Course Descriptions - Chemical Engineering Series
CHEE 4803 Oil and Gas Processing
CREDIT HOURS: 3
This course provides an overview of the oil and gas industry as a whole, introducing the typical technologies, processes and unit operations. Topics covered include: natural gas recovery and purification; and the properties of bitumen, its recovery, and subsequent refinement. Specific emphasis is placed on detailed design of unit operations for petroleum upgrading and the interrelation between processing steps for optimized petrochemical fuels production.
LECTURE HOURS PER WEEK: 3
TUTORIAL HOURS PER WEEK: 2
PREREQUISITES:
CHEE 3601.03,
CHEE 3634.03 o
r instructor approval
CHEE 4823 Process Dynamics and Control
CREDIT HOURS: 3
This course deals with mathematical modelling and control of chemical processes. Upon completing this course, students will be expected to understand and apply Laplace transfer functions to predict the behaviour of a closed-loop process under PID control. Specific focus is placed on understanding the impact of measurement devices and actuators as well as controller parameters on process stability and overall performance, with a number of techniques introduced for controller design.
FORMAT:
LECTURE HOURS PER WEEK: 3
TUTORIAL HOURS PER WEEK: 2
PREREQUISITES:
CHEE 3501,
CHEE 3525,
CHEE 3634
EXCLUSIONS:
CHEE 4703.03
CHEE 4842 Process and Product Design II
CREDIT HOURS: 3
This course builds on the work completed in
CHEE 4741, providing students with a capstone design project analogous to that of a consulting engineer. Focusing on the solution of client-based problems through application of concepts and theory from the undergraduate curriculum, this course provides an opportunity for students to take leadership roles and demonstrate independence in proposing and exploring engineering solutions to process and product design requests.
LECTURE HOURS PER WEEK: 1
LAB HOURS PER WEEK: 4
PREREQUISITES:
CHEE 4741.03
CHEE 4844 Process Simulation and Plant Design
CREDIT HOURS: 3
This course requires students to synthesize processing elements into an integrated plant that is capable of meeting stated design criteria. Emphasis is placed on flow sheet adaptation into suitable forms for simulation and design, design of specific unit operations using available software, process performance characterization and optimization, process safety systems, equipment costing and economic evaluation of multi-year projects.
FORMAT COMMENTS: Lecture, Lab
LECTURE HOURS PER WEEK: 2
LAB HOURS PER WEEK: 4
PREREQUISITES:
CHEE 3525.03,
CHEE 3634.03
CHEE 4862 Fundamentals of Combustion Engineering
CREDIT HOURS: 3
In this course, the principles of combustion processes (studied in Fundamentals of Combustion) are applied to industrial applications. The properties of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels are discussed. Various burner systems and the importance of combustion aerodynamics in boilers, furnaces and kilns are studied. The method of determining boiler and furnace efficiency and an introduction to pollution control are presented.
LECTURE HOURS PER WEEK: 2
LAB HOURS PER WEEK: 3
PREREQUISITES:
CHEE 4760.03
CHEE 4873 Process Safety
CREDIT HOURS: 3
The objective of this course is to develop an appreciation for, and understanding of, process safety concepts aimed at the prevention and mitigation of process fires, explosions, and toxic releases in the process industries. Topics covered in the course include loss causation models; process safety management systems and elements such as incident investigation, training, and emergency preparedness; inherently safer design and a hierarchical, barrier-based approach to process safety; hazard identification and risk assessment and management; and fire and explosion fundamentals. Case histories drawn from the process and other high-hazard industries are utilized throughout to illustrate concept application.
FORMAT COMMENTS: Lecture, tutorial
LECTURE HOURS PER WEEK: 3
TUTORIAL HOURS PER WEEK: 2
PREREQUISITES:
CHEE 3540.03
EXCLUSIONS:
CHEE 6701.03
CHEE 4885 Polymer Engineering
CREDIT HOURS: 3
Polymers are ubiquitous materials used in a diversity of fields such as plastics, adhesives, biomedical, surface coatings, textiles. This course is intended for Chemical Engineering students to get an introduction of the major steps in this industry. The course covers the following topics: the chemical and physical structures of polymers, the mechanisms of polymer formation and the industrial processes used, the properties of polymers and applications, methods of processing polymers, and polymer modification and additives.
