— Mass Transfer for Biochemical & Chemical Engineers

Prerequisites & course information

This version has ended; see updated course, below. Course Description: Derivation of species conservation equations describing convective and diffusive mass transfer. Fick's law and the Stefan-Maxwell constitutive equations. Mass transfer coefficients. Multicomponent mass transfer across gas/liquid interfaces. Applications include drying, heterogeneous chemical reactions, and membrane separations. Learning Activities: Lecture/Discussion 4 hour(s). Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Science & Engineering (SE). ECH 143 — Mass Transfer for Biochemical & Chemical Engineers (4 units) Course Description: Derivation of species conservation equations describing convective and diffusive mass transfer. Fick's law and the Stefan-Maxwell constitutive equations. Mass transfer coefficients. Multicomponent mass transfer across gas/liquid interfaces. Applications include drying, heterogeneous chemical reactions, and membrane separations. Prerequisite(s): ECH 142 . Learning Activities: Lecture/Discussion 4 hour(s). Enrollment Restriction(s): Pass One restricted to Chemical Engineering and Biochemical Engineering majors. Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Science & Engineering (SE). This course version is effective from, and including: Winter Quarter 2027. Learning Activities: Lecture/Discussion 4 hour(s). Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Science & Engineering (SE). ECH 143 — Mass Transfer for Biochemical & Chemical Engineers (4 units) Course Description: Derivation of species conservation equations describing convective and diffusive mass transfer. Fick's law and the Stefan-Maxwell constitutive equations. Mass transfer coefficients. Multicomponent mass transfer across gas/liquid interfaces. Applications include drying, heterogeneous chemical reactions, and membrane separations. Prerequisite(s): ECH 142 . Learning Activities: Lecture/Discussion 4 hour(s). Enrollment Restriction(s): Pass One restricted to Chemical Engineering and Biochemical Engineering majors. Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Science & Engineering (SE). This course version is effective from, and including: Winter Quarter 2027.