Projects
Three types of design projects are available:
- Companion projects for vertical integration of design experiences through the curriculum.
See Bailie, R. C., J. A. Shaeiwitz and W. B. Whiting, "An Integrated Design Sequence.
Sophomore and Junior Years," Chemical Engineering Education, 28 (1), 52-57 (1994).
- Design, debottlenecking, troubleshooting and retrofitting problems suitable for
the capstone course. See Turton, R. and R. C. Bailie, "Chemical Engineering Design.
Problem-Solving Strategy," Chemical Engineering Education, 26 (1), 44-49 (1992);
Shaeiwitz, J. A. and R. Turton, "Acetone Production from Isopropyl Alcohol: An
Example Debottlenecking Problem and Outcomes Assessment Tool," Chemical Engineering
Education, 33 (3), 210-215, (1999).
- Large-scale design projects produced in our unique, student-led, senior design
class. These are suitable for large, capstone projects. See Shaeiwitz, J. A.,
W. B. Whiting, and D. Velegol, "A Large-Group Senior Design Experience. Teaching
Responsibility and Life-Long Learning," Chemical Engineering Education, 30 (1),
70-75 (1996).
All project descriptions are available in either Word 97 (
zipped) for Windows or
Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format.
Companion Projects for Curriculum
A. Material Balances
B. Material Balances, Energy Balances, Numerical Methods and Optimization
C. Fluids, Heat, Thermodynamics plus topics in A and B
D. Separations and Reactors plus topics in C --these may also be suitable for capstone design
Background for many of these projects can be found in our design
textbook.
The following faculty have participated in these integrated projects:
- Eung H. Cho
- Eugene V. Cilento
- Dady Dadyburjor
- Rakesh K. Gupta
- Hisashi O. Kono
- Edwin L. Kugler
- Aubrey L. Miller
- Joseph A. Shaeiwitz
- Richard Turton
- John W. Zondlo
Design, debottlenecking, troubleshooting, retrofitting
- debottlenecking and/or troubleshooting
- retrofitting -- in some cases, necessary information is in project #1 statement
- design
Background for many of these projects can be found in our design textbook.
Large-scale Process Design Projects
- Gold production - word
- Gold production - pdf
- Formaldehyde and hydrogen peroxide enzymatically from methanol - word
- Formaldehyde and hydrogen peroxide enzymatically from methanol - pdf
- Formalin production from methanol - word
- Formalin production from methanol - pdf
- Sulfur compounds from waste acid-gas stream - word
- Sulfur compounds from waste acid-gas stream - pdf
- Tank farm for fuel oil storage - word
- Tank farm for fuel oil storage - pdf
- Olefin and alcohol production from wet natural gas - word
- Olefin and alcohol production from wet natural gas - pdf
- Production of dimethyl ether - word
- Production of dimethyl ether - pdf
- Air separation into oxygen, nitrogen, and argon - word
- Air separation into oxygen, nitrogen, and argon - pdf
- Production of silicon compounds - word
- Production of silicon compounds - pdf
- Production of acrolein - word
- Production of acrolein - pdf
- Production of d,l methionine - word
- Production of d,l methionine - pdf
- Maleic anhydride production from n-butane - word
- Maleic anhydride production from n-butane - pdf
- Acetaldehyde production by ethanol dehydrogenation - word
- Acetaldehyde production by ethanol dehydrogenation - pdf
- Carbon dioxide removal and sequestration from a power plant - word
- Carbon dioxide removal and sequestration from a power plant - pdf
- Electricity cogeneration with a fuel cell using byproduct hydrogen - word
- Electricity cogeneration with a fuel cell using byproduct hydrogen - pdf
- Recovering useful products from animal waste - word
- Recovering useful products from animal waste - pdf
- Batch-production of amino acids - pdf
Chemical Product Design Projects
- Zebra Mussel Control Technology - word
- Zebra Mussel Control Technology - pdf
- Salt Chlorination Device - word
- Salt Chlorination Device - pdf
- Magnetic Refrigerator - word
- Magnetic Refrigerator - pdf