Senior Design
At NC State, the senior design course is a two-semester sequence:
CHE 450: Applications of cost accounting, cost estimation for new equipment, manufacturing cost and measures of profitability. Use of computer simulation design and cost programs. Procedures for sizing unit operations commonly encountered in the chemical process industry. Heuristics for selection of separation processes and heat exchanger network synthesis.
CHE 451: Chemical process design and optimization. The interplay of economic and technical factors in process development, site selection, project design, and production management. Comprehensive design problems.
Shown below are some examples of course documents, examples of student work, and helpful resources.
Course Documents
- Poster session booklet with project abstracts
- Compiled 2-minute presentation file for poster session
- Syllabus
- Course Schedule
- Tips on talks
- Advice to CHE 451 student from previous class
- Structure and Content of the Final Report
- Guide to Citations
- Citation Formats
- Writing Resources
- Grammar links
- Roles and Responsibilities
- Grading Rubric for Mid-semester Presentation
- Grading Rubric for Poster Session
- Grading Rubric for Written Reports
Examples of Exemplary Documents
- Exemplary February Report
- Example mid-semester oral presentation
- Example final report
- Poster
- 2-minute promotions (Senior Design Day)
Useful Web Sites
- http://www4.thomasregister.com/ – Thomas Register (database for equipment vendors)
- http://www.epa.gov/oppt/exposure/pubs/episuitedl.htm – EPI Suite for physical/chemical property and environmental fate estimation models
- http://solvdb.ncms.org – solvent data and selection
- http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/ – databases on toxicology and hazardous chemicals
- http://lorien.ncl.ac.uk/ming/distil/distil0.htm – distillation tutorial
- http://www.uspto.gov/ – U.S. Patent Office
- http://www.aiche.org/ccps/ – AIChE Center for Process Safety
- http://www2.umdnj.edu/eohssweb/aiha/administrative/design.htm – laboratory safety issues
- http://daq.state.nc.us/permits/ – information on air permits in NC
- http://www.pmi.org/ – Project Management Institute