Syllabus for ChEn 2001: Material and Energy Balances, Fall 2013

ChEn 2001: Material and Energy Balances (4 credits), Fall 2013 Primary Instructor Prof. Kechun Zhang Office: 263 Amundson Hall Email: kzhang@umn.edu Phone: 612-626-0635 Office Hours: TTh 11:10-12:10 Teaching Assistants Name Yi-shu Tai Nancy Trejo Ryan Wu Recitation Instructor Prof. Aditya Bhan Office: 437 Amundson Hall Email: abhan@umn.edu Phone: 612-626-3981 Office Hours: T 5-6; F 10-11 Recitation Instructor Prof. Alon McCormick Office: 433 Amundson Hall Email: mccormic@umn.edu Phone: 612-625-1822 Office Hours: T 3-4; W 9-10

Email taixx035@umn.edu trejo025@umn.edu wuxx0642@umn.edu

Office Hours MW 11-12 MW 1:30-2:30 MW 10-11

Location AmH 210 AmH 210 AmH 210

Lectures and Recitations Section Days Lecture (All) MWF Recitation 002 TTh Recitation 003 TTh Recitation 004 TTh Recitation 005 TTh Recitation 006 TTh Recitation 007 TTh

Time 3:35 4:25 10:10 11:00 11:15 12:05 12:20 1:10 3:35 4:25 9:05 9:55 8:00 8:55

Location AndH 210 FordH 130 FordH 130 FordH 151 AmH 240 FordH B10 FordH B10

Computer Keller 3-170 Keller 3-170 Keller 3-170 Keller 3-170 Keller 3-170 Keller 3-170

Lecturer Zhang McCormick McCormick Bhan Bhan Zhang Zhang

Course Description This course provides an introduction to the basic problem solving skills used in chemical engineering. This course will focus on the analysis of process flow sheets in terms of flow of material and flow of energy. An extra emphasis will be placed on the use of numerical tools for solving linear systems of equations. Course Goals, Objectives and Expectations At the end of the ChEn 2001 course, students should be able to (i) read a statement of a chemical process, (ii) translate the statement into a graphical model, (iii) develop a set of equations for computing the desired quantities, (iv) determine if there is sufficient information to solve the flowsheet, and (v) solve for the desired quantities using appropriate mathematical tools. The students will also receive an overview of a number of topics such as separations, thermodynamics, reaction kinetics, that will be covered in much greater detail in junior-level courses. The goal of this course is to introduce these topics and to demonstrate the application of mass and energy balances related to these topics. It is expected that the students will attend lecture, participate in recitation discussions, and complete all homework assignments. Course Pre-requisites (or concurrent) Chem 2301, Math 2374 and Phys 1302 or equivalents for any course. If you do not have the prerequisites for this course and have not received permission, you will be dropped from this class. If you have questions about your prerequisites, please contact Laura Ericksen in 151 Amundson (erick073@umn.edu, 612-626-5762)

Course Website The syllabus, overheads, HW assignments and solutions, recitation problems, and your grades along with the statistics for the class will be provided on Moodle. You can log-on through them MyU portal and choose ChEn 2001. The final version of overheads for the lectures and recitation problems will be posted on the website by 5 PM on the preceding day. Homework solutions will be posted shortly after the homework is

