Solved Problems

A number of solved problems are presented along with problem solving heuristics. Problem solving strategies and additional worked example problems and are available in the Thoughts on Problem Solving section of the CD-ROM. The Ten Types of Homework Problems section contains two worked examples for each of the ten homework problem types. These examples are based on the material from Chapter 4, and they provide useful information on how one can attack homework problems. The section on Getting Unstuck is especially helpful.

Living Example Problems

The example problems that use an ODE solver (e.g., POLYMATH) are referred to as "living example problems," because the students can load the program directly on their own computers in order to study it. Students are then encouraged to "play" with the example's key variables and assumptions. Students can change parameter values, such as the reaction rate constants to learn to deduce trends or predict the behavior of a given reaction system, and gain a better understanding of the concepts being studied. Using the living example problems provides students with the opportunity to practice critical and creative thinking skills as they explore the problem and ask "what if...?" questions.

Professional Reference Shelf

This section of the CD-ROM contains:

(1) material that is important to the practicing engineer, although it is typically not included in the majority of chemical reaction engineering courses. A short synopsis of each of the following topics is given at the appropriate point in the text. These sections are:

i. Photographs of real reactors ii. Recycle reactors

iii. Weighted least squares iv. Experimental planning

v. Laboratory reactors

vi. Inhibition and cofactors in enzymatic reactors vii. Bifurcation analysis

viii. Wet and dry etching of semiconductors ix. Catalytic monoliths

x. Wire gauze reactors xi. Trickle bed reactors xii. Fluidized bed reactors xiii. CVD boat reactors

(2) material that gives a more detailed explanation of derivations that were abbreviated in the text. The intermediate steps to these derivations are given on the CD-ROM:

a) First order reaction in a semibatch reactor

b) Temperature-conversion relationship for an adiabatic reactor c) Aris-Taylor dispersion

Additional Homework Problems

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computing power to solve realistic problems. In addition, parts of problems were designed to

promote and develop critical thinking skills. Many instructors alternate the homework problems they assign from year to year, ususally taken from a limited number of problems at the end of each chapter. Consequently, some of the more traditional, yet excellent problems of previous editions were placed on the CD-ROM and they can serve as practice problems along with those unassigned problems in the text.

Table CDI-1 gives the resources available in each chapter. TABLE CDI-1 Chapter: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Learning Resources Summary Notes Web Modules Interactive Computer Modules Solved Problems

Living