EKC 377/3Renewable and Alternative Energies Objective: On completion of the course, the students will be able to learn about

the different forms of energy: Fossil Fuel, Renewable and Alternative energy. The student will learn design and performance of renewable energy system based on Biomass, Solar thermal, Photovoltaic (PV) and Wind. The student will also learn about the alternative energy system design and performance with emphasis on Fuel Cell system, Hydrogen Technologies, Bio-fuel production from sustainable resources. The student will be able to apply cost benefit analysis on each form of alternative energy for its suitability to the large scale system. The student will be able to understand the importance of clean energy, Green power and global warming. Synopsis: This course will cover with the issues of renewable energy and alternative energy sources. The sustainable energy will include biomass utilization and conversion technologies, solar energy generation including energy collection, storage, and its applications, Photovoltaic, wind farms and collection devices. The alternative energy will include fuel cell performances, types of fuel cells, fuel cell systems, basic thermodynamics and heat/mass transfer in fuel cell systems, biofuel production from bioresources; hydrogen based technologies including storage of hydrogen. The course will analyze in terms of cost benefit, energy solutions and cost comparison. The analysis will be project based and will provide solution in terms of nature of energy, its resources, energy conservation and efficiency. The economic and environmental effects of energy use will be included. Course Apply the knowledge of different types of energies including Outcomes: Renewable and Alternative energies, their usage and their impact on the environment. Solve the problems related with design, operation and performance of Biomass utilization and other bioresources utilization systems in the production of alternative fuels and energies. Apply the principles and theory of Fuel Cell technology in the design and operation of different types of fuel cells for meeting energy needs. Demonstrate the understanding of principles and theory of different types of alternative energies. Apply the knowledge in the design and operation of the systems utilizing solar and wind energies. Solve the problems related with design, operation and economics of the systems using different types of alternative energies. Reference:

Sorensen, B; Renewable Energy, 3rd Edition, Academic Press, 2004. Kruger, Paul; Alternative Energy Resources: The quest for Sustainable Energy, Wiley, NY, 2006. Aldo, V., deRosa; Fundamentals of Renewable Energy Processes, Academic Press, 2005.

Pre-Requisite Course: EKC111/3-Mass Balance, EKC214/3-Energy Balance

EKC 337/4Reactor Design and Analysis Objective: At the end of this course, the student will be able to design conventional catalytic reactor, multiphase reactors and bioreactors. The students will also have necessary knowledge on the preparation and characterization of different types of catalyts needed for industrial processes. Synopsis: The student will be exposed to design conventional catalytic, multiphase reactors and bioreactors. Sufficient knowledge on the preparation and characterization of different types of catalyts needed for industrial processes will also be given Understand sustainability, 3R (reduce, reuse, recycle) and waste minimization concept. Course Describe and formulate rate expressions for main steps involved in Outcomes: a solid-catalyzed reaction and to analyze the catalytic system for rate-limiting steps. Describe and apply different types of laboratory scale reactor to determine the rate equations and model parameters. Formulate and apply expressions for external and internal diffusion effects in analyzing catalytic and non catalytic reaction systems. Describe catalysts preparation methods and its characterization. Describe the kinetics of fluid-particle reactions. Describe and apply different types and operations of bioreactors/fermenters. Design different types of fluid-particle reactors. Solve problems in chemical reaction engineering using computer software package. Reference:

Octave Levenspiel, Chemical Reaction Engineering, 3rd Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 1999. H. Scott Fogler, Elements of Chemical Reaction Engineering, Fourth Edition, Prentice-Hall, 2005. Andersson,J.R. and Pratt, K.C. Introduction to Characterization and Testing of Catalysts, Academics, New York, 1985. Pre-Requisite Course: EKC336/3-Chemical Reaction Engineering

EKC 394/2Chemical Engineering Laboratory II Objective: Students will be able to apply the practical concepts of heat and mass transfer, environment and petroleum product analysis. The aim of this course is to provide hands-on application of mass transfer and heat transfer phenomena to students, from which they will have to handle and run by themselves the pilot plant processes and bench scale reactions as well as the analytical equipment under the supervision of lecturers and technicians. Synopsis: This course would be an application of heat transfer, mass transfer and combined heat and mass transfer through executing experiments in Unit Operation Laboratory which is related to chemical engineering principles. The course also covers the experiments related to environment and petroleum product analysis. Course Conduct experiments related to Mass transfer phenomena. Outcomes: Identify, analyze and discuss the performance of the related mass transfer units. Conduct experiments related to heat transfer phenomena. Identify, analyze and discuss the performance of the related heat transfer units. Conduct experiments related to the combined heat and mass transfer phenomena. Identify, analyze and discuss the phenomena of the related combined heat and mass transfer units. Conduct experiments related to environment and petroleum product analysis. Reference:

Laboratory Manual, Chemical Engineering Laboratory II, School of Chemical Engineering, USM, Engineering Campus, Nibong Tebal. 2009. Perry, R.H., and D. Green, eds, Perrys Chemical Engineers Hand Book, 7th Edition, McGraw-Hill, New York, NY 1997. McCabe, W. L., Smith, J.C. and Harriott, P. Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering, International 7th Edition, 2005.

