Courses given by the Department of Chemical Engineering
| Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHE102 | INTRODUCTION TO CHEMICAL ENGINEERING | 1 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.0 |
Course ContentBasic concepts of chemical engineering profession; ethical issues, environmental responsibilities and future trends; literature survey and oral presentation of a term project. | |||||
| CHE203 | CHEMICAL PROCESS CALCULATIONS | 4 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 7.0 |
Course ContentBasic chemical engineering concepts and methods of analysis. Introduction to mass and energy balance calculations applied to solution of problems in systems of interest to chemical process industries. | |||||
| CHE204 | THERMODYNAMICS I | 4 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 7.0 |
Course ContentConcepts of equilibrium, temperature and reversibility. First law and concepts of heat and work; second law and entropy. Equations of state and thermodynamic properties of pure substances. Engineering applications of these principles in the analysis and design of closed and open systems. Thermodynamic analysis of cyclic processes including power generation and refrigeration. | |||||
| CHE220 | PRINCIPLES OF TRANSPORT PHENOMENA | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 5.0 |
Course ContentIntroduction to basic concepts of momentum, heat and mass transfer. Transport by molecular motion and in laminar flow in one dimension. Transport between two phases and in large flow systems. (For non-CHE students only). | |||||
| CHE222 | FLUID MECHANICS | 4 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 7.0 |
Course ContentHydrostatics. Fundamentals of momentum transport. Newton`s law of viscosity. Interphase momentum transport and friction factors. Flow in conduits and around submerged objects. Mechanical energy balances and Bernoulli equation. Dimensional analysis. Applications to practical problems. Principles of settling and filtration. | |||||
| CHE300 | SUMMER PRACTICE | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.0 |
Course ContentA practical training for a period of 20 working days in an organization with sizeable operations that are of interest to chemical engineering. Emphasis is made on the application of mass and energy balances. A formal report is required to reflect the work carried out. | |||||
| CHE305 | THERMODYNAMICS II | 4 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 7.0 |
Course ContentThermodynamic properties of pure fluids and mixtures. Phase equilibrium. Chemical reaction equilibrium. Applications to real and ideal processes. | |||||
| CHE311 | CHEMICAL REACTION ENGINEERING | 4 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 7.0 |
Course ContentNonequilibrium processes including chemical reaction mechanisms, rate equations and reactor design applied to homogeneous and heterogeneous systems. Under isothermal and non isothermal conditions. | |||||
| CHE320 | CHEMICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY I | 2 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 4.0 |
Course ContentLaboratory studies demonstrating the principles of physical chemistry and fluid mechanics. Emphasis is on laboratory safety, correlation of experimental results and on written reports and oral presentations. | |||||
| CHE327 | HEAT & MASS TRANSFER OPERATIONS | 4 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 7.0 |
Course ContentMolecular mechanisms of heat and mass transfer. Fourier`s law and Fick`s law. Transport of heat and mass in one dimension by molecular mechanism and by convection. Transport of heat and mass in turbulent regime, analogies between heat and mass transfer. Heat transfer by radiation. Heat transfer to fluids with phase change. Evaporation. Heat exchanger design. | |||||
| CHE328 | SEPARATION PROCESSES | 4 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 7.0 |
Course ContentPrinciples of stagewise and continuous contact operations. Absorption, distillation, extraction, and simultaneous heat and mass transfer. Applications and design of separation process units. | |||||
| CHE352 | MATHEMATICAL MODELING IN CHEMICAL ENG. | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 6.0 |
Course ContentMathematical model formulation of chemical and physical processes. Solutions of problems related to fluid flow, heat transfer, mass transfer and chemical reaction engineering. | |||||
| CHE400 | SUMMER PRACTICE II | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.0 |
Course ContentA practical training for a period of 20 working days in an organization where chemical engineering is extensively practiced. A formalreport is required to reflect the work carried out. | |||||
| CHE407 | PROCESS CONTROL | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 5.0 |
