Graduate Courses

CHE 5114

Chemical Reaction Engineering II

3ch (3C)

Prediction of conversion in non-ideal flow reactors (segregated flow, bypassing and dead space, axial dispersed plug flow). Taylor dispersion in pipes and packed beds. Stability and control of nonisothermal reactors. Effects of heat and mass transfer in heterogeneous catalytic reactors. Detailed analysis of some industrially important reactor systems.

CHE5124

Adsorption and Adsorption Processes

3ch (3C)

Surface forces, physical adsorption and chemisorption, thermodynamics of adsorption and derivation of simple model isotherms (Langmuir, Volmer, B.E.T., virial, B.L.R., Freundlich, etc.), adsorption of mixtures. Characterization of adsorbents and catalysts. Adsorption kinetics, intracrystalline diffusion in zeolites, dynamics of adsorption columns and adsorption processes.

CHE 5224

Applied Petroleum Reservoir Engineering

3ch (3C)

Overview of the principles of petroleum engineering. Topics include fluid and rock properties, oilwell drilling, reservoir types, review on wettability, capillary pressure, relative permeability, multiphase flow in porous media, volumetric estimates and recoverable reserves, radial flow analysis of well performance, reservoir performance analysis, secondary and tertiary oil recovery. Offshore development and production of hydrocarbon resources.

CHE 5234

Oil & Gas Process Engineering

3ch (3C)

and bitumen. TAn introduction to the physical, chemical, and engineering principles used in the processing of natural gas, petroleum, he nomenclature, common processes, basic designs, and relevant regulations will be covered.

CHE 5244

Enhanced Oil Recovery Processes

3ch (3C)

Overview of the secondary and tertiary enhanced oil recovery (EOR) processes commonly applied in Canada and worldwide. The fundamental EOR principles are described and examples in Canadian fields are analyzed. Some of the subjects presented include waterflooding, gas flooding, miscible flooding, chemical treatments, mobility control applications, steam injection, microbial and mining operations such as oil sands production.

CHE 5254

Polymer Reaction Engineering and Polymer Processing

3ch (3C)

Basic polymer concepts. Polymer structural characteristics and properties. Mechanisms, kinetics and reactors for polymerization. Polymer rheology and transport processes. Processing applications and the effects of processing on polymer properties.

CHE 5264

Oil Sands Technology

3ch (3C)

Fundamental principles of oil sands technology: bitumen and rock properties, origins of oil sands, types of oil sand accumulations, volumetric estimates and recoverable reserves, oil sand mining, bitumen separation and processing for production of synthetic oil, production of in-situ oil sands, description of the different processes for in-situ oil sands production currently applied or under evaluation, current research and process development, and a review of the environmental challenges of oil sands production. This course is intended for senior level students and graduate students.

CHE 5313

Energy and The Environment

3 ch (3C)

Multi-disciplinary topics related to fuel and the environment, with emphasis on large scale electrical power production using fossil and nuclear fuels. Energy conversion technology and limitations. Five modules taught by faculty members from various Engineering departments: Energy Principles, Energy Management, Power Generation, Nuclear Energy, and Electrical Energy.

CHE 5314

Chemical Process Industries

3ch (3C)

A technical overview of selected chemical industries with consideration of their impact on the environment. Emphasis is on current process technology and pollution control methods. Environmental guidelines and regulations are also presented. Five modules, each covering a specific chemical industry, taught by Chemical Engineering faculty.

CHE 5344

Combustion

3ch (3C)

Survey of energy sources and the present means of conversion; laminar and turbulent diffusion flames; premixed flames; combustion kinetics and explosion mechanisms; ignition characteristics of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels; conflagration and detonation waves; fluid dynamics in combustion systems; analysis of practical problems associated with each of the above topics.

CHE 5434

Transport Phenomena

3 ch (3C)

Advanced heat, mass, and momentum transfer. One dimensional transport, penetration theory, and simple convection. Correlations and dimensionless groups. Fluid mechanics, including non-Newtonian and multiphase systems. Derivation of differential and partial differential transport equations.

