GRADUATE CATALOG - The Petroleum Institute

Graduate Catalog |Graduate Courses in Chemical EngineeringCHEG 503 MULTIPHASE FLOWContinuum equations for conservation of momentum, heat and mass, averaging and combined phase equations.Motion of single particles, bubbles and ensembles. Bubble growth and cavitation. Gas-liquid, gas-solid and gas-liquidsolidflows, multiphase flow in chemical reactors. Flow through porous media.Pre-requisites CHEG 301, CHEG 220 or equivalentCo-requisites NoneRestrictions None(3 – 0 – 3)CHEG 511 ADVANCED REACTION ENGINEERINGHomogeneous and heterogeneous rate expressions. Fundamental theories of reaction rates. Analysis of rate data andcomplex reaction networks. Properties of solid catalysts. Mass and heat transfer with chemical reaction.Heterogeneous non-catalytic reactions. Reactor design and analysis. Multiphase reactors.Pre-requisites CHEG 411 or equivalentCo-requisites NoneRestrictions None(3 – 0 – 3)CHEG 520 MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERINGMathematical formulation and modeling of physical problems, initial and boundary conditions, analytical solution ofmodel equations. Special functions. Fourier series. Laplace Transform. Partial differential equations in chemicalengineering and their solution. Approximate solutions of ODE and PDE. Numerical solution of algebraic anddifferential equations. Collocation methods.Pre-requisites: CHEG 220, CHEG 301, CHEG 351, CHEG 361.Co-requisites NoneRestrictions None(3 – 0 – 3)CHEG 521 SUSTAINABLE ENERGYUnconventional energy sources, including solar, wind and other non-petroleum energy supplies. Advancedhydrocarbon and non-hydrocarbon energy sources. Clean energy conversion. Fuel cells.Pre-requisites CHEG 411 or equivalentCo-requisites NoneRestrictions None(3 – 0 – 3)CHEG 522 ADVANCED CHEMICAL ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICSThe course deals with the thermodynamics of fluids with emphasis on phase equilibria of fluid mixtures. Fundamentalphase equilibrium equations are derived. Appropriate models are presented in the form of equations of state andactivity coefficient models for gases and liquids. A link to molecular physics, intermolecular forces and statisticalmechanics is made. Different types of mixture phase equilibria are presented with emphasis on high pressure. Specificexamples related to the oil and gas industry are discussed.Pre-requisites Graduate standing / instructor consentCo-requisites NoneRestrictions None(3 – 0 – 3)CHEG 524 STATISTICAL THERMODYNAMICSStatistical-mechanical ensembles and thermodynamics. Fluctuations. Thermodynamic laws. Systems composed ofindependent molecules or subsystems: Ideal gas, chemical equilibrium in ideal gas mixtures, configuration of polymermolecules. Systems of interacting molecules: Real gases and liquids, dilute and concentrated solutions. Transportproperties of gases and liquids.Pre-requisites Instructor’s consentCo-requisites NoneRestrictions None(3 – 0 – 3)CHEG 531 Chemical Process SafetyInter-relationship between occupational health, plant safety and environmental protection; toxicology and industrialhygiene; Models for liquid and vapor leakage; vaporization of a liquid pool; toxic release and dispersion; fire andexplosion; flammability of liquids and vapors; explosions; prevention of fires and explosions; relief sizing;identification of hazards; risk assessment and analysis; safe design of process plants; case studies.Pre-requisites Instructor’s consentCo-requisites NoneRestrictions NonePage 71