G�NIE CHIMIQUE
G�NIE CHIMIQUE
| CHG1125 |
Chemical Engineering Fundamentals |
(3,0,2) 3 cr. |
| Chemical profession in relation to the chemical process industry. System of units, dimensions. Processes, process variables and flowcharts. Material balances: single and multiple units, recycle and bypass, reactive and non-reactive systems. Chemical equilibrium, single-phase and multi-phase systems, solutions, phase diagrams. Introduction to energy balances. Unit operations and instrumentation. Introduction to problem solving techniques and use of spreadsheets. |
| Prerequisite: CHM1311 |
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| CHG1525 |
Principes de base du g�nie chimique |
(3,0,2) 3 cr. |
| Discussion sur l'industrie des proc�d�s chimiques et le r�le de l'ing�nieur chimiste. Syst�mes d'unit�s, dimensions. Proc�d�s et variables de proc�d�s et diagrammes de proc�d�. Bilans de mati�re: proc�d�s � une ou plusieurs unit�s, recyclage, circuit alternatif, syst�mes r�actifs et non-r�actifs. �quilibre chimique, syst�me � une et plusieurs phases, solutions, diagrammes de phase. Introduction aux bilans d'�nergie. Op�rations unitaires et instrumentation. Introduction aux techniques de solutions de probl�mes et l'utilisation d'un chiffrier. |
| Pr�alable : CHM1711. |
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| CHG2312 |
Fluid Flow |
(3,1.5,0) 3 cr. |
| Application of fluid flow principles to the solution of engineering problems. Macroscopic mass, momentum, and energy balances. Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids, compressible and imcompressible fluids. Friction factors and Reynolds numbers for flow in conduits, around submerged objects, in packed beds and porous media. Fluidization. Flow measurement, dimensional analysis. |
| Prerequisite: CHG1120. |
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| CHG2314 |
Heat Transfer Operations |
(3,1.5,0) 3 cr. |
| Steady-state heat conduction in solids with and without extended surfaces. Natural and forced convective heat transfer. Transient heat conduction. Heat exchangers. Boiling heat transfer. Condensation. Evaporation. Thermal radiation. |
| Prerequisites: CHG2317, MAT2331. |
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| CHG2317 |
Introduction to Chemical Process Analysis and Design |
(3,1.5,0) 3 cr. |
| Process analysis and design using mass and energy balances. Thermodynamic data and relationships. Simultaneous mass and energy balances on reactive and non-reactive systems. Mixing and solutions. Balances on transient processes. Introduction to computer-aided process calculations and design. |
| Prerequisite: CHG1120 or permission of the department. |
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| CHG2712 |
M�canique des fluides |
3 cr. |
| Applications des principes d'�coulement des fluides pour la r�solution des probl�mes d'ing�nierie. Bilans macroscopiques de conservation de la mati�re, de la quantit� de mouvement et de l'�nergie. Fluides newtoniens et non newtoniens. Fluides compressibles et incompressibles. Facteurs de friction et nombres de Reynolds pour les �coulements dans des conduites, autour des objets et dans les lits fixes. Fluidisation. Mesures des d�bits. Analyse adimensionnelle. |
| Pr�alable : CHG1520. |
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| CHG2714 |
Transfert de chaleur |
3 cr. |
| Conduction de la chaleur en r�gime stationnaire dans les solides avec et sans ailettes. Convection naturelle et assist�e. Conduction de la chaleur en r�gime transitoire. �changeurs de chaleur. Transfert de chaleur par �bullition. Condensation. �vaporation. Rayonnement thermique. |
| Pr�alables : CHG2717, MAT2731. |
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| CHG2717 |
Introduction � l'analyse et la conception des proc�d�s chimiques |
(3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| Analyse et conception des proc�d�s en utilisant des bilans de mati�re et d'�nergie. Relations et donn�es thermodynamiques. Bilans simultan�s de mati�re et d'�nergie pour des syst�mes r�actifs et non-r�actifs. M�langes et solutions. Bilans sur des proc�d�s transitoires. Introduction aux calculs et conception des proc�d�s assist�s par ordinateur. |
| Pr�alable : CHG1520. |
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| CHG2901 |
Rapport de stage coop I / Co-op Work Term Report I |
3 cr. |
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| CHG3111 |
Unit Operations |
(3,1.5,0) 3 cr. |
| Design of industrial equipment for evaporation, drying, humidification, absorption and stripping in plate and packed towers, distillation, liquid-liquid extraction and adsorption. |
| Prerequisite: CHG3316. |
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| CHG3112 |
Process Synthesis, Design and Economics |
(3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| Flowsheet synthesis. Design and scheduling of batch processes. Synthesis of reactor networks, separation systems, and heat-exchange networks. Equipment sizing and costing. Flowsheet optimization. |
| Prerequisite: CHG2317. |
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| CHG3122 |
