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Instruction offered by members of the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering in the Schulich School of Engineering.
Department Head - U. Sundararaj
Associate Heads - T. Harding, J. Azaiez
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Chemical Engineering
601
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Research Seminar
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Reports on studies of current research in the Department. All Master of Science and Doctoral students (Chemical, Petroleum, and Energy & Environment specializations) are required to register and participate in the course for each of the first two terms of their degree program. Each student must also present one research seminar. For more details, students must refer to the guidelines for the Research Seminar course.
Course Hours:
E(3S-0)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
NOT INCLUDED IN GPA
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Chemical Engineering
607
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Natural Gas Processing Principles
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Physical and chemical properties of natural gases; vapour-liquid equilibrium data and computations; flow of gas and gas-liquid mixtures; separation of gaseous mixtures; heat transfer in gas processing; production of natural gas and its associated liquids.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
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Chemical Engineering
609
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Natural Gas Processing Technology
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Design and operational criteria in transporting and processing of natural gas; refrigeration and compression; cryogenics; hydrocarbon dew point control; LPG recovery; sulphur recovery; mechanical flow diagrams; process simulation.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Chemical Engineering 607.
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Chemical Engineering
613
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Advanced Topics in Mass Transfer
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Advanced concepts in mass transfer in multiphase systems. Mass transfer with simultaneous chemical reaction and heat transfer.
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H(3-0)
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Chemical Engineering
615
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Model Predictive Control
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Review of process dynamics and control fundamentals (step response curves, PID control structures and PID controller tuning). Identification of finite impulse response models from plant data. Model predictive Control (MPC) algorithms (e.g. Dynamic Matrix Control). Applications of Linear Programming to determine optimal MPC setpoints respecting unit constraints. Computer simulation using the MATLAB MPC toolbox. Introduction to univariate controller performance assessment techniques.
Course Hours:
H(3-1.5)
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Chemical Engineering
617
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Modelling and Identification Advanced Control
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First-principles dynamic models of complex chemical processes. Comparison of dynamic simulation models generated using MATLAB/Simulink with those imbedded in commercial process simulators. Consideration of operability in plant design. Introduction to time series analysis and closed-loop identification. Causality versus correlation. Multivariate regression methods for soft sensor design.
Course Hours:
H(3-1.5)
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Chemical Engineering
619
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Special Problems
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Advanced studies on specialized topics in chemical, petroleum, biochemical and environmental engineering.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Chemical Engineering
620
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Graduate Project
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Individual project in the student's area of specialization under the guidance of a faculty member. A written proposal, one or more written progress reports, and a final written report are required. An oral presentation is required upon completion of the course. Open only to students in the MEng (course-based) program.
Course Hours:
F(0-4)
Prerequisite(s):
Consent of the Department Head or Associate Head Graduate Studies.
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for both Chemical Engineering 620 and 699 will not be allowed.
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Chemical Engineering
621
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Reservoir Simulation
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Enhanced recovery modelling (generalized black-oil models, compositional and miscible), well treatment, grid orientation. New developments in gridding, thermal models, naturally fractured reservoirs, modelling of induced fractures (hydraulic and waterflood), reservoir geomechanics, and practical aspects of conducting simulation studies.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Petroleum Engineering 429 or Petroleum Engineering 523 or consent of the Department.
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Chemical Engineering
623
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Chemical Reactor Design
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Advanced study of design and operation of chemical reactors for both homogeneous and heterogeneous systems, batch, continuous flow stirred tank, tubular and multibed adiabatic reactors. Cold shot cooling in reactors. Optimal temperature gradients and yields. Catalyst effectiveness factors and optimal control with decaying catalysts. Analysis of sulphur plant reactor design including cost optimization.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
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Chemical Engineering
625
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Advanced Topics in Heat Transfer
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Diffusive and convective transport of heat. Analytical and approximate solutions to steady state and transient conduction and convection problems. Superposition techniques. Forced convection of heat in laminar and turbulent regimes.
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H(3-0)
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Chemical Engineering
627
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Chemical Process Simulation
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Object oriented programming applied to the design of a steady state chemical process simulator via the sequential modular approach and by the equation based approach. Material and energy balances for systems of process units.
