FUPRE Chemical Engineering Curriculum / Syllabus




                                     FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES, EFFURUN
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

CURRICULUM FOR B. ENGR. (HONS) IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

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 Status
Unit
Semester
Level
1
PHY 111
GENERAL PHYSICS 1
C
3
First Semester
100L
2
GSE 113
PHILOSOPHY, LOGIC AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION
C
3
First Semester
100L
3
GSE 112
USE OF LIBRARY 1
C
1
First Semester
100L
4
GSE 111
COMMUNICATION IN ENGLISH 1
C
2
First Semester
100L
5
PHY 119
EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS 1
C
1
First Semester
100L
6
CHM 111
GENERAL INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
C
3
First Semester
100L
7
CHM 112
GENERAL PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
C
3
First Semester
100L
8
MTH 111
GENERAL MATHEMATICS 1
C
3
First Semester
100L
9
MTH 112
DATA ANALYSIS
C
2
First Semester
100L
10
CHM 129
PRACTICAL CHEMISTRY
C
1
Second Semester
100L
11
GSE 122
COMMUNICATION IN ENGLISH 11
C
2
Second Semester
100L
12
GSE 121
AFRICAN CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION
C
2
Second Semester
100L
13
PHY 129
EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS 11
C
1
Second Semester
100L
14
PHY 122
HEAT AND PROPERTIES OF MATTER
C
2
Second Semester
100L
15
PHY 121
GENERAL PHYSICS II
C
3
Second Semester
100L
16
MTH 123
VECTORS AND DYNAMICS
C
3
Second Semester
100L
17
MTH 121
GENERAL MATHEMATICS II
C
3
Second Semester
100L
18
CHM 121
GENERAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
C
3
Second Semester
100L
19
MEE 215
FLUID MECHANICS 1
C
2
First Semester
200L
20
MEE 214
ENGINEERING MATERIAL
C
2
First Semester
200L
21
MEE 213
BASIC MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY
C
1
First Semester
200L
22
MEE 212
ENGINEERING MECHANICS I
C
2
First Semester
200L
23
MEE 211
ENGINEERING DRAWING I
C
1
First Semester
200L
24
GET 219
ENGINEERING LABORATATORY I
C
3
First Semester
200L
25
GET 211
MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS
C
3
First Semester
200L
26
EEE 211
BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING I
C
2
First Semester
200L
27
GET 212
COMPUTER PROGRAMMING
C
2
First Semester
200L
28
MEE 216
BASIC THERMODYNAMICS
C
2
First Semester
200L
29
MEE 223
BASIC WORKSHOP PRACTICE
C
1
Second Semester
200L
30
MEE 222
ENGINEERING MECHANICS II
C
2
Second Semester
200L
31
MEE 224
STRENGTH OF MATERIALS 1
C
2
Second Semester
200L
32
EEE 221
BASIC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING II
C
2
Second Semester
200L
33
CVE 221
BASIC CIVIL ENGINEERING
C
2
Second Semester
200L
34
MEE 221
ENGINEERING DRAWING II
C
1
Second Semester
200L
35
GET 229
ENGINEERING LABORATORY 11
C
3
Second Semester
200L
36
GET 222
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN ENGINEERING
C
2
Second Semester
200L
37
GET 223
ENGINEER-IN-SOCIETY
C
1
Second Semester
200L
38
GET 221
LINEAR ALGEBRA & ANALYTICAL GEOMETRY
C
3
Second Semester
200L
39
CHM 224
CHEMISTRY OF PETROLEUM PROCESSES
C
2
Second Semester
200L
40
GSE 311
ENTREPRENEURIAL STUDIES
C
2
First Semester
300L
41
GET 311
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
C
3
First Semester
300L
42
CHE 314
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING LAB I
C
2
First Semester
300L
43
CHE 313
CHEMICAL REACTION ENGINEERING I
