CHEME 3900

Chemical Kinetics and Reactor Design

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

Study of chemical reaction kinetics and principles of reactor design for chemical processes.

Prerequisites CHEME 3130 and CHEME 3240. Corequisite: CHEME 3320.

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SP, 2024SP, 2023SP, 2022SP

Outcomes

• Develop a sound fundamental (molecular level) understanding of chemical reaction kinetics.
• Develop practical approaches to modeling complex reactions to obtain a rate equation; (1) identify dominant effects and estimate the consequences of neglecting secondary effects, (2) test assumptions and assess predictions, and (3) perform numerical analysis.
• Develop the ability to construct from first principles mathematical models to predict system behavior.
• Develop approaches to optimize reactor design with regard to multiple performance criteria.

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