Course ContentModeling of steady and unsteady-state behavior of chemical processes. Optimal control strategies of processes of particular interest to chemical engineers. Discussion of both classical and modern control theory with applications. | |||||
| CHE410 | CHEMICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY II | 2 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 4.0 |
Course ContentLaboratory 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. | |||||
| CHE414 | CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 5.0 |
Course ContentA general study of chemical process industries (CPI), considering raw materials, energy, intermediate chemicals, and final products, Future trends in CPI. | |||||
| CHE416 | GAS PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 5.0 |
Course ContentPrinciples of adsorption, absorption and chemical conversion. Gas dehydration and purification by adsorption. Catalytic conversion of gas impurities. | |||||
| CHE417 | CHEMICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN I | 4 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 7.0 |
Course ContentApplication of chemical engineering principles and methods of chemical process synthesis, simulation and economics on open ended process and/or product design problems. Use of computer programming and/or design packages in iterative decision making and optimization. Emphasis on process safety and ethical issues. | |||||
| CHE418 | CHEMICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN II | 4 | 3.00 | 2.00 | 7.0 |
Course ContentContinuation of CHE 417, equipment selection and design. Cost estimation, project evaluation process and product safety and ethical issues. | |||||
| CHE420 | CHEMICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY III | 2 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 4.0 |
Course ContentIntensive laboratory experiments to illustrate the application of chemical and physical principles to chemical processes. Emphasis is given to mass transfer, simultaneous heat and mass transfer, process control and instrumental analysis. Report writing is emphasized. | |||||
| CHE423 | CHEMICAL ENGINEERING ECONOMICS | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 3.5 |
Course ContentImportance of economics in engineering, role of engineers in economics. Market and Process surveys in relation to feasibility analysis. Site selection, capital investment and production cost analysis. Interest, taxes, insurance, depreciation, profitability, alternative investments and replacements in chemical engineering. | |||||
| CHE426 | REACTOR DESIGN | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 5.0 |
Course ContentMultiple reaction systems, multiple and multifunctional reactors. Optimum design of chemical reactors. Introduction to reactor stability. Non ideal flow in reactors. Analysis of coupled transport processes, heat effects and chemical reaction in various types of chemical reactors. Design of heterogeneous reactors. | |||||
| CHE427 | NOVEL TOPICS IN SEPARATION PROCESSES | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 5.0 |
Course ContentEmphasis on adsorption, ion-exchange, chromatography and membrane separation processes. Applications of supercritical extraction and crystallization. | |||||
| CHE428 | INTRODUCTION TO PROCESS PRINCIPLES | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 5.0 |
Course ContentA brief survey of chemical process principles with a clear orientation to biotechnology. Material and energy balances, basic principles of thermodynamics, kinetics and transfer operations. It aims to provide knowledge of process handling from engineering point of view to non-engineering students. | |||||
| CHE432 | DESIGN OF FLUIDIZED BED REACTORS | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 5.0 |
Course ContentDesign of Fluidized Bed Reactors. Hydrodynamics. Heat Transfer. Chemical Reactions. Design considerations. Gas-solid separations. Management of solid residues. | |||||
| CHE440 | INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION&MANAGEMENT | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 5.0 |
Course ContentIndustrial organization, organization techniques, management, research and development, procurement and contracting, production, marketing, personnel and administration, employer-employee relations, financing, accounting, plant supervision. Special emphasis is given to chemical and related industries and major problems encountered in Turkish industry. ISO 9000, Just in time, TQM techniques. | |||||
| CHE442 | POLYMER TECHNOLOGY | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 5.0 |
Course ContentChemistry of polymerization; mechanisms such as step, radical chain, emulsion, ionic chain, chain copolymerization, ring opening, etc. Production, properties and fabrication of plastic materials of industrial importance. Rheology of polymers and polymer solutions. Polymer composites, new polymers. | |||||