LECTURE HOURS PER WEEK: 3
CHEE 4890 Practical Chemistry for Engineers
CREDIT HOURS: 3
This class will provide students with hands-on experience with common chemistry laboratory techniques, equipment and instrumentation. The focus will be on lab exercises involving characterization of synthesized products or natural materials to provide students with experience in typical methods of chemical separation (partitioning, precipitation, filtration, etc) and quantification. Topics reviewed will include extraction, basic chromatography, absorption spectroscopy, potentiometric methods and calibration techniques.
LECTURE HOURS PER WEEK: 1
LAB HOURS PER WEEK: 4
PREREQUISITES: This course will build on concepts developed in
CHEM 1021 and CHEM 1022: Engineering Chemistry I and II and CHEM 2203 Organic Chemistry for Process Engineers. Those courses or their equivalents are thus necessary as pre-requisites.
CHEE 4892 Research Project II
CREDIT HOURS: 3
This course is a continuation of Research Project I. The student conducts the planned research work, analyses the data obtained and critically evaluates the findings. Written and oral progress reports are required at mid-term. A written report and an oral presentation are required at the end of the term.
LECTURE HOURS PER WEEK: 2
LAB HOURS PER WEEK: 3
PREREQUISITES:
CHEE 4791.03
CHEE 4895 Principles and Applications of Colloids
CREDIT HOURS: 3
A colloid is a type of mixture where minute particles in the size range of 1-1000 nm stay suspended but distinct from, another phase. The minute substance is referred to as the colloidal particle, and it must not settle when left undisturbed. It is also referred to as the dispersed phase, with the substance holding the colloid is the continuous phase. The phases can be solid, liquid or gas. The fact that colloidal particles have such small dimensions is the reason that a huge surface (interfacial) area is created. Their high interfacial area is the reason why colloidal systems have special properties and also why we study colloids and interfaces together. Colloidal systems are used in a wide variety of industries including chemical manufacturing, food and consumer products, pharmaceuticals and environmental management.
NOTES: This class is offered in the fall term
FORMAT:
LECTURE HOURS PER WEEK: 3
TUTORIAL HOURS PER WEEK: 2
PREREQUISITES:
CHEE 3530
RESTRICTIONS: This course is restricted to Chemical Engineering Students
CHEE 4900 Life Cycle Assessment
CREDIT HOURS: 3
The tool used to evaluate the environmental impacts throughout the life of a product, process or service is referred to as life cycle assessment. System thinking enables understanding the complexity of the problem and helps with informed decision making to address environmental issues from a system perspective, rather than shifting the problem from one environmental impact to the other, or from one stage of the life cycle to another. This course aims to introduce the concept of life cycle assessment (LCA) and system thinking. The scope of the course extends to develop critical thinking and skills for the assessment of the environmental impacts of products, processes, and services. Qualitative and quantitative analysis required to conduct life cycle assessment, and analysis of multiple output processes and multifunctional product systems will be covered. Four major phases involved in LCA including “Goal and Scope”, “Inventory Compilation”, “Impact Assessment” and “Interpretation” will be examined through assignments, term project and various in-class activities.
FORMAT: Lecture
LECTURE HOURS PER WEEK: 3
PREREQUISITES:
CHEE 3634
EXCLUSIONS: Undergraduate students who take this
course will not be able to take
PEAS 6040 at the graduate
level
CHEE 8891 Co-op Work-Term I
CREDIT HOURS: 0
CHEE 8892 Co-op Work-Term II
CREDIT HOURS: 0
CHEE 8893 Co-op Work-Term III
CREDIT HOURS: 0
CHEE 8894 Co-op Work-Term IV
CREDIT HOURS: 0