CHEME 3900 - Chemical Kinetics and Reactor Design

Spring. 4 credits. Letter grades only (no audit).

Prerequisite: CHEME 3130 and CHEME 3240. Corequisite: CHEME 3320.

J.R. Engstrom.

Study of chemical reaction kinetics and principles of reactor design for chemical processes.

Outcome 1: Develop a sound fundamental (molecular level) understanding of chemical reaction kinetics.

Outcome 2: Develop practical approaches to modeling complex reactions to obtain a rate equation; (1) identify dominant effects and estimate the consequences of neglecting secondary effects, (2) test assumptions and assess predictions, and (3) perform numerical analysis.

Outcome 3: Develop the ability to construct from first principles mathematical models to predict system behavior.

Outcome 4: Develop approaches to optimize reactor design with regard to multiple performance criteria.