Tentative Course Schedule - Subject to Revision

Week (Dates) Topics & Events Major Assignments Reading

1
(9/7-9)

Course overview,
introduction to process design

Assign P1 (9/9)  

2
(9/12-14-16)

Process flow sheets, using SmartSketch,
understanding process flow sheets

Assign GH1 (9/12)
P1 topic selection
due by 9/16

CH1-CH3

3
(9/19-21-23)

Understanding process conditions, controlling
processes, use of library resources

GH1 due 9/21 CH4,CH19

4
(9/26-28-30)

Introduction to process economics, capital cost
estimates, manufacturing cost estimates

  CH5,CH6

5
(10/3-5-7)

Engineering economics and time value of money,
intro to profitability analysis

  CH7,CH8

6
(10/10-12-14)

Project presentations (all week) P1 due 10/10  

7
(10/17-19-21)

No Class on 10/17 (IAC meeting)
Profitability analysis
Review 10/21

  CH8

8
(10/24-26-28)

Exam 1 on 10/24 (covers CH1-CH7)
Profitability analysis

Assign P2 (10/26) CH8

9
(10/31-11/2-4)

  Assign GH2 (10/31) CH11

10
(11/7-9-11)

Process synthesis, group selection for P3

GH2 due 11/7
Assign GH3 11/7
P2 due 11/11
Assign P3 11/11

CH2,CH10

11
(11/14-16-18)

Experience-based design, optimization, intro to
energy integration

GH3 due 11/18
Assign GH4 (11/18)

CH9,CH12,
CH13

12
(11/21-23-25)

Energy integration & heat exchanger networks,
process safety
No Class on 11/25 (Thanksgiving Break)

  CH13,CH22

13
(11/28-30-12/2)

Process safety

GH4 due 11/30
Assign GH5 (11/30)

CH22

14
(12/5-7-9)

Environmentally friendly design, ethics GH5 due 12/9 CH23,CH21

15
(12/12-14-16)

P3 presentations on 12/12
Professional practice
Review

P3 due 12/12 CH21

16
(12/19-23)

Finals week
Exam #2 on 12/20 at 4:00 PM