Process and Plant Design. 4 credits, 4 contact hours

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Prerequisites: CHE 312 , CHE 349 , CHE 360 , CHE 365 , IE 492 , MTEN 201 or CHE 375 . A capstone course in the chemical engineering program that incorporates various engineering standards and multiple constraints such as public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors. This class is divided into four- to six-student groups in the design process. Each group must solve an open-ended plant design problem, including process–equipment specification while considering various engineering standards and constraints. They write a project report and present their project to a wide audience (open to public) at the end of the semester.