Development of a versatile laboratory project for scale formation and control
Publication date: August 2012 Source:Education for Chemical Engineers, Volume 7, Issue 3 Author(s): S. Muryanto , A.P. Bayuseno , W. Sediono , W. Mangestiyono , Sutrisno Development of a laboratory rig to provide graduate students with versatile equipment for final year projects is discussed in this paper. The laboratory demonstrated scale formation and control in pipes, a persistent problem encountered in many industries. As a sample study, the laboratory has been used to investigate the influence of four parameters on the formation and prevention of calcium sulphate dihydrate (gypsum) scale. These parameters were...
Source: Education for Chemical Engineers - October 12, 2014 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
The impact of focused degree projects in chemical engineering education on students’ research performance, retention, and efficacy
This study's purpose is to explore the relationship between sequential chemical engineering degree projects and students’ performance, engineering efficacy, multidisciplinarity, and retention. The projects for this education for chemical engineers research are thematically focused laboratory experiments embedded in a four-year chemical engineering program. Each project component is connected to the next, is increasingly complex as courses advanced, and is aligned with essential course content. This connectivity enables students to participate in logically sequenced experiments that culminate in well-developed senior labo...
Source: Education for Chemical Engineers - October 12, 2014 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Evaluation of the biomass fractionation capability of the ultrafiltration permeate: A learning project for chemical engineering students
Publication date: December 2012 Source:Education for Chemical Engineers, Volume 7, Issue 4 Author(s): María González Alriols , Luis Serrano , Rodrigo Llano-Ponte , Jalel Labidi This paper presents a 6-month integrated learning project, suitable for chemical engineering students in their last academic course (4 years bachelor). Within the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering at the University of the Basque Country (UPV-EHU), the performance of the project was established offering to the students the possibility of developing practical aspects studies in order to introduce them to the engineering pr...
Source: Education for Chemical Engineers - October 12, 2014 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Training the next generation of creative, innovative and adaptive scientists and engineers: The NSF Engineering Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals (CBiRC) Research Experience for Undergraduates
We present a model for interdisciplinary biorenewable chemicals engineering education. ► Assessments show students gain skills and have attitudinal changes in the program. (Source: Education for Chemical Engineers)
Source: Education for Chemical Engineers - October 12, 2014 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Motivating K-12 students to study pharmaceutical engineering using guided hands-on visits
Publication date: December 2012 Source:Education for Chemical Engineers, Volume 7, Issue 4 Author(s): Daniel Mateo-Ortíz , David A. Mota-Aguilar , Miguel A. Florián-Algarín , Sonia L. Avilés-Barreto , Rafael Méndez , Carlos Velázquez , Nelson Cardona-Martínez The pharmaceutical industry is important for the economy of Puerto Rico and is currently trying to improve the understanding of the science and fundamentals behind its operations. The main objectives of our Education and Outreach program at the University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez (UPRM), as a member of the Engineering Research Center for Structur...
Source: Education for Chemical Engineers - October 12, 2014 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
A novel laboratory experiment for demonstrating boiling heat transfer
Publication date: December 2012 Source:Education for Chemical Engineers, Volume 7, Issue 4 Author(s): Anil K. Mehrotra , Nashaat N. Nassar , Adebola S. Kasumu An undergraduate laboratory experiment for hands-on experiential learning of boiling heat transfer is described. The experiment allows the students to visualize and qualify different modes of boiling heat transfer. Experimental measurements are used for estimating the boiling heat transfer coefficient at varying heat flux and in the presence or absence of stirring. In addition, the results are compared with those obtained from theoretical calculations using co...
Source: Education for Chemical Engineers - October 12, 2014 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
A lab-scale set up for thermal radiation experiments with cold junction compensation
Publication date: December 2012 Source:Education for Chemical Engineers, Volume 7, Issue 4 Author(s): Seyed Kamran Foad Marashi , Fathollah Farhadi , Noushin Fallahpour The concepts of thermal radiation heat transfer are not tangible for many students. Experiments relied on various parameters can clarify the concepts of this mode of heat transfer. A lab-scale set up is described to study the thermal radiation heat transfer experiments. An electrical circuit of the thermopile sensor is designed and manufactured to provide experimental data. The validity of Inverse Square, Stefan–Boltzmann, and Kirchhoff Laws are in...
