CHE656: Process Analysis and Modeling I
Academic Year 2020 - Semester I
Instructor: Asst. Prof. Dr. Hong-ming Ku
The course is divided into 3 parts:
1. Computations and equation-solving with MATLAB
2. Basics of modeling
3. AIChE National Student Design Competition (NSDC) projects.
Course Syllabus & Design Projects
The CHE656 course syllabus here.
MATLAB Slides: One-Slide-per-Page, Two-Slides-per-Page, and Four-Slides-per-Page
The six CHE656 AIChE NSDC teams and their student members here.
The Booklet on Design Project Report Writing
Additional References for MATLAB:
1. A Guide to MATLAB for ChE Problem Solving by Prof. Kip Hauch. Download here.
2. Introduction to MATLAB by Prof. Robert Pinnick. Download here.
3. MATLAB Applications in Chemical Engineering by Prof. James A. Carnell. Download here.
Homework Assignments and Their Due Dates
The Exercise Problems here.
Homework Set 1 (due - Sept ??): #1, #3, #4, #6, #8, #9, #13, and #14
Homework Set 2 (due - Oct ??): #15, #16, #19, #20, #24, and #26
Homework Set 3 (due - Oct ??): #29, #31, #32, #34, #35, and #38
Homework Set 4 (due - Oct ??): #39, #40, #41, #48, #49, and #51
Homework Set 5 (due - Nov ??): #52, #55, #58, #60, #62, and #66
Timetable of Oral Presentations
Proposal Presentations – Thursday October 8, 1:30 pm (2 parallel sessions)
Progress I Presentations – Thursday October 22, 1:30 pm (2 parallel sessions)
Progress II Presentations – Thursday November 5, 1:30 pm (2 parallel sessions)
Final Presentations – Thursday November 19, all day (one long session, subject to change)
List of Three AIChE NSDC Projects (Downloadable)
Project 1: 1993 AIChE NSDC Problem - Integrated Coal Gasification Combined Cycle Power Generation Plant Design
Project 2: 1994 AIChE NSDC Problem - Waste Water Treatment for a Nitration Process
Project 3: 1999 AIChE NSDC Problem - Dicyclopentadiene Recovery from By-Product of Naphtha Steam Cracking
Project 4: 2003 AIChE NSDC Problem - Comparison of Bio-mass to Bio-oils Reactor Systems Direct Conversion vs. Companion Coal Gasification