MEMORANDUM

To: ChE 396 Class From: Prof. Robert Barat

Date: January 19, 2011 Re: Introduction

Pre-requisite Courses:

ChE 370 (Heat & Mass Transfer), Eng 352 (Technical Writing),

Math 225A (Survey of Probability & Statistics for ChEs)

Class Meetings:

Mondays 8:30-11:30, Wednesdays 12:15-2:30 ---- Room B-7 Tiernan Hall

Attendance is Mandatory! If you need to miss class, let me know in advance if you can. Make sure your group knows in advance of your absence, if you can.

Always meet in basement lab first for announcements and any short lectures before proceeding to experiments.

Instructor Information:

Office Hours: Mondays, Wednesdays 4-5 PM -- I’m generally around most days.

Office Location: 380 Tiernan Hall

Office Phone: (973) 596-5605 Fax: (973) 596-8436

Email (preferred contact mode):

Teaching Assistant: Nellone Reid

Course Requirements and Grading:

Five experiments will be assigned to each group. All reports and presentations are to be group efforts and submissions. Submitted reports should be on paper. Electronic submissions are allowed only in special cases and then only by prior arrangement with the instructor.

·  Scholarly paper 20 %

·  Proposal Request for Funding 20 %

·  Industrial Memo (2) 40 % (20 % each)

·  Oral presentation (tech translation) 20 %

NOTE: Draft reports are typically due 1 week after an experiment is completed. These will be returned with comments and a draft grade. Final drafts are due 1 week later. This policy will be enforced through loss of points.

Sample Calculations Reviews:

The first class after each experiment is completed will be an “open” period in which you can return to the experiment, if needed. During this open session, each group will present to the instructor sample calculations involving data from the experiment just completed.
Groups:

Determined 1st class; 3 students per group (max of 9 groups).

Rotating group leader - Self-policing (PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT EXPECTED!)

Lab Manual:

Laboratory Manual for ChE 396 – Spring 2010 --- available on the course website

Useful References and Resources:

Geankopolis, C., Transport Processes and Separation Process Principles: Includes Unit Operations, 4th ed., Prentice-Hall (2003).

McCabe, W., Smith, J., and Harriot, P., Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering, 5th ed., McGraw-Hill (1993).

Barat, R. and Elliot, N., The Compleat Chemical Engineer - A Guide to Critical Thinking, Kendall/Hunt (1993).

Estrin, H. and Elliot, N., Technical Writing in the Corporate World, Crisp Publications (1990).

Course web site: http://web.njit.edu/~barat

Typical overall heat transfer coefficients:

http://www.the-engineering-page.com/forms/he/typU.html

Handouts:

Supplements will be provided by the instructor as needed.

ABET Course Goals:

1.  Challenge students to apply all prior classroom knowledge and laboratory experiences in the successful execution and analysis of chemical engineering experiments with procedures and devices applicable to fluid flow and heat transfer applications.

2.  Inspire students to think critically as they approach the chemical engineering laboratory experiments with an ethical awareness and a research orientation.

ABET Program Objectives Addressed:

1. Engineering Practice: Alumni from our program are successfully engaged in the practice of chemical engineering within industry, academe and government, working in a wide array of technical specialties including, but not limited to, process and plant design operations.

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