3.1.1. Be able to use basic engineering units in both SI and AES systems in solving problems, and be able to interconvert between unit systems (ChEn 170 x, ChEn 263 x, ChEn 273 x, Level 3 exam)

3.1.2. Be able to solve steady-state, overall, material and energy balances for systems which include one or more of the following: recycle, multiple units, chemical reactions. (ChEn 170 I, ChEn 273 x, ChEn 374 x, ChEn 373 x, ChEn 376 x, ChEn 478 x, ChEn 436 x, ChEn 476 x, ChEn 451 x, Level 3 exam)

3.1.3. Be able to set up and solve simple transient material balances (ChEn 273 x, ChEn 478 x, ChEn 436 x)

3.1.4. Be able to use a degree-of-freedom approach to assist in the solution of material and energy balances (ChEn 273 x)

3.1.5. Be able to read mixture phase diagrams (solid solubility, liquid-liquid, VLE) and construct mass balances from them using the lever rule, tie lines, etc. (ChEn 273 x, ChEn 378 x, ChEn 373 x, ChEn 476 x)

3.1.6. Be able to set up and solve transient energy balances (ChEn 273 I, ChEn 373 x, ChEn 436 x)

3.2.1. Understand the phase behavior of pure substances in relationship to the variables T, P, and r (including vapor pressure, critical point, freezing line, triple point, etc.) (ChEn 273 x, ChEn 373 x, Level 3 exam)

3.2.2. Understand the relationship of molecular interactions to the behavior of material including potential energy and intermolecular forces (Chem Fresh x, Adv Chem x, ChEn 378 x)

3.2.3. Understand crystal structure including nomenclature, packing, defects, etc. (ChEn 378 x)

3.2.4. Understand mechanical behavior of materials including elastic, viscous, surface, and stress phenomena (ChEn 374 x, ChEn 378 x)

3.2.5. Understand the physical/chemical behavior of materials including corrosion, heat-treating, and polymerization (ChEn 378 x)

3.2.6. Understand the electronic behavior of materials including characteristics of metals, semiconductors, etc. (ChEn 378 x)

3.2.7. Be able to match the physical and chemical characteristics of a material to process conditions/variables in order to evaluate its suitability for use with the process. (ChEn 378 x)

3.3.1. Be able to use the mechanical energy balance equation to solve fluid flow problems both with and without friction (ChEn 170 I, ChEn 273 x, ChEn 374 x, Level 3 exam)

3.3.2. Understand and be able to describe the physical significance of viscosity and Re (ChEn 374 x, ChEn 475 R, Level 3 exam)

3.3.3. Be able to solve simple fluid statics problems (ChEn 273 x, ChEn 374 x)

3.3.4. Be able to solve for velocity profiles and shear stress for steady-state, laminar flow in simple geometries (ChEn 374 x)

3.3.5. Be able to formulate steady-state, integral and differential momentum balances in one dimension (ChEn 374 x)

3.3.6. Understand the Navier-Stokes equation and its use in analysis of two-dimensional flow including streamlines, potential flow, and creeping flow (ChEn 374 x)

3.3.7. Understand and be able to use advanced fluid mechanical concepts including boundary-layer theory, non-Newtonian flow, rheology, and turbulent flow (ChEn 374 x)

3.4.1. Understand qualitatively conduction, forced and free convection, and radiation (ChEn 170 I, ChEn 376 x, ChEn 475 R, Level 3 exam)

3.4.2. Be able to analyze systems containing multiple resistances to heat transfer (ChEn 376 x, ChEn 475 R, Level 3 exam)

3.4.3. Understand convective heat transfer and use of heat transfer coefficients for laminar and turbulent flows, internal and external flows, fully developed flow, flow with entry effects, and forced and free convection (ChEn 376 x, ChEn 475 R, Level 3 exam)

3.4.4. Understand heat/mass transfer analogies including their limitations (ChEn 376 x)

3.4.5. Be able to formulate and solve differential energy balances for conduction within a single phase (ChEn 376 x)

3.4.6. Be able to formulate simple transient heat transfer problems that can be solved with methods such as lumped capacitance, Heisler charts, etc. (ChEn 376 x)

3.4.7. Understand radiative heat transfer including blackbody radiation and Kirchoff’s law, and be able to solve radiative problems involving view factors and radiative exchange between surfaces. (ChEn 376 x)

3.5.1. Understand Fick’s Law and be able to use it in differential species balances (no forced convection) to solve mass transfer problems for situations involving stagnant media, equimolar counter diffusion, dilute solutions, and chemical reactions (ChEn 376 x, Level 3 exam)

