ENGS 295 - Conservation Principles and Process Calculations

Course Description
An introduction to chemical engineering calculations, emphasizing the conservation of mass and energy. Systems studied will include batch and continuous processes, complex processes with recycle, processes in which chemical reactions take place, and separation processes. Concepts of steady-state and transient balances will be used in process analysis.

Course Objectives

• Understand the fundamentals of chemical engineering science by demonstrating competency in conservation principles, specifically material and energy balances, applied to simple chemical processes. [1,2]
• Interpret graphical, numerical, and textual data , by learning how to represent and analyze data including use of computer spreadsheets. [1,2,3]
• Model simple chemical engineering problems by defining simple process variables, defining the boundary of a simple system, and applying the most general form of a conservation equation to simple mass and energy balance problems. [1,2]
• Apply scientific and engineering principles to solve real world chemical engineering problems by identifying the information needed, searching the resources available, using thermodynamic property tables, making necessary assumptions, and using judgment to evaluate results. [1,2]

Instructor
Dr. Michael Misovich