CHE  6210 - Syllabus

 

COURSE TITLE: Advanced Kinetics

 

Spring Semester 2013 – Tennessee Technological University / Department of Chemical Engineering

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

Time:

Lecture: T, Th 2:30 – 3:50 PM

Location:

Lecture: Prescott Hall 303

 

Instructor: J. J. Biernacki, Professor, Chemical Engineering

Office: 312 Prescott Hall

Phone: (931) 372-3667

E-mail Address: jbiernacki@tntech.edu

Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM.  Appointments in a different time are possible if I am available. It is always wise to warm me of your intent to meet. I do sometimes have other commitments, but will try to give student conferences a priority.

 

TEXTBOOK:

Fogler, Elements of Chemical Reaction Engineering, 2^nd Ed.

Cerro, Higgins and Whitaker, Material Balances with Applications to Chemical, Environmental and Biological Systems, January, 2009.

 

MathCad Tutorial

 

PREREQUISITE: Graduate standing or consent of instructor

 

CATALOGUE INFORMATION: CHE 6210. Study of complex chemical reaction systems, catalytic and non-catalytic reactions, homogeneous and heterogeneous systems, and heat effects.

 

MAJOR TEACHING METHODS: Instructor or student lead discussion and laboratory.  Both classroom and laboratory will be hands-on.  Students will be expected to come prepared to class or lab and to be able to lead a discussion and or operate instruments and equipment utilized in the laboratory.

 

ATTENDANCE POLICY: Don’t skip class.  If you have to miss class, let me know in advance.

 

CLASSROOM POLICY: Students having documentation of special needs must submit Accommodation Request Form to the Disability Services Office. Discuss these needs with the instructor so that the proper accommodations can be made.

ETHICAL CONDUCT:   Copying answers from other students or from any other source is not considered ethical behavior.

 

COURSE REQUIEREMENTS (GRADING *)

 

1.      Assignments                            30 %

2.      Mid-term Exams (two)           20 %  

3.      Attendance                                5 %

4.      Project(s)                                 25 %

5.      In-class final exam                  20 %

 

GRADING SCALE (suggested only)

 

85 - 100           A

75 - 85             B

60 - 75             C

50 - 60             D

< 50                 F

 

DESCRIPTION OF GRADE COMPONENTS

 

Assignments (Homework)     Many assignments will be extended homework or mini-projects.  The due dates will be negotiated with the class prior to assignment.

 

Attendance  Attendance will be taken every day.  You are expected to attend.  The Attendance score is 5 % of the total score.  To receive 5 % points, you must attend 80% of the class periods.  Attending less than 80% of the class periods will result in a score of zero.  This is done so that those in poor attendance cannot receive a score of A in the class!

 

Final (Conceptual) Exam Two mid-term and one final will be given.

 

Course Topic Tentative Schedule

wk	Week Day	Date	Topic	Instructor	Assignment
1	Thur		No Class	No Class
2	Tue Thur	Jan 19 Jan 20	Developing the Syllabus Ch. 1: Formulating the Ideal Reactor Equations (CSTR and PFR Models) Ch. 2: Reactor Sizing	Biernacki	Assignment No. 0
3	Tue Thur	Jan 26 Jan 28	Ch. 2 Reactor Sizing Ch. 3: Rate Laws and Stoichiometry	Biernacki	Assignment No. 1
4	Tue Thur	Feb 2 Feb 4	Homogeneous Reaction Lab	Biernacki	Assignment No. 2
5	Tue Thur	Feb 9 Feb 11	Ch. 4: Reactor Systems	Biernacki	Assignment No. 3
6	Tue Thur	Feb 16 Feb 18	1st Exam	Biernacki
7	Tue Thur	Feb 23 Feb 25	Transient Models Ch. 5: Analysis of Rate Data	Biernacki
8	Tue Thur	Mar 2 Mar 4	Ch. 5: Analysis of Rate Data Ch. 10: Heterogeneous Catalysis	Biernacki	Assignment No. 4
9	Tue Thur	Mar 9 Mar 11	Spring Break – No Class Spring Break – No Class	No Class
10	Tue Thur	Mar 16 Mar 18	Ch. 6: Multiple Reactions Ch. 6: Optimization	Biernacki
11	Tue Thur	Mar 23 Mar 25	Ch. 7: Biological Reactions	Biernacki
12	Tue Thur	Mar 30 Apr 1	Bio-reaction Lab	Biernacki
13	Tue Thur	Apr 6 Apr 8	2nd Exam	Biernacki	Assignment No. 5.
14	Tue Thur	Apr 13 Apr 15	Advanced Topics (as time permits) Kinetic Fundamentals, i.e. Ab Initio Calculations, etc.	Biernacki
15	Tue Thur	Apr 20 Apr 22	…	Biernacki
16	Tue Thur	Apr 27 Apr 29	Final Exam (pending class approval)	Biernacki
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DOWNLOADS

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MathCad Solution for Tubular PFR with Pressure Drop

MathCad Solution for Trambouze Reaction in CSTR Reactor

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