Process selection and synthesis; use and recognition of the limitations of process simulation software; block diagrams, process flow diagrams and piping and instrumentation diagrams; shortcut methods for sizing process equipment; optimizing the design of distillation columns, reactors, etc., via steady-state simulation; economic design trade-offs between plant reaction and separation sections; plantwide process control; safety and hazard assessments; completion of open ended design projects.
This course may not be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite(s)
- Chemical Engineering 405, 421, 423, 429 and admission to the Chemical Engineering program.
Corequisite(s)
- Chemical Engineering 511 or Petroleum Engineering 511.
Sections