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CHE410 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY II

Course Objectives

In this laboratory course the students will:

• Describe experimental goals, select experimental parameters and procedures;
• Apply experimental procedures, collect and record the data and make decisions when necessary;
• Follow the laboratory safety rules and recognize their importance;
• Describe and process the raw data for analysis by incorporating the simplifications and assumptions;
• Prepare diagrams, illustrations, and tables to present processed data;
• Discuss the results to emphasize the relevance between the results and theoretical aspects, the impact of assumptions, errors and uncertainties;
• Draw conclusions based on experimental aims and results;
• Compose well organized lab reports;
• Propose experimental parameters and procedures in a given topic to lead to designing their own experiments;
• Be actively involved in teams during planning and organization of preliminary work, conducting the experiment and writing the report;
• Lead and organize teams;
• Have an awareness of environmental and ethical issues.
• Function effectively within teams

Course Content

Laboratory studies demonstrating the principles of instrumental analysis, heat transfer, fluid mechanics and chemical kinetics. Emphasis on correlation of experimental results and on written and oral presentation.

Course Learning Outcomes

Students who have successfully completed this course will  be able to:

• Apply procedures for bench or laboratory scale experiments in full compliance with safety and other proper laboratory rules.
• Understand the underlying theoretical principles of instrumental analysis, heat transfer, fluid mechanics and chemical kinetics for these experiments.
• Use theory, data analysis and mathematical modeling approaches to convert raw experimental data into results useful for characterization and interpretation of the behavior of the model systems.
• Discuss and evaluate their results, and reach conclusions that are compatible with the scope, limitations and assumptions of the experimental procedure and the subsequent data analysis.
• Present their findings in an organized, clear and concise manner in written reports, in accordance with principles of technical writing. For this purpose, use figures, tables and diagrams effectively and with proper formatting.
• Propose variations in experimental parameters or design to the existing experiments. 
• Strictly adhere to the rules of safe, ethical, responsible and professional conduct during all stages in and out of the laboratory.
• Lead and function effectively within teams.

Program Outcomes Matrix