CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

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CHG1125 Chemical Engineering Fundamentals (3,1.5,2) 3 cr.
Chemical Engineering 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 or CHM1301.
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CHG1525 Principes de base du génie chimique (3,1.5,2) 3 cr.
Le génie chimique et son rôle dans l'industrie des procédés. Systèmes d'unités, dimensions. Procédés et variables de procédés et diagrammes de procédé. Bilans de matière: procédés à une ou plusieurs unités, recyclage, circuit alternatif, systèmes réactifs et non-réactifs. Équilibre chimique, système à une et plusieurs phases, solutions, diagrammes de phase. Introduction aux bilans d'énergie. Opérations unitaires et instrumentation. Introduction aux techniques de solutions de problèmes et l'utilisation d'un chiffrier.
Préalable : CHM1711 ou CHM1701.
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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 incompressible 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: CHG1125.
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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: CHG2312, CHG2317, ENG1112, MAT2384.
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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: CHG1125.
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CHG2712 Mécanique des fluides (3,1.5,0) 3 cr.
Applications des principes d'écoulement des fluides pour la résolution des problèmes d'ingénierie. Bilans macroscopiques de conservation de la matière, de la quantité de mouvement et de l'énergie. Fluides newtoniens et non newtoniens. Fluides compressibles et incompressibles. Facteurs de friction et nombres de Reynolds pour les écoulements dans des conduites, autour des objets et dans les lits fixes. Fluidisation. Mesures des débits. Analyse adimensionnelle.
Préalable : CHG1525.
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CHG2714 Transfert de chaleur (3,1.5,0) 3 cr.
Conduction de la chaleur en régime stationnaire dans les solides avec et sans ailettes. Convection naturelle et assistée. Conduction de la chaleur en régime transitoire. Échangeurs de chaleur. Transfert de chaleur par ébullition. Condensation. Évaporation. Rayonnement thermique.
Préalables : CHG2712, CHG2717, FRA1528, MAT2784.
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CHG2717 Introduction à l'analyse et la conception des procédés chimiques (3,1.5,0) 3 cr.
Analyse et conception des procédés en utilisant des bilans de matière et d'énergie. Relations et données thermodynamiques. Bilans simultanés de matière et d'énergie pour des systèmes réactifs et non-réactifs. Mélanges et solutions. Bilans sur des procédés transitoires. Introduction aux calculs et conception des procédés assistés par ordinateur.
Préalable : CHG1525.
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CHG2901 Stage coop I \ CO-OP Work Term 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 (3,1.5,1.5) 3 cr.
Flowsheet synthesis including process, and piping and instrumentation diagrams (PFDs, P&Ids). Synthesis of process design structure, separation systems, and heat-exchange networks. Process design heuristics. Plant capital and operating cost estimation. Use of commercial process simulation software.
Prerequisites: CHG3316, CHG3324, ECO1192. Prerequisite or corequisite: CHG3111.
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CHG3122 Chemical Engineering Practice (1,0,4) 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 writing. Principles of professional engineering practice and ethics, the societal and environmental obligations of the engineer, and workplace health and safety.
Prerequisites: CHG2312, CHG2314, CHG3324.
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CHG3127 Chemical Reaction Engineering (3,1.5,1.5) 3 cr.
The principles of reaction engineering, including a systematic approach to the design of reactors housing single and multiple reactions. Techniques for sizing and evaluating the performance of continuous flow and batch reactors under isothermal and non-isothermal conditions, as well as during significant pressure drop. Introduction to catalysis and techniques for determining rate expressions for catalytic reactions.
Prerequisites: CHG3316, CHG3331.
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CHG3316 Transport Phenomena (3,1.5,0) 3 cr.
Use of fundamental chemical engineering principles to solve problems in momentum, heat and mass transfer applications. Shell momentum balances. Equations of motion, mass and energy balances to determine velocity, temperature and concentration profiles for different geometries for steady-state and transient systems. Evaluation of concentration profiles in the presence of a chemical reaction, with and without a catalyst. Evaluation of mass transfer coefficients.
