Ch. Eng. 477
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Winter 2002
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 477
UNIT OPERATIONS LABORATORY II
Winter 2002
Class Time and Place:
 Section 1: Tu/Th 12-2:50 pm
 Section 2: M/W 2-4:50 pm
217 CB
217 CB
Instructors:
 Section 1: Dr. Larry Baxter; Office: 350M CB: Phone: 378-8618 (BYU) & 229-2427 (Home);
e-mail: larry_baxter@byu.edu; Office Hours: 12-2 MW (Open Door)
 Section 2: Dr. Stan Harding; Office: 350T CB: Phone: 378-4126 (BYU) & (801) 294-5030
(Home); email: nsharding@attglobal.net
Lab Supervisor:
Mike Beliveau; Office: 223 CB; Phone: 378-3921
Teaching Assistants:
 Section 1: Clint Guymon Office 345 CB
 Section 2: Elvin Ip
Office: 309 CB; Phone: 378-7892; e-mail: elvin@et.byu.edu
Course Objectives:
The skills and competencies that you are expected to master in this class are listed in Table 1 below.
Textbook:
No official text is used for this course. Essential information (operating instructions, calibration
procedures, MSDS sheets, etc.) can be found on the UO Lab Website
http://www.et.byu.edu/~beliveau/uolab/ for all the experiments. In addition, manuals on the hardware
and instruments, supplies, etc. may be checked out from the Laboratory Supervisor (Mike Beliveau) or
the TA. All materials checked out during the laboratory must be returned to the stockroom at the end
of the laboratory period. The students are welcome to use these reference materials in the laboratory
area, but they are not to be removed from the room. We have a limited number of manuals on
equipment, and limited instruments that must be shared by other laboratory sections. Students who
habitually cause inconvenience to other students because they fail to return these items at the end of
their allotted time period will be subject to a reduction in their grade.
In addition, the textbooks from your kinetics, separations, thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, and heat
and mass transfer courses will be invaluable references for you. There is no assigned reading;
however, most lab assignments have reference material that should be reviewed.
Homework:
You should be able to complete all work for this class during class period except possibly for some
writing. To help achieve this goal, we ask that you do only Unit Operations work during Unit
Operations class. Do not do outside homework during this class period.
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Table 1: Competencies for ChE 477, Unit Operations Laboratory
Competency
1.2
Level
2
X/I/R
X
Activity
All Exps
& Disc.
4 Kinetics
Exps
4 Kinetics
Exps
3.6.1
3
X
3.6.2
2
X
4.1
2
X
4.2
4.3
2
2
X
X
4.4
2
X
LabVIEW
& Disc.
All Exps
All Exps
& Stats
Disc.
LabVIEW
6.3
2
X
All Exps.
6.4
2
X
All Exps
6.5
2
R
All Exps
6.6
2
X
All Exps
7.1
3,2
X
8.1
2
X
All Exps
HazComm
& Disc
Oral
Reports
8.2
2
X
8.3
8.4
9.1
1
1
2
R
R
X
10.1.1
3
R
4 Kinetics
Exps
10.4.3
2
R
Sep. Exps.
10.4.4
2
R
Written
Reports
Teams in
Labs
Description
Familiarity with chemical processes, units, and corresponding
equipment (via field trips among other mechanisms)
Understand fundamentals of kinetics including definitions of rate and
forms of rate expressions
Be able to determine rate expressions by analyzing reactor data
including integral and differential analysis on constant- and variablevolume systems
Demonstrate familiarity and experience with the measurement of
process variables (e.g., P, T, flow rate, conc.)
Demonstrate knowledge of basic laboratory techniques
Use the scientific method and problem solving strategies, as well as
statistical methods, to design and carry out experiments in order to
solve engineering problems
Demonstrate familiarity and experience with the application of process
control principles on an industrial control system
Be able to integrate topics from various Chemical Engineering courses
to solve realistic problems
Use critical and creative thinking skills for analysis and evaluation of
problems and cause-effect relationships
Be able to obtain and evaluate appropriate input information/data from
databases, handbooks, correlations, experiments, literature, etc.