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H(3-0)
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Chemical Engineering
629
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Secondary and Tertiary Recovery
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Displacement processes for improved recovery of hydrocarbons. Waterflooding, gas flooding, solvent flooding and chemical flooding. Performance prediction techniques. Comparative economics.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Petroleum Engineering 525 or consent of the Department.
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Chemical Engineering
631
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Advanced Topics in Fluid Mechanics
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Constitutive equations for viscous flow and methods of solution. Laminar, transition and turbulent flows. Hydrodynamic stability. Vortices. Boundary layers.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
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Chemical Engineering
633
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Chemical Thermodynamics
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Advanced application of thermodynamic principles. Calculation of thermodynamic properties; ideal and non-ideal solution theory; calculation of phase equilibria; properties of reacting mixtures.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Chemical Engineering 427 or consent of the Department.
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Chemical Engineering
639
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Applied Numerical Methods in Engineering
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Numerical solution of systems of linear and non-linear algebraic equations, eigenvalue problems. Numerical solution of systems of ordinary and partial differential equations. Initial value and boundary value problems. Finite difference and finites element methods. Numerical stability.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Engineering 407 or consent of the Department.
Notes:
Knowledge of a programming language is necessary.
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Chemical Engineering
643
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Air Pollution Control Engineering
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Introduction to air quality and air pollution. Impact of air pollution and greenhouse gases on health and climate change. Energy and air pollution. Fundamentals of fossil fuel combustion and related air pollution. Pre-combustion air pollution control strategies: fossil fuel cleaning/refinery, renewable energy (wind, solar, biomass, etc.), and alternative energy sources (hydrogen, etc). In-combustion air pollution control. Post-combustion air pollution control. Industrial air pollution control. Control of particulate matter. Control of VOCs, SOx, and NOx. Adsorption and absorption of air pollutants. GHG emission control. Indoor air quality engineering. Recent advances on related topics.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for both Chemical Engineering 643 and Environmental Engineering 641 will not be allowed.
Also known as:
(Environmental Engineering 641)
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Chemical Engineering
645
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Industrial and Produced Wastewater Treatment
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Sources and characterization of industrial wastewater. Treatment objectives and regulations. Unit and process design. Physical/chemical treatment including sedimentation, coagulation, filtration, absorption, adsorption, ion exchange, membrane processes and pH adjustment.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Notes:
Credit for both Chemical Engineering 645 and Environmental Engineering 661 will not be allowed.
Also known as:
(Environmental Engineering 661)
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Chemical Engineering
647
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Thermal Recovery Methods
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Oil sands and heavy oil resources. Fluid and rock properties. Heat transfer processes in porous media. Comparative analysis of viscous oil recovery methods: steam flooding, cyclic steam stimulation, in-situ combustion and steam-assisted-gravity-drainage. Surface equipment and operation. Laboratory and field performance evaluation of thermal recovery methods. Process economics.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
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Chemical Engineering
649
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Naturally Fractured Reservoirs
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Classification and characterization of naturally fractured reservoirs. Drilling and completion methods. Production characteristics. Tight gas reservoirs. Reserve estimation. Emphasis is placed on the relationship between geology, log interpretation, well testing, and primary-secondary recovery of hydrocarbons from naturally fractured reservoirs.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
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Chemical Engineering
651
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Engineering Fuel Cells
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Overview of Fuel Cells. Comparison of fuel cells with other energy technologies. Types of fuel cells; electrochemical reactions; materials and balance of plant.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Also known as:
(formerly Chemical Engineering 619.51)
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Chemical Engineering
653
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Horizontal Wells for Petroleum Production
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Drilling and completion methods for horizontal wells; mathematical analysis of steady state flow to horizontal wells and well combinations; pseudo steady state and constant well bore pressure models; theoretical comparisons of predicted performance and coning behaviour of horizontal and vertical well patterns; performance in fractured reservoirs; potential for horizontal wells in heavy oil and bitumen production; basic conceptual ideas of steam-assisted gravity drainage.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Petroleum Engineering 429 or Petroleum Engineering 523 or consent of the Department.
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Chemical Engineering
657
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Advanced Reservoir Engineering
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Formulation and solution of reservoir-engineering problems including combination of variables, Laplace transform, approximate Integral methods, and solution methods of moving boundary problems. Examples from thermal processes (e.g. hot waterflooding, SAGD), different recovery mechanisms (e.g. imbibition, expansion drive, solution-gas drive), well testing problems and naturally fractured reservoirs.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Petroleum Engineering 429 or Petroleum Engineering 523 or consent of the Department.