C
3
First Semester
300L
44
CHE 312
TRANSPORT PHENOMENA I
C
3
First Semester
300L
45
CHE 311
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS 1
C
3
First Semester
300L
46
CHE 310
INTRODUCTION TO MATERIAL AND ENERGY BALANCES
C
3
First Semester
300L
47
CHE 315
PETROLEUM REFINING AND PETROCHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY
C
2
First Semester
300L
48
CHE 301
INTRODUCTION TO CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
C
1
First Semester
300L
49
CHE 320
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING PROCESS ANALYSIS
C
3
Second Semester
300L
50
GET 323
ENGINEERING ENTREPRENEURSHIP
C
2
Second Semester
300L
51
GET 321
PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS
C
2
Second Semester
300L
52
CHE 325
PETROCHEMICAL PROCESSES
C
2
Second Semester
300L
53
CHE 324
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING LAB II
C
2
Second Semester
300L
54
CHE 322
SEPARATION PROCESSES I
C
3
Second Semester
300L
55
GET 322
TECHNICAL WRITING AND SEMINAR
C
1
Second Semester
300L
56
CHE 321
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS II
C
2
Second Semester
300L
57
CHE 323
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
C
3
Second Semester
300L
58
CHE 417
UNIT PROCESSES IN PETROLEUM REFINING
C
2
First Semester
400L
59
GET 418
INTRODUCTION TO OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION FACILITIES
C
0
First Semester
400L
60
CHE 418
RESERVOIR ENGINEERING
C
2
First Semester
400L
61
CHE 410
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
C
2
First Semester
400L
62
CHE 413
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING PLANT DESIGN
C
3
First Semester
400L
63
CHE 416
PARTICULATE SYSTEM ANALYSIS
C
3
First Semester
400L
64
GET 412
FIRE AND SAFTY ENGINEERING
C
1
First Semester
400L
65
GET 411
NUMERICAL METHODS AND COMPUTER APPRECIATIONS
C
3
First Semester
400L
66
CHE 411
SEPARATION PROCESSES II
C
3
First Semester
400L
67
CHE 412
TRANSPORT PHENOMENA II
C
3
First Semester
400L
68
CHE 414
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING LAB III
C
2
First Semester
400L
69
CHE 415
PROCESS INSTRUMENTATION
C
2
First Semester
400L
70
GET 400
STUDENT INDUSTRIAL WORK EXPERIENCE SCHEME (SIWES)
C
6
Second Semester
400L
71
GET 518
INTRODUCTION TO OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION FACILITIES II
C
0
First Semester
500L
72
CHE 512
POLYMER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
C
3
First Semester
500L
73
CHE 515
PETROLEUM REFINING PROCESS DESIGN
C
2
First Semester
500L
74
CHE 510
CHEMICAL REACTION ENGINEERING II
C
3
First Semester
500L
75
GET 511
ENGINEERING LAW AND MANAGEMENT
C
2
First Semester
500L
76
CHE 511
PROCESS OPTIMIZATION
C
3
First Semester
500L
77
CHE 513
PROCESS DYNAMICS AND CONTROL
C
3
First Semester
500L
78
CHE 514
BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING
C
3
First Semester
500L
79
CHE 523
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING PLANT DESIGN PROJECT
C
4
Second Semester
500L
80
CHE 521
LOSS PREVENTION IN PROCESS INDUSTRIES
C
2
Second Semester
500L
81
CHE 522
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH PROJECT
C
6
Second Semester
500L
82
CHE 524
CORROSION ENGINEERING
E
3
Second Semester
500L
83
CHE 520
NATURAL GAS ENGINEERING
C
2
Second Semester
500L
84
GET 521
ENGINEERING ECONOMICS
C
2
Second Semester
500L
85
CHE 525
INTRODUCTION TO ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY
E
3
Second Semester
500L