3.5.2. Be able to estimate mass transfer coefficients and use them to determine mass transfer rates for both external and internal flows and across phase boundaries (ChEn 376 x, ChEn476 x, ChEn477 R, Level 3 exam)

3.5.3. Be able to solve simple problems where heat and mass transfer are coupled (ChEn 376 x)

3.5.4. Be able to solve simple transient mass transfer problems such as those that involve diffusion in a semi-infinite domain (ChEn 376 x)

3.6.1. Understand fundamentals of kinetics including definitions of rate and forms of rate expressions (ChEn 170 I, ChEn 478 x, ChEn 477 R, Level 3 exam)

3.6.2. Be able to determine rate expressions by analyzing reactor data including integral and differential analysis on constant- and variable-volume systems (ChEn 478 x, ChEn 477 R)

3.6.3. Be able to derive batch, CSTR, and PFR performance equations from general material balances (ChEn 478 x, ChEn 436 R)

3.6.4. Understand the kinetics of competing reactions and their influence on product yield and selectivity (ChEn 478 x)

3.6.5. Understand the relationship between forward and reverse rates and chemical equilibrium (ChEn 478 x)

3.6.6. Understand the effects of mass and heat transfer, particularly pore diffusion, on heterogeneous catalytic systems (ChEn 478 x)

3.6.7. Understand the fundamentals of heterogeneous, non-catalytic systems, including potentially limiting mass-transfer and reaction resistances (ChEn 478 x)

3.6.8. Be able to determine rate expressions from elementary step mechanisms using steady-state and quasi-equilibrium approximations (ChEn 478 x)

3.7.1. Be able to apply the first law of thermodynamics to closed and open systems (including energy, work, and heat transformations in process units such as tanks, turbines, compressors, valves, etc.) (Chem Phys x, ChEn 170 I, ChEn 273 I, ChEn 373 x, Level 3 exam)

3.7.2. Be able to apply solution thermodynamics fundamentals to solve VLE, LLE, SLE, and GLE problems including bubble point, dew point and flash calculations (Chem Phys I, ChEn 273 I, ChEn 373 x, ChEn 476 x, ChEn 451 R, Level 3 exam)

3.7.3. Understand the fundamental principles of chemical reaction equilibria including extent of reaction, equilibrium constant and its temperature-dependence, equilibrium conversion (Chem Phys x, ChEn 273 I, ChEn 373 x, ChEn 478 x, Level 3 exam)

3.7.4. Be able to use equations of state and corresponding states correlations in the determination of properties (Chem Fresh I, Chem Phys I, ChEn 273 I, ChEn 373 x)

3.7.5. Understand and be able to apply the concepts of heat capacity, latent heat, heat of reaction, heat of combustion, and heat of formation (Chem Phys I, ChEn 273 I, ChEn 373 x, ChEn 478 x)

3.7.6. Understand the concept of entropy and the second law of thermodynamics and be able to apply the second law to closed and open systems (Chem Fresh I, Chem Phys x, ChEn 373 x)

3.7.7. Understand the fundamental concepts of solution thermodynamics including chemical potential, fugacity, activity, partial molar properties, ideal solutions, and excess properties (Chem Phys x, ChEn 373 x, ChEn 476 R)

3.8.1. Be able to demonstrate familiarity with process control terminology and understand the following control strategies: feed-back control, feed-forward control, and cascade control; as well as the difference between linear and nonlinear systems (ChEn 170 I, ChEn 436 x)

3.8.2. Be able to write and solve ODE’s that describe the transient behavior of simple lumped-parameter systems (ChEn 463 x)

3.8.3. Be able to fit data from step or pulse tests to approximate linear models (ChEn 436 x)

3.8.4. Understand the concept of a transfer function in classical control and be able to use transfer functions (Laplace domain) to approximate the transient behavior of elements in a feedback control loop (ChEn 436 x)

3.8.5. Be able to predict the closed-loop behavior and evaluate the stability of simple control loops (ChEn 436 x)

3.8.6. Understand and be able to use tuning relationships for PID controllers. (ChEn 436 x)

3.8.7. Be able to use block diagrams to help determine system response characteristics.(ChEn 436 x)

3.9.1. Understand the definitions of basic economic terms such as simple and compound interest, discrete compounding, time value of money, etc. (ChEn 451 x)

3.9.2. Be able to identify and estimate costs in capital ventures (e.g., capital vs operating costs, salvage value, equipment costing) (ChEn 170 I, ChEn 451 x)

3.9.3. Understand the concept of minimum acceptable rate of return and be able to evaluate project profitability using equivalence methods (e.g., net present value) and rate-of-return methods (e.g., internal rate of return) (ChEn 451 x)

3.9.4. Be able to determine the effects of inflation, depreciation, and taxes on project evaluation (ChEn 451 x)