Notes:
Prior knowledge of reservoir engineering and analytical solution methods of differential equations is necessary.
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Chemical Engineering
659
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Advanced Cell and Tissue Engineering
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Current challenges in tissue engineering. Focus on specific tissues. Course topics include a brief biology review, cell fate processes, stem cells, tissue microenvironments and mass transfer, biomaterials, bioreactors, and clinical delivery of tissue engineered constructs.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Consent of the Department.
Notes:
Credit for both Chemical Engineering 659 and Biomedical Engineering 619.06 will not be allowed.
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Chemical Engineering
661
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Geostatistics for Reservoir Characterization
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Statistical/probability concepts, exploratory data analysis, spatial structural analysis, estimation theory (Kriging), integration of auxiliary information and conditional stochastic simulation. Special emphasis on reservoir characterization and the particular problems encountered in that area. The geostatistical methodology for reservoir characterization will be demonstrated on a fluvial reservoir example.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Petroleum Engineering 429 or Petroleum Engineering 523 or consent of the Department.
Notes:
Open to graduate Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Geophysics students, and Geology graduate students with sound quantitative skills. Prior exposure to statistical/probability theory is required.
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Chemical Engineering
665
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Wastewater Issues for the Oil and Gas Industry
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Produced water characteristics, regulations governing produced water management, management options. Technologies used for produced water treatment, novel/emerging technologies. Process design approaches and comparative evaluation of various technologies. Case Studies.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Notes:
Credit for both Chemical Engineering 665 and Environmental Engineering 665 will not be allowed.
Also known as:
(Environmental Engineering 665)
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Chemical Engineering
677
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Advanced Topics in Oil and Gas Production
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Problems related to production of conventional oil, heavy oil and natural gas; analysis of the interactions of oil, water and gas, effects of fluid properties, rock structure and capillary, gravity and viscous forces acting on the reservoir system; application to the design of improved oil and gas recovery methods. New processes in oil and gas recovery.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Petroleum Engineering 429 or Petroleum Engineering 523 or consent of the Department.
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Chemical Engineering
687
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Petroleum Economics
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Economic principles and risk management practices in the petroleum industry. Project selection; investment ranking; budgeting; and portfolio development. Decision making under uncertainty and risk.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Also known as:
(formerly Chemical Engineering 619.87)
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Chemical Engineering
699
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Special Project
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Project study conducted under the guidance of a faculty member and intended to expose the student to the tools, techniques and basic aspects of research. A written comprehensive report and one or more written progress reports are required.
Course Hours:
H(0-4)
Prerequisite(s):
Consent of the Department Head or Associate Head Graduate Studies.
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for both Chemical Engineering 699 and 620 will not be allowed.
Notes:
May be repeated once for credit.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Chemical Engineering
701
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Experimental Design and Error Analysis
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Statistical analysis and design of engineering experiments. Random variables and sampling distributions; estimation and hypothesis testing; concepts of central tendency, variability, confidence level; correlation, regression and variation analysis; robust estimation; experiments of evaluation; experiments of comparison; factorial experiments (analysis of variance); experimental designs (involving randomization, replication, blocking and analysis of covariance).
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for more than one of Chemical Engineering 701, Environmental Engineering 621, Chemical Engineering 619.45 and 619.82 will not be allowed.
Notes:
Intended for MSc/PhD students. MEng students may be able to register with Instructor's Permission.
Also known as:
(Environmental Engineering 621)
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Chemical Engineering
703
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Advanced Mathematical Methods in Engineering
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Review of theory of linear algebra. Review of ordinary differential equations: linear, non-linear; series solutions; special exact solutions; applications. Partial differential equations: geometric interpretation; characteristic curves; separation of variables; the Sturm-Liouville problem and Fourier series; eigenfunction expansion; Fourier, Laplace and Hankel transforms; self similarity; Green's function; applications.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Notes:
Intended for MSc/PhD students. MEng students may be able to register with Instructor's Permission. Credit for both Chemical Engineering 703 and Chemical Engineering 619.83 will not be allowed.
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