CH ENGR 106 – Chemical Reaction Engineering

Fall 2014
M, W 4:00 - 5:50 pm

Catalog Description: The design and analysis of chemical, biological, and polymerization
reactor systems are achieved by application of the principles of chemical kinetics and
equilibrium coupled with mass and energy transport. Specific areas of study include kinetics,
ideal reactors, multiple reactor systems, and catalysis.

Prerequisites:

Instructor: Yunfeng Lu
Phone: 310-794-7238, e-mail: lu@seas.ucla.edu
Office hours: Monday 3 - 4 pm

TA: BH 6549 (Shen Li)

BH 6549

Textbook: H. Scott Fogler, Elements of Chemical Reaction Engineering, 4rd Edition

Educational Objectives
• Understand terminology used in characterizing chemical reactions.
• Ability to set up material balances with reacting systems.
• Ability to discriminate between the characteristics of batch and flow reactors.
• Ability to discriminate between the characteristics of specific flow reactors.
• Ability to utilize ideal reactor design equations.
• Ability to collect and analyze rate data and to design rate expressions.
• Ability to incorporate packed bed reactor equations into reactor design.
• Ability to utilize steady state non-isothermal reactor design equation.
• Ability to incorporate catalyst design into reactor design
• Ability to implement a full reactor design
• Ability to translate reactor design concepts in multiple fields (biotechnology,
semiconductor processing, etc.)

Program Objectives
a. An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering
b. An ability to analyze and interpret data and to design a system, component, or process
to meet desired needs
c. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
d. An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
e. An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for
engineering practice.
f. An ability to identify, formulate and solve complex chemical and biological
engineering problems.
 i. A working knowledge of advanced chemistry and biology and of chemical reaction
engineering.

Course Outline
Topic Week Reading
Definitions, Reaction Mole Balances 1 Ch. 1
Ideal Reactor and Reactor Sizing 1, 2 Ch. 2
Rate Laws and Stoichiometry 3, 4 Ch. 3
Isothermal Reactor Design 4, 5 Ch. 4
Analysis of Rate Data 5 Ch. 5
Multiple Reactions 6, 7 Ch. 6
Reaction Mechanisms, Pathways, Bioreactors 8 Ch. 7
Steady State Non-isothermal Reactor Design 9 Ch. 8
Catalysis and Catalytic Reactors 10 Ch. 10

Grading
There will be one midterm and a final. Team works are strongly encouraged; however,
homework assignments must be fulfilled based on your individual effort. The grading policy is
tentative and may be changed as the course evolves. On Oct 28, TA will provide example
problems and prepare for the midterm.

Homework Monday (15%)

Midterm Nov 2 (30%)
Final Dec 8 (3-6 pm) (55%)