EKC 367/3Plant Safety Objective: The aim of this course is to provide knowledge of safety in the chemical and process industries. At the end of this course, students will be able to understand and use safety concepts in identifying major hazards and conducting risk assessment associated with the hazards. Student will also be able to use safety concepts in chemical engineering designs to ensure the plant is inherently safer. Synopsis: This course provides the principles knowledge related to safety in chemical and process industries. It covers to the introduction of safety concept, industrial hygiene, characteristic of major hazards, derivation of mathematical model related to leakages and dispersion. Students will be

Course Outcomes:

also taught hazard identification and risk assessment techniques. And finally the use of safety concept in designing chemical plant to produce Inherently Safer Plant. Describe the basic concepts of process safety. Identify various phases of Industrial Hygiene. Characterize major hazards (fire, explosion and toxic release). Derive mathematical equations related to any leakage and dispersion of chemicals from containers and pipes. Use hazard identification techniques to identify possible hazards in chemical and process industries. Use Risk Assessment Techniques to predict the possible risks from chemical and process industries. Apply safety concepts to design of chemical equipments.

Reference:

Crowl, D.A and Louvar, J.F, Chemical Process Safety, Fundamentals with Applications, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 2000. Frank, P.L, Loss and Prevention in the process industries, Volume 1&2, London, Butterworth, 1980. Coulson, J.M and Richardson, J.F, Chemical Engineering, Volume 6, Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1983.

EKC 313/4 Separation Processes Objective: At the end of this course, the student will be able to apply the knowledge in mass transfer analysis in laminar and turbulent flow conditions to transform dimensional expression into dimensionless groups in simulating chemical engineering problems, and to make use of the conceptual correlations related to heat transfer and mass transfer in problems related to separation processes. Also, they will be able to carry out calculations on humidification, cooling towers, membrane separations, drying, crystallization, adsorption and filtration using graphical and theoritical approaches. Synopsis: To introduce the theory of humidification and separation processes to the students. This includes mass transfer and the design criteria of processes such as drying, crystallization, adsorption, humidification, filtration, membrane processes and supercritical fluid extraction. Course Apply the knowledge in mass transfer analyses in laminar and turbulent flow Outcomes: conditions. To transform dimensional expression into dimensionless groups in simulating chemical engineering problems. To make use of the conceptual correlations related to heat transfer and mass transfer problems. Solve problems on humidification using the psychrometric chart and chemical engineering design and operation of humidifiers. Solve problems in membrane processes and design/operation of membrane unit. Apply the principles and theory of drying in drying processes, and to select the industrial dryers for applications in drying. Demonstrate the understanding of principles and theory of crystallization. Apply the knowledge in the design and operation of crystallizers.Apply the basic theories of adsorption and design/operation of adsorbers.

Apply the principles and theory of filtration. Introduce the principles and theory of super critical fluid extraction. Mc Cabe W.L., J.C.Smith, P.Harriott, Unit Operations in Chemical Engineering, 7th ed. Mc Graw Hill, USA 2005. Treybal, R.E., Mass Transfer Operations, McGraw Hill, USA, 2000. J.D. Seader & E.J. Henley John, Separation Process Principles 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Son, 2006. Pre-Requisite Course: EKC 111/3Mass Balance, EKC 217/3Mass Transfer

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EUP 301/3Engineering Management Objective: To extend students knowledge and understanding of the direction and operation of organization in areas of human resources management, marketing management and engineering economics. This course is also meant to develop students ability to provide analysis and commentary to make decisions of work tasks in engineering activities. Synopsis: This course introduces the students of the basics of fundamentals of theoretical principles of human resource management, marketing management and engineering economics. Course Introduced the fundamental theoretical principal related to human Outcomes: resource management, marketing management and engineering economics. Able to analysis current economic environment to make effective decision making. Able to appreciate the importance of the basic of fundamentals of theoretical principles implementing actual engineering management. Reference:

Bayliss, J.S., (1999), Marketing For Engineers, Prentice-Hall. Blythe, J., (2001), Essentials Of Marketing, Essex, Financial-Times, Prentice Hall. Maimunah Aminuddin (2000), Pengurusan Sumber Manusia, Sahah Alam, Fajar Bakti. Mondy, R.W. & Noe, R.M., (2003), Human Resource Management, New Jersey, Prentice Hall. (Offered by School of Civil Engineering)