Chemical Engineering Practice |
(1,0,5) 3 cr. |
| Laboratory course intended to demonstrate practical aspects of chemical engineering and to develop skills in written communication and engineering judgment. Students carry out experiments dealing with fluid mechanics, heat transfer and thermodynamics, with emphasis on computerized data acquisition and analysis techniques. Effective technical report wiriting. Principles of professional engineering practice and ethics, the societal and environmental obligations of the engineer, and workplace health and safety. |
| Prerequisites: CHG2312, CHG2314, CHG3324, CHG3337. |
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| CHG3127 |
Chemical Reaction Engineering |
(3,0,1.5) 3 cr. |
| Chemical reactor thermodynamics. Kinetics of chemical reactions. Batch reactors. Continuous stirred-tank reactors. Plug flow reactors. Interpretation of data and design of simple reactors. Heterogeneous reactors. Catalytic reactions. |
| Prerequisites: CHG2317, MAT2331. |
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| CHG3316 |
Transport Phenomena |
(3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| Application of the basic laws of mass, momentum and energy transport in engineering analysis. Equations of continuity, motion (Navier Stokes) and energy. Molecular diffusion, models describing interphase transport. Use of equations of change in the analysis of flow, mass and heat transfer problems. Potential flow. Stress tensor. Rate of deformation tensor. Stream function. Vorticity. Time-smoothed equations of change. |
| Prerequisites: CHG2317, MAT2322, MAT2331. |
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| CHG3324 |
Fundamentals and Applications of Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics |
(3,1.5,0) 3 cr. |
| First and second laws of thermodynamics. PVT behaviour of fluids. Equations of state. Thermal chemical effects. Estimation of physical-chemical properties. Applications of thermodynamics to various processes in the field of chemical engineering. |
| Prerequisites: CHG2317, CHM2230. |
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| CHG3326 |
Principles of Phase Equilibria and Chemical Reaction Equilibria |
(3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| Properties of homogeneous mixtures. Models of solution. Fugacity and fugacity coefficient. Activity coefficient. Excess properties. Gibbs-Duhem equation and its applications. Criteria of equilibrium. Vapor-liquid equilibrium at low and high pressures. Methods of prediction. Chemical equilibrium constant, maximum conversion. Multi-reaction equilibria. Selection of operating conditions. Mathematical techniques related to the study of these topics. |
| Prerequisites: CHG3316, CHG3324. |
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| CHG3331 |
Application of Mathematical Methods to Chemical Engineering |
(3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| Formulation and solution of ordinary and partial differential equations with particular emphasis on chemical engineering problems and computer applications. Numerical methods used for solution of differential equations, treatment and evaluation of data. |
| Prerequisites: CHG2317, MAT2322, MAT2331. |
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| CHG3335 |
Process Control |
(3,1.5,0) 3 cr. |
| Fundamental concepts involved in establishing the transient behaviour and control characteristics of processes. Process dynamics. Dynamics of measuring and control elements. Controller characteristics. Dynamics of control loops. Stability criteria. Multiple loop systems. Advanced control system design. Introduction to sampled-data systems. |
| Prerequisites: CHG2317, MAT2331. |
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| CHG3337 |
Data Collection and Interpretation |
(3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| Basic principles and techniques for the efficient design of experiments and effective analysis of data are presented. Topics include: the nature and analysis of process variability, comparing processes, blocking and randomization, empirical model building for quantifying relationships between process inputs and outputs, two-level factorial and fractional factorial designs for screening out inert input variables, mixture designs, response surface methodology, empirical optimization techniques, Taguchi methods, a practical approach to experimental design. |
| Prerequisite: MAT2377. |
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| CHG3901 |
Rapport de stage coop II / Co-op Work Term Report II |
3 cr. |
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| CHG3902 |
Rapport de stage coop III / Co-op Work Term Report III |
3 cr. |
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| CHG4116 |
Chemical Engineering Laboratory |
(0.5,0,5) 3 cr. |
| Laboratory course to demonstrate chemical engineering principles, to further develop engineering judgment, to gain hands-on experience with equipment, and to enhance oral and written communication skills. Students participate in all phases of the investigation -- planning, execution, analysis, reporting. Use of the computer for simulation and data analysis. |
