Course Descriptions in Chemical Engineering and Technology
1. Principle of Chemical Engineering and Course Design Ⅰ (8 credits)
TEACHING STYLE Standard Face to Face Teaching
Semester The 4th and 5th semester
Syllabus
Unit operations principle and application is taught in the sequence of momentum transfer, heat transfer and mass transfer. You will learn chemical separation like sedimentation, filtration, evaporation, absorption, distillation, extraction and drying separately.
Learning OBJECTIVES:
1. Understand the theory of momentum transfer, heat transfer and mass transfer and master the related preliminary design and application;
2. Master the calculation methods in various industrial separations;
3. Prepared for further knowledge.
CREDIT Hours
Up to 112 hours with a two-week course design
Three lectures per week
2. Chemical Engineering ThermodynamicsⅠ (2.5 credits)
TEACHING STYLE Standard Face-to-Face Teaching and verified experiments
Semester The 5th semester
Syllabus
Chemical engineering thermodynamics is the theory basis of chemical engineering research, development and design and the essence of chemical engineering as one of the most important compulsory course in chemical engineering. The basic task is to reduce the energy consumption and pollution by first and second laws of thermodynamics that define the limit of utilization of substance and energy so as to slow entropy production. Chemical engineering thermodynamics is used to resolve the practical problems in industrial process (especially in chemical process) and the base of further courses in separations processes, chemical reactor analysis, and process design. The experiment as an important part of the practice not only makes the understanding deeper and the knowledge permanent, but develop the ability to analysis and conclusion of experimental phenomena.
Learning OBJECTIVES:
1. Master the knowledge of P-V-T phase diagram of pure substance and the basic equation of state;
2. Master the knowledge of thermodynamics principle of closed homogeneous system and understand the concept of deviation function, fugacity and fugacity coefficient and its relationship with state equation;
3. Master the knowledge of thermodynamics and phase equilibrium criterion of open homogeneous system. Understand the concepts of partial molar properties and components of fugacity, activity coefficient, the ideal solution and the ideal dilute solution;
4. Master the knowledge of vapor-liquid equilibrium equation and its application;
5. Master the knowledge of energy balance and the entropy equilibrium equation of steady flow system. Understand the ideal work, loss work and effective work. Master the knowledge of thermodynamic analysis of gas compression and expansion process as well as power cycle process;
6. Prepared for further professional courses and solving the thermodynamics problems in chemical engineering process.
CREDIT Hours:
Up to 36 hours with 12 hours experiment
Three lectures per week
3. Introduction to Chemical Engineering (3 credits)
TEACHING STYLE Standard Face to Face Teaching
Semesters The 4th and 5th semester
Syllabus
This course gives students an understanding of the basic knowledge and an introduction of typical production process and developing direction in both traditional and emerging fields of chemical engineering. It also introduces the development of booming green chemistry and chemical engineering, and the trend where the traditional chemical engineering is being converted to modern chemical engineering.
Learning OBJECTIVES
1. Recognize that chemical engineering occupies a significant position in national economy;
2. Know about various chemical engineering fields;
3. Understand the scientific system of high undergraduate education of chemical engineering.
CREDIT Hours
Up to 48 hours
1.5 lectures per week
4. Principles of Chemical Reaction Engineering (3 credits)
TEACHING STYLE Standard Face to Face Teaching
Semesters The 5th semester
Syllabus
Compared to other courses of chemical engineering training, this course is young, but the research in this field is very active. In 1957, at Amsterdam, the conception of chemical reaction engineering was come up on the international conference. It was impossible to solve enormous nonlinear algebraic equation system by mathematical modeling of chemical reactors without computer assistance at that time. The distinctive characteristic of chemical reaction engineering is the coupling of transport phenomena and chemical reaction kinetics which is modeled by partial differential equations and solved numerically by virtual of computer. Its goal is to design and perform chemical reactors or units successfully. Reactor design need knowledge in various areas—thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, transport phenomena, and economics. Chemical reaction engineering is the synthesis of all these factors such that conservation laws are applied to model the interactions of these factors mathematically, and thus to analyze the steady-state characteristics and dynamic behaviors of chemical reactors or units in performance or application, with the aims of properly designing their sizes and structures, controlling their functional performance in the optimal and safest manner.
Learning OBJECTIVES
According to the backbone of chemical engineering training, you will have great understanding for analyzing the interactions between momentum, mass, and energy transfer and the reaction kinetics, excellent deductive capacity of mathematical modeling for chemical reactors. In essence, you must master the isothermal ideal reactors, including batch reactor, continuously stirred tank reactor (CSTR), and plug flow reactor (PFR); Special attention to flowing pattern, residence time distribution, and models for nonideal reactors should be given to predict conversion ratio of reactors; Mathematical analyzing for the isothermal solid catalysts in the typical geometrical form and the effects of external diffusion on heterogeneous reactions will be specially trained.