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collected in class. The homework assignment will clearly state whether or not parts of the homework need to be submitted online, e.g., MATLAB code required for a problem. Textbooks Required: Regina M. Murphy, Introduction to Chemical Processes: Principles, Analysis, Synthesis. (McGraw-Hill, 2007). An errata for this book as well as additional resources are available at http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072849606/ You are allowed to use previous editions of this book however, if you do so, you will be responsible for any typographical errors. All homework problem statements will be typed and handed out in class to avoid confusion between different editions of the book. Recommended for Additional Reading Richard M. Felder and Ronald W. Rousseau, Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes, 3rd Ed. John Wiley, 2000. This text is a good resource for additional practice problems and solved examples for this course. Perrys Chemical Engineers Handbook, 7th Edition (McGraw-Hill, 1997). A good source of physical property data, this text is available on the web at http://www.knovel.com/web/portal/basic_search/display?_EXT_KNOVEL_DISPLAY_bookid=48 C. J. Geankoplis, Transport Processes and Separation Process Principles, 4th Ed. Prentice Hall, 2003. This book will serve as good reference for staged distillation. Two chapters from Professor Cusslers text on mass transport and separations will be posted on Moodle. These chapters will serve as the relevant text when we cover staged distillation. Recitation Recitation will be used to solve additional problems, either in small groups or in discussion with the recitation instructor. All students are expected to attend recitation and participate in the discussions. The recitation problems will be posted on Moodle, however, the solutions to these problems will not be posted. If you miss recitation and would like to discuss the solutions to any problems, you can do so during office hours. The solution to the exam will be presented in recitation on the recitation following the exam; no solutions to the exam will be posted. For the first 6 weeks, Thursday recitations will be held in the computer lab indicated in the schedule. All students should initialize their CSE lab accounts and verify that they work before the class. This can be done in any CSE lab that has PCs: Keller 3-170, Keller 2-170, Keller 2-172, ME308, ME302, ME314, or CE230. Files can be saved on your network drive, but you may want to bring a USB memory stick to save your work. During weeks 1-5, we will provide tutorials on using Excel and Matlab to solve problems relevant to ChEn 2001 and subsequent courses in ChEn. In the 6th week, you will be given an open book, open notes, pass/fail examination. Any student who does not pass the computer exam on the 6th Thursday (October 10) will not receive a passing grade for this course. Students who do not take this exam will fail the course unless there is a documented, legitimate excuse. Special arrangements will be made in such circumstances. On September 17, a brief, closed-book math quiz will be given in recitation. This quiz will follow directly from the math review on the first day of recitation and from homework # 1

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Homework Homework will be assigned approximately one per week and the due date will be listed on the assignment. The assignments will also be posted on the course website. The problems are to be turned in at the beginning of lecture on the day they are due. When indicated on the homework, computer assignments must be uploaded prior to the class during which they are due. Graded problem sets will be returned in recitation and the solution will be posted on the website. Three problems will be chosen at random for grading after homework submission and each problem will be scored using the following guidelines: Grade 3 2 1 0 Criteria Problem solution is correct and each step is clearly explained. In addition, all graphs are labeled and the correct units are reported. There are minor errors in arithmetic, the units are incorrect or the solution is not well explained. The solution presented has major conceptual and/or numerical errors or is very poorly presented, but the student has put in significant effort. The solution presented indicates minimal effort, formatting rules are not followed, HW is late or not submitted.

Students are encouraged to discuss the problem set with other students, but each student is required to submit and present their own solution. Copying or paraphrasing from the web, another source, or another students solution or permitting your own solution to be copied or paraphrased is considered cheating. The minimum penalty for all students involved is a zero for that homework. Rules for submission of homework problem sets 1. All assignments should be prepared on A4 paper. No spiral notebook paper will be accepted. 2. Problem sets must be stapled together. 3. The name of the student, ID number and recitation section (legible writing!) should appear on the upper right hand corner of the first page. The students name should appear on all pages. 4. Write on one side of the paper and do not use any of the page as scrap paper. 5. All axes and legend on graphs must be clearly labeled. 6. Number the pages of the homework solution sequentially. 7. For numerical problems, the source code must be submitted in addition to the final result if indicated in the assignment. Following the first assignment, homework solutions submitted that do not meet these criteria will receive a score of zero. Examinations There will be two in-class midterm examinations; the final exam will be given according to the University Schedule. All exams in this class will be open book and closed notes. You may write whatever you would like on the inside of your book. The mid-term exams are scheduled for 11 October and 18 November. You may use a scientific calculator, but the calculator must not have a text memory, graphing capabilities or the ability to compute integrals. Examples of acceptable calculators include the TI-30X, HP-30 and the Casio FX-300. Examples of unacceptable calculators include the TI-85, HP-50G and the Casio-9850. If you are uncertain about the suitability of your calculator, please bring it to recitation at some point prior to the exam. If during the examination it is found that a student is working with an unacceptable model, then the student may be forced to take the exam without a calculator.