Prerequisites for CHG: CHG2312, CHG2314, CHG2317, MAT2322, MAT2384. Prerequisites for CVG: CHG2317, CVG3132, MAT2322, MAT2384.
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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.
Prerequisite: CHG2317.
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CHG3326 Principles of Phase Equilibria and Chemical Reaction Equilibria (3,1.5,0) 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. Vapour-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 (3,1.5,1.5) 3 cr.
The study of numerical methods common to engineering analysis and design, including methods for solving nonlinear equations and systems of equations, function interpolation and approximation, numerical integration and the solution of differential equations. Students will learn the theory behind the methods and, equally important, when and how to apply them to engineering problems.
Prerequisites: CHG2312, CHG2314, CHG2317, (GNG1106 or ITI1120), MAT2322, MAT2384.
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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: CHG2312, CHG2314, CHG2317, MAT2384. Prerequisite or corequisite: CHG3331.
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CHG3337 Data Collection and Interpretation (3,1.5,0) 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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CHG3716 Phénomènes d'échange (3,1.5,0) 3 cr.
Utilisation des principes fondamentaux de génie chimique pour résoudre des problèmes dans des applications de transfert de quantité de mouvement, d'énergie et de matière. Bilans différentiels de quantité de mouvement. Équations de mouvement, de continuité et d'énergie pour déterminer les profils de vitesse, de température et de concentration dans différentes géométries pour des systèmes en régime permanent et transitoire. Évaluation des profils de concentration en présence d'une réaction chimique avec ou sans catalyser. Évaluation de coefficients de transfert de matière.
Préalables : CHG2712, CHG2714, CHG2717, MAT2722, MAT2784. Préalables pour CVG : CHG2317, CVG3132, MAT2322, MAT2384.
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CHG3724 Principes et applications de thermodynamique en génie chimique (3,1.5,0) 3 cr.
Première et deuxième lois de la thermodynamique. Comportement PVT des fluides. Équations d'état. Effets chimiques-thermiques. Évaluation des propriétés physico-chimiques. Application de la thermodynamique à divers procédés dans le domaine du génie chimique.
Préalable : CHG2717.
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CHG3735 Contrôle des procédés (3,1.5,0) 3 cr.
Concepts fondamentaux impliqués lors de l'établissement des caractéristiques transitoires et du contrôle des procédés. Dynamique des éléments de mesure et de commande. Caractéristiques de contrôleurs. Dynamique des boucles de contrôle. Critères de stabilité. Systèmes de boucles multiples. Conception de systèmes de contrôle avancés. Introduction aux systèmes de données prélevées.
Préalables : CHG2712, CHG2714, CHG2717, MAT2384. Préalable ou concomitant : CHG3331.
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CHG3737 Collecte et interprétation de données (3,1.5,0) 3 cr.
Principes et techniques pour la conception d'expériences et l'analyse efficace des données sont présentés. Les sujets traités comprennent : la nature et l'analyse de la variabilité des procédés, la comparaison de procédés, le regroupement des variables par sous-ensembles et randomisation, le développement de modèles empiriques pour quantifier les relations entre les variables d'un procédé, les plans factoriels à deux niveaux et plans factoriels fractionnaires pour filtrer les variables indépendantes non signifiantes, combinaison de plans expérimentaux, la méthodologie de la surface de réponse, les techniques d'optimisation empiriques, les méthodes Taguchi, une approche pratique pour la conception d'expériences.
Préalable : MAT2777
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CHG3901 Stage coop II \ CO-OP Work Term II 3 cr.
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CHG3902 Stage coop III / CO-OP Work Term 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.
Prerequisites: CHG3122, CHG3111, CHG3127, CHG3326, CHG3335. Prerequisite or corequisite: CHG3337.
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CHG4143 Introduction to pharmacokinetic analysis of drug delivery systems. (3,0,0) 3 cr.
This survey course examines engineering analyses of biotransport processes, with special focus on pharmacokinetic modeling and drug delivery. Beginning with overviews of solute exchange within the body and the human immune system, the course will then move to the topics of pharmacokinetics and drug delivery schemes. Both general approaches to, and specific examples of pharmacokinetic models will be examined. A review of a variety of drug delivery techniques currently applied or under investigation will also be presented.