| Prerequisite: CHG3122. |
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| CHG4157 |
Strategies for Engineering Process Analysis |
(3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| Design and analysis techniques for industrial and laboratory investigations are presented. Topics include: the nature and analysis of process variations, comparisons of two or more processes, modelling process behaviour, applications of factorial and fractional factorial experimental designs in processing studies, examination of response surfaces, empirical process optimization techniques, mixture designs, Taguchi methods. |
| Prerequisite: Completion of 2nd-year chemical engineering studies. |
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| CHG4244 |
Plant Design Project |
(1,0,10) 6 cr. |
| A study of the engineering aspects involved in the development of an industrial plant. Capital and manufacturing cost estimates. Safety in design. Feasibility survey. Equipment design and specification. Plant layout and location. Students will work in small groups to produce a process design and economic evaluation of a complete industrial plant. |
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| CHG4300 |
Thesis and Seminar |
6 cr. |
| The student must prepare a thesis and present a seminar on an approved topic. The topic must have received approval of a professor in the Department who will act as thesis supervisor. |
| Prerequisite: Completion of all 3rd-year core courses. |
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| CHG4301 |
Air Pollution Control Processes |
(3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| This course will review sources and types of air pollution and discuss design of equipment for use in air pollution control, e.g. grit and dust removal, sampling, equipment performance, mist removal in chemical processes, gas absorption processes, solid chemical absorbents and regeneration processes. Stack heights, dispersions and meteorological factors. |
| Prerequisite: Completion of 2nd-year chemical engineering studies. |
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| CHG4302 |
Environmental Biotechnology |
(3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| Significance of microorganisms in the environment. Soil and aquatic environments, extreme environments. Kinetics of microbial growth and degradation of raw materials. Continuous and batch reactors. Mass and heat transfer. Aerobic and anaerobic processes. Microbial conversion of carbon, nitrogen and other elements. Microbial corrosion. Mineral leaching with microorganisms. Composting. Microbial contributions to pollution. Use of genetic techniques to engineer organisms with novel catalytic capabilities. |
| Prerequisite: Completion of 2nd-year chemical engineering studies. |
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| CHG4303 |
Hazardous Waste Control |
(3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| Definition of hazardous waste, waste management options, use of risk assessment. Hazardous waste legislation and characterization of hazardous compounds. Control procedures, waste minimization, chemical and physical treatment, thermal incineration, landfill disposal, transportation. |
| Prerequisite: Completion of 2nd-year chemical engineering studies. |
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| CHG4305 |
Advanced Materials in Chemical Engineering |
(3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| An introduction to the fundamentals of materials science with special emphasis on materials and applications of interest to chemical engineers. Biocompatibility and biomedical applications. Corrosion. Conductivity. Structure/property relationships in polymers, metals, ceramics, semiconducting materials, nanoporous materials and composites. |
| Course reserved for 4th year students. |
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| CHG4306 |
Microelectronics Manufacturing Processes |
(3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| Background to integrated circuits. Clean room environments. Manufacturing processes: substrate formation, doping, ion implantation, oxidation, chemical vapour deposition, evaporation, sputtering, cleaning, etching, lithography, packaging, metrology and control. Fabrication of photonics and blood testing devices. |
| Course reserved for 4th year students. |
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| CHG4307 |
Clean Processes and Sustainable Development |
(3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| Design of environmentally-friendly, sustainable industrial processes. Pinch technology. Environmental considerations in new plant design, retrofitting, and operating protocol. |
| Course reserved for 4th year students |
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| CHG4331 |
Introduction to Polymer Reaction Engineering |