| CHE443 | DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING OF BIO-PRODUCTS | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 5.0 |
Course ContentFundamentals and importance of downstream processing. Recovery, separation and purification of both low and high molecular weight biotechnological products by various methods. | |||||
| CHE444 | STRUC.PROPERTY REL. IN MACROMOLEC. MED | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 5.0 |
Course ContentMacromolecular chains. Thermodynamics of macromolecules. Diffusion in macromolecules. Gelation, rheological properties. | |||||
| CHE446 | FUNDAMEN. OF INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMEN | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 5.0 |
Course ContentIntroduction to waste treatment in industrial plants. Kinetics of reactions involved in different methods. Chemical study of unit processes and unit operations. Design of treatment devices for purification of waste water and control procedures for environmental protection. | |||||
| CHE447 | CHEMICAL PROCESSES IN MICROELECTRONICS | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 5.0 |
Course ContentIntroduction to microelectronics processing. Silicon Refining. Crystal growth. Chemical rate processes and kinetics. Chemical vapor deposition incorporation and transport of dopants. Physical and physico-chemical rate processes. Design of chemical reactors and process equipment used in microelectronics manufacturing. | |||||
| CHE448 | CERAMIC TECHNOLOGY | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 5.0 |
Course ContentRaw materials, structure and properties of clays, feldspars, and silicate minerals. Forming and firing of ceramics, vitrification. Rate process theory and use of phase equilibrium diagrams. Whitewares, refractories, enamels, and glazes. Glass and glass forming. Special ceramics. | |||||
| CHE452 | CHEMICAL PROCESS OPTIMIZATION | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 5.0 |
Course ContentThe nature and organization of optimization problems. Formulation of the objective functions. An overview of optimization of individual units as well as complete flowsheets. | |||||
| CHE453 | COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 5.0 |
Course ContentThe use of contemporary computational tools, techniques and algorithms for advanced computations in chemical engineering, illustrated with case studies. Topics include: comtemporary numerical computing environments, computational complexity, model checking, linear and non-linear systems, systems of ordinary/partial differential equations, classical and probabilistic parameter estimation, optimization and visualization. | |||||
| CHE461 | POLYMER ADDITIVES, BLENDS & COMPOSITES | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 5.0 |
Course ContentAdditives for processing, surface and optical property modification, fire retardants, UV protecting agents, blowing agents. Principles of blending and compatibilization. Thermodynamics, rheology and morphology of polymer blends. Principles of composites, interfaces, geometrical aspects, elastic properties. Introduction to laminate theory. Short fiber reinforced plastics. Processing of composites. | |||||
| CHE464 | POLYMER MATE. EVALUATION&PRODUCT DESIG | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 5.0 |
Course ContentStress, strain, linear elasticity, finite strain elasticity, viscoelastic properties of solid polymers. Tensile and tear strength of polymers, yielding, crazing, brittle fracture, environmental stress cracking, fatigue, toughness, impact and tear. Material evaluation based on mechanical and other properties. Conception of part. Analytical design of plastic products. Process design of plastic products. Testing of products. Case studies on plastic product design. | |||||
| CHE471 | WATER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGY | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 5.0 |
Course ContentNature of water. Impurities in water and their harmful effects. Removal of nonionic suspended and colloidal impurities. Softening by precipitation. Ion exchange. Demineralization process and systems. Demineralizer equipment designs. | |||||
| CHE472 | INDUSTRIAL RHEOLOGY | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 5.0 |
Course ContentTime-independent non-Newtonian fluids, structural time-dependency, linear viscoelasticity, suspensions, viscometric and extensional flows, measurable rheological properties, experimental methods for rheological property measurements. Applications to glassmaking, paint, coatings and polymer industries. | |||||
| CHE473 | HEAT TRANS.IN RADIATING &COMBUSTING SY | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 5.0 |
