ENCH 440 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING KINETICS UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY Course Syllabus Spring 2012 T-Th 11:30-12:45;

; ACIV 151

INSTRUCTOR:

Dr. J.M. Ross Office: ECS 314 Phone: 410-455-3414 EMAIL: jross@umbc.edu Office Hours: Tu 1:00-2:00, W 10:00-11:00, Th 9:30-10:30 or by appointment TBD

GRADER:

PREREQUISITES: ENCH 300, ENCH 425, CHEM 301 (or CHEM 303 Co-Requisite) COURSE OBJECTIVES:

*Competency in the Discipline - Critical Thinking Cooperation Communication - Capacity to Learn*

The goals of this course are to provide you with the tools necessary to design reactors and to analyze reaction rate data and elucidate reaction mechanisms. You will learn how to combine the various tools acquired in transport classes, thermodynamics, chemistry and this class to design reaction schemes for a variety of processes. Specifically, you will learn basic concepts of chemical kinetics, reactor design and analysis. You will interpret data taken from isothermal homogeneous reactions in batch, plug flow and perfectly mixed reactors. You will also analyze and interpret data taken from multiple reactions. You will design and analyze isothermal and nonisothermal reactors, simultaneously performing mass and energy balances as needed. By the end of the course, you will understand principles of heterogeneous catalysis and will design reactors for heterogeneous processes. You will also utilize MATLAB and Polymath as tools to assist in design, modeling and interpretation of data. Homework will be assigned to help develop these capabilities. Exams will cover all the material assigned. REQUIRED TEXTS: Fogler, Essentials of Chemical Reaction Engineering, Prentice Hall, NJ, 2011.

REFERENCES: Hill, Elements of Chemical Engineering Kinetics and Reactor Design Levenspiel, Chemical Reaction Engineering CLASS POLICIES:

Attendance: Students are expected to attend all lectures and will be held responsible for all material discussed or assigned. Attendance will be taken and may contribute to the final course grade. Classroom Etiquette: Students are expected to arrive to class on time because tardiness is disruptive to the learning environment. Regularly walking in after class has started is considered unacceptable behavior. The use of cellular telephones or other communication devices is prohibited during class time. Bringing food/drink to class is acceptable so long as it does not disturb other students or disrupt class. Reading Assignments: Reading assignments are listed on the tentative course schedule. Reading assignments should be completed prior to class. Homework Assignments: Homework problems will be assigned most class periods and are due back at the beginning of the class period on the due date. Homework will be scored based on effort, not on obtaining the correct solution. Homework must be done on engineering paper (or other high quality paper) and stapled together. Paper torn from a spiral notebook is unacceptable. Each problem should be started on a new piece of paper. Write neatly and legibly. Homework not following these guidelines will be returned unscored. You are encouraged to discuss the homework problems in small groups and are expected to master all of the material covered in the homework. Therefore, it is in your best interest to fully participate in the learning process by completing the homework problems. Late homework submissions will not be accepted. Examinations: There will be four one-hour exams as listed in the tentative course schedule. There will be no early or make-up exams except in the case of serious emergencies. In the case of an emergency, every effort should be made to notify Dr. Ross prior to the class period to be missed. Decisions on allowing make-up exams will be based on the validity and verifiability of the excuse. Grading: The final grade for the course will be determined as follows: Homework 5% Quizzes 5% Exams 22.5% each The following grading scale will be used to assign final course grades. 85% - 100% A 75% - 84% B 65% - 74% C 55% - 64% D Request for Regrading:

Requests for regrading an exam must be made in writing within 3 business days following the return of the papers. Requests to re-tally points (in the case of an addition error) need not be in writing and may be made at any time. Honesty: University policies on academic integrity will be STRICTLY enforced. There is no tolerance of cheating of any kind.