(3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| Principles governing polymerization reactions. Mechanisms and kinetics of step-growth and chain-growth polymerization and copolymerization. Physical properties of polymers and polymer characterization. Molecular weight distribution. Polymerization reaction engineering: mathematical modelling and polymer reactor design in industrial settings. |
| Prerequisite: completion of all 3rd year core courses. |
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| CHG4333 |
Fundamentals of Polymer Processing |
(3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| Polymer processing. Modelling philosophy. Continuum mechanics. Formulation and solution of equations for simple model flows. Extrusion Calendering. Coating flows. Fibre spinning. Tubular film blowing. Injection moulding. Mixing. Heat and mass transfer. Elastic phenomena. Stability of flows. |
| Prerequisites: CHG3316, CHG3331. |
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| CHG4343 |
Computer-Aided Design in Chemical Engineering |
(3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| Role of Computer-Aided Design (CAD) in chemical industry. Approaches to CAD, potential and pitfalls. Estimation of physical/chemical properties application to the design of chemical processing units, evaluation of the design, sensitivity analysis. Applications include use of computer programs (software packages and student-created programs for the design of process units, e.g. distillation, towers, multiple effect evaporators, multicomponent absorbers, heat exchanger networks, etc.). |
| Prerequisite: CHG3331. |
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| CHG4355 |
Science and Technology of Pulp and Paper |
(3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| Raw materials. Wood morphology. Chemistry of wood components and their environmental impact. Wood preparation. Pulping processes. Chemical pulping. Mass and energy balances. Chemical recovery. Bleaching. Elimination of pollution using closed-cycle technologies. Processes involving combined mechanical, thermal and chemical treatment. Paper recycling; deinking and cleaning. Stock preparation. Non-fibrous additives. Mechanisms of paper strength. Paper machine. Pollution abatement. Recent advances. Plant visit. |
| Prerequisite: Completion of 2nd-year chemical engineering studies. |
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| CHG4359 |
Selected Topics I |
(3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| Discussion of recent progress in chemical engineering. |
| Prerequisite: Completion of 2nd-year chemical engineering studies. |
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| CHG4360 |
Selected Topics II |
(3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| Discussion of recent progress in chemical engineering. |
| Prerequisite: Completion of 2nd-year chemical engineering studies. |
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| CHG4361 |
Selected Topics III |
(3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| Discussion of recent progress in chemical engineering. |
| Prerequisite: Completion of 2nd-year chemical engineering studies. |
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| CHG4362 |
Selected Topics IV |
(3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| Discussion of recent progress in chemical engineering. |
| Prerequisite: Completion of 2nd-year chemical engineering studies. |
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| CHG4363 |
Food Engineering |
(3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| Chemical engineering principles and processes applied to dairy products, oils, cereals, fruits and vegetables. Food Chemistry and food microbiology in the context of processing and preservation. Elements of nutrition for food engineers. |
| Prerequisite: completion of 2nd year chemical engineering studies. |
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| CHG4364 |
Oil and Gas Processing |
(3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| Overview of the technologies, processes and equipment used in the characterization and processing of natural gas, crude oils and Canadian bitumen. |
| Prerequisite: completion of 2nd year chemical engineering studies. |
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| CHG4365 |
Powder Technology |
(3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| Industrial particulate processes. Particle characterization (size analysis), reactor design (fixed, fluidized beds), particle formation (granulation, size reduction), fluid-particle separation (filtration settling, cyclones), saftey (dust explosioins ), transport (pneumatic transport, standpipes). |
| Prerequisite: completion of 2nd year chemical engineering studies. |
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| CHG4367 |
Enhanced Oil Recovery |
(3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| Petroleum recovery fundamentals. Reservoir characteristics. Water flooding. Concepts of recovery efficiency. Wettability. Oil mobilizatio and transport through porous rock. Classification of enhanced oil recovery processes. Caustic flooding. Polymer-enhanced water flooding. Surfactant-polymer flooding. Miscible flooding processes. Thermal recovery methods. Applications of enhanced recovery in the field. |