Prerequisites: CHG3316, CHG3331.
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CHG4160 Techniques in Biomedical Engineering (3,0,2) 3 cr.
Topics covered in this course are principles and techniques commonly used in biomedical engineering related to cell processing and tissue engineering, molecular biology, genetic engineering and gene therapy, biophysical chemistry, proteins and nucleic acids, and microscopy.
Prerequisites: 54 university credits including CHG2312, CHG2314, CHG2317.
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CHG4244 Plant Design Project (3,0,6) 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.
Prerequisites: 81 university credits including CHG3111, CHG3112, CHG3122, CHG3127, CHG3316, CHG3324, CHG3326, CHG3331, CHG3335, CHG3337.
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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.
Prerequisites: 54 university credits including CHG2312, CHG2314, CHG2317.
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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.
Prerequisites: 54 university credits including CHG2312, CHG2314, CHG2317.
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CHG4305 Advanced Materials in Chemical Engineering (3,1.5,0) 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.
Prerequisite: 81 university credits.
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CHG4307 Clean Processes and Sustainable Development (3,1.5,0) 3 cr.
Introduction to risk assessment, the law as it affects the environment and workplace safety, the biodegradability and fate of air and water emissions, mass exchange networks/pinch technology, environmental analyses of process design.
Prerequisite: 81 university credits.
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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: 81 university credits.
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CHG4343 Computer-Aided Design in Chemical Engineering (3,1.5,0) 3 cr.
The application of computer programming to chemical engineering process simulation and analysis. Through worked examples and assignments, students develop their skills in process modeling and simulation using a high level programming language. As part of the course, students are expected to design, develop and test their own computer-based process simulators of one or more unit operation common to the field of chemical engineering.
Prerequisites: 81 university credits including CHG3111, CHG3127, CHG3331, CHG3335.
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CHG4359 Selected Topics I (3,0,0) 3 cr.
Discussion of recent progress in chemical engineering.
Prerequisites: 54 university credits including CHG2312, CHG2314, CHG2317.
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CHG4360 Selected Topics II (3,0,0) 3 cr.
Discussion of recent progress in chemical engineering.
Prerequisites: 54 university credits including CHG2312, CHG2314, CHG2317.
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CHG4361 Selected Topics III (3,0,0) 3 cr.
Discussion of recent progress in chemical engineering.
Prerequisites: 54 university credits including CHG2312, CHG2314, CHG2317.
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CHG4362 Selected Topics IV (3,0,0) 3 cr.
Discussion of recent progress in chemical engineering.
Prerequisites: 54 university credits including CHG2312, CHG2314, CHG2317.
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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.
Prerequisites: 54 university credits including CHG2312, CHG2314, CHG2317.
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CHG4381 Biochemical Engineering (3,1.5,0) 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.
Prerequisites: 81 university credits including CHG3111, CHG3127.
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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 vapour adsorption separation applications for environmental air pollution control. Liquid adsorption separation applications for water pollution control. Different types of designs for adsorbers are discussed.
Prerequisites: 54 university credits including CHG2312, CHG2314, CHG2317.
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CHG4900 Thèse et séminaire / Thesis and seminars (0,0,12) 6 cr.
The student must prepare a thesis and present a seminar on an appoved topic. The topic must have received approval of a professor in the Department who will act as thesis supervisor.
Les étudiants doivent préparer une thèse et préparer un séminaire sur un sujet approuvé. Le sujet de la thèse doit être approuvé par un professeur du département qui agira à titre de directeur de thèse.
Prerequisites: 81 university credits including CHG3111, CHG3112, CHG3122, CHG3127, CHG3316, CHG3324, CHG3326, CHG3331, CHG3335, CHG3337.
Préalables : 81 crédits universitaires incluant CHG3111, CHG3112, CHG3122, CHG3127, CHG3716, CHG3724, CHG3326, CHG3331, CHG3735, CHG3337.
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CHG4901 Stage coop IV / CO-OP Work Term IV 3 cr.
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CHG4902 Stage coop V / CO-OP Work Term V 3 cr.
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