CHE  6210 - Syllabus

 

COURSE TITLE: Advanced Kinetics

 

Spring Semester 2018 – Tennessee Technological University / Department of Chemical Engineering

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

Time:

Lecture: MW 9:05 – 10:25 AM

Location:

Lecture: Prescott Hall 203

 

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

Office: 312 Prescott Hall

Phone: (931) 372-3667

E-mail Address: jbiernacki@tntech.edu

Office Hours

 

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.

 

Course Notes

 

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)

 

90 - 100           A

80 - 89             B

70 - 79             C

60 - 69             D

< 60                 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	M W	Jan 15 Jan 17	Complex Stoichiometry	No Class
2	M W	Jan 22 Jan 24	Complex Stoichiometry Lecture Video	Biernacki
3	M W	Jan 29 Jan 31	Complex Stoichiometry Reconciling Literature Datasets Lecture Video	Biernacki	Assignment No. 1; Hopper Due Feb. 5
4	M W r	Feb 5 Feb 7	Degrees of Freedom Concepts Lecture Video The Macroscopic Equation of Mass Continuity Lecture Video	Biernacki	Assignment No. 2 Due Feb. 12 Assignment No. 3 Due Feb. 19
5	M W	Feb 12 Feb 14	The Stirred Reactor The Microscopic Equation of Mass Lecture Video Continuity The Tubular Reactor Systems with Multiple Phases Lecture Video	Biernacki	Assignment No. 4 Due Feb. 26
6	M W	Feb 19     Feb 21	Exam Review   1st Exam – Complex Stoichiometry; Degrees of Freedom Analysis – Reconciling Kinetic Schema – Setting-up Model Equations	Biernacki
7	M W	Feb 26 Feb 28	Some “Classical” Topics Lecture Video Feb 26 Lecture Video Feb 28	Biernacki
8	M W	Mar 5 Mar 7	Spring Break - No Classes	No Class
9	M W	Mar 12 Mar 14	Lecture Video Estimating Kinetic Parameters Integral and Differential Reactors Lecture Video	Biernacki
10	M W	Mar 19 Mar 21	Solid Phase Reaction Kinetics I Solid Phase Reaction Kinetics II	Biernacki	Assignment No. 5 Due April 20
11	M W	Mar 26 Mar 28	Solid Phase Reaction Kinetics III Lecture Video Solid Phase Reaction Kinetics IV Lecture Video	Biernacki
12	M W	Apr 2 Apr 4	Catalysis I, Lecture Video Catalysis II, Lecture Video Exam Review Video Exam Review Notes	Biernacki
13	M W	Apr 9 Apr 11	Catalysis III, Lecture Video 2nd Exam	Biernacki
14	M W	Apr 16 Apr 18	Advanced Topics (as time permits) Kinetic Fundamentals, i.e. Ab Initio Calculations, etc.	Biernacki Padmanabhan	Special Review Session Video (Apr 19)
15	M W	Apr 23 Apr 25	…	Padmanabhan	Lecture Video
16	M W	Apr 30 May 2	Final Exam  Finals Week – No Classes	Biernacki

 

DOWNLOADS

 

To download MathCad programs, right click on the download you like, then choose “Save Target As… .”  This will save the download to your computer where you can then run it using MathCad.

 

MathCad Solution for Tubular PFR with Pressure Drop

MathCad Solution for Trambouze Reaction in CSTR Reactor

Avrami Fit

Kinetic Models – Supporting Citations

 

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