| Prerequisite: Completion of 2nd-year chemical engineering studies. |
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| CHG4371 |
Properties and Treatment of Particulate Wastes - Sludges |
(3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| The environmental impact of sludges arising from industrial operations mining - petroleum refining - chemical processing. Types of Sludges - Characterization and Conditioning; Treatment and Source Reduction, Chemical Treatment and Detoxification. Stabilization of Sludges, Agglomeration, Sludge Disposal. |
| Prerequisite: Completion of 2nd-year chemical engineering studies. |
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| CHG4372 |
Polymers in the Environment |
(3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| Synthetic polymeric materials - plastics, elastomers, foams and fibres. Polymer synthesis and processing. Structure-property relationships. Polymer applications. Disposal options; reduction, recycle, reuse, incineration, landfill, etc. Environmental benefits and disadvantages of polymeric materials. Introduction to environmental impact assessment procedures. |
| Prerequisite: Completion of 2nd-year chemical engineering studies. |
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| CHG4377 |
Risk Assessment and Hazard Analysis |
(3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| Basic concepts of the system approach to risk assessment in the context of risk management. Use of logic trees for defining problems. Overview of techniques for probabilistic risk assessment, reliability analysis (including human factors), and hazard analysis. Organization and application of analyses. |
| Prerequisite: Completion of 2nd-year chemical engineering studies. |
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| CHG4381 |
Introduction to Biochemical Engineering |
(3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| Elements of applied microbiology: taxonomy, morphology of micro-organisms, cell composition and metabolism, growth kinetics and product formation. Application of chemical engineering principles to the analysis of industrial fermentation processes. Bioreactor design and downstream processing. Industrial applications of bioprocesses: food processing, pharmaceuticals, conversion of waste materials to useful products. |
| Course reserved for 4th year students. |
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| CHG4383 |
Fundamentals of Biochemical Engineering |
(3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| Enzyme kinetics, industrial production and application of enzymes, biosensors. Fermentation kinetics, batch and continuous modes of operation. Agitation and aeration. Sterilization of media and air. Downstream processing. Bioreactor design, scale-up and scale-down. Mixed cultures. Biological waste-water treatment. Selected bioprocesses, including conversion of waste materials to useful products, biorecovery of heavy metals from industrial liquid wastes, and related environmental applications. Bioprocess economics. |
| Prerequisite: Only third and fourth year students are allowed. (This course is primarily intended for students in the biotechnology option and cannot be combined for credit with CHG 4381.) |
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| CHG4385 |
Adsorption Separations for Environmental Applications |
(3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| Basic principles and fundamentals of adsorption. Discussion of different important design parameters for adsorbers. Gas and vapor adsorption separation applications for environmental air pollution control. Liquid adsorption separation applications for water pollution control. Different types of designs for adsorbers are discussed. |
| Prerequisite: Completion of 2nd-year chemical engineering studies. |
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| CHG4755 |
Sciences et technologie des p�tes et papiers |
(3,0,0) 3 cr. |
| Mati�res premi�res. Morphologie du bois. Chimie des composantes de bois et leur impact environnemental. Pr�paration du bois. Proc�d�s technologiques de la mise en p�te. Proc�d�s chimiques. Bilans de la mati�re et de l'�nergie. R�cup�ration des produits chimiques. Blanchiment. �limination de la pollution gr�ce aux proc�d�s � cycle ferm�. Proc�d�s utilisant le traitement combin� m�canique, thermique et chimique. Recyclage du papier; d�sencrage et lavage. Pr�paration de la suspension. Adjuvants non-fibreux. M�canisme de la r�sistance du papier. Machine � papier. Traitements anti-pollution. Avancements technologiques. Visite d'usine. |
| Pr�alable : Cours de deuxi�me ann�e en g�nie chimique compl�t�s. |
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| CHG4901 |
Rapport de stage coop IV / Co-op Work Term Report IV |
3 cr. |
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| CHG4902 |
Rapport de stage coop V / Co-op Work Term Report V |
3 cr. |
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