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Basic concepts of material and energy balances, combined material and energy balances, balances on non-reactive and reactive processes, application of material and energy balances to unit operations.

Fluid properties, fluid statics, kinematics, fluid dynamics including mass, energy and momentum equations, dimensional analysis, laminar flow, turbulent flow and its applications, forces on immersed bodies, introduction to compressible flow, applications to filtration and fluidization.

Laboratory course in Fluid Mechanics includes experiments on venturi meter, friction losses in pipes, center of pressure, flow measuring apparatus, multi-pump test (Pump characteristics) and losses in piping systems.

Structure of different kinds of chemical processes flow diagrams. Chemical process descriptions. Simultaneous material and energy balances using spreadsheet and process simulators. Economic analysis of chemical processes. Impact of chemical engineering on society. Process safety.

Structure of the chemical industry, oil refinery, crude distillation, synthesis gas, bulk chemicals, catalytic reactors, polymers, biotechnology, process development.

Environmental Sciences- Measurements, Chemistry, Biology and Physics. Wastewater- Municipality, Industrial and grey water. Polluted air- Air quality, Air quality control, and Air cleaning. Solid water- Sources, Management and treatment. Sustainability and Global issues- Alternative energy and future outlook.

Fundamentals of Engineering materials, material-oriented problems, relationships between the microscopic and macroscopic properties of matter, use of atomistic models to explain and predict the behavior of solids and liquids.

This course is designed to be an extensive introduction to principles of hydrogen technology, hydrogen production methods, electrolyzers, electrochemistry of energy conversion systems, and fuel cells as the main focus of applications of hydrogen energy. Ending to hydrogen economy processes and transition to sustainable energy through Hydrogen.

Thermodynamic properties of non-ideal systems. Equation of State. Departure Functions. Partial molar properties. Fugacity. Excess properties. Phase equilibria; activity coefficient. Chemical reactions equilibria.

Fundamentals of thermodynamics and kinetics of chemical reactions. Analysis of batch, plug-flow and continuous stirred tank reactors for different types of reactions. Non ideal reactor analysis, including residence time distribution, back mixing and dispersion models. Kinetics of isothermal and non-isothermal ideal reactors.

The objective of the course is to give students the basic principles in assessing environmental degradation of engineering materials. Students will be introduced to a variety of types of corrosion in a variety of environments. The scientific understanding is then applied for the prediction and control of corrosion. Practical real life and industrial examples are used for illustration.

The course offers a comprehensive overview of artificial intelligence (AI) techniques and their applications in chemical engineering. Focus on utilizing AI in various chemical processes and operations and integrating machine learning methodologies into traditional chemical engineering practices. The course provides hands-on experience through case studies and applications, ensuring that students are well-equipped to apply AI techniques in their future work.

The course covers concepts of conduction, convection and radiation, steady state heat equation, transient energy balances, heat boundary layer, energy and momentum equations, Reynolds analogy, dimensional analysis, external and internal heat flow, boiling and condensation, design principles for thermal system, evaluation and design of heat exchangers.

Laboratory experiments on conduction, convection, radiation, dropwise and film condensation, nucleate and film boiling, and heat exchangers.

Molecular mass transport in fluids, transport phenomena and the basic equation of change, molecular mass transport in liquids, mass transport phenomena in solids, mass transfer coefficient in laminar and turbulent flow, interphase mass transport, continuous two-phase mass transport.

Derivation of general transport equations for momentum, heat and mass transfer, application and simplification of general equations to analysis of simple transfer operations, volume and time averaging of general equations, gas absorption, design of a gas absorption column.

Mathematical tools (linearization, Laplace transforms and block diagram algebra), process dynamics (first, second and higher orders), open loop and closed loop responses, and control valves, PID controller design, tuning and stability.

Laboratory experiments demonstrating the principles covered in 0640351, these include temperature, pressure, flow and concentration measuring devices, and process control simulation for typical chemical plants.

Development and solution of mathematical models of chemical engineering systems with emphasis on physical and chemical processes, topics covered: Model development including different transport mechanisms, types of process models, application of numerical techniques.

This course provides students with essential knowledge that they will subsequently apply in their capstone design course, description of the chemical process industries, product design, process creation, process assessment (health and safety, environmental protection, economic aspects), management of engineering projects, preparation of the design report.

The students should attend a training program at one of the approved institutions engaged in chemical engineering practice. The objective is to gain practical experience in real engineering applications. The student should submit a formal report related to the program attended at the end of the training period. A minimum of 200 hours of supervised training is required for the course.

Factors affecting choice of catalytic reactors. Pressure drop in packed bed reactors.

An introduction to liquid and gas chromatography, partition chromatography, gas chromatography apparatus, plate and rate theory of chromatography, resolution and efficiency, capillary column, temperature programming, high performance liquid chromatography.

Analysis of the separation processes in chemical engineering. Analysis of equilibrium conditions, vapor-liquid equilibrium in ideal and non-ideal systems. Distillation (flash, batch, steam and multi-component), solid-liquid and liquid-liquid extractions, absorption, adsorption, humidification, drying and membrane processes.

A laboratory course in mass transfer operations covering experiments on: Vapor-liquid equilibria (VLE), binary system distillation (plate and packed columns), solid-liquid extraction, double-effect evaporation, spray drying. Some reaction kinetics experiments such as tubular reactions are also included.

