J. Patrick Abulencia

Manhattan College · School of Engineering (1)

The term “open-ended problem” basically describes an approach to the solution of a problem and/or situation for which there is not a unique solution. The Introduction to the general subject of open-ended problems is followed by 22 chapters, each of which addresses a traditional chemical engineering or chemical engineering-related topic. Each of the...

Estimating Combustion Temperatures Generating Entropy Data

Overview Intellectual Property Law Contract Law Tort Law Patents Infringement and Interferences Copyrights Trademarks The Engineering Professional Licensing Process Illustrative Open-Ended Problems Open-Ended Problems

Standardizing Project Management Monte Carlo Simulation: Bus Section Failures in Electrostatic Precipitators Hurricane and Flooding Concerns Meteorites Index

Overview Chemical Kinetics Batch Reactors Continuous Stirred Tank Reactors (CSTRs) Tubular Flow Reactors Catalytic Reactors Thermal Effects Illustrative Open-Ended Problems Open-Ended Problems

Hand Pump Rooftop Garden Bed Hydration Station Counter

Term Project 23.1 Term Project 23.2

Overview Safety and Accidents Regulations Emergency Planning and Response Introduction to Environmental Risk Assessment Health Risk Assessment Hazard Risk Assessment Illustrative Open-Ended Problems Open-Ended Problems

Overview Preliminary Studies Process Schematics Material and Energy Balances Equipment Design Instrumentation and Controls Design Approach The Design Report Illustrative Open-Ended Problems Open-Ended Problems

Wilson's Method Heat Exchanger Network I Heat Exchanger Network II Heat Exchanger Network III

Overview The Present State Moral Issues Engineering Ethics Environmental Justice Illustrative Open-Ended Problems Open-Ended Problems Part III: Term Projects

Overview Enthalpy Effects Second Law Calculations Phase Equilibrium Chemical Reaction Equilibrium Illustrative Open-Ended Problems Open-Ended Problems

Overview Managing Project Activities Initiating Planning/Scheduling Gantt Charts Executing/Implementing Monitoring/Controlling Completion/Closing Reports Illustrative Open-Ended Problems Open-Ended Problems

Overview Absorption Adsorption Distillation Other Mass Transfer Processes Illustrative Open-Ended Problems Open-Ended Problems

Dissolve The USEPA Solving your Town's Sludge Problem Benzene Underground Storage Tank Leak An Improved MSDS Sheet

Overview Basic Laws Key Fluid Flow Equations Fluid-Particle Applications Illustrative Open-Ended Problems Open-Ended Problems

Overview Process Control Fundamentals Feedback Control Feedforward Control Cascade Control Alarms and Trips Illustrative Open-Ended Problems Open-Ended Problems

Overview Crystallography of Perfect Crystals (CPC) Crystallography of Real Crystals (CRC) Materials of Construction Resistivity Semiconductors Illustrative Open-Ended Problems Open-Ended Problems

Overview Development of Equations The Transport Equations Boundary and Initial Conditions Solution of Equations Analogies Illustrative Open-Ended Problems Open-Ended Problems

Overview Early History Fundamentals and Basic Principles Nanomaterials Production Methods Current Applications Environmental Concerns Future Prospects Illustrative Open-Ended Problems Open-Ended Problems

Overview Probability Definitions and Interpretations Introduction to Probability Distributions Discrete and Continuous Probability Distributions Contemporary Statistics Regression Analysis (3) Analysis of Variance Illustrative Open-Ended Problems Open-Ended Problems

Term Project 24.1 Chemical Plant Solid Waste

Overview Water as a Commodity and as a Human Right The Hydrologic Cycle Water Usage Regulatory Status Acid Rain Treatment Processes Future Concerns Illustrative Open-Ended Problems Open-Ended Problems

Overview Enzyme and Microbial Kinetics Enzyme Reaction Mechanisms Effectiveness Factor Design Procedures Illustrative Open-Ended Problems Open-Ended Problems

Minimizing Volume Requirements for CSTRs in Series I Minimizing Volume Requirements for CSTRs in Series II

