Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering

Washington State University-Pullman

ChE 201: Chemical Process Principles and Calculations (Fall 2014)


1. Instructor
Su Ha; Wegner 215; suha@wsu.edu

2. Office Hours
M and F between 4:30PM and 5:30PM or by appointment

3. Teaching Assistants
Monday: 1 3 PM, Motahare AthariBoroujeny (Wegner 127)
Tuesday: 1 2 PM, Mia Kiamco (Wegner 127)
Wednesday: noon 2 PM, Greg Collinge (Wegner 261)
Thursday: 1 2 PM, Mia Kiamco (Wegner 127)
Friday: 9 11 AM, Erhan Keles (Wegner 270)

4. Course Description: Fundamental concepts of chemical engineering; problem-solving
techniques and applications in stoichiometry, material and energy balances, and phase
equilibria.

5. Course Schedule: We will meet on M, W, F between 3:10-4:00 PM in Todd Hall 320

6. Prerequisites: CHEM 106 with a C or better or concurrent enrollment, or CHEM 331,
CHEM 345, or CHEM 348; MATH 172 or 182 with a C or better or concurrent enrollment,
or MATH 273 or MATH 315.

7. Text: Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes, 3
rd
Edition (with Integrated Media and
Study Tools), Richard M. Felder and Ronald W. Rousseau, J ohn Wiley and Sons, Inc., New
York, 2005.

8. Supplementary Material:

The main communication venue for this class (schedule, help sessions, homework solutions,
grades, etc.) will be handled through the OSBLE (On-Line Studio Based Learning
Environment). You will need to obtain an OSBLE account by going to www.osble.org and
requesting an account (no charge). Do this immediately!

We will be using material from another on-line source, the Bioengineering Educational
Materials Bank (BioEMB), which includes a number of homework problems. To be able to
access this material you all should go to the site: http://www.engr.sjsu.edu/~bioemb and
register for free site access.

A final site you will need to access is the LearnChemE site at the University of Colorado
(www.learncheme.com). This site contains a number of Screencasts, short YouTube clips
demonstrating how various types of problems can be solved. There is no need to register as a
user if you are only accessing the Screencasts. You will often be assigned to view the
Screencasts in preparation for lecture. Under the "Screencasts" tab select "Mass/Energy
Balances" and then select our textbook to find the Screencasts organized by book section.
Screencasts are assigned by book section in the class schedule.

9. Course Objectives: At the completion of this course you will:
Translate process descriptions into flow diagrams and mathematical expressions.
Use common sense to interpret vague and ambiguous language in problem statements.
Make judicious use of approximations and reasonable assumptions to simplify problems.
Understand processes typical of those found in the chemical and bio process industries.
Write down and apply general principles used in process engineering, particularly
stoichiometry, material and energy balances, gas laws, thermochemistry, and phase
equilibria.

10. Course Syllabus:
Introduction (1 class period)
Units, dimensions, data representation (2 class periods)
Processes, process variables (2 class periods)
Fundamentals of material balances, recycle (9 class periods)
Single phase systems, ideal gases (1 class period)
Multiphase systems, equilibrium (4 class periods)
Energy balances (3 class periods)
Energy balances on nonreactive systems (3 class periods)
Energy balance on reactive systems (6 class periods)

11. Quizzes
There will be a total of six quizzes in this course on the following dates: 9/5, 9/12, 9/24,
10/20, 10/31 and 11/17. On these indicated dates, the students will take the quiz for first
25 minutes of the class and the instructor will go over the quiz solution. All quizzes will
be open-book and open-note. There will be NO MAKE UP QUIZZES with NO
EXCEPTIONS.

12. Exams
There will be three exams on 10/8, 11/10 and 12/5 in the classroom.
There will be one final exam during the university final exam week in this classroom.
All exams will be open-book and close-note. Students may NOT share notes, books
or any other materials during the examination.
The tests will be graded on a mastery basis no curving. Thus it is possible for
everyone in the class to get an A, or a C.
No make-up exams will be given except for legitimate medical excuses that are
certified by university or medical officers. All make-ups will be covered by a single
exam given near the end of the semester. If you know ahead of time that you are
going to be away for one of the exams (again only for legitimate reasons such as
interview trips) an exam period prior to the normal exam period will be arranged.

13. Homework
Homework assignments are due at the start of the class period that they are supposed
to be turned-in.
Any questions about the homework will be addressed after their submission.
All homework is an individual assignment and they must be done on engineering
paper. Homework should be done on only one side of the paper. All final solutions
must be boxed to receive full credit. The pages should be stapled in the upper left-hand
corner. Fold the pages vertically when you hand them in, and on the outside write
your name and due date.
Late homework will not be accepted (homework that is not turned in at the start of
the class period will be considered as LATE homework with no exception).

14. Extra Credits

There will be an opportunity for extra credit in this class. Completion of the extra credit
assignment will allow you to drop the lowest quiz score when determining your course
grade. There are two methods for obtaining the extra credit. The first method is for you
to become a student member of AIChE. To do so you need to go to the AIChE website
(www.aiche.org) and complete the student membership application. J oining as a student
is FREE. The second method is to create and solve a homework problem covering
material from this class. The problem must be based on a real process and use real data.
It must be of a complexity comparable to the problems found at the ends of either
Chapter 8 or Chapter 9.

15. Other Policies and Procedures:
Everyone is expected to have read the reading materials indicated on the class
schedule and examined the Screencasts from the University of Colorado.
All forms of cheating (e.g., plagiarism, copying, communicating with others during an
exam) are not acceptable in this class. I encourage you to work with classmates on
assignments. However, each student must turn in original work. The penalty for
cheating is at a minimum a zero on the assignment or exam in question and may result
in a failing grade in the course. Cheating is defined in the Standards of Student
Conduct WAC 504-26-010 (3). It is strongly suggested that you read and understand
these definitions: https://conduct.wsu.edu/policies/standards-of-conduct/
There will be an opportunity for extra credit in this class. Completion of the extra
credit assignment will allow you to drop the lowest quiz score when determining your
course grade. For this extra credit assignment, you need to create and solve two
homework problems covering material from this class. The problem must be based on
a real process and use real data. It must be of a complexity comparable to the
problems found at the ends of either Chapter 4 or Chapter 9.






16. Grading
Weighting Course score will be rounded to nearest percentage and
grades assigned according to:
Exam 1
Exam 2
Exam 3
15%
15%
15%

Final exam 25% 93-100 A 87-89 B+ 77-79 C+ 67-69 D+
Homework 15% 90-92 A- 83-86 B 73-76 C 60-66 D
Quizzes 15% 80-82 B- 70-72 C- <60 F

17. Department Programmatic Objectives Met:
At the completion of this course students will have demonstrated the following skills as
described in the Program Statement for the Voiland School and by ABET:
e) An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
g) An ability to communicate effectively
k) An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for
engineering practice

18. Software Usage:
Excel, MathCAD (optional)

19. Students with Disabilities:
Reasonable accommodations are available for students with a documented disability. If
you have a disability and need accommodations to fully participate in this class, please
either visit or call the Access Center (Washington Building 217; 509-335-3417) to
schedule an appointment with an Access Advisor. All accommodations MUST be
approved through the Access Center.

20. Campus Safety Issues:
All students should be familiar with the Campus Safety Plan and the University
Emergency Management system. Details on these can be found at
http://safetyplan.wsu.edu and http://oem.wsu.edu/emergencies, respectively. Everyone is
encouraged to go to http://my.wsu.edu and, under the Emergency Notification box, enter
their emergency contact information.