Source: Education for Chemical Engineers - October 12, 2014 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Good practice groundwork: Managing initial meetings with higher degree research students
Publication date: December 2012 Source:Education for Chemical Engineers, Volume 7, Issue 4 Author(s): Nicky Eshtiaghi , Shanthi Robertson , Georgia Warren-Myers Effective supervision is a critical factor in the successful completion of higher degree research (HDR) students. The supervision of a HDR project incorporates a range of issues beyond the research activities; it includes professional development, strategic planning, basic administration, meeting deadlines, quality assurance and managing stakeholder expectations. Supervising a doctoral student is a complex task; arguably, it is the most complex level of teac...
Source: Education for Chemical Engineers - October 12, 2014 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Undergraduate design of experiment laboratory on analysis and optimization of distillation column
The objective is to maximize a profit function by manipulating steam flow, feed flow and reflux ratio. ► MATLAB is used as software to do all process calculations. ► Students found the distillation laboratory to be an excellent hands-on tutorial on design of experiments. (Source: Education for Chemical Engineers)
Source: Education for Chemical Engineers - October 12, 2014 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Development of a learning strategy to assist in explaining homotopy methods in the field of separation processes
Publication date: December 2012 Source:Education for Chemical Engineers, Volume 7, Issue 4 Author(s): Amparo Gómez-Siurana , Alicia Font-Escamilla In this work, a very simple exercise is proposed, which can be solved “by hand”, to facilitate the understanding of the application of homotopy methods as rigorous methods for the calculation of complex multicomponent distillation operations in the context of an advanced separation process course for final year students of Chemical Engineering. The problem involves calculating of the liquid–vapour equilibrium data of a binary mixture with a homogeneous maximum azeot...
Source: Education for Chemical Engineers - October 12, 2014 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Teaching mathematical modeling software for multiobjective optimization in chemical engineering courses
Publication date: December 2012 Source:Education for Chemical Engineers, Volume 7, Issue 4 Author(s): Norberto García , Rubén Ruiz-Femenia , José A. Caballero This paper expects to give undergraduate students some guidelines about how to incorporate environmental considerations in a chemical supply chain and how the introduction of these concerns have an important effect on the results obtained in the multiobjective optimization problem where both economic and environmental aspects are considered simultaneously. To extend the economic and environmental assessment outside the chemical plant and to identify the tra...
Source: Education for Chemical Engineers - October 12, 2014 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Teaching a new technology, eutectic freeze crystallization, by means of a solved problem
Publication date: December 2012 Source:Education for Chemical Engineers, Volume 7, Issue 4 Author(s): M.J. Fernández-Torres , F. Ruiz-Beviá , M. Rodríguez-Pascual , H. von Blottnitz A solved design problem of how to deal quantitatively with crystallization problems below the eutectic temperature is presented. This problem serves as an excellent pedagogic complement to undergraduate students of chemical engineering since it is solved by means of a solubility diagram. It also promises novelty and environmental improvement to students, exposing them to eutectic freeze crystallization (EFC) technology, which is gain...
Source: Education for Chemical Engineers - October 12, 2014 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Experiences on dynamic simulation software in chemical engineering education
Publication date: December 2012 Source:Education for Chemical Engineers, Volume 7, Issue 4 Author(s): Tiina M. Komulainen , Rasmus Enemark-Rasmussen , Gürkan Sin , John P. Fletcher , David Cameron Commercial process simulators are increasing interest in the chemical engineer education. In this paper, the use of commercial dynamic simulation software, D-SPICE® and K-Spice®, for three different chemical engineering courses is described and discussed. The courses cover the following topics: basic chemical engineering, operability and safety analysis and process control. User experiences from both teachers and stud...
Source: Education for Chemical Engineers - October 12, 2014 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Reviewer Acknowledgement
Publication date: January 2013 Source:Education for Chemical Engineers, Volume 8, Issue 1 (Source: Education for Chemical Engineers)
Source: Education for Chemical Engineers - October 12, 2014 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
Evaluation of “Year 1 Assessment Week” in promoting transferable skills among first year chemical engineering students
Publication date: January 2013 Source:Education for Chemical Engineers, Volume 8, Issue 1 Author(s): Mei Fong Chong , Denny Kok Sum Ng The Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, The University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus has introduced “Year 1 Assessment Week” to replace the conventional coursework assessment method. During the assessment week, the first year students are required to conduct activities in groups. The activities involve elements of experiment, analysis, interpretation and presentation. This paper evaluates and analyse the impacts of such assessment system in promoting transferabl...
Source: Education for Chemical Engineers - October 12, 2014 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research
