CE 408 Chemical Engineering Plant Design How can life be so good?!
Registration numbers: 15373, 15344
Time and place: Monday and Wednesday, 2:00-3:20 pm; Baldy 101 and Furnas 1019
Prerequisites: CE 318 (Transport Processes II), CE 329 (Chemical Reaction Engineering),
CE 407 (Separations)
Co-requisites: CE 434 (Chemical Systems and Control)
Credits: 4
Instructor: Johannes Nitsche, Furnas 303, 645-1182,
nitsche@buffalo.edu
Office hours: Tuesdays at 10:00-11:00 am and Thursdays at 3:00-4:00 pm, Furnas 303,
supplemented by Elroy-maticTM open door policy
Elroy-maticTM open door policy: JMN will be happy to answer plant design questions at ANY time;
students should feel free to knock on door at ANY time
Design consultations: by regular appointment
Project supervisor: Mr. Paul Ameis, VanDeMark Chemical,
p.ameis@vdmchemical.com
Design consultations: by regular appointment
Project supervisor: Ms. Jennifer Barnes, VanDeMark Chemical,
j.barnes@vdmchemical.com
Design consultations: by regular appointment
Project supervisor: Mr. Mahesh Biradar, Praxair,
Mahesh_Biradar@praxair.com
Design consultations: by regular appointment
Guest lecturer: Dr. David Courtemanche,
djcourte@buffalo.edu
Project supervisor and guest lecturer: Mr. Larry Coleman,
larrycoleman118@gmail.com
Design consultations: by regular appointment
Project supervisor: Dr. Rich Fickelscherer, Falconeer Technologies,
falconeertech@verizon.net
Design consultations: by regular appointment
Project supervisor: Dr. John Peck, Praxair,
John_Peck@praxair.com
Design consultations: by regular appointment
Project supervisor: Ms. Jamie Pond, PeroxyChem,
jamie.pond@peroxychem.com
Design consultations: by regular appointment
Project supervisor: Dr. William Scharmach, Praxair,
William_Scharmach@Praxair.com
Design consultations: by regular appointment
Teaching assistant: Venoos Amiri, Furnas 404,
venoosam@buffalo.edu
Office hours: Mondays at 11:00 am -- 12:00 noon, Furnas 404
Graders:
Viswa Phani Srinivas Marthi,
viswapha@buffalo.edu
Alisa Chakraborty,
alisacha@buffalo.edu
Course description: Chemical engineering principles for the design of chemical plants and process equipment. Process flow sheet development; material and energy balances; equipment specification; heat integration; fundamentals of engineering economics and profitability analysis; strategies in process design, synthesis and optimization; process safety and hazards analysis.
This means: By the time you finish this course you will be exceptionally cool (check out the before and after photos below)
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