Chemical and Material Engineering Department
	CHE 441 Chemical Processes Synthesis and Design
	Instructor: Thuan Ke Nguyen Office Hours

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Text: Plant Design and Economics for Chemical Engineers by Peters and Timmerhaus (5 th Ed.)	Ref: Chemical Engineering Design by Coulson and Richardson	Ref: Analysis, Synthesis, and Design of Chemical Processes by Turton et al	Ref: Transport Processes and Unit Operations by Geankoplis

Grading:

No late homework. No make-up quizzes or tests

Homework (best 8 of 9 assignments)	15%
(Best 4 of 5 quizzes )	45%, closed books and closed notes
Comprehensive Final	40%, closed books and closed notes

	A : 93-100%	A- : 90-93%
B+ : 87-90%	B : 83-87%	B- : 80-83%
C+ : 77-80%	C : 73-77%	C- : 70-73%
D+ : 67-70%	D : 60-67%	F : 0-60%

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Assignments Format:

Standard Format for Chemical Engineering Problems
An engineer's work should be neat, well organized, and easy to follow. You are expected to follow this standard format for completing chemical engineering problems. Points may be deducted for work that does not adhere to this format.
1. Use 8.5x11 paper for engineering problems.
2. The problem statement is needed before the solution ; a drawing is usually required.
3. No credit will be given for final answers that do not show work involved.
4. Draw a box around your answers. Be sure to include units.
5. The top of each page should contain the following information from left to right:
Course & Section # | Assignment # | Your last name, 1st name | Page #/Total pages
6. Staple all pages of an assignment together in the upper left corner.(Back to Top)

Course Description:

In this course, the students will learn how to design major equipment common to most chemical processes. The students will also learn how unit operations fit together and interact in these processes and the basic procedure in process engineering design. Finally, the students will learn optimization strategies and how to use these strategies to optimize a design..(Back to Top)

Course Outline:

WEEK	TOPICS	READING
1	Process Design Development	Chap. 3
2	Flowsheet Synthesis and Development	Chap. 4
3	Software Use in Process Design	Chap. 5
4	Material Transfer & Storage	Chap. 12
5	Material Transfer & Storage	Chap. 12
6	Reactor Equipment	Chap. 13
7	Heat Transfer Equipment	Chap. 14
8	Mass Transfer Equipment	Chap. 15
9	Mass Transfer Equipment	Chap. 15
10	Optimum Design and Design Strategy	Chap. 9