CREDIT Hours
Up to 48 hours
Three lectures per week
5. CHEMICAL SEPARATION ENGINEERING (2 credits)
TEACHING STYLE Standard Face to Face Teaching
Semester The 5th semester
Syllabus
The course mainly introduces the separation and purification technologies of complex substances in the actual chemical engineering production, including distillation, gas absorption, extraction, absorption, crystallization, membrane separation. Through the study of this course, students may get to know the basic theory of all kinds of separation process, their operation characteristics, simple and strict computation methods and how to improve the operation and may also gain certain knowledge of the new separation technology.
Learning OBJECTIVES
1. Know about the basic concepts, the characteristics and basic theories of separation processes.
2. Master the computation and selection methods of separation process.
3. Gain the capabilities of design, analysis and solving problems.
CREDIT Hours
Up to 32 hours
Two lectures per week
6. Process Analysis and Synthesis of Chemical Engineering (2 credits)
TEACHING STYLE Standard Face to Face Teaching
Semesters The 6th semester
Syllabus
This course, based on various chemical engineering courses (e.g. the physical chemistry, principles of chemical engineering, chemical thermodynamics, transfer process and chemical separation process), focuses on the optimization of design and operation by process simulation and integration. The main content includes process simulation, optimization and integration.
Learning OBJECTIVES
1. Know about the theory of this course, especially the concept of chemical process engineering;
2. Master the method of process simulation, and training on classical process optimization;
3. Develop synthetic ability to apply the chemical engineering knowledge, and improve the abilities to solve practical problems.
CREDIT Hours
Up to 32 hours per semester
Two lectures per week
7. Chemical Process Design and Equipment Design (4.5 credits)
TEACHING STYLE Standard Face to Face Teaching
Semesters The 5th semester
Syllabus
Three original subjects, which are fundamental chemical process equipment, chemical engineering cartography, and chemical engineering design, are in large correlation. It is good for your learning and continuity to study them together. Also, a two-week course design is scheduled to enhance application ability to related chemical engineering knowledge.
Learning OBJECTIVES
1. Know about engineering mechanics, chemical equipment and materials and their selection. To master chemical containers design and typical chemical equipment design.
2. Master basic cartography, chemical flowchart, equipment assembly drawings, equipment layout and piping layout.
3. Master the selection of production method, production process design, process calculation, equipment type selection, equipment layout and piping layout. Be able to provide design condition, design documents and budget preparation to non-chemical majors.
4. A two-week course design is scheduled to apply the knowledge above.
CREDIT Hours
Up to 72 hours per semester (including 12 hours of computer operation) with a two week course design (semester 7)
4 lectures per week
8. Petroleum refining technology (3 credits)
TEACHING STYLE Standard Face to Face Teaching
Semesters The 6th semester
Syllabus
Based on the effective utilization of petroleum without pollution, this course introduces the main schemes, the basic principles, the engineering process, the calculation methods, the representative equipments, and the trends of development in the petroleum refining industry by analyzing the chemical components and properties of petroleum as well as the requirement for many petroleum products.
Learning OBJECTIVES
1. Master the backgrounds, the basic concepts, and the technological principles;
2. Master the common engineering process and the controlling means of materials and products;
3. Master the structures of main equipments and know well about how to choose;
4. Know about the process and development of the main technology;
5. Understand the waste disposal, the energy conservation, and the production safety in the petroleum refining industry.
CREDIT Hours
48 hours per semester
3 lectures per week
9. Petroleum special processing equipment (2 credits)
TEACHING STYLE Standard Face to Face Teaching
Semester The 6th semester
Syllabus
The course includes heat exchange equipment, tubular heating furnace, multicomponent distillation and complex system distillation. This course gives students an understanding of the structure, performance, operation principle and the methods of enhancement to the process of typical equipments in special petroleum processing. It also introduces the basic calculation methods of equipment design and checking simply.
Learning OBJECTIVES
1. Master the basic concepts and principles of petroleum special processing and equipment;
2. Master the structure, principle, and application field of common equipments;
3. Know about the design, calibration and checking of common equipments;
4. Master the material and heat balance of typical processes.
CREDIT Hours
Up to 32 lectures per semester
2 lectures per week
10. Experiment on Chemical Engineering (2 credits)
TEACHING STYLE Experiment
Semester The 7th semester
Syllabus
This course includes seven experiments: ethylbenzene dehydrogenation to styrene, kerosene cracking olefin, azeotropic distillation, reaction distillation ethyl acetate, legal system, solid membrane separation, packed tower liquid axial mixing characteristics, determination of packed tower separation efficiency.
