MEMORANDUM (Course Syllabus)
To: ChE 396 Class
Date: January 20, 2015
From: Dr. Roberta Rosty
Re: Introduction
Re: ChE 396-002 Chemical Engineering Lab I (15218)
Pre-requisite Courses:
ChE 370 (Heat & Mass Transfer), Eng 352 (Technical Writing),
Corequisite: Math 225A (Survey of Probability & Statistics for ChEs)
Class Meetings:
Tuesdays 1-3:55 PM, Thursdays 8:30- 10:40 AM----Room B-7 Tiernan Hall
Lab Locations: Tiernan B - 7, - 109, and - 411 (computer lab)
Attendance is Mandatory! Always meet in basement lab (B-7 Tiernan Hall) first for
announcements and any short lectures before proceeding to experiments or to the
computer lab. (Always sign the yellow attendance sheet in B-7 at the start of every
class).
Instructor Information:
Office Hours: Mondays: 2-4 PM; Tuesdays: 9-11 AM.
Office Location: 364T
Office Phone: (973) 596- 3599
Email (preferred contact mode): rxr2702@njit.edu
Teaching Assistant: To be announced
Course Requirements and Grading:
Four experiments will be assigned to each group. (See Schedule) All reports and
presentations are to be group efforts and submissions. Submitted reports should be on
paper. Electronic submissions are allowed only with permission of the instructor. Points
will be deducted for late reports.
• Report #1: Scholarly paper: 20 %
(Experiment #1)
• Report #2: Scholarly paper: 20 %
(Experiment #2)
• Report #3: Proposal Request for Funding: 20 %
(Experiment #3)
• Report #4: Industrial Memo: 20%
(Experiment #4)
 Oral presentation: 10 % (Date TBA: during exam week- report to Tiernan B7 if
another room has not been selected for the presentations.)
(Pick one of your experiments to make an oral presentation on.)
 Safe, professional participation and performance in lab experiments: 10%
Student participation in lab experiments is required.
NOTE: Report#1 is due on 2/19/15. Report #2 is due on 3/12/15. Report #3 is due on
4/9/15. Report #4 is on 4/30/14 at 8:30 AM in Tiernan B-7. (Report to Tiernan B-7 to
hand in all lab reports, do not leave lab reports in my mailbox). Five/100 points will be
deducted for each week a lab report is late. Late Lab Reports will not be accepted after
the last class (when oral presentations are made).
Policy on Academic Integrity:
Members of the NJIT community are expected to be honest and forthright in
their academic endeavors as stated in the academic integrity code:
www.njit.edu/academics/pdf/academic-integrity-code.pdf
Grade for Course
≥ 90: A;
80-89: B;
70-79: C;
60 – 69: D
Groups:
As assigned; normally, 3 students per group.
Rotating group leader -Self-policing (PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT EXPECTED!)
Math Solver:
You will definitely need access to a math software package to solve equations
(ordinary differential and algebraic) and do regressions. Polymath is available on
all ChE PC’s, and is easy to use. You can use whatever you like!
Lab Manual: (available at http://moodle.njit.edu for ChE 396)
Laboratory Manual for ChE 396 by Dr. Robert Barat
Introduction Manual for ChE 396 by Dr. Robert Barat
Useful References and Resources:
Geankopolis, C., Transport Processes and Separation Process Principles: Includes Unit
Operations, 4th ed., Prentice-Hall (2003).
McCabe, W., Smith, J., and Harriot, P., Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering, 5th
ed.,
McGraw-Hill (1993).
Barat, R. and Elliot, N., The Complete Chemical Engineer -A Guide to Critical Thinking,
Kendall/Hunt (1993).
Estrin, H. and Elliot, N., Technical Writing in the Corporate World, Crisp Publications
(1990).
Typical overall heat transfer coefficients:
http://www.the-engineering-page.com/forms/he/typU.html
ABET Course Goals:
1. Challenge students to apply all prior classroom knowledge and laboratory experiences
in the successful execution and analysis of chemical engineering experiments with
procedures and devices applicable to fluid flow and heat transfer applications.
2. Inspire students to think critically as they approach the chemical engineering
laboratory experiments with an ethical awareness and a research orientation.
ABET Program Objectives Addressed:
1. Engineering Practice: Alumni from our program are successfully engaged in the
practice of chemical engineering within industry, academe and government,
working in a wide array of technical specialties including, but not limited to,
process and plant design operations.
Course Objectives: In this first course in a chemical engineering capstone laboratory,
experiments are conducted in the areas of fluid mechanics and heat transfer. Bench and
pilot-scale equipment is used. Oral and written reports are prepared by the students.