The class work includes a study of industrial equipment and processes. Safety work in the chemical industry is given particular consideration. The laboratory work covers typical operations and processes of manufacturing chemistry, which are carried out in small scale commercial equipment.
Text: Riegel, “Industrial Chemistry”.
CH 44 Unit Operations.
This is an introductory course in the unit operations of chemical engineering, the purpose of which is to introduce the student to the use of large scale chemical equipment.
CH 46 Chemical Engineering.
The class work consists of a study of industrial equipment and processes. Safety work in the chemical industry is given particular emphasis. The laboratory work comprises a study of unit operations and processes. Seminars, which include reports on the laboratory work and articles in the technical literature, are held at regular intervals. A portion of the time is devoted to surveying as applied to the chemical plant. This includes work in measurements for equipment foundations, piping, etc. The laboratory work includes evaporation, drying, filtration, distillation, etc. Particular stress is laid on the quantitative aspects and interpretation of the data.
Texts: Perry, “Chemical Engineers’ Handbook”; Walker, Lewis, McAdams & Gilliland, “Principles of Chemical Engineering”; Kohler, “Laboratory Manual in Chemical Engineering”; Busse, “Shop Surveying Notes”.
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
- Professor F. D. Carvin
- Assoc. Prof. H. E. Walter
- Asst. Prof. F. J. Burns
- Asst. Prof. D. E. Davis
- Asst. Prof. P. E. Schweizer
- Mr. H. R. Booth
- Mr. B. Eskin
- Mr. K. A. MacFadyen
- Mr. D. F. Oliver
- Mr. J. L. Polaner
- Mr. H. E. Purdy
- Mr. A. Reminger, Jr.
- Mr. E. W. Wraith, Jr.
- Mr. D. E. Zeliff
The Mechanical Engineer is concerned with the problems of design, construction and operation of machine tools, of the power machinery to operate these tools and of power machinery in general, such as refrigeration, ventilation, automotive, hydraulic and heat transfer machines. He is greatly concerned with the problems of industrial management and public affairs in general. The subject matter covered by this department has been developed with these points in mind.