RMP Lecture Notes -- Index

Dates are those of last revision.

CHE 111 Introduction to Chemical Engineering

• Systems of Units (5/17/2004)
• Units and Dimensions (5/17/2004)
• Converting Units (5/18/2004)
• Mass, Force, and Weight (5/18/2004)
• Formulas to Remember (10/4/96)
• Process Variables (5/24/2004)
• Temperature (5/13/2003)
• Mass and Flow (5/24/2004)
• Composition (5/24/2004)
• Pressure (5/25/2004)

CHE 231 Elementary Thermodynamics

• Thermodynamics (Introduction) (5/20/2004)
• Energy (5/21/2004)
• Specific Heat (6/29/2005)
• First Law for Open Systems (10/18/2004)
• Entropy (6/29/2004)

CHE 232 Material and Energy Balances

• Material and Energy Balances: Introduction (12/31/2004)
• Processes & Modeling: Definitions (12/31/2004)
• Material Balances (12/31/2004)
• Flowcharting (12/31/2004)
• Choosing a Basis (1/3/2005)
• Problem Specification and Degrees of Freedom (1/4/2005)
• Problem Solving Procedure (1/4/2005)
• Multiple Step Processes (1/5/2005)
• Recycle and Bypass (1/5/2005)
• Makeup and Purge (1/6/2005)
• Reactive Systems (1/6/2005)
• Equilibrium and Multiple Reactions (1/7/2005)
• Extent of Reaction (1/10/2005)
• Ideal Gases (1/11/2005)
• Real Gases (3/2/2005)

CHE 323 Fluid Mechanics

• Turbulent Flow (10/15/99)
• Models of Turbulence (10/1/99)
• Friction Factor (10/15/99)
• Pumps (2/21/2002)
• Fans, Blowers, and Compressors (2/26/2002)
• Dimensional Analysis (9/27/2000)
• Dimensional Analysis II (10/12/2000)

CHE 324 Heat Transfer

• Unsteady State Conduction (1/5/2004)
• Convection and Heat Transfer Coefficients (2/4/2003)
• Correlations for Heat Transfer Coefficients (2/4/2003)
• Heat Exchangers: Introduction and Basic Concepts (2/4/2003)
• Shell and Tube Exchangers: Introduction (2/5/2003)
• Shell and Tube Exchangers: Calculations (2/17/2003)
• Condensation and Condensers (2/18/2003)
• Correlations for Condensing Heat Transfer (2/18/2003)
• Evaporators I: Concepts (3/6/2003)
• Evaporators II: Modeling (3/6/2003)
• Evaporators III: Calculations (3/6/2003)
• Vacuum Equipment (4/3/98)

CHE 327 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

• Vapor Liquid Phase Diagrams (7/21/2004)

CHE 330 Mass Transfer and Separations

• Separations (12/31/2003)
• Equilibrium Stage Operations (1/31/2003)
• Determining Mass Transfer Coefficients (2/4/2003)
• Algebraic Solution of Equilibrium Cascades (2/6/2003)
• Equilibrium Diagrams (2/10/2003)
• Flash Distillation (2/13/2003)
• Distillation I: Principles (2/13/2003)
• Distillation II: Modeling (2/14/2003)
• Distillation III: Operating Equations (2/14/2003)
• Distillation IV: Calculations (2/14/2003)
• Distillation V: Enthalpy Balances (2/14/2003)
• Distillation VI: Enthalpy-Concentration Methods (2/14/2003)
• Distillation VII: Equipment and Column Sizing (2/14/2003)
• Batch Distillation (2/20/2003)
• Multicomponent Distillation (2/27/2003)
• Leaching (2/27/2003)
• Extraction (3/3/2003)
• Adsorption (3/4/2003)
• Centrifugal Separation (4/20/2000)

CHE 437 Process Modeling and Control

• Process Control: Introduction (8/10/2004)
• Feedback Control Loops (8/10/2004)
• Control Loop Hardware (4/25/2003)
• Controller Algorithms (8/10/2004)
• Control Valves (4/29/2003)
• Sensors & Transmitters (4/30/2003)
• Modeling for Process Control (5/1/2003)
• Basic Modeling Equations (5/2/2003)
• Tank Heater Example (5/8/2003)
• ODEs: A Refresher (5/13/2003)
• Laplace Transforms (5/15/2003)
• Deviation Variables (5/16/2003)
• Block Diagrams (5/19/2003)
• Linearization (8/12/2004)
• Response of First Order Systems (5/26/2003)
• Evaluating Response Performance (5/26/2003)
• Inverse Response (6/30/2003)
• Controller Tuning (8/11/2004)
• Root Locus Methods (7/9/2003)
• Pole Placement and Direct Synthesis (7/14/2003)