Course ContentBlack body radiation laws and their application. Radiative exchange in black enclosures. Radiative exchange in gray enclosures with no absorbing medium. Radiative exchange in gray enclosures with an absorbing medium. Radiation exchange in combustion chambers. Applications Radiation transport equation. Solution of the transport equation in combustion chambers. | |||||
| CHE482 | CHEMICAL PROCESS SAFETY | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 5.0 |
Course ContentIndustrial hygiene and loss statistics, toxicology, source models (fluid flow through holes in tanks, pipes etc.) toxic release and dispersion models, fires and explosions, designs to prevent accidents, hazard identification and risk assessment, accident investigations with some sample case historie | |||||
| CHE490 | FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOCHEMICAL ENG. | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 5.0 |
Course ContentReview of basic biological concepts such as cell construction, cell nutrients, and enzyme kinetics. Large scale production of enzymes. Selection of bioreactors. Recovery and purification of products. | |||||
| CHE491 | CHEMICAL PRODUCT ENGINEERING I | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 5.0 |
Course ContentStatistics theory relevant to process engineering. Data collection, management and quality in production environments, basic design of experiments, statistical process control, process health monitoring, reliability and yield enhancement, process development cycle, total quality management. | |||||
| CHE492 | MATERIAL RESOURCES AND CONVERSION PROCESSES | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 5.0 |
Course ContentIntroduction of green process engineering with effective use of resources. Fast depletion of natural resources and environmental impacts. Synthesis and use of chemicals. Basic principles of equilibrium and rate concepts in physical, biological and chemical processes. Case studies illustrating sustainable chemical processes and trends in chemical technology. | |||||
| CHE493 | CHEMICAL PRODUCT ENGINEERING II | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 5.0 |
Course ContentOperation of batch, continuous and hybrid processes. Synthesis of reaction and separation systems and integrated processes for the smaller scale production of speciality chemicals. Introduction to the process intensification and utility integration in chemical production facilities. Mathematical modeling and optimization of batch semi-batch processes for the production of more than one product. Resource planning, chemical production scheduling, and feed stock management. | |||||
| CHE494 | RESOURCE ENGINEERING II | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 5.0 |
Course ContentAssessment of current and potential energy systems, covering extraction, conversion and end-use, with emphasis on meeting regional and global energy needs in a sustainable manner. Examination of energy technologies in each fuel cycle stage for fossil, nuclear, and renewable (solar, biomass, wind, hydro, and geothermal) energy types, along with storage, transmission, and conservation issues. Evaluation and analysis of energy technology systems in the context of political, social, economic, and environmental goals. | |||||
| CHE495 | GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE CHEMICAL PROCESS ENGINEERING | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 5.0 |
Course ContentEnvironmental laws, regulations, and issues related with chemical processes. Environmental risks associated with chemicals, production methods and exposures. Green chemistry and chemical processes. Risk assessment, sustainability and life cycle analysis of products and processes. Case studies related with carbon and water footprint of chemical processes. | |||||
| CHE496 | INTERFACIAL PHENOMENA | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 5.0 |
Course ContentInterfacial tension and work associated with interface formation. Laplace and Kelvin equations, their applications and consequences. Capillarity and wetting. Surfactans and micelles. Forces acting at interfaces. Formation, properties and stability of emulsions and colloids. Case studies. | |||||
| CHE498 | TOPICS IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING I | 3 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 6.0 |
Course ContentFaculty-supervised term projects assigned to individual students on new and developing areas of chemical engineering. The course aims to develop basic skills in performing research on a topic, reviewing relavant literature and analyzing and reporting the results. A written and an oral/poster presentation are required. | |||||
| CHE499 | TOPICS IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING II | 3 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 6.0 |
