Syllabus, Winter 2013

Prerequisites: ChE 330, ChE 342

Fundamentals of chemical reaction engineering. Rate laws, kinetics, and mechanisms of homogeneous and heterogeneous reactions. Analysis of rate data, multiple reactions, heat effects, bioreactors. Design of industrial reactors.


Instructors

Professor H. Scott Fogler
3168 DOW, 763-1361, sfogler(at)umich.edu
Office Hours:  TuTh 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM


Schedule
Lectures and In-Class Problems: TuTh 9:30 to 11:20 - 1013 Dow


GSIs


Tutor


Proctors

Text
Required

  • Essentials of Chemical Reaction Engineering, (2011), H. Scott Fogler
Recommended
  • Problem Solving in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering with POLYMATH, Excel, and MATLAB 2nd Edition, (2008), Cutlip & Shacham 

  • The Elements of Style, Strunk and White 

  • Strategies for Creative Problem Solving 2nd Edition 2008, Fogler and Leblanc (for OEP)

Course Information Material
      Course Guidelines
      Memorandum of Understanding
      Cooperative Learning
      Advice from Previous Classes




Schedule

*Note - all ICG's are Individual*

http://www.umich.edu/~essen/html/byconcept/modules/frames_icm.htm

Send your performance numbers to cdpet@umich.edu

NOTE! - ALL ITEMS ON THIS SCHEDULE ARE TENTATIVE. PLEASE REFER TO THE CTOOLS PAGE FOR THE MOST UPDATED SCHEDULE.

This schedule is accurate as of 12/18/2012


January    February     March    April


Janurary

1) Thursday, January 10

Topic:

Lecture 1 - Introduction, POLYMATH, Mole balances

Finish Reading: Preface, Prequisites, Appendix B
Study Problems: P1-7A, P1-11B

2) Tuesday, January 15
Topic: Lecture 2 - Design equations, Rate versus X plots, Reactor staging
Finish Reading: Chapter 1, P1-9A, Appendix A, from the Web, Chapter 2 Sections 2.1, 2.2, and 2.3
Hand In: Problem Set 1
ICG: Kin Chal 1 (29 +/- 10 min)
Class Problem: 1
Study Problems: P2-5B(a - d), P2-8B

3) Thursday, January 17
Topic: Lecture 3 - Rate laws
Finish Reading: Chapter 2, Chapter 3
Hand In: Problem Set 2
Class Problem: 2
Study Problems: P3-2A(a), P3-4A, P3-5B, P3-15B (a), P3-16B
Hint: Viewing the YouTube video "The Black Widow" noted in Problem P3-6B may help you with today's in class problem

4) Tuesday, January 22
Topic: Lecture 4 - Stoichiometry Batch
Reading: Chapter 4
Hand In: Problem Set 3
Class Problem: 3 - Bring i>clickers - Test Run of System in 1013 Dow
Study Problems: P4-2A(c-e)

5) Thursday, January 24
Topic: Lecture 5 - Stoichiometry Flow
Reading: Chapter 4, Section 4.1
Submit: Problem Set 4
Class Problem: 4
Study Problems: P4-8B, P4-10C

6) Tuesday, January 29
Topic: Lecture 6 - Isothermal reactor design
Lecture 7 - California Registration Exam Problem
Reading: Chapter 5, Summary Notes on DVDRom and Web
Hand In: Problem Set 5
ICG: P4-3A Kinetic Challenge II (36 min)
Study Problems: P5-2B (b), P5-4A

7) Thursday, January 31
Hand In: Problem Set 6
Class Problem: 5 Bring i>clickers
6 Bring Laptops
Study Problems: P5-15B, P5-17B, P5-19A

8) Tuesday, February 5
Topic: Lecture 8 - Pressure drop
Finish Reading: Chapter 5, Sections 5.4 and 5.5
Hand In: Problem Set 7
Class Problem: 7 - Bring Laptops
Study Problems: P5-2 (d,e), 5-7A, 5-5B (d), P5-23B

9) Thursday, February 7
Topic: Lecture 9 - Membrane Reactors
Finish Reading: Chapter 6
Class Problem: 8 Bring i>clickers and Laptops
Study Problems: P5-9B, P5-10B, P5-11B, P6-2 (a), P6-4B, P6-14B
ICG: Mystery Theater(32 min)
Hand In: Problem Set 8

10) Tuesday, February 12
Topic: Lecture 10 - Semibatch Reactors
Class Problem: 9 Bring Laptops to carry out Polymath Regression
Finish Reading: Chapter 6
ICG: Mystery Theatre
Study Problems: P6-6B, P6-7B, P6-12B
Hand In: Problem Set 9

11) Thursday, Feburary 14
Topic: Lecture 11 - Analysis of Rate Data
Class Problem: 10 - Bring Laptops to carry out Polymath Regression
Finish Reading: Chapter 7
Submit: Problem Set 10
Study Problems: P7-5B, P7-7B, P7-8B, P7-10B

12) Tuesday, February 19
Topic: Lecture 12 - Multiple Reactions
Class Problem: 11
Finish Reading: Chapter 8, Sections 8.1, 8.2, 8.3 and 8.4;
Study Problems P8-2B (d), P8-5B
Hand In: Problem Set 11

13) Thursday, February 21
Topic: Workshop, Exam Preparation: Single and Multiple Reactors



MIDTERM EXAM I (*W13), March 2, 2012 - March 9, 2012


Wednesday Evening, February 20 or Thursday, February 21 during class (if rooms are available)
Closed book, notes, and web




14) Tuesday, February 26
Topic: Lecture 13 - Chapter 8: Multiple Reactions
Class Problem: 12 - Bring laptops
Finish Reading: Chapter 8, Sections 8.5, 8.6, 8.7 and 8.8
Study Problems: P8-10B, P8-11B, P8-17B
Hand In: Problem Set 12

15) Thursday, February 28
Topic: Lecture 14 - Chapter 8: Multiple Reactions
Chapter 9: PSSH
Class Problem: 13 - Bring i>clickers
Finish Reading: Chapter 9, Section 9.1 and the cobra web module
Study Problems: P8-15B, P8-18B, P8-20B
Hand In: Problem Set 13


SPRING BREAK, March 2, 2012 - March 9, 2012




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