Chemical Engineering for Non-Chemical Engineers

This course presents engineering fundamentals and applications at a process plant from a chemical engineer’s perspective.

Day 1: Fundamentals

 

Mass and Energy Balances

• Units and Conversions

• Material Balances

• Thermodynamics and Energy Balances

Transport Processes

• Basic Equations of Fluids

• Laminar and Turbulent Flow

• Mass Balances (continuity equations)

• Mechanical Energy Balances

• Compressible Flow

• Heat Transfer

• Conduction (Fourier’s Law)

• Convection

• Radiation

• Mass Transfer

• Fick’s Law

• Mass Transfer Coefficients

• Phase Equilibrium Relationship

• Raoult’s Law

• Henry’s Law

 

Day 2: Process Applications

 

• Piping Systems, Pump and Compressors

• Heat Exchangers

• Boilers and Evaporators

• Furnaces

• Distillation Columns

• Gas absorption, Liquid-Liquid Extraction

• Chemical Reactors

• Process Control Systems

Persons working in the processing industry who do not have a degree in chemical engineering, but have had some knowledge of basic chemistry either by exposure or education. Mechanical, electrical, and civil engineers, as well as plant operators, instrument technicians and the like may benefit from this course.

 

Dr Srinivasan (Vasan) Ambatipati is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering and Head of the Engineering and Computer Science Department at McNeese State University. Prior to his academic career, Dr Vasan worked as Senior Chemical Engineer in Oil and Gas R&D in the field of process development and catalysis research for more than 10 years. His Chemical Engineering career started in 1996 as a plant operator in a Petrochemical company.  He received his Ph.D from Clarkson University, NY in 2010. His research interests are in catalysis, sustainable green technologies and process intensification. Dr Vasan has presented his research in various international conferences and holds a US patent. He is a member of American Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Chemical Society and Society of Petroleum Engineers.

Dr. Ramalingam Subramaniam is a Professor in the Department of Engineering and Computer Science at the McNeese State University.  Dr. Subramaniam has versatile experience in process modeling, simulation, and optimization, and techno-economic analysis of thermochemical, chemical, and biochemical processes.  He has been published more than 30 peer review papers in the field of chemical, thermochemical and bioprocessing fields.  He has more than 10 years of experience in the techno-economic analysis of chemical and biological processes.  Dr. Subramaniam received an Outstanding post-doctoral researcher award from the American Institute of Chemist Foundation in 2009.  He has developed a VBA simulation tool for the H₂S scavenging process at different depths of the gas well.