| ChE 601 |
Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics |
3 |
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| Course Description |
Review of thermodynamics laws. P.V.T. relations and equations of state for both pure fluids and fluid mixtures. Thermodynamic properties of fluids and their relationships. Solution properties. Phase and chemical equilibria. |
| ChE 620 |
Advanced Chemical Engineering Calculations |
3 |
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| Course Description |
Mathematical formulation of physical problems in chemical engineering. Applications of analytical and numerical solution of partial differential equations. Introduction to tensor analysis. |
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ChE 621
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Chemical Process Simulation and Design
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3
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ChE 620
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| Course Description |
Computer applications in chemical process design; Algorithms for unit computation; sparse matrix systems; Expert systems
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ChE 622
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Chemical Process Optimization
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3 |
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| Course Description |
Formulation of optimization problems; Single and multivariable constrained and unconstrained functions; Techniques of optimization and their application to chemical engineering problems; Decision theory with uncertainty factor
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ChE 623
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Advanced Process Control
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3 |
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| Course Description |
Process characteristics of lumped and distributed parameter systems. Stability and controllability criteria for feedback control systems. Interaction and decoupling of control loops. Multiple control loops; Linear multivariable control systems. Digital computer control. Discrete time analysis of control systems. Self-optimizing control systems
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ChE 624
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Transport Phenomena-I
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3 |
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| Course Description |
Molecular transport mechanisms of momentum, energy and mass. Steady and unsteady state single and multidimensional transport. Transport with a net convective flux. Applications of transport phenomena.
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ChE 625
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Transport Phenomena-II
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3
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ChE 624
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| Course Description |
Estimation and measurement of transport properties. Turbulence and transport under turbulent conditions. Transport past immersed bodies including flow phenomena through porous media. Non-newtonian phenomena including rheologyical characteristics and measurements of viscoelastic materials.
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ChE 626
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Advanced Separation Processes
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3
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| Course Description |
Principles of multi-component equilibrium and transport-controlled processes. Design of staged and continuous separation processes including distillation, absorption, stripping and extraction for multi-component feed systems. Separation processes involving chemical reactions. Design of equipment involving simultaneous heat and mass transfer.
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ChE 627
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Advanced Chemical Reaction Engineering
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3 |
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| Course Description |
Review of reaction kinetic theories, and analysis of multiple reactor systems. Selectivity and optimization considerations in multiple reaction systems. Non-isothermal reactors. Elements of heterogeneous reaction kinetics including adsorption isotherms and basic ideal kinetic models. Fixed bed reactor design; axial dispersion models. Residence time distribution and non-ideal reactor models.
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ChE 628
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Oil and Gas Engineering
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3 |
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| Course Description |
Introduction to Petroleum production Technology. Enhanced Oil Recovery methods. Production of natural gas and gas condensate. Two and Three-phase gas separators. Crude oil treating systems. Acid gas removal. Gas dehydration; Transportation and storage of oil and gas. Perspective of oil and Gas industry in the Kingdom.
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ChE 629
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Advanced Petroleum Refinery Processes
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3 |
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| Course Description |
Reforming and isomerization, catalytic cracking, hydro-treating, alkylation, visbreaking and coking. Lubricating oil production. Use of additives. Recovery of petro-chemical feed stocks such as BTX and olefins. Specific equipment requirement and design in refinery processes.
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ChE 630
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Advanced Catalysis
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3 |
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| Course Description |
Adsorption phenomena and kinetics of surface reactions. Catalyst preparation and characterization. Catalysis on non-ideal surfaces. Selectivity, and empirical activity patterns in catalysis. Catalytic mechanisms and modern experimental techniques. Catalytic poisoning mechanisms and catalyst deactivation models. Descriptive examples of industrial catalytic systems.
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ChE 631
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Analysis and Design of Multiple Phase Reactors
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3 |
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| Course Description |
Heterogeneous non-catalytic and catalytic reactions. Mixing phenomena in multiphase reactors; tracer techniques in chemical reactor characterization. Fixed-bed reactor analysis. Two and three phase fluidized-bed reactors. Slurry reactors. Trickle-bed reactors. Bubble columns. Analysis of reactors with deactivating catalyst.