Course ContentFaculty-supervised term projects assigned to individual students on new and developing areas of chemical engineering, carried out as a continuation of the projects in Che 498. The course aims to further develop student skills in performing research independently, critically reviewing literature, analyzing and reporting the results. A written and an oral/poster presentation are required. | |||||
| CHE500 | M.S. THESIS | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 50.0 |
Course ContentProgram of research leading to M.S. degree arranged between the student and a faculty member. Students register to this course in all semesters starting from the beginning of their second semester. | |||||
| CHE501 | ADVANCED CHEMICAL ENG.THERMODYNAMICS | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 8.0 |
Course ContentLaws of thermodynamics from phenomenological and statistical point of view. Reactions and phase equilibria. Properties of solutions. Analysis of chemical engineering processes from the standpoint of thermodynamics. Introduction to statistical and irreversible thermodynamics. | |||||
| CHE502 | PHASE EQUILIBRIUM THERMODYNAMICS | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 8.0 |
Course ContentCalculation of fugacities in gaseous and liquid mixtures. Theory of liquid solutions. Fluid phase equilibria at high pressures. Phase equilibria in condensed systems. Case studies. | |||||
| CHE508 | SURFACES AND SPECTROSCOPY IN CATALYSIS | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 8.0 |
Course ContentConcepts of catalytic surface reactivity and tools to investigate catalytic surfaces. Structures and structural characterizations of single crystal surfaces and powder catalysts. Spectroscopic surface characterization techniques. Techniques that involve adsorption of a species for surface characterization. Surface thermodynamics. Dynamics at the surfaces. Surface electronic properties. Catalysis on the surfaces of single crystals. | |||||
| CHE509 | STR. PROPERTY & PROCES. RELAT. IN POLYM. | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 8.0 |
Course ContentEffect of monomer structure and chain length on the morphology and mechanical properties of polymers. Polymer statistics. Thermodynamics of polymer solutions. Polymer crystallization theory. Principles of polymer rheology. Effect of rheological properties on polymer processing and product structure. | |||||
| CHE510 | ADVANCED CHEMICAL REACTION ENGINEERING | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 8.0 |
Course ContentKinetics of chemical reactions. Batch and ideal flow reactors, semibatch reactors. Laminar flow reactors. Axial and radial dispersion in tubular reactors. Axial and radial temperature variations in tubular reactors. Design principles of gas-solid catalytic reactors. Reactor stability. Residence time distribution and segregation in flow reactors. | |||||
| CHE511 | CATALYSIS | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 8.0 |
Course ContentConservation equations in heterogeneous systems. Intrapellet transport effectiveness factor, applications to heterogeneous catalytic reactor design. Principles and mechanism of catalysis; surface chemistry and surface structure. Physical properties of porous catalysts, reaction mechanisms. | |||||
| CHE512 | MULTIPHASE REACTORS | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 8.0 |
Course ContentIntroduction to multiphase reactors, classification, hydrodynamics and rate processes. Modeling of fluid-solid; gas-liquid-liquid and gas-liquid-solid systems. Generally applicable dynamic analysis techniques. Industrial applications. | |||||
| CHE513 | BIOCHEMICAL REACTION ENGINEERING | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 8.0 |
Course ContentApplications of chemical kinetics and reaction engineering principles to bioreactors. Biological reactor and fermentor design and scale-up. Kinetics of microbial growth, product formation, enzyme catalyzed reactions. | |||||
| CHE514 | MEMBRANE PROCESSES | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 8.0 |
Course ContentMembrane concept. Principles of membrane separations and applications in biotechnology. Membrane preparation techniques, applications of membranes in stream purification in product recovery and in industrial wastewater treatment. | |||||
| CHE515 | ADVANCES IN CATALYSIS | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 8.0 |
Course ContentApplications of the principles of micro kinetic analysis, statistical and classical thermodynamics on the heterogeneous surface chemical reactions. Transition state theory, surface energetics. Advanced catalyst characterization techniques : incorporation of the characterization information in the chemical reaction analyses. | |||||
