Transport Process III (ChemE 435)
Course Syllabus

AUTUMN 2004

 

                        Lecture:                         M-W-F: 10:30-11:20, MEB 238

                   Recitation Section AA:   Thu     9:30-10:20,   BNS 117
                   Recitation Section AB:   Thu   10:30-11:20,   BNS 117

Course WEB Page:  http://courses.washington.edu/overney/ChemE435.html

            with:    Syllabus, Course Outline, Weekly Homework Assignments,

Instruction and Hints, Weekly Handouts in Lecture and Recitation Session

 

Course Textbook:   Hines/Madox: Mass Transfer - Fundamentals and Applications Prentice Hall (1985)

Suggested Additional material:

- Ian Martin and Albert Babb, ASPEN Plus Release 10.1, Tutorials ChemE 310

- R. H. Perry and Don W. Green, Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook, McGraw Hill New York

 

 

Instructor:

(Office)

René M. Overney

(BNS 245)

Teaching Assistants

Matthew Bernards

                    (BNS 356)

Joseph Wei (BNS 221)

 

 

Office Hours:

 

W 11:30 – 1:00 p.m.

 

 (or individually arranged

  by e-mail)

 

 

Office Hours:

W    2:00 – 3:00 p.m.

        (ASPEN BNS 125)

W    1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

        (Joseph BNS 221)

Th     2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

        (ASPEN BNS 125)

Phone:

543-4353 (Office)

Telephone:

616-6510 (Matt)

616-6988 (Joseph)

E-mail:

 roverney@u.washington.edu

E-mail:

 mbernard@u.washington.edu  

 wei@u.washington.edu

 

Office hours can also be arranged by e-mail. There is no open door policy.

 

 

Schedule:

               Sep 29            Instructions Begin
               Nov 5               Midterm (10:30-11:20;  MEB 238)
               Nov 11 (Thu)    Holiday (Recitation and Quiz moved to Friday, Nov. 12)
               Nov 25/26       Holiday (Recitation and Quiz moved to Monday, Nov. 29)
               Dec 10             Instructions End
               Dec 13            Final Exam (8:30-10:20; MEB 238)

Examination and Weekly Quizzes:

Weekly Quizzes, one midterm exam, one comprehensive final exam. Open or closed book. All examinations are required and there will be no make-ups.  Missing an examination or a quiz or not turning one in is graded as a failure (0.0). The two lowest quiz scores will be dropped if all quizzes were taken. Quizzes are given in each Recitation Session on Thursdays. The quiz is based on homework problems, and prior discussed lecture and recitation materials.

 

Homework:

Weekly, assigned on Thursday due the following Thursday at the beginning of the recitation session. Homework, homework instructions, hints, and solution can be downloaded from  http://courses.washington.edu/overney/private435/HW435.html.

 

Recitation Sessions (Thursdays):

Attendance is mandatory. During the Recitation Session, quizzes are given, additional material provided, homework sets and exams will be worked and discussed.

 

Grading:

   Quizzes                     30 %
   Midterm                    30 %
   Final                          30 %
   Homework                10 %  (no credit for a HW contribution of less than 65 %)

 

Remarks:

If any student has a learning disability or other special needs, please inform the instructor the first week of class so we can make special arrangements to accommodate you.

 

Teaching Goals and Objectives

The goals of the Transport Processes III course are to master the basic principles of mass transfer, by introducing the student to mass transfer from the point of view of transport phenomena followed by macroscopic separation processes. It is the objective of this course to introduce the student to both, a microscopic and macroscopic approach to mass transfer. In a first part, microscopic diffusional processes and the prediction and use of transport processes are discussed. In a second part, the course primarily deals with macroscopic separation processes, including absorption, distillation, in both step (tray) and continuous operation. The second part of the course will lead to equipment design.

Within the framework of the accreditation procedure (ABET) it is measured whether students meet the course objectives. In this course the course objectives

  • Applying knowledge of math, science, engineering, and mass transfer principles to solve process and system problems, including steady and unsteady mass transport.
  • Designing a system, component, equipment or process to meet desired mass transport needs.
  • Identifying, formulating, and solving  engineering and mass transfer problems, including continuous and staged contact equipment, and vapor-liquid equilibrium

will be measured and evaluated in homework problems, two midterms and one final examination. The students’ performance in HWs and Exams will provide continuous feedback and provide the necessary input for curriculum adjustments.