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CHE 351
Thermodynamics I
Laws of thermodynamics and their
application to chemical engineering
operations. Prerequisites: CHE 202,
CHEM 343. (3-0-3)
CHE 402
Introduction to Microelectronics Fabrication
Technology
Fundamentals of integrated circuit
technology. Epitaxy and doping of
epitaxial layers. Film deposition
techniques. Bipolar and MOS integrated
circuit devices. Integrated and
hybrid circuit fabrication. (3-0-3)
CHE 406
Transport Phenomena
The equations of change in different
coordinate systems (mass, momentum,
and energy transport). Velocity
distribution in laminar and turbulent
flow. Formulation and analytical solutions
to the problems of viscous flow,
molecular diffusion, heat conduction
and convection. Prerequisites: CHE
301, CHE 302, MATH 252. (3-0-3)
CHE 412
Foundations of Biological Science for Engineering
This course will introduce engineering
students to basic principles of
Biological Sciences, which will enable
them to understand more advanced
courses on the topic and provide a
solid base for further study in all life
sciences related topics required in
their individual programs.
Prerequisite: CHEM 125. (3-0-3)
CHE 418
Chemical and Biological Engineering Laboratory II
Laboratory work in distillation,
humidification, drying, gas absorption,
filtration and other areas.
Prerequisites: CHE 302, CHE 317.
(1-3-2) (C)
CHE 423
Chemical Reaction Engineering
Introduction to the fundamentals of
chemical kinetics. The design, comparison
and economic evaluation of
chemical reactors. Emphasis on
homogeneous systems. Prerequisites:
CHE 302, CHE 351, CHE 433. (3-0-3)
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CHE 426
Statistical Tools for Engineers
Descriptive statistics and graphs,
probability distributions, random sampling,
independence, significance tests,
design of experiments, regression,
time-series analysis, statistical process
control, and introduction to multivariate
analysis. Prerequisites: MATH 151
and junior standing. (3-0-3)
CHE 430
Petrochemical Process Operations and Design
Chemical and engineering aspects of
current petrochemical and petroleum
refining processes will be emphasized,
including chemical conversions
(catalytic and thermal), physical separations,
and evaluation of alternatives.
Design and simulation of refinery
separation systems with emphasis
on distillation columns. Prerequisite:
CHE 494. (3-0-3)
CHE 431
Artificial Intelligence Applications in Engineering
Knowledge-based system (KBS)
architecture, knowledge representation,
inferencing strategies. Realtime
KBS. Commercial KBS shells.
Neural networks, backpropagation,
radial basis functions, recurrent neural
networks. Applications in product
design, process modeling, diagnosis,
and control. Prerequisite: Consent of
instructor. (3-0-3)
CHE 433
Process Modeling and System Theory
Principles of process modeling.
Modeling of non-reactive and reactive
dynamic processes. Transfer
functions. Modeling of multistage
and non-linear processes. Discreteevent
processes, Markov processes,
and automata theory. Prerequisites:
CHE 302, CHE 351. (3-0-3)
IIT Undergraduate Bulletin 2006–2008
Course Descriptions
CHE 435
Process Control
Dynamic process models, stability
assessment, feedback and feedforward
control strategies, design and tuning of
closed-loop controllers, time domain and
frequency domain design and performance
assessment methods. Multivariable
systems, interaction, multi-loop control.
Software for process simulation and controller
design. Prerequisites: CHE 302,
CHE 433. (3-0-3)
CHE 437
Discrete Time Systems and Computer Control
Sampling of continuous-time signals,
Z-transforms, modeling, digital controller
design using state-space and
pole-placement design methods,
adaptive control and self-tuning regulators.
Emphasis on chemical
process systems and applications.
Prerequisite: CHE 433. (3-0-3)
CHE 439
Numerical and Data Analysis
Utilization of numerical methods to
find solutions to a variety of chemical
engineering problems. Emphasis
placed on problem formulation, development
of computer code, and interpretation
of results. Techniques covered
include: systems of algebraic
equations, linear regression, and statistics.
Numerical differentiation and
integration, solution of ordinary and
partial differential equations.
Prerequisites: CHE 423, CHE 435,
MATH 252. Corequisite: CHE 406.
(3-0-3)
CHE 451
Thermodynamics II
Second-law analysis of cooling, separation,
combustion and other chemical
processes. Chemical reaction equilibrium
and processing applications.
Prerequisite: CHE 351. (2-0-2)
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