CHE 5524

Mathematical Methods in Chemical Engineering

3 ch (3C)

Solution of the ordinary and partial differential equations encountered in heat, mass, and momentum transport as well as in reactor design. Perturbation solutions and stability analysis are applied to simple systems and adiabatic reaction. Extensive analysis of simple heat and mass transfer via separation of variables and Green=s functions. Assignments involve solutions to specific problems encountered in Chemical Engineering.

CHE 5534

Process Identification for Advanced Control

4 ch (3C 3L*)

A practical course which emphasizes design of experiments, time series analysis, system model identification, statistical process control, basic multivariable controls, and constrained and unconstrained optimization, all in the context of controlling industrial processes. Prerequisites: STAT 2593, CHE 5614 or ME 5643 or EE 4343.

CHE 5614

Chemical Process Control

3 ch (3C)

Frequency response of processes, control hardware, open and closed control loops. Nyquist diagrams. Experimental determination of frequency response data. Control loop tuning procedures. Multivariable control, open loop and feed forward control. Cascade control, adaptive control. Direct digital control. Prerequisite: CHE 4601 or equivalent.

CHE 5714

Electrochemical Engineering

3 ch (3C)

Electrochemical flux equations. Reversible cells. Energy producing cells. Energy consuming cells. Corrosion. Applications to include discussion of primary and secondary batteries, electrolytic processes, corrosion suppression.

CHE 5744

Steam Supply Systems

3 ch (3C)

Historical and descriptive introduction to fossil fuel fired boilers. Introduction to different reactor types. Complex Rankine cycles. Steam plant efficiencies. Energy and exergy analysis. Heat transfer in fossil fuel fired boilers. Coal firing systems. Thermal transport and steam generation. Steam plant heat exchangers. Analysis of real plant data. This course requires some background in thermodynamics. Note: credit will not be given for both CHE 5744 and ME 5744.

CHE 5754

Steam and Gas Turbines

3 ch (3C)

Development of steam turbines and review of steam cycles. Turbine thermodynamics and energy conversion. Impulse and reaction blading. Mechanical configuration of turbine components and operational considerations. Efficiency calculations. Review of gas cycles. Gas turbine thermodynamics. Combined cycle systems. This course requires some background in thermodynamics. Note: credit will not be given for both CHE 5754 and ME 5754.

CHE 5804

Nuclear Chemical Processes

3ch (3C)

Actinide properties; uranium, thorium, zirconium ore extraction processes; uranium, deuterium separation processes; nuclear fuel production; fuel reprocessing. Reactor constructional materials; coolant chemistry; chemical control systems. Decontamination. Radioactive waste management.

CHE 5824

Corrosion Processes

3 ch (3C)

Introduction: corrosion and its costs, corrosion measurement, general materials and environment affects. Types of corrosion: uniform, galvanic, crevice, pitting, intergranular, selective leaching, erosion-corrosion, stress-corrosion, hydrogen effects. Corrosion testing: materials selection. Electrochemical principles: thermodynamics, electrode kinetics, mixed potentials, practical applications. High temperature corrosion. Nuclear plant corrosion, fossil plant corrosion, other industrial environments. Prerequisites: CHE 2503, CHEM 2622.

CHE 5834

Nuclear Engineering

3ch (3C)

Radio-active decay, fission energy, nuclear interactions, neutron scattering and absorption. Neutron diffusion elementary reactor theory, four and six factor formulae, neutron flux variation. Reactor kinetics, source multiplication, decay heat, reactor start-up and shut down. Fuel burnup, fission product poisoning, refuelling. Temperature and void effects on reactivity, reactor control. Fuel handling and waste disposal. This course is intended for senior level students. Prerequisites: CHE 2012 or ME 3413; CHE 2703 or ME 3511.