Nuclear Waste Management An Improved Risk Management Program Bridge Rail Accident: Fault and Event Tree Analysis HAZOP: Tank Car Loading Facility

Overview Conduction Convection Radiation Condensation, Boiling, Refrigeration, and Cryogenics Heat Exchangers Illustrative Open-Ended Problems Open-Ended Problems

An Improved Absorber Design Procedure An Improved Adsorber Design Procedure Multicomponent Distillation Calculations A New Liquid-Liquid Extraction Process Designing and Predicting the Performance of Cooling Towers

Pressure Drop – Velocity – Mesh Size Correlation Fanning's Friction Factor: Equation Form An Improved Pressure Drop and Flooding Correlation Ventilation Model I Ventilation Model II Two – Phase Flow

Overview Energy Resources Energy Quantity/Availability General Conservation Practices in Industry General Domestic Conservation Applications General Commercial Real Estate Conservation Applications Architecture and the Role of Urban Planning The U.S. Energy Policy/Independence Illustrative Open-Ended Problems Open-Ended Problems

Overview Capital Costs Operating Costs Project Evaluation Perturbation Studies in Optimization Principles of Accounting Illustrative Open-Ended Problems Open-Ended Problems

Overview The Conservation Law Conservation of Mass, Energy, and Momentum Stoichiometry Illustrative Open-Ended Problems Open-Ended Problems

Overview Differentiation and Integration Simultaneous Linear Algebraic Equations Nonlinear Algebraic Equations Ordinary and Partial Differential Equation Optimization Illustrative Open-Ended Problems Open-Ended Problems

Chemical Plant Shipping Facilities Plant Tank Farms Chemical Plant Storage Requirements Inside Battery Limits (ISBL) and Process Flow Approach

Overview Environmental Regulations Classification, Sources, and Effects of Pollutants Multimedia Concerns ISO 14000 The Pollution Prevention Concept Green Chemistry and Green Engineering Sustainability Illustrative Open-Ended Problems Open-Ended Problems

Current college students are accustomed to documenting and sharing their experiences through text, photo, and video, thanks to the ready availability of all of these through personal portable devices. The democratization of video production and access has led to the possibility to both teach and learn with video as never before. This work seeks to...

The lack of clean drinking water is rapidly becoming one of the most important international health issues. Many remote regions in developing countries face water shortages and lack of potable water causing significant hardship to local people. One popular method used is the desalination of brackish water. The most widely used and commercially prov...

In the fall of 2010, XXXXX College started to devise and develop plausible green initiatives spearheaded by students across all five of its schools. From this college-wide endeavor, a plan to convert the school's waste vegetable oil into biodiesel was initiated by two students in the Chemical Engineering Department. In addition to pure biodiesel, t...

This paper discusses the teaching of concepts in an introductory thermodynamics course through video. This generation of students is technology savvy, and regularly communicates by means other than face-to-face interactions (e.g. texting). Additionally, the popularity of sites such as Khan Academy makes the idea of teaching with video difficult to...

This project addresses the need for changing undergraduate chemical engineering education to take advantage of skills possessed by a media savvy generation of students. A student's conceptual understanding is often decoupled from their problem solving ability. In other words, mathematical solutions are often attained in the absence of fully underst...

This paper discusses the experience of a Deaf student and their professor in a material and energy balances course. This non-traditional combination was challenging for a few reasons. First, from a professor's perspective, it was initially distracting to have two interpreters by your side in the front of the classroom. Second, from an interpreter's...

Table 1 shows the parameters calculated after fitting the batch adsorption data into the Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms. The experimental data exhibits a better fit to the Langmuir than the Freundlich isotherm based from the value of R2. The value of qm and KF was higher than that obtained from the adsorption of methomyl onto a hypercrosslinked...

Laboratory reports have traditionally been the primary deliverable for students enrolled in the unit operations laboratory course. These reports are typically comprised of several sections that emulate the format of a traditional scientific publication. Because these documents can be very lengthy, it is time consuming for educators teaching this co...