Rationalize units, make order of magnitude estimates, assess
reasonableness of solutions, and select appropriate levels of solution
sophistication
Understand and practice safe laboratory and chemicals-handling
principles (HAZCOM portion of this is level 3)
Give effective, well-organized oral presentation of technical material
including the handling of questions and the use of appropriate visual
aids
Write effective, well-organized technical reports, including formal
engineering reports, short letter reports, and a personal resume
Demonstrate effective reading of technical material
Demonstrate effective interpretation of graphical data
Understand teamwork principles including: recognize team members’
strengths and weaknesses; use effective communication skills as
evidenced by mutual respect and brainstorming skills; share
responsibility; demonstrate reliability in individual responsibilities;
support/facilitate other team members’ development; understand the
importance of being a team player
Be able to size and do performance calculations on single, isothermal
plug-flow, CSTR, and batch reactors for a single homogeneous or
heterogeneous reaction given either rate data or a rate expression
Be able to design (e.g., number of trays, tray efficiency, column
height, column diameter, product specs) tray-type distillation,
absorption and extraction columns
Be able to design (e.g., height of column, packing material, column
diameter, flooding velocity) packed column absorbers using
correlations and mass transfer coefficients
The competency column refers to ABET documentation for the overall departmental program.
The level column indicates the importance of the competency to your education, 3 being the highest.
The X/I/R column indicates whether this course is intended to provide mainstream exposure (X), introductory
exposure (I), or review (R) of this information.
The activity column indicates the source of the information.
The description column is a brief description of the skill or knowledge to be gained.
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Attendance:
Lab attendance is required for the entire lab period on each day of the lab unless the instructor has
given prior approval for an absence. Attendance may be taken and recorded during each lab period and
used in the calculation of your final grade.
Lab Conduct:
All people in the lab are authorized to ask that any activity stop if it is perceived as an undue hazard to
people or the environment. Contact the instructor to resolve any concerns. There are only a few rules
in the laboratory, but they will be vigorously enforced:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Safety glasses are required to be worn at all times by all people when in the lab areas.
No food is allowed in the laboratory at any time.
Open-toe shoes are not allowed in the laboratory.
All equipment, materials, papers, etc. must be cleaned up prior to leaving the lab area.
Horseplay and unauthorized/unscheduled experiments that present hazards are not allowed.
None of the first three rules applies to the computer study area outside the laboratory. Several
experiments require other safety equipment or procedures that must be properly used. You are
responsible for your own safety equipment (glasses are required and lab coat, if you desire). Contact
lenses are fine so long as the wearer also has safety glasses/goggles. Intentional or reckless
disregard for safety issues is grounds for failing this class.
Refresher Discussions:
From time to time we will present a 20-minute discussion, at the first of class, on topics such as
statistics (for this class), writing, safety, environment, instrumentation, etc. There will be short quizzes
associated with many, but not all, of these discussions. A list of topics is attached at the end of the
syllabus.
Lab Teams and Experiments:
Lab teams will consist of two or three persons. Different lab partners may be assigned for each
experiment. It is expected that team members will work cooperatively, each sharing a fair portion of
the workload, and each maintaining his/her own record of the experiments in a separate laboratory
notebook. Teams and Experiments to be completed are determined from a matrix of assigned names
(Table 2) and experiments (Table 3) shown below.