| CHE517 | METABOLIC ENGINEERING | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 8.0 |
Course ContentMicroorganism as a microbioreactors; Industrially important microorganisms. Influence of bioreactor operation conditions on the bioreaction networks and regulation of metabolic pathways: fermentation physiology. Principles of metabolic engineering: Determination of the metabolic bottlenecks. Metabolic control analysis. Thermodynamic analysis of cellular pathways. Pathway design. | |||||
| CHE520 | TRANSPORT PHENOMENA | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 8.0 |
Course ContentAnalytical and approximate solutions of equations of mass, momentum and energy transport. Introduction to creeping, potential and laminar boundary layer flows. Description of heat and mass transfer in multicomponent systems. Interphase momentum, heat and mass transfer. | |||||
| CHE521 | ADVANCED FLUID FLOW | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 8.0 |
Course ContentInviscid fluid, Euler equation, Bernoulli equation, Kelvin's theorem, irrational motion, Stoke's stream function, vorticity; analytical and numerical solutions of Navier-Stokes equation; creeping flow equation, introduction to lubrication theory; vorticity transport equation, laminar boundary layers, turbulent boundary layers; introduction to turbulence. | |||||
| CHE522 | ADVANCED HEAT TRANSFER | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 8.0 |
Course ContentSteady, unsteady and multidimensional conduction in different geometries. Basic equations for convection; laminar, free and forced convection. Turbulent convection. Analogy between heat and momentum transfer. Radiative energy transfer in enclosures with and without an absorbing emitting medium. | |||||
| CHE523 | ADVANCED MASS TRANSFER | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 8.0 |
Course ContentMechanism and theory of mass transport. Transfer under laminar and turbulent flow conditions and with large fluxes. Mass transfer and simultaneous chemical reaction. Multicomponent systems. Applications in specific unit operations. | |||||
| CHE525 | TRANSPORT PHEN. IN MULTIPHASE SYSTEMS | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 8.0 |
Course ContentTransport equations for mass, momentum and energy in multicomponent systems; jump conditions at phase interfaces; the spatial averaging theorem and the method of volume averaging; flow in porous media. Darcys law for one and two phase flows; dispersion of heat and mass in bundles of capillary tubes; the general problem of dispersion in porous media. | |||||
| CHE528 | NONLINEAR PHENOM.I:STATIST.&NONEQUILIBR. THERMODYNAMICS | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 8.0 |
Course ContentBoltzmann equation and its linear solutions. Irreversibilities and irreversible thermodynamics. Nonlinearity and stability. Mathematical theories of chaos. Fractal approach to nonlinear dynamics. Studies in selected topics like turbulence, gelation, adsorption, clustering, and phase transition. | |||||
| CHE529 | BIOSEPARATION ENGINEERING | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 8.0 |
Course ContentSeparation processes in biological systems. Enzyme/cell isolation, product enrichment by methods of ion-exchange, filtration, centrifugation, chromatography, reverse-osmosis, precipitation, salting-out, electrophoresis, membrane separations. | |||||
| CHE532 | FLUIDIZATION | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 8.0 |
Course ContentPrinciples of fluidization. Heat and mass transfer in fluidized beds. Advanced design principles of fluidized bed reactors. Adsorption, desorption, channeling, solid recovery, stability, particle size reduction and solid regeneration are emphasized. | |||||
| CHE538 | NONLINEAR PHENOMENA II:CHAOS AND FRACTALS | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 8.0 |
Course ContentWaves in turbulent systems, dispersion relations. Solutions in fluid flow and macromolecules. Percolations in heterogeneous media. Fractal structures, pattern formations, and self organizations in flows and stationary systems. Selected examples from polymers, ceramics, zeolites, coal, catalysts, and biomaterials. | |||||
| CHE541 | PETROLEUM REFINERY ENGINEERING | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 8.0 |
Course ContentSummary of refinery operations, physical and chemical petroleum refining processes. Application of chemical engineering principles to petroleum processing methods and equipment. | |||||
| CHE543 | NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 8.0 |
Course ContentNuclear and radioactive properties, radiation detection instrumentation. The radionuclides and their use in industrial process control; nuclear methods in analytical chemistry, radiation chemistry; chemical aspects of nuclear reactors, reactor fuel reprocessing. | |||||
