molecular recognition
(Requirement: Graduate standing or prerequisite course.) Prerequisites:
CHE 3260 or CHM 2002.
CHE 5571 PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL PROCESSES FOR WATER TREAT-
MENT (3 credits). Modeling and design of physical and chemical processes for
water treatment: coagulation, sedimentation, filtration, chemical precipitation,
adsorption, ion exchange, reverse osmosis, chemical oxidation. (Requirement:
Graduate standing or prerequisite course.) Prerequisites: CHE 3170.
CHE 5572 BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES FOR WATER TREATMENT
(3 credits). Modeling and design of biological processes used for water and
wastewater treatment: aerobic and anaerobic treatment, sludge digestion, nutrient
removal and disinfection. (Requirement: Graduate standing or prerequisite
course.) Prerequisites: CHE 3170.
CHE 5999 THESIS (0–3 credits). Individual research under the direction of a
member of the graduate faculty on a selected topic. Six hours of thesis are required
for the master’s degree.
Chemistry
CHM 1091 NANOSCIENCE/NANOTECHNOLOGY LABORATORY
(1 credit). Introduces science/engineering freshmen interested in careers in
nanoscience research/nanotechnology to techniques of nanomaterial fabrication
by thin film deposition and chemical synthesis, and sample characterization
techniques like atomic force and scanning tunneling microscopes. (Requirement:
Freshman status or instructor approval.) Prerequisites: CHM 1101.
CHM 1100 INTRODUCTION TO CHEMISTRY (3 credits). Introduces the
basic concepts of modern chemistry. Provides an adequate chemistry background
for the successful completion of CHM 1101.
CHM 1101 GENERAL CHEMISTRY 1 (4 credits). Covers fundamental
principles of modern chemistry, including stoichiometry, properties of gases,
liquids and solids, thermochemistry, atomic structure, properties of solutions and
equilibrium. Includes lab component.
CHM 1102 GENERAL CHEMISTRY 2 (4 credits). Continues CHM 1101.
Covers acids and bases, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, kinetics, descriptive
chemistry of metals and nonmetals, coordination chemistry, nuclear chemistry.
Introduces organic chemistry. Includes lab component. Prerequisites: CHM 1101.
CHM 2001 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 1 (3 credits). Studies the fundamentals
of structure and reaction mechanisms. Includes a review of bonding, preparations
and reactions of organic substances. Prerequisites: CHM 1102.
CHM 2002 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2 (3 credits). Studies the fundamentals
of structure and reaction mechanisms. Includes a review of bonding, preparations
and reactions of organic substances. Prerequisites: CHM 2001.
CHM 2011 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY 1 (2 credits).
Introduces organic chemistry techniques for lab operations. Includes preparation,
reaction and analysis of organic compounds. Corequisites: CHM 2001.
CHM 2012 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY 2 (2 credits).
Continues CHM 2011. Introduces organic chemistry techniques for lab operations.
Includes preparation, reaction and analysis of organic compounds. Prerequisites:
CHM 2011. Corequisites: CHM 2002.
CHM 3001 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY 1 (3 credits). Includes fundamental
principles of chemical phenomena; thermodynamics, equilibria and states of matter;
and chemical kinetics. Prerequisites: CHM 2002, MTH 2001, PHY 2002.
CHM 3002 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY 2 (3 credits). Continues CHM 3001.
Includes chemical dynamics, quantum mechanics, atomic structures, chemical
bonding and spectroscopy. Prerequisites: CHM 3001.
CHM 3011 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY 1 (2 credits).
Experiments illustrating the principles and techniques of physical chemistry
studied in CHM 3001. Prerequisites: CHM 2011. Corequisites: CHM 3001.
CHM 3012 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY 2 (2 credits).
Experiments illustrating the principles and techniques of physical chemistry
studied in CHM 3002. Prerequisites: CHM 3011. Corequisites: CHM 3002.