Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Courses

ECH 158 Series

A 12-unit series (A, B, and C - 4 units each).

In 158A, you would go over the design process, economics, risk assessment, and project planning and create a presentation for a team project.

In 158B, the topics covered are

Heuristics for Process Design and Synthesis
Reactor Design and Reactor Network Synthesis
Synthesis of Separation Trains
Heat and Power Integration
Optimal Design and Scheduling of Batch Processes
Heat Exchanger Design
Multistage and Packed Tower Design
Pumps, Compressors, and Expanders
The Interaction of Process Design and Process Control

At the end, you would write reports and give oral presentations.

In 158C, groups of students will be given a design project in the beginning of the quarter, and the groups will report their progress through three memoranda about 1-2 weeks apart. These memoranda will demonstrate that students are starting from an ill-defined project and arriving at a well-formulated problem that can be solved. A project report summarizing the findings and the recommendations will be submitted around the seventh week. The reports will be critiqued and will be returned to the groups with recommendations and additional tasks. A final report is submitted during the last week of the quarter. Each group also makes an oral presentation to the class during the last week of classes.