CHE 5844

Nuclear Safety and Reliability

4ch (3C 1L)

The philosophy of safety design and operation of nuclear power reactors, responsibilities for safe operation. The role and place of regulatory agencies. The concept of risk, quantitative risk assessment. Methods for calculation of frequency and consequences of reactor accidents and evaluation of the safety level of a nuclear station. Case studies of past reactor accidents, lessons learned, and effect on future operation.

CHE 5854

Nuclear Heat Removal

3 ch (3C)

Reactor types and coolant systems, fuel element design and coolant characteristics. Reactor heat generation, heat transfer from reactor fuel, heat transport in coolant, boiling characteristics, two-phase flow, elementary thermal hydraulics. Steam generator design and operation. Reactor operational limits, transient conditions. Other two-phase phenomena. Loss-of-coolant accidents.

CHE 5877

Advanced Nuclear Systems

3ch (3C)

Evolution of thermal and fast fission reactors. Different coolant types - gas, water, organic, liquid metal. Nuclear breeding; advanced fuel cycles. Nuclear fusion processes. Fusion reactor concepts. Prerequisites: CHE 2012 or ME 3413; CHE 2703 or ME 3511.

CHE5913

Pulp Production

3ch(3C)

Wood and chip requirements; overview of pulping processes; mechanism and variables in mechanical and chemimechanical pulping, general principles of chemical pulping, kraft cooking, sulphite cooking, extended and oxygen delignification, pulp washing, pulp bleaching, recovery of pulping chemicals.

CHE 5923

Papermaking

3ch (3C)

Overview of pulping and papermaking processes; pulp and paper properties; requirements for different grades of paper and board; stock preparation; applications of fluid mechanics; wet-end chemistry; dry-end operations.

CHE 6234

Process Design and Simulation

3ch(3C)

Application of numerical techniques to the solution of physical problems associated with process units used in the chemical industry. Use of the modular approach to design chemical processes. Use of PROCESS or other schemes to evaluate various process alternatives.

CHE 6314

Air Pollution Control

3ch(3C)

Sources of air pollution; modeling atmospheric dispersions; pollution control in combustion; particulate control methods; control of gaseous emissions; industrial odour control; indoor/in-plant air quality.

CHE 6402

Preliminary Project Report and Presentation (MEng only)

6ch

Includes a research or industry project, and requires a final report and presentation.

CHE 6423

Practice School

2ch

A two week industrial practice school in selected industrial process plants scheduled after spring examinations. Groups of students, with Faculty supervisors, are assigned to engineering projects to be carried out on industrial process units. Students are required to present an oral report to plant operating and technical personnel at the end of the practice session. A written report is also required. As there will be practical limitations to the number of students in any one practice school, application for positions in this course will be treated on a first-come, first-served basis.

CHE 6503

Nanotechnology

3ch

Studies the science of nanotechnology and surveys current and emerging applications of nanomaterials and nanodevices in many engineering disciplines. The unique physical properties of materials at the nano-meter scale are discussed and explained. Fabrication methods and advanced instrumentation for the construction, manipulation and viewing of nanometer-sized materials are presented.

CHE 6511

Introduction to Research Methods

2ch

This course consists of several sessions which cover writing a proposal, designing experiments, conductiong research work, writing a thesis, and making an oral presentation. At the end of the course, each student is asked to write a research proposal and present it to the class.

CHE 6515

Advanced Surface Characterization

3ch

This course covers the basic principles and practical aspects of several advanced surface analysis techniques which include (i) X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS or ESCA), (ii) secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS), (iii) confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM), (iv) atomic force microscopy (AFM), and (v) scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Demonstrations will be given on most of these facilities. Students will propose a research method for tackling their interested problems by using one or two surface analysis techniques they have learnt from this course.

CHE 6522

Nanoparticle Engineering

3ch

A course that covers the micro-structural features, synthesis and a variety of applications of nanoparticles, which contain grains or clusters below 100 nm, or layers or filaments of that dimension.

CHE 6800

Seminar

1ch