GSE 111 COMMUNICATION IN ENGLISH                                                                   2 Credit Units
Effective communication in English, Language skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing. Aspects of sound patterns in English, units of grammar, types and functions of clauses, composition, types, and functions of paragraph, Writing style, Structuring the Essay, Essay, Dictionary; A study Aid, Word Choice and Usage, The values of literature in the learning of the use of English. Punctuation marks, Direct and indirect reported speech. Voice: active and passive, tense, concord/agreement, Interpretation. Exercises in reading, Comprehension, writing and listening. Phonetics, arts of public speaking and oral communication, figures of speech. Research skills, writing of term of term papers and research papers.

GSE 112 USE OF LIBRARY                                                                                       1 Credit Unit
History of library, library and education, university libraries and other types of library and other types of library; study skills (reference services), types of library materials, using library resources including e-learning, e-materials etc. understanding library catalogues and classification; copyrights and its implications, database resources, bibliographic citation and referencing.

GSE 121 AFRICANS CULTURES, CIVILIZATION & NIGERIA PEOPLE                            2 Credit Units                                                                         
The individual, society, environment, language, ethnicity, race and culture; dynamics of culture change with reference to cultural and social history vis-à-vis archeological studies;  African cultural history and progress from the earliest times, to the present wit special mention of features such as farming, metallurgy, trade union and rural life. Rural and urban life Nigeria with emphasis on the socio-cultural and ecological factors predisposing to the rural-urban dichotomy, family, economics, politics, and belief system.

GSE 211 PHILOSOPHY, LOGIC AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION                                    2 Credit Units                                                                          
Introduction to the nature of philosophy; its scope, problems and key concepts, The nature and scope of logic . Laws of thought as aid to rational inquiry and their role in the formation of arguments. The role of logical equivalence and conditional statements. Kinds of logical equivalence and logical and their definition in symbolic logic. The roles of inference and their application in the evaluation of resolution. Peace and vehicle of unity and development. Conflict issues, types of conflicts, causes of conflicts and violence in Africa, the indigene/settler phenomenon, peace building, conflict management, peace mediation and peace keeping, alternative dispute resolution, role of international organization such as ECOWAS, African Union and United Nations in peace keeping and conflicts resolution.

GSE 311 ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS                                                                      2 Credit Units                                                                         
Introduction to entrepreneurship and new ventures creation; Theory and practice of entrepreneurship ; The opportunity, forms of business; staffing, Marketing and the new venture; determining capital requirements, raising capital; financial planning and managements. Starting a new business feasibility studies; innovation; legal issues; insurances and environment considerations. Possible business opportunities in Nigeria; case studies.

CHM III General Inorganic Chemistry                                                            3 Credit Units
Electronic configuration, periodicity and building up of the periodic table. Hybridization and shape of simple molecules. Natural occurrence and extraction of metals of groups Ia – Iva. Comparative chemistry of groups IA – IVA elements.  An introduction to transition metal chemistry and nuclear chemistry.

CHM II2 General Physical Chemistry I                                                            3 Credit Units
Atoms, molecules and structures. Bond and Intermolecular forces, Ions in solution.

Atoms, molecules and structures: The structure of atoms, protons, neutrons and electrons. Atomic mass unit (amu), atomic number and mass number. Molecules and moles. Elements and atomic symbols. Isotopes, atomic weights and naturally occurring average atomic weights.

 Bond and Intermolecular forces: Covalent bonds, molecular structure and molecular weights. Forces between molecules. Van der waals attractions. Polar attractions, Electro negativity and hydrogen bonds. Kinetic theory of matter. Avogrado’s number. Acids, bases and salts. Redox reactions. Ions, Ionization, cations and anions. Oxidation and reduction. Simple and Complex ions. Coordination number. Melting and boiling points of salts.

Ions in solution: Hydration, conduction of electricity and electrolysis. Faraday’s laws of electrolysis. Electrodes. Anodes and Cathodes. Gaseous ions. Discharge tubes, cathode rays. Milikan’s oil drip experiment, elementary thermochemistry reaction rates.

PHY 111 General Physics I: Mechanics and Properties of Matter            3 Credit Units
Space and Time, Units and Dimension, Kinematics; Fundamental laws of Mechanics, statics and dynamics; work and energy; Conservation laws. Elasticity; Hooke’s law, Young’s shear and bulk moduli, Hydrostatics; Pressure, capillarity, drops and bubbles. Rotational dynamics, equilibrium of rigid bodies, Oscillation, gravitation.

