CBE 154 - Chemical Engineering Laboratory (4 Units)

Course Overview

Summary

Chemical Engineering 154 is offered every semester and is one of the capstone courses for chemical engineering students.

Prerequisites

Core chemical engineering upper division courses

Topics Covered

• Transport Processes
• Chemical Reactions
• Separations
• Fluid Mechanics

Workload

Coursework

• Oral and Written Reports (90%)
• Participation (5%)
• Lab Notebook (5%)

Time Commitment

1 hour of lecture per week. 8 hours of lab per week. Additional hours for data analysis of the experiments with team members.

Choosing the Course

When to take

The class is only juniors and seniors, as this is a capstone course for chemical engineering students. This course assumes knowledge of CBE 140, 141, 142, 150A/B.

What Next?

• CBE 160: Chemical Process Design – another chemical engineering capstone course.

Additional Comments and Tips

During the semester, groups of 3 or 4, conduct total 6 experiments and deliver 4 oral and 2 written reports. There are also fun side projects available, like brewing beer.

Written by: Vahe Gharakhanyan

Last edited: Fall 2018