Chemical Engineering Minor (B.Sc.) (24 credits)
Offered by: Chemical Engineering (Faculty of Science)
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Program credit weight: 24
Program Description
The B.Sc.; Minor in Chemical Engineering is designed for Chemistry students who wish to study the problems of process engineering and its related subjects, and the important link between molecular sciences and industrial processing. This Minor will not provide requirements for registration as a licensed (professional) engineer.
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Required Courses (18 credits)
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CHEE 200 | Chemical Engineering Principles 1. | 3 |
Chemical Engineering Principles 1. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Introduction to the design of industrial processes. Survey of unit operations, and systems of units. Elementary material balances, first and second laws of thermodynamics, use of property tables and charts, steady flow processes. Relationships between thermodynamic properties, property estimation techniques. Laboratory and design exercise. | ||
| CHEE 204 | Chemical Engineering Principles 2. | 3 |
Chemical Engineering Principles 2. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Material and energy balances in chemical processes. Introduction to process design. Problem solving in the design of various industrial processes such as combustion, humidification, separation processes (evaporation, crystallization), and other reactive systems used in the diverse areas of chemical engineering. | ||
| CHEE 220 | Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics. | 3 |
Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Application of thermodynamic equilibrium; free energy and equilibrium; phase rule; chemical reaction equilibrium for homogenous and multicomponent/multiphase systems. Application to the design of binary distillation. Laboratory exercise. | ||
| CHEE 314 | Fluid Mechanics. | 3 |
Fluid Mechanics. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Fluid properties; dimensional analysis; drag; packed/fluidized beds; macroscopic energy balances, Bernoulli's equation and linear momentum theorem; flowmeters, pipeline systems, non-Newtonian fluids, microscopic balances leading to continuity and Navier-Stokes equations; boundary layer approximation; turbulence. Laboratory exercises. | ||
| CHEE 315 | Heat and Mass Transfer. | 3 |
Heat and Mass Transfer. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Transport of heat and mass by diffusion and convection; transport of heat by radiation; diffusion; convective mass transfer; drying; absorption; mathematical formulation of problems and equipment design for heat and mass transfer; laboratory exercises. | ||
| CHEE 351 | Separation Processes. | 3 |
Separation Processes. Terms offered: this course is not currently offered. Concepts underlying equilibrium based separation, design of processes and equipment for distillation, absorption/stripping, liquid extraction, washing, and leaching. Consideration of mass transfer effects. | ||
Complementary Courses (6 credits)
6 credits selected from any undergraduate courses offered by Chemical Engineering, excluding the following courses: CHEE 363 Projects Chemical Engineering 1., CHEE 456 Design Project., CHEE 494 Research Project and Seminar 1., CHEE 495 Research Project and Seminar 2. and CHEE 496 Environmental Research Project..