Interactive Computer Modules for Chemical Engineering Instruction

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Interactive Computer Modules for Chemical Engineering Instruction

By H. Scott Fogler and Susan M. Montgomery, University of Michigan
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Over the past five years nineteen interactive computer modules have been developed to enhance the teaching of chemical engineering courses in material and energy balances, separations, and reactor design. During the five-year development process, the pedagogical expertise gained through extensive testing both at the University of Michigan and many other universities has been incorporated to ensure that the modules best address these issues in interactive computer learning:

Ease of use
Promoting learning
Maintaining focus on the concepts
Individual guidance
Minimal tediousness

Additional features for some modules include introduction to new technologies using graphical animations and entertaining motivators, which have been shown to increase the students interest and motivation for the module content.

Available Modules

Material and Energy Balances

UNITS......................Units conversion program
GAS.........................Equations of state - Natural gas pipeline
VLE.........................Vapor-liquid equilibrium - Soda pop production
BIOWASTE................Material balances - Biowaste facility
BALANCES...............Material and energy balances - Production of low alcohol beer

Separations

BASIS.......................Introduction to Separation Processes
CASCADES................Liquid-liquid extraction.
MCCABE...................Binary distillation.
ABSORP....................Absorption tower design
MEMBRANES.............Spiral membrane optimization

Chemical Reaction Kinetics

KINCHAL1 ................Kinetics Challenge 1 - Introduction to kinetics
STAGING...................Reactor staging and optimization
KINCHAL2.................Kinetics Challenge 2 - Stoichiometry and rate laws
COLUMBO.................CSTR-Volume Algorithm - A murder mystery
TICTAC.....................Ergun, Arrhenius, and VanUt Hoff equations in isothermal reactor design
ECOLOGY..................Collection and analysis of rate data - Ecological engineering
HETCAT....................Heterogeneous catalysis
HEATFX-1.................Simulation - Mole and energy balances in a CSTR
HEATFX-2.................Simulation - Mole and energy balances in a PFR

Interactive Computer Module Prices

	Non-Supporting Depts.		CACHE Supporting Depts
	Developing Countries	Others
per course	$20	$75	$35

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Please send comments, suggestions, and corrections to J. Sandy.