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ChE 632
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Industrial Catalysis
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3 |
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| Course Description |
Introduction to basic catalytic phenomena. Catalyst preparation and characterization. Catalyst deactivation. Catalyst activity testing. Hydrogen production and synthesis gas reactions. Hydrogenation dehydrogenation reactions. Selective and full oxidation reactions. Petroleum refining and processing. Environmental catalysis: stationary and mobile sources. Fuel cells.
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ChE 633
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Homogeneous Catalysis
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3 |
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| Course Description |
Definitions and fundamentals of homogeneous reactions. Structures and properties of complexes of transition metals. Kinetics of homogeneous catalytic reactions. Gas phase reactions. Liquid phase reactions. Chain reactions. Theory of ligands field. Phase transfer catalysis. Industrial homogeneous catalytic processes.
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ChE 634
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Catalyst Preparation and Characterization
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3 |
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Catalysis - classification and definitions. Role of catalysis in industry and environmental protection. Principles of catalysts selection. Methods for supports preparation. Methods of catalyst preparation. Basic industrial processes for treatment of catalytic materials. Properties of industrial catalysts. Methods for measurement of catalytic activity and selectivity. Types of laboratory reactors. Methods for measurement of the surface properties of the catalysts. Surface science methods for catalyst characterization. Methods for measurement of the bulk and mechanical properties of the catalysts.
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| ChE 635 |
Advances in Industrial Waste Treatment |
3
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| Course Description |
The nature of industrial wastes. Principles and techniques of the control of industrial atmospheric pollution. The design of physical and chemical processes for the treatment of liquid and solid industrial wastes. Treatment of hazardous industrial wastes, pollution control of petroleum, petrochemical and other chemical industries. Re-use and recovery of industrial wastes.
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ChE 636
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Control of Hazardous Materials and Wastes
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3 |
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Characteristics of Hazardous materials: Solids, liquids and gases. Toxicity and industrial toxic wastes production. Safety and engineering requirements for handling, storage, transportation, treatment and disposal of hazardous materials and wastes. Hazardous waste management policy. Case studies of specific hazardous and toxic chemicals used or produced in the Kingdome.
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ChE 637
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Biochemical Engineering
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3 |
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| Course Description |
A little microbiology, Structure of cells, Important cell types. Chemicals of life, Lipids, Sugars and Polysaccharides, Amino acids and Proteins. Kinetics of enzyme-catalyzed reactions, Enzyme activity and deactivation. Metabolic stoichiometry and Energetics, Carbon metabolism, Biosynthesis, Metabolic organization and regulation. Kinetics of substrate utilization, Product formation and Biomass production in cell cultures. Transport phenomena in bioprocess systems. Design and analysis of biological reactors.
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ChE 695
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Seminar
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3 |
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| Course Description |
Chemical engineering MSc candidates are required to attend the department graduate seminars and contribute to the seminars lectures and discussions. Seminar Topics are mainly related to the students research areas. Grades are pass or no pass.
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| ChE 696 |
Special Topics in Chemical Engineering-I |
3 |
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| Course Description |
Advanced Topics in a selected subject of the broad area of chemical engineering to supplement and enhance emphasis on one or more of the graduate program subjects and to introduce recent advances in that subject. |
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ChE 697
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Special Topics in Chemical Engineering-II
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3 |
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| Course Description |
Advanced Topics in a selected subject of the broad area of chemical engineering to supplement and enhance emphasis on one or more of the graduate program subjects and to introduce recent advances in that subject.
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ChE 699
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Thesis |
3 |
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| Course Description |
Original research work conducted by individual M.Sc. candidates in one of the areas of chemical engineering. The work should contribute new knowledge to the field of engineering and should reflect the student’s proficiency in research and creative thinking and analysis of results.
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