Characterization of solid particles and their classification, solid-liquid systems consisting of flow past a cylinder and sphere and flow of fluids through porous media, detailed study of sedimentation and fluidization phenomenon and their applications in the industry, filtration theory and practice, and filtration equipment, gas cleaning equipment, and centrifugal separations.

The course covers topics related to thin-film depositions and deposition processes including evaporation processes, Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD), and Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD). Course will also cover some thin-film characterization methods.

Equilibrium and flash calculations for multi-component systems, selection of separation processes, approximate methods for multi component multistage separations, exact methods for computation of multistage separations, energy requirements evolutionary and heuristic techniques for distillation columns synthesis, heat integrated columns, extractive distillation.

This course provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the principles and techniques involved in troubleshooting chemical engineering process operations. Emphasis will be placed on identifying, analyzing, and solving problems encountered in industrial settings. Case studies and practical examples will be used to develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Introduction to simulation techniques in chemical engineering, development and solution of mathematical models for a variety of processes through the application of chemical engineering fundamentals, analytical and numerical solutions, computer simulation, principles of simulator structure, data banks, use of industrial simulator.

Introduction to problem structure and decomposition, functions and regions, single variable functions, multivariable functions, linear programming, geometric programming, dynamic programming.

The course covers the basic concept of water desalination and combines water chemistry, scaling, corrosion, heat transfer principles, material behavior, and design principles as applied to desalination processes. Attention is given to the thermal (flash, vapor compression) and non-thermal (reverse-osmosis, electro-dialysis) desalination techniques, water properties and quality criteria and standards as well as corrosion behavior and its control in desalination plants will be discussed.

Basics of enzyme kinetics and immobilization, basics of cell kinetics and cultivation, design of a simple enzyme reactor and a fermenter, methods of sterilization, downstream processes including purification and recovery.

Characterization of industrial wastes, petroleum refinery wastes, treatment processes, solid-liquid separation, ion exchange, adsorption, biological treatments, reverse osmosis, economics, regulations, moral, legal and social implications.

Sources, measurements and equipment design for removal of air pollutants, effects of air pollutants, dispersion of pollutants in the atmosphere, particulate matter and its control equipment, atmospheric photochemical reactions, instrumentation and emission testing equipment.

Characterization of natural gas systems, properties of natural gas systems, product specification, qualitative phase behavior, retrograde condensation, calculation of vapor-liquid equilibria and applications, design of multistage separation, water-hydrocarbon system-dehydration, overview of sweetening, gas preparation and liquefaction.

Refinery organization, refinery feed stocks and products, crude distillation, cracking and reforming, hydrotreating, alkylation, lubricating oils production, petroleum gases, hydro processing, product blending, environmental constraints on refinery products, term project using actual refinery data to be utilized for typical design calculation on the above operations.

Structure and physical properties of polymers, polymer solutions, analysis and testing of polymers, measurement of molecular weight, types of polymerization reactions, manufacture of polymers, process type of reactors, polymer processing, plastics, elastomers, properties of commercial polymers, thermoplastics and thermosetting resins.

Petroleum chemistry, occurrence, composition of crude oil, distillation, catalytic and thermal cracking, alkylation, hydrogenation, isomerization, polymerization, techniques and economics of the production of basic and intermediate petrochemicals as well as some end products.

Basic process principles, amine processes, carbonate processes, physical absorption methods, new amine-type processes, solid bed sweetening, liquid sweetening, sulfur production, tail gas conditioning.

Refrigeration systems, natural gas preparation and liquefaction, thermodynamic aspects of liquefaction, liquefaction plants, properties of LNG, vaporization losses and custody transfer.

Fundamentals of Rheology, polymer processing unit operations, basic principles of continuum mechanics, descriptive and analytical presentation of non-Newtonian fluid behavior, derive fundamental equations of viscometry, using extrusion as a prototype unit operation for showing how to synthesize design equations, models for other operations

Introduction, mathematical modeling, classification of models, model construction, decision making, linear programming (LP), formulations of LP, graphical solution for two-variable problems, algebraic solutions, the simplex method, sensitivity analysis, advanced topics in linear programming, Applications and case studies.

Introduction, preventing emergencies in the process industry, human error, identification and assessment of hazards, fires and explosions, hazard of plant modification, case studies in Kuwait, miscellaneous topics to be covered by invited lecturers.

Special topics to be selected by the department to address special areas of chemical engineering applications.

Process choice, synthesis and screening of alternatives. Project planning. Safety and environmental issues. Construction of a detailed flowsheet using a process simulator (currently HYSIS). Material and energy balances. Conservation of material and energy flows. Detailed design of equipment: size, construction details, materials of construction, instrumentation and control. Process economics: capital cost estimation, manufacturing cost estimation, profit forecast, return on investment. Sensitivity to errors in cost estimates. Venture analysis: the combined effect of technological and commercial uncertainties, the quantification of risk. Planning investment.

High pressure vessels, cylindrical vessels, spherical vessels, methods of fabrication, materials of construction, reasons for vessel failure, thin tanks, design of closures, tall vertical vessels, self-supported and guyed vessels, flanges, gaskets, pump and compressor selection, heat exchangers.

The student undertakes an independent project (theoretical and/or experimental) under the supervision of a faculty advisor, the objective is to provide the student with an opportunity to integrate and apply the knowledge gained throughout his courses in an actual problem, the student must document his study in a technical report and give an oral presentation.