PHY 121 General Physics II: Electricity and Magnetism                         3 Credit Units
Electrostatics; conductors and currents; electric field, Gauss’s law, Electric Potential, Capacitor and dielectric, Electromotive force and circuits. Magnetic fields and induction. Ampere’s law, Faraday’s law of induction: Maxwell’s equations; electromagnetic oscillations and waves; Applications.

PHY 122 General Physics III: Heat and Thermodynamics                         2 Credit Units
Temperature, thermometry, Heat and heat measurements, gas laws, Thermal properties of matter, Molecular theory of matter. Kinetic theory of gasses. Heat transfer. Prevost theory of heat exchange. Thermal radiation detectors; Optical pyrometer, Laws of thermodynamics.

PHY 123 Introduction to Modern Optics                                                 3 Credit Units
Geometric Optics: Snell’s law of refraction and reflection, Refraction and reflection at spherical surfaces, Thin lens equation, Mirror equation, Microscope and Telescope, Wave Optics: Interference, Interference in thin films, Young’s fringes, The Michelson interferometer, Diffraction, diffraction gratings, Fraunhofer diffraction from single and multiple slits, Polarization of Light, Maxwell Equations and boundary conditions, the Laser, different types and characteristics of laser, Use and application of laser in Optics.

PHY 119/129 Experimental Physics I                                                     1 Credit Unit
This introductory course emphasizes quantitative measurements, the treatment of measurement errors, and graphical analysis. A variety of experimental techniques will be employed. The experiments include studies of meters, the oscilloscope, mechanical systems, electrical and mechanical resonant systems, light, heat, viscosity etc, covered in PHY 111, PHY 121.

MTH 111   General Mathematics 1       3 Credits
Trigonometric Functions of angles of any magnitude, addition and factor formulae, Complex numbers – Sum , Difference, Product and quotient of complex numbers, polar form, Argand diagram, locus problems, De Moivre’s theorem. Elementary set theory, subsets, union, intersection and Venn diagram. Real numbers: integers, rational and irrational numbers.  Mathematical  Induction, real sequences and series. Theory of quadratic equations, Partial  Fractions and binomial theorem.

MTH 112   Data Analysis       2 Credits
Data Collection, presentation and EDA – Sample surveys, experiments and observational studies. Scales of measurement. Frequency distributions and diagrams including bar charts, histograms, and scatter plots. Sample statistics (mean, median, mode, range, standard deviation, coefficient of variation, quartiles, skewness, kurtosis, product moment and rank correlation, Index numbers).
Estimation and Inference – Sampling distributions. Distribution of sample means and proportions, variances. Confidence intervals. Testing the value of single sample means, proportions and variances. Comparing two means, proportions , variances. Chi-squared test of association and Homogeneity.

MTH 121 General Mathematics II       3 Credits
Function of a real variable and their graphs. Treatment of limits and continuity. Derivatives as limits of rate of change. Differentiation techniques, including products, quotients, etc. Extreme curve sketching, Partial Derivative. Integration as an inverse of differentiation . Methods of Integration. Integration techniques including substitution, parts and partial fractions. Differentiation and Integration of Logarithm and exponential functions, trigonometric and hyperbolic functions and their inverses. Definite integrals. Applications to areas and volumes.

MTH 123 Vectors and Dynamics       3 Credits
Geometric representation of Vectors in 1-3 dimensions, components, direction cosines. Addition and Scalar Multiplication of Vectors. Scalar and Vector Products of two vectors. Differentiation and integration of two vectors with respect to a scalar variable. Two-dimensional co-ordinate geometry. Straight lines, circles, parabola, ellipse, hyperbola. Tangents and normals. Kinematics of a particle. Components of Velocity and acceleration of a particle moving in a plain. Force, momentum, laws of motion under gravity. Projectiles, resisted vertical motion, elastic string, simple pendulum impulse. Impact of two smooth spheres and of a sphere on a smooth sphere.



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