MEMORANDUM (Course Syllabus)
To: ChE 396-004 Class From: Dr. Roberta Rosty
Date: January 18, 2017 Re: Introduction
Re: ChE 396-004 Chemical Engineering Lab I (10991)
Pre-requisite Courses:
ChE 370 (Heat & Mass Transfer), Eng 352 (Technical Writing),
Corequisite: Math 225A (Survey of Probability & Statistics for ChEs)
Class Meetings:
Wednesdays: 8:30 – 11:25 AM; Fridays: 1 – 3:10 PM----Room B-7 Tiernan Hall
Lab Locations: Tiernan B - 7, - 206, and - 411 (computer lab)
Attendance is Mandatory! Always meet in basement lab (B-7 Tiernan Hall) first (after the first three classes, which will be held in 411T) 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 experimental, planning or writing class).
Instructor Information:
Office Hours: Mondays: 9 – 11 AM; Thursdays: 9-11 AM
Office Location: 350T
Office Phone: (973) 596- 3599
Email (preferred contact mode):
Teaching Assistant: TBA
Course Requirements and Grading:
Four experiments will be assigned to each group. (See Lab 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 %
(Pick one of your experiments to make an oral presentation on.)
· Safe, professional participation and performance in lab experiments: 10%
(2.5% (each) for safe, professional participation in 4 initial lab periods for each of the four experiments.)
(However, failure by a student to participate in experiments can result in a failing grade). Failure to sign the attendance sheet during lab periods will result in a loss of points. Student participation in lab experiments is required.
Report Due Dates: Report Numbers 1-3 are due at the beginning of planning period. Report#1 is due on 2/17/17. Report #2 is due on 3/10/17. Report #3 is due on 4/7/17. (Report to Tiernan B-7 to hand in lab reports nos. 1-3 at the beginning of the planning session). Report #4 is due on 5/2/17 (Reading Day) by 3:10 PM in my office 350T. (Do not leave any lab reports in my mailbox. Please hand reports to me either in B7 (Reports 1-3) or in my office, 350T (Report #4)). Three/48 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).
Sample Calculations: Each group should hand in one set of sample calculations (one calculation/type of calculation) for each lab experiment for review on the lab date specified in the lab schedule. These sample calculations should not be typed and should show all units and not be in a tabular form. A folder has been provided on the ChE396 Moodle site that contains more specific information about what sample calculations are required in the lab reports for each experiment regardless of the type of report (scholarly journal, proposal request for funding or industrial executive memo). The purpose of this review is to detect any major problems or misconceptions before the report is handed in. The sample calcs will not be graded when they are handed in for initial review, and will be handed back approximately one week before the final report is due. The sample calcs should be corrected and handed in with the lab report, which is when they will be graded. (Credit for sample calcs should not be expected unless they are handed in with the report). Each group can only hand in one final report for each lab experiment and are responsible for the technical accuracy of their final report. (Lab reports cannot be corrected and resubmitted). Sample Calculations are required in the group lab reports as specified on the ChE396 Moodle site. The Sample Calculations should be provided in group lab reports in addition to the graphs and other requirements specified in the Data Analysis and Modeling section of the Lab Manual and the requirements specified in the Introduction Manual, regardless of the type of report being submitted. (Sample Calculations do not have to be typed – but the rest of the lab report should be typed).
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
Grading:
Final Scores: Academic Grade to Be Expected:
89.9-100 A
85.0-89.8 B+
80.0-84.9 B
74.9-79.9 C+
69.9-74.8 C
60.0-69.8 D
<60.0 F
Groups:
As assigned; normally, 3 to 4 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
Important Note: The lab manual available on the NJIT Moodle ChE396 website should be followed for all experimental procedures and for the Data Analysis, Modeling and Discussion that is required for each lab report (whether it is a scholarly journal, proposal request for funding or an industrial executive memo type report), unless specifically told otherwise in writing by the instructor, Dr. Rosty. The Introduction Manual should be consulted for information on what sections and information are required in each type of written lab report in addition to the sample calculations specified as required on the Moodle website and requirements specified in the Data Analysis, Modeling and Discussion section of the lab manual for that particular experiment.
Scoring Rubrics for Oral Presentations and Lab Reports: The scoring rubrics for technical written reports and the oral presentation are provided in the Introduction Manual Available on the ChE396 Moodle site.
Teamwork: Students will be assigned to groups at the beginning of the semester and will not be reassigned. On the rare occasion when a member of a team is not contributing to the group report preparation effort, groups should notify the instructor. Groups should provide a non-contributing team member a warning notice (with a copy to the instructor) and give that team member a chance to participate after the warning notice for at least a couple of weeks. If a team member continues not to contribute, the team must have full team approval before they submit a report without a team member’s name. The non-contributing team member will then be required to submit their own report. (No student will be reassigned to another lab group due to student requests).
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.