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Course Description - ChE 316 is a laboratory course where students
work with process equipment and practice applying the textbook knowledge
from lecture courses. Some experiments involve pumping fluids, transfering
heat, modeling chemical reactors, and separating mixtures by distillation,
absorption, and liquid-liquid extraction. The students work in teams.
Communication skills are stressed in the written and oral reports of a
team's work.
Stephanie Teich-McGoldrick(L), John Mills(C), and Carlee Rhoades(R)
compare measured fluid frictional losses in pipes to theoretical
values.
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Angela McIver and Carl Johnson, Jr. change control settings for
the shell and tube heat exchanger.
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Drew Thaler (L) and Mike Birtsas(R) measure the absorption of
CO2 into a sodium hydroxide solution using an infared analyzer.
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Sarah Kettler adjusts the liquid flow rate of the absorption
column.
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Shannon Lucido adjusts flow rates in the double effect evaporator.
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Mike Bewernitz(L) and Jeffrey Fox(R) trace product and utility
flows in the double effect evaporator.
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Lisa Colvin and Abdul Al-Omair balance kerosene and water flows
in the Karr extraction column.
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Katie Piasecki (hand only) pointing out the effect of agitation
rate on the interfacial area of the two liquid phases in the Karr
extraction column.
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David Warnert performs a titration to measure the extraction
of propionic acid from kerosene into water.
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Wendy DeJager(L), Scott Springer (C), and Gary Pai(R) prepare
to spray dry a milk solution in the lab spray dryer.
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Katrina Adams analyzes the separation performance of the distillation
column with a gas chromatograph.
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Joe Krajewski samples the distillation column.
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Mr. Bender and Daniel Soffin discuss the operation of the distillation
column's reflux splitter.
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Mr. Bender and Daniel Soffin discuss reboiler operation for the
distillation column.
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During the semester, one of the laboratory periods is devoted to understanding
operation of common process equipment. The goal of this day is to locate
the parts of the equipment that are important in operation and to answer
a series of questions. Although many of our students have co-op experiences
and work with the equipment within the laboratory experiments, they rarely
have opened the devices before. At the end of the day, the students give
a brief oral presentation to the rest of the class on one of the equipment
stations that they visited. The photos below represent some of the student
experiences from spring semester 2001.
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Lindsey Miller and James Peterson inspect a diaphram
pump.
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Jason Eckel and Katy Carlson working with an assortment
of valves.
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Kate Stolarski, Chris Doremus, and Adam Carlson
pose for a quick photo. They are working with a steam pressure regulator.
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Pictured (from left to right), are Greg Elkins,
Mike Grillo, Kate Stolarski,and Kim Walsh. They are evaluating the
rotation direction for a centrifugal pump.
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Mr. Rob Selden demonstrates sweat soldering. Following
the demonstration, students have the opportunity to make their own
joints. Pictured (from left to right): Mr. Selden, Jim McCloud,
and Michael Romein.
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Mr. Bender (middle) explains an inverted bucket
steam trap to Lauritz Goodrich (left) and Ryan Sillers (right).
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Steven McNally and Mark Bergdolt work with a rotary
vane vacuum pump.
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Steven McNally checks out the rotor and vane action
of a vacuum pump.
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