Table 2: Student Matrix
1 Steve Towne
2 David Stephenson
3 Tony Mecham
4 Andrew Dadson
5 Spenser Ririe
6
7 Dan Smyth
8 Christopher Graham
9 Luke Hayes
10 Tim Pollock
Section 1
11 Kenneth Crowther
12 Sanjiv Devnani
13 Eric Hamaker
14Christi White
15 Kelly Echols
16 Seth Washburn
17 Dan Blood
18 Christian Hahn
19 Brian Matthews
20 Jared Schank
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21 Whitni Wright
22 Robert Morris
23 Weston Anderson
24 David Moulton
25 Jeremy Pearson
26 Andy Rogers
27 Josh Day
28 James Nuttall
29 Adelin Lloyd
30 Ryan Spear
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1 Paul Larsen
2 Don Hausen
3 Heather Hoeh
4 Lindsay Heller
5 Jim Ostler
6 John Krogue
7 Brent Crenshaw
8 James Thompson
9 Ben Severson
Section 2
10 Ethan Mastny
11 Peter Law
12 Chris Riley
13 Doug Capson
14 Tim Miller
15 Nathan Cluff
16 Ralph Price
17 Steph Stitt
18 Matt Gross
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19 Dave Reynolds
20 Min Kim
21 Jace Zurmely
22 Warren Casbeer
23 Jeff Johnston
24
25
26
27
Table 3: Assignment Matrix
Section 1
Experiment
Session 1 Session 2
Kinetics
Catalytic Methanation
1, 11, 21
8, 19, 30
Ethyl Acetate Kinetics
2, 12, 22
9, 20, 28
Phenolphthalein Kinetics
3, 13, 23
10, 18, 29
Separations
Continuous Distillation
4, 14, 24
1, 12, 23
Batch Distillation
5, 15, 25
2, 13, 21
Pulsed-plate Column
6, 16, 26
3, 11, 22
Complex Transport
Freeze Dryer
7, 17, 27
4, 16, 25
Wetted-wall Column
10, 20, 30
7, 15, 26
Instrumentation
8, 18, 28
5, 17, 24
Bioreactor Kinetics
9, 19, 29
6, 14, 27
Experiment
Catalytic Methanation
Ethyl Acetate Kinetics
Phenolphthalein Kinetics
Continuous Distillation
Batch Distillation
Pulsed-plate Column
Instrumentation
Bioreactor Kinetics
Freeze Dryer
Wetted-wall Column
Section 2
Assignment 1
Assignment 2
Short Report
Formal Report
Kinetics
1, 2, 3
17, 21, 22
4, 5, 6
18, 19, 23
7, 8, 9
15, 16, 20
Separations
10, 11, 12
1, 5, 9
13, 14, 15
3, 4, 8
Complex Transport
16, 17, 18
12, 13, 6
19, 20, 21
10, 14
22, 23
2, 11, 7
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5, 17, 26
6, 15, 27
7, 16, 25
8, 20, 29
9, 18, 30
10, 19, 28
1, 14, 21
4, 13, 22
2, 11, 23
3, 12, 24
Assignment 3
Oral Report
7, 10, 13
11, 14, 21
12, 17
2, 16, 19
6, 20, 23
1, 8, 15
3, 5, 22
4, 9, 18
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Lab Notebook:
Each student is required to maintain a lab book. As a minimum, observations and notes must be
maintained daily, on dated pages. If you prefer to store data on data files rather than write it in the
book, indicate this in the book and feel free to do so. Either the TA or the instructor must sign the
notebook each day indicating that the equipment and lab area are clean and properly secured.
Procedure:
Where possible the industrial environment will be simulated. Assignments will be in the form of a
memo from your “Supervisor.” Each team will submit a preliminary report before beginning an
experiment.
Preliminary Report:
Each team must prepare and present a written PRELIMINARY REPORT to the professor before
proceeding with the experiment. This report should consist of a short summary (maximum 2 pages,
double spaced) of plans for the experiment, i.e., what is the objective, what data will be taken and at
what test conditions, how will the data be analyzed to accomplish the objective, and a time-line
presented as a Gantt chart. This report should also address all safety issues. An oral summary of the
report will be given to the instructor at which time the team should be prepared to answer questions
regarding the experiment and possible safety hazards.
