General Format of the Course

Eight experiments will be examined in this course:
(1) Heat Exchanger;
(2) Transient Heat Conduction;
(3) Draining Tank;
(4) Hilsch Vortex Tube;
(5) Steam Jacketed Tank;
(6) Pressure Drop Apparatus;
(7) Coriolis Meter;
(8) Coffee Cup;

Each student group will do four of the  experiments listed above during the semester according to the Course Schedule. 

Group Leaders must schedule a meeting with the instructor before their groups run experiments (Note: deadline is one day prior to running the experiment except with instructor consent). 
At this meeting, Group Leaders turn in written materials and present an informal oral presentation on the group's plans for running the experiment and analyzing results.  Calculations and preliminary results and conclusions are turned in for grading one week after each experiment is run. 

A Group Lab Notebook is submitted for grading at the next group leader presentation. Written or oral reports summarizing each experimental unit are due according to the Course Schedule.

Course Learning Goals

• To provide hands-on operating experience with typical chemical engineering equipment, and experience with heat transfer and fluid flow.
• To provide experience with planning and implementation of experiments.
• To review and practice chemical engineering principles.
• To provide an understanding of and practice with the use of statistics and data interpretation with real experimental data.
• To work in a simulated industrial environment, with emphases on teamwork, open-ended problem solving, completed project style report writing, and effective oral communication.

Requirements of CHEN 3130

Consult the Course Schedule for the due dates of the required reports and the Group Leader Information for details of those requirements.

For CHEN 3130, a summary of the required group and individually graded items is summarized.