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) offer significant potential as a cell source in tissue-engineering applications because of their multipotent ability. The objective of this study was to evaluate the behaviour of MSCs during the seeding phase, using four different seeding techniques (spinner flask, custom vacuum system combined with a perfused bioreact...

This book teaches the fundamentals of fluid flow by including both theory and the applications of fluid flow in chemical engineering. It puts fluid flow in the context of other transport phenomena such as mass transfer and heat transfer, while covering the basics, from elementary flow mechanics to the law of conservation. The book then examines the...

Introduction Gas (G)-Liquid (L) Flow Principles: Generalized Approach Gas (Turbulent) Flow-Liquid (Turbulent) Flow Gas (Turbulent) Flow-Liquid (Viscous) Flow Gas (Viscous) Flow-Liquid (Viscous) Flow Gas-Solid Flow

Introduction Fluid Flow Chemical Engineering

Introduction Boyle's and Charles' Laws The Ideal Gas Law Non-Ideal Gas Behavior

Introduction Manometry and Pressure Measurements Pitot Tube Venturi Meter Orifice Meter Selection Process

Introduction Environmental Management History Environmental Management Topics Applications

Introduction Definitions Blood Blood Vessels Heart Plasma/Cell How Biomedical Engineering Opportunities

Introduction Teaching Ethics Case Study Approach Integrity Moral Issues Guardianship Engineering and Environmental Ethics Applications

Momentum Balances Microscopic Approach: Equation of Momentum Transfer

Introduction Newton's Law of Viscosity Viscosity Measurements Microscopic Approach

Introduction The Differences What is Engineering?

Introduction Pressure Principles Manomehy Principles

Introduction Indoor Air Quality Indoor Air/Ambient Air Comparison Industrial Ventilation Systems

Introduction Fans Pumps Compressors

Introduction Conservation of Mass Microscopic Approach

fittings;couplings;reducers;expanders;gate valve

Introduction Filtration Equipment Describing Equations Filtration Experimental Data and Calculations

Introduction Legislation Health Risk Assessment Hazard Risk Assessment Illustrative Examples

Introduction Early History Simultaneous Linear Algebraic Equations Nonlinear Algebraic Equations Numerical Integration

Introduction Compressible Flow Sonic Flow Pressure Drop Equations

Introduction Describing Equations Relative Roughness in Pipes Friction Factor Equations Other Considerations Flow Through Several Pipes General Predictive and Design Approaches Microscopic Approach

Introduction Developing Students' Power of Critical Thinking Creativity Brainstorming Inquiring Minds Angels on a Pin Applications

Introduction Fixed Beds Permeability Minimum Fluidization Velocity Bed Height, Pressure Drop and Porosity Fluidization Modes Fluidization Experiment Data and Calculations

Introduction The Need for Economic Analyses Definitions Principles of Accounting Applications

Introduction Definitions Flow Regimes

Introduction Dimensional Analysis Buckingham Pi (p) Theorem Scale-Up and Similarity

Introduction The Reynolds Number Strain Rate, Shear Rate, and Velocity Profile Velocity Profile and Average Velocity

Introduction Friction Losses Tube Size Other Considerations Microscopic Approach

Sedimentation Centrifugation Hydrostatic Equilibrium in Centrifugation Flotation

industrial applications;industrial piping;gradual contraction;Bernoulli's equation;pump system

Introduction Conservation of Energy Total Energy Balance Equation

Introduction Particle Classification and Measurement Drag Force Particle Force Balance Cunningham Correction Factor Liquid-Particle Systems Drag on a Flat Plate

An unfortunate realty of today's undergraduate engineering environment is that engineering students often scoff at the idea of taking an ethics course. A quick survey of students reveals that there are several reasons behind this. First, many believe that engineering ethics cannot be taught. They believe that their peers are sufficiently savvy that...

Fluid Flow for the Practicing Chemical Engineer helps readers move comfortably from fluid flow principles to fluid flow applications. From elementary flow mechanics to the laws of conservation of mass, energy, and momentum, the book covers all the basic principles of fluid flow. The book also demonstrates how these principles underlie a broad range...