Written Reports:
One written short report (Assignment 1), one written formal report (Assignment 2), and a memo/oral
report (Assignment 3) are required. Each report should include:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Title, name, date, experiment, and lab partners.
An objective
A summary
A description of your experiment and the equipment/materials it uses.
A quantitative theoretical discussion, based on ChE training, describing how the experiment
should proceed.
6. A section summarizing your experimental results.
7. A discussion of the agreement or lack thereof between the theory and experiment.
8. Conclusions regarding your experiment with specific design recommendations.
9. Recommendations for improving the experiment.
10. Appendix material containing:
a. Contributions of your team members on a scale of 1-5, five being highest.
b. A sample calculation with your data and your analysis.
c. Suggestions for ways to improve the experiment.
d. Other material as necessary.
The reports will be due at the beginning of the lab according to the schedule. Late reports will be
penalized 10% per lab day. Talk to the instructor before the due date if there are extenuating
circumstances (such as CADEM computer problems or extensive illness). If you have a plant trip on
the due date, turn your report in early.
Report 1: Short Report
The first report will be a short report (5-6 pages including figures and tables but excluding appendixes)
with emphasis on results and discussion. We will review in class the format and grading of this
report.
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Report 2: Formal Report
The second report will be an individual formal report (10-12 pages including figures and tables). As
with the short report, team contributions, sample calculations and suggestions for improvement of the
experiment will be required.
Report 3: Oral and Memo Report
Time will be scheduled during the last day of class for the presentation of the oral reports.
Approximately 15 minutes should be used to present the material and 5 minutes for the class to ask
questions. All team members must participate in the oral presentation and question and answer
session. All members should be able to answer questions about and present any part of the report. The
professor, TA, and the class members will do the grading. The students presenting reports are expected
to dress as Professional Engineers during their presentation. A one-page memo report is due the period
before the presentation. Late oral reports will not be accepted. DO NOT ARRANGE A PLANT
TRIP DURING THIS TIME.
Grading:
Experiment 1
Preliminary Report
Oral Summary Presentation
Sample Calculations
Short Report
20
20
20
100
Experiment 2
Preliminary Report
Sample Calculations
Formal Report
20
20
120
Experiment 3
Preliminary Report
Sample Calculations
1 Page Memo Report and Slides
Oral Presentation
20
20
20
100
Safety/Attendance/Decorum
Discussion Review Quizzes
Lab Notebook
TOTAL POINTS:
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40
40
40
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Schedule:
The schedule for the semester is shown below:
Class
Period
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
Lab Topic
Prep/Planning
Prep/Planning
Experiments
Experiments
Experiments
Experiments
Analysis/Writing
Analysis/Writing
Analysis/Writing
Analysis/Writing
Report Due
Prep/Planning
Prep/Planning
Experiments
Experiments
Experiments
Experiments
Analysis/Writing
Analysis/Writing
Analysis/Writing
Report Due
Prep/Planning
Prep/Planning
Experiments
Experiments
Experiments
Experiments
Analysis/Prep.
Analysis/Prep.
