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COURSE SYLLABUS – ChE 471
COURSE TITLE CODE/NO ENGLISH CODE/NO ARABIC CREDITS
Th. Pr. Tr. Tu. Total Selected Topics in Chemical
Engineering ChE 471 174 مك ھ 3 1 -- -- 3
Pre-requisites: Advisor`s Approval
Course Role in Curriculum Required or Elective: Elective A pre-requisite for: -- Catalogue Description:
Topics in chemical or materials engineering upon the approval of the Chemical Engineering Department council.
Textbooks:
No formal text book. All materials are prepared by the instructor based on a large collection of scientific papers and information and data. from NREL site
Supplemental Materials:
None
Course Learning Outcomes:
By the completion of the course the student should be able to:
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Define the problem, identify customer needs, and transform the needs into design requirements.
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Access information from a variety of sources, and critically evaluate their quality, validity and accuracy.
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Plan an effective design strategy with manageable subtasks and timelines.
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Develop and compare alternative solutions to select a baseline design.
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Consider realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, manufacturability, and sustainability.
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Define the problem, identify customer needs, and transform the needs into design requirements.
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Accessinformation from a variety of sources, and critically evaluate their quality, validity and accuracy.
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Plan an effective design strategy with manageable subtasks and timelines.
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Develop and compare alternative solutions to select a baseline design.
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Considerrealistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, manufacturability, and sustainability.
Topics to be Covered: Duration in Weeks
1. Solar Energy System Design overview 1
2. The Sun's Energy 1
3. The Sun’s Position 2
4. Collecting Solar Energy 2
5. Solar Collectors 2
6. Concentrator Optics 1
7. Concentrating Collectors 1
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8. Modeling of System Performance 2
9. Solar Thermal Projects 2
Key Student Outcomes addressed by the course: (Put a sign)
(a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
(b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpretdata
(c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability
(d) an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams
(e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems (f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
(g) an ability to communicate effectively
(h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context
(i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning (j) a knowledge of contemporary issues
(k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.
Class Schedule:
Lecture: three 1.0 hour sessions per week
Tutorials: one 3.0 hours session per week Instructor: Dr. Faisal Abdelhadi Last updated : January 2015
