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INTRODUCTION TO INTRODUCTION TO
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Code : UENK1113
Year : 1
Lecture : Thursday, 3 pm to +:30 pm, DK+A
Friday, 11 am to 12:30 pm, DK1
Tutorial : See Respective Group's Timetable
Lecturer : Ns Teoh Hui Chieh, SA 5th Floor (West)
Email: teohhc@utar.edu.my
Coursework : Assignment 25, Nid-term 15
Examination : 60
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Tutorial Timetable Tutorial Timetable::
Group Time Week venue
T1 Fri (3 - + pm) Odd SE102
T2 Fri (3 - + pm) Even SE102
T3 Fri (+ - 5 pm) Odd SE102
T+ Fri (+ - 5 pm) Even SE102
T5 Fri (5 - 6 pm) Odd SE102
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Make sure you sign your attendance
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Please leave the class if you wish
to answer any calls
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Objectives of this Subject Objectives of this Subject
to give an overview of the chemical engineering
profession.
to provide students with the knowledge of the
fundamental principles and calculation
techniques used in chemical engineering.
lays the foundation for subsequent courses in
chemical engineering such as thermodynamics,
unit operations, chemical reaction engineering
and plant design.
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On completion of this subject, On completion of this subject,
a student shall be able to: a student shall be able to:
convert a quantity expressed in one set of units into its
equivalent in any other dimensionally consistent units
using conversion factor tables,
calculate the required properties of a system by
performing material andfor energy balances for a reacting
andfor non-reacting process,
determine the properties of a pure substance from its
thermodynamics tables andfor diagrams,
calculate the change in energy for changes in the state of
a species,
work in groups to evaluate chemical process related
problems using computer aided software.
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Topics to be covered Topics to be covered
in this Subject in this Subject
1) Profession of Chemical Engineering
2) !ntroduction to Engineering Calculations
3) Processes and Process variables
+) Naterial Balances
5) Energy Balances
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References References
1) Felder, R. N., 8 Rousseau, R. W. (2005).
Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes
(3rd ed.). John-Wiley 8 Sons. (main textbook)
2) Himmelblau, D. N. (2003). Basic Principles and
Calculations in Chemical Engineering (7th
ed.). Prentice Hall !nternational Series.
3) Perry, R. H., 8 Green, D. W. (1998). Perry's
Chemical Engineers Handbook (7th ed.).
NcGraw Hill !nternational Editions.