| CHE545 | COMBUSTION TECHNOLOGY | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 8.0 |
Course ContentFuels used for combustion. Coal fired furnaces, stokers and pulverized fuel burners. Burners and furnaces for liquid fuels. Burners and furnaces for gaseous fuels. Stream generators. Performance calculations. Combustion generated air pollution. Measurements in industrial flames. | |||||
| CHE546 | ADSORPTION&ION EXCHANGE TECHNOLOGY | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 8.0 |
Course ContentSorption and sorbent materials. Physical properties of sorbent materials. Typical sorption processes. Fundamental factors in performance of adsorption and ion exchange. Design principles of adsorption and ion exchange equipment. Industrial applications of adsorption and ion exchange processes. | |||||
| CHE550 | CHEMICAL ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 8.0 |
Course ContentMacroscopic balances and elementary formulation of physical problems. Application of complex variable theory and Laplace transforms. Rigorous application of partial differential equations. Matrices and their application to staged processes. Vectors and tensors. Coordinate systems. Calculus of variations, including some optimization methods. Application of these methods to chemical engineering problems. | |||||
| CHE551 | APPLIED DATA ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 8.0 |
Course ContentBasic concepts about probability. Statistical inferences. Data fitting by linear and non-linear regression methods. Design of experiments. Factorial and fractional factorial designs. Special experimental designs for parameter estimation and model discrimination. Applications in chemical engineering; process modeling with computer programming. | |||||
| CHE558 | CHEMISTRY AND MANUFACTURE OF CEMENT | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 8.0 |
Course ContentHistory of Calcareous Cements Portland Cement: Classification and manufacture clinker and cement components and their phase relations. The constitution and specification of Portland cements. Manufacturing processes. Energy and material balances in rotary kiln. Relations between chemical reactions, phase content and strength of Cement. Hydration of Cement. | |||||
| CHE572 | PAINT TECHNOLOGY | 3 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 8.0 |
Course ContentBasic principles of colour and constitution, chromophores and auxochrome groups. Technology of dyes and pigments widely used in the industry. Technology of oil and water based paints and their constituents. Formulation principles and testing methods. | |||||
| CHE573 | RESEARCH METHODS AND ETHICS | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.0 |
Course ContentConcept of scientific research techniques and publication ethics and define the responsibilities of the researcher for ethically valid and reliable research by related scientific techniques, local and international regulations and definitions about research and publication ethics, definitions of plagiarism and examples, results and related methodologies towards producing plagiarism-free work. | |||||
| CHE597 | GRADUATE SEMINAR I | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 10.0 |
Course ContentEach student is required to present objective and scope of his/her research subject, and actively participate in the discussions of other students presentations. | |||||
| CHE600 | PH.D. THESIS | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 130.0 |
Course ContentProgram of research leading to Ph.D. degree arranged between the student and a faculty member. Students register to this course in all semesters starting from the beginning of their second semester. | |||||
| CHE697 | GRADUATE SEMINAR | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 10.0 |
Course ContentEach Ph.D. student is required to present objective and scope of his/her research subject in the context of his/her research proposal, and actively participate in the discussion of other students` presentation. | |||||
| CHE705 | FUEL CELLS THEORY AND APPLICATIONS | 3 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.0 |
Course ContentHydrogen energy systems: hydrogen production, storage, safety, and economy. Introduction to fuel cells: Fuel cell types, fundamentals of alkaline, proton exchange membrane, phosphoric acid, and direct methanol fuel cells. Fuel cell electrochemistry, fuel cell components: membranes, catalysts, and membrane electrode assemblies, fuel cell modeling and system design, fuel cell applications. | |||||
| CHE799 | ORIENTATION GRADUATE SEMINARS | 0 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 10.0 |
Course ContentORIENTATION GRADUATE SEMINARS | |||||
| CHE5555 | INTERNATIONAL STUDENT PRACTICE | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.0 |
Course ContentINTERNATIONAL STUDENT PRACTICE | |||||