Week (Dates) | Topics & Events | Major Assignments | Reading |
---|---|---|---|
1 |
Course overview, |
Assign P1 (9/9) | |
2 |
Process flow sheets, using SmartSketch, |
Assign GH1 (9/12) |
CH1-CH3 |
3 |
Understanding process conditions, controlling |
GH1 due 9/21 | CH4,CH19 |
4 |
Introduction to process economics, capital cost |
CH5,CH6 | |
5 |
Engineering economics and time value of money, |
CH7,CH8 | |
6 |
Project presentations (all week) | P1 due 10/10 | |
7 |
No Class on 10/17 (IAC meeting) |
CH8 | |
8 |
Exam 1 on 10/24 (covers CH1-CH7) |
Assign P2 (10/26) | CH8 |
9 |
Assign GH2 (10/31) | CH11 | |
10 |
Process synthesis, group selection for P3 | GH2 due 11/7 |
CH2,CH10 |
11 |
Experience-based design, optimization, intro to |
GH3 due 11/18 |
CH9,CH12, |
12 |
Energy integration & heat exchanger networks, |
CH13,CH22 | |
13 |
Process safety | GH4 due 11/30 |
CH22 |
14 |
Environmentally friendly design, ethics | GH5 due 12/9 | CH23,CH21 |
15 |
P3 presentations on 12/12 |
P3 due 12/12 | CH21 |
16 |
Finals week |