Courses Handbook 2009

311809 v.1 Chemical Engineering DD Major (BEng/BCom)


Introduction

Covers the development, design and operation of chemical processes and plants for the extraction, conversion and recovery of materials that is based on both chemical and biological systems. A great variety of process industries serve the needs of society. Among the more familiar are petroleum refining, gas processing, petrochemical and polymer production, bio-processing and bio-production, biopharmaceutics and food processing, fertilizer manufacture, cement and lime production, minerals and metals extraction and refining, paper and board manufacture, biomass and sugar refining, production of industrial and fine chemicals.

Course Structure Hrs/Wk Credit
Year 1
307545 v.1   Bachelor of Engineering Pre-Major 200.0
  200.0
Year 2 Semester 1
302240 v.3   ChE 227 Process Principles 5.0 25.0
302252 v.3   ChE 213 Process Engineering Materials 3.0 12.5
307661 v.1   ChE 212 Process Analysis 3.0 12.5
308807 v.1   Fluid Mechanics 230 4.0 25.0
  75.0
Year 2 Semester 2
302251 v.4   ChE 224 Process Systems Analysis 5.0 25.0
7040 v.6   Chemistry 102 7.0 25.0
  50.0
Year 3 Semester 1
7039 v.5   Chemistry 101 7.0 25.0
  25.0
Year 3 Semester 2
302249 v.2   ChE 223 Thermodynamics 5.0 25.0
302253 v.4   ChE 228 Process Heat Transfer 5.0 25.0
  50.0
Year 4 Semester 1
302257 v.2   ChE 321 Mass Transfer Operations 5.0 25.0
302259 v.2   ChE 322 Process Plant Engineering 5.0 25.0
307660 v.2   Engineering Sustainable Development 201 2.0 12.5
308572 v.1   ChE 312 Process Synthesis and Design I 3.0 12.5
  75.0
Year 4 Semester 2
302262 v.2   ChE 324 Fluid and Particle Processes 5.0 25.0
302263 v.2   ChE 325 Reaction Engineering 5.0 25.0
302265 v.2   ChE 381 Process Laboratory Projects 3.0 12.5
307668 v.1   ChE 328 Process Instrumentation and Control 3.0 25.0
  SELECT ELECTIVE UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF:   12.5
  100.0
Year 5 Semester 1
302261 v.3   ChE 414 Process Synthesis and Design II 3.0 12.5
302268 v.2   ChE 411 Advanced Process Control 2.5 12.5
302269 v.2   ChE 421 Risk Management 5.0 25.0
302270 v.2   ChE 422 Advanced Separation Processes 5.0 25.0
  75.0
Year 5 Semester 2
302273 v.2   ChE 499 Design Project 10.0 50.0
302299 v.2   ChE 492 Research Project 2 3.0 12.5
308384 v.1   ChE 415 Advanced Particle Processes 3.0 12.5
  75.0
Year 6 Semester 1
302297 v.2   ChE 491 Research Project 1 3.0 12.5
  SELECT ELECTIVE UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF:   12.5
  25.0
Optional Units to Select from in Semester 1 (No Year Level Specified) Hrs/Wk Credit
302280 v.2   ChE 374 Mineral Processing 2.5 12.5
302290 v.3   ChE 475 Petroleum Processing 3.0 12.5
302291 v.3   ChE 379 Special Topics (Biochemical Engineering) 4.0 12.5
302306 v.2   ChE 493 Research Project 3 3.0 12.5
305957 v.2   ChE 477 Computational Fluid Dynamics 2.0 12.5
310756 v.2   ChE 313 - Fundamentals of Air Pollution Control 3.0 12.5
Optional Units to Select from in Semester 2 (No Year Level Specified) Hrs/Wk Credit
302303 v.2   ChE 474 Mineral Processing 3.0 12.5
302305 v.2   ChE 479 Advanced Special Topics 2.5 12.5
302307 v.2   ChE 494 Research Project 4 3.0 12.5
307032 v.1   ChE 470 Gas Reservoir Engineering 3.0 12.5
307446 v.2   ChE 471 Special Topics (Bioprocessing) 3.0 12.5
311182 v.1   ChE 302 Wastewater Treatment 3.0 12.5
311311 v.1   ChE 431 Advanced Risk Management 3.0 12.5
NB      The year and/or semester that units are offered in may change due to the combination of Engineering and Commerce Majors
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