Group Presentation
Date,
Sec. 1
Jan 3
Jan 8
Jan 10
Jan 15
Jan 17
Jan 22
Jan 29
Jan. 31
Feb 5
Feb 7
Feb 12
Feb 12
Feb 14
Feb 26
Feb 28
Mar 5
Mar 7
Mar 12
Mar 14
Mar 19
Mar 26
Mar 21
Mar 26
Mar 28
April 2
April 4
April 9
April 11
April 16
April 18
Date,
Sec. 2
Jan 7
Jan 9
Jan 14
Jan 16
Jan 23
Jan 24
Jan 28
Jan. 30
Feb 4
Feb 6
Feb 11
Feb 11
Feb 13
Feb 25
Feb 27
Mar 4
Mar 6
Mar 11
Mar 13
Mar 18
Mar 25
Mar 20
Mar 25
Mar 27
April 1
April 3
April 8
April 10
April 15
April 17
Possible Lecture Topics
Lab Safety
Lab Safety/Gantt Charts
Operations Presentations
Operations Presentations
Experimental Design & Statistics
Experimental Design & Statistics
Experimental Design & Statistics
English/Writing
English/Writing
Corporate Safety
Individual Short Report Due
Corporate Safety
Experimental Design & Statistics
Experimental Design & Statistics
Experimental Design & Statistics
Environmental Protection
Environmental Protection
Corporate Safety
Corporate Safety
Sensors
Individual Formal Report Due
Sensors
Sensors
Sensors
Computer Interfaces
Computer Interfaces
Computer Interfaces
Computer Interfaces
Student's Choice
Team Oral Reports Due
University Mission:
The following is quoted from the General Catalog: “The mission of Brigham Young University –
founded, supported, and guided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints – is to assist
individuals in their quest for perfection and eternal life. That assistance should provide a period of
intensive learning in a stimulating setting where a commitment to excellence is expected and the full
realization of human potential is pursued . . . To succeed in this mission the university must provide an
environment enlightened by living prophets and sustained by those moral virtues which characterize
the life and teachings of the Son of God.”
Honor and Dress and Grooming Codes:
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All of us have been instructed on the Honor and Dress and Grooming Codes of the university. We
have all committed to obey and sustain these codes. It is expected in this class that each of us will
honor the commitments that we have made. The teacher reserves the right to ask an individual to leave
the laboratory who is failing to abide by his or her commitment to the Dress and Grooming Codes.
The Honor Code requires that there will be no plagiarizing on written work. If a student is caught
plagiarizing (or faking results) on a report, he or she will be referred to the Honor Council and be
given an E in the course.
Preventing Sexual Harassment:
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits sex discrimination against any participant in
an educational program. Title IX covers discrimination in programs, admissions, activities, and
student-to-student sexual harassment. BYU’s policy against sexual harassment extends not only to
employees of the university but also to students. If you encounter unlawful sexual harassment or
gender based discrimination, please talk to your professor; contact the campus EEO office (378-5895);
or contact the Honor Code Office (378-2847).
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Possible Discussion Topics
(1) Lab Safety
a. Your personal responsibility
b. Emergency exit procedures
c. Eye protection and clothing
d. Sign in/out of lab book
e. Study hall orderliness
f. MSDS
g. HazComm
(2) Corporate Safety
a. Safety statistics/pyramid
b. ISMS Systems
c. Lockout/Tagout
d. SOPs
e. Electricity
f. Pressure
g. Bhopal
h. Reactive Chemicals
i. Grounding and bonding when transferring
liquids
j. Other (emergency response, fire, etc.)
(3) Environmental Protection
a. Water
b. Air
c. Ground
(4) Experimental Design & Statistics
a. Basic Statistics (random variables,
probability, means, variances, higher
moments, pdfs)
b. Central Limit Theorem
c. Confidence Intervals
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
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d. Experimental Design
e. Optimization
Sensors
a. Temperature
b. Flow rate
c. Composition
d. Pressure
e. Other (level, distance, etc.)
Computer interfacing with controls and sensors
a. 4-20 ma, 250 Ω resistors, IEEE and other
essentials
b. Differential and single signals
c. Software
d. Boards
e. Sensors and actuators
f. Controllers
g. Fuzzy logic
English/Writing
a. Major points: Concise, simple writing with
simple words (SVP, fog index, etc.),
outlines, topic sentences, BIF of BIL,
grammar, format, punctuation, spelling,
b. Fine points: split infinitives, dangling
participles, hyphenated compound
adjectives, units, data is a plural noun,
indices or indexes (appendix, etc.), plurals
of compound nouns, style, Chicago Manual
of Style, etc.
Gantt Charts
Student’s Choice