Learning OBJECTIVES
1. Master fixed bed tube reactor, azeotropic distillation, reaction rectification tower, solid membrane separator, the use of packed tower;
2. Learn to stabilize operation condition;
3. Learn how to use the instruments controlled by lab temperature and flow;
4. Learn how to use the lab instruments for the determination of liquid and gas composition.
CREDIT Hours
Up to 42 hours per semester
Six lectures per week
11. Comprehensive Experiment of Chemical Engineering (2 credits)
TEACHING STYLE Experiment
Semester The 7th semester
Syllabus
This experiment is designed to synthesize dimethyl carbonate via ester exchange; using methanol and propylene carbonate as raw materials, which involve the organic reaction in reactor, extractive or reactive distillations in rectifying column, gas chromatographic analysis, etc.
Learning OBJECTIVES
1.Preliminarily understanding and mastering the research and experiment methods of developing chemical products;
2. Learn to collect and select the relevant information and basic data, flexibly apply the knowledge of experimental technique and equipments to complete the reaction, separation and refinement;
3. Technological experiment of the whole process to learn to independently design, organization and the experiment, obtain the necessary parameters.
CREDIT Hours
Up to 50 hours per semester in 2 weeks
25 hours per week
12. Cognition practice (1 credit)
TEACHING STYLE Visiting on-site
Semester The 5th semester
Syllabus
After learning basic theory, you can engage in the practice, applying the theory knowledge to the practice. It will give you further understanding of actual production, production process, production equipment, inspection, treatment of waste and environment protection. Also, it will make you know well about the courses and establish the point that this major has a significant effect on national economy development.
Learning OBJECTIVES
1. Strengthen the safety education, improving the safety awareness in factory. Learn the attitude and professional spirit of the staff in factory;
2. Know about the structure of the chemical enterprise, their production, organization and management;
3. Know about the treatment of the wastes and enhance the environmental awareness.
CREDIT Hours
One week per semester
13. Production Practice (4 credits)
TEACHING STYLE
Joining their team in the factory and training on site.
Semester The 7th semester
Syllabus
Production practice is an important part of practice in higher engineering colleges to apply the theory to the practice. By the practice, the students can learn with workers and technicians, experience the actual production, know about the factory and the chemical production process, enjoy their own profession, and broaden their mind to improve the cognition of the actual production, increase the knowledge of the actual production.
Learning OBJECTIVES
1. Know about chemical production process and be familiar with the production principle of some chemical products;
2. Know about the technological production process, the equipment and the operation;
3. Know about the control of chemical factory and the monitoring, recording, adjusting of the process parameters.
CREDIT Hours
Four weeks per semester
14. Graduation Practice (4 Credits)
TEACHING STYLE The factory team on-site training
Semester The 8th semester
Syllabus
Graduation internship is an important aspect based on theory with practice, by which students will work in the actual production enterprises, learn the development of the chemical industry both in the domestic and overseas, experience work environment and improve themselves. Graduation internship connects the practice and the theory. Therefore, students can improve their practical ability and get more knowledge of the actual production by communicating with other technicians and participating in the actual chemical production process directly.
Learning OBJECTIVES
1. Strengthen the understanding of the common chemical process design, setting of piping, equipment, and control methods;
2. Further understanding about the structure and operation of production equipment;
3. Know about the position of each control point and production control indicators: be familiar with all job responsibilities.
CREDIT Hours
Four weeks per semester
15. Thesis (Design) (15 Credits)
TEACHING STYLE Self Instruction
SEMESTER The 8th semester
SYLLABUS
Thesis (Design) of Chemical Engineering and Technology aims to make the students apply the comprehensive knowledge to solve the problems, check undergraduate learning objectives of the chemical area. The main content includes chemistry and chemical engineering theory, training, literature retrieval capabilities and language ability.
Learning OBJECTIVES
1. Literature retrieval capability: applying the learned retrieval methods of several large databases across the world, review related contents on selected topics;
2. Chemical theories: for thesis topic, according to the requirements, design experimental methods, assess its feasibility, analyze and summarize the experimental results, and finally obtain a reasonable conclusion.
3. Chemical engineering theories: For design topic, according to the design requirements, use the comprehensive chemical knowledge to determine the process, cope with balance accounting, calculate parameters, select equipment, determine the waste treatment plans and draw the flow chart, the main device, workshop equipment layout and plant layout.
4. Language ability: When completed the thesis (design), graduation thesis will be formed to examine students` writing abilities, logic capabilities and verbal abilities. Finally, the students should participate in dissertation defense committee.
CREDIT Hours
15 weeks per semester