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Communication devices (cell phones, etc.) are not permitted during the examination and must remain in a sealed bag. Open possession of such items will be considered a case of cheating and the student will receive a 0 grade for the exam. No student will be permitted to take the exam before the scheduled time and no makeup exams will be given. Students who miss an exam will be given a zero grade for the exam unless personal illness or a family emergency was the reason for missing the exam. Special arrangements will be made in such circumstances provided these instances are well documented. Re-grading of Exams and Homework Students who wish to have their exam or homework re-graded should submit their request before lecture the day following the recitation in which the exam or homework was returned. This request should be made in writing, indicating the possible error, and placed in Prof. Zhangs mailbox in 151 Amundson. The entire exam or homework will be reviewed by Prof. Zhang for any possible oversight, and a revised grade, which may be higher or lower, will be returned to the student. Submitting an altered exam or homework for regrading is a serious offense for which the student will receive an F grade in the course. Determination of Grades Final grades will be assigned from a histogram of the final grades based upon the following distribution: Homework: Math Quiz: Mid-term 1: Mid-term 2: Final Exam: 15% 3% 21% 21% 40%

Exception: Students who do not receive a passing grade on the computer exam will receive a failing grade for the class. Grading Standards (definition of grades) A Represents outstanding achievement relative to the level necessary to meet course requirements B Represents achievement that is significantly above the level necessary to meet course requirements C Represents achievement that meets the course requirements D Represents achievement that is worthy of credit even though it fails to full meet the course requirements S Represents achievement that is satisfactory, equivalent to C- or better F (or N) Represents failure (or no credit) and signifies that work was either (1) completed but at a level that was not worthy of credit or (2) was not completed and there was no agreement between the instructor and the student that the student would be awarded an I (see also I) I (Incomplete) Assigned at the discretion of the instructor when, due to extraordinary circumstances, a student is prevented from completing the course work on time: requires a written agreement between the instructor and the student. Class Schedule A schedule of topics covered in lecture and in recitation for the upcoming week will be posted before lecture on Monday at the start of the week on Moodle. The date and venue for the in-class mid-term examinations will be announced at least 3 weeks in advance in lecture and in recitation. Senate Student Academic Workload Policy For undergraduate courses, one credit is defined as equivalent to an average of three hours of learning effort per week (over a full semester) necessary for an average student to achieve an average grade in the course. For example, a student taking a four credit course that meets for four hours a week should expect to spend an additional eight hours a week on course work outside the classroom.

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Statement on Accommodations for Students with Disabilities It is University policy to provide reasonable accommodations to students with disabilities. This publication is available in alternate formats to persons with disabilities upon request. Please contact the Disability Services office at 626-1333, Room 180 of McNamara Alumni Center to discuss accommodation needs. Statement on Classroom Conduct Students are expected to interact with the instructor and other students with respect and courtesy. Students should attend every class session prepared to learn and work. Participation in class is expected, which includes both speaking up and listening. Give class your full attention while here. Complete all assignments, including all reading assignments, in a timely fashion. Turn off your cell phone for the duration of class. Students whose behavior is disruptive either to the instructor or to the other students in the class will be asked to leave. Students whose behavior suggests the need for counseling or other assistance may be referred to counseling service. Students whose behavior violates the University Student Conduct Code will be subject to disciplinary action. Statement on Scholastic Dishonesty The University Student Conduct Code defines scholastic dishonesty as follows: Scholastic Dishonesty: Scholastic dishonesty means plagiarizing; cheating on assignments or examinations; engaging in unauthorized collaboration on academic work; taking, acquiring, or using test materials without faculty permission; submitting false or incomplete records of academic achievement; acting along or in cooperation with another to falsify records or to obtain dishonestly grades, honors, awards, or professional endorsement; altering, forging or misusing a University academic record; or falsifying data, research procedures, or data analysis. Within this course, a student responsible for scholastic dishonesty can be assigned a penalty up to and including an F or N grade for this course. If you have any questions regarding the expectations for a specific assignment or examination, ask. Email Policy In compliance with FERPA and the Minnesota Privacy Act, students must use their University of Minnesota email account for conducting official business with U of M. Messages originating from other email addresses will be disregarded. Use of Personal Electronic Devices in the Classroom: Using personal electronic devices in the classroom setting can hinder instruction and learning, not only for the student using the device but also for other students in the class. To this end, the University establishes the right of each faculty member to determine if and how personal electronic devices are allowed to be used in the classroom. Sexual Harassment "Sexual harassment" means unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and/or other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature. Such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual's work or academic performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working or academic environment in any University activity or program. Such behavior is not acceptable in the University setting. Conflict of Interest Disclosure Dr. Kechun Zhang consults for, and holds equity and royalty interests in, Ascenix Biotechnologies, a company that is licensing one of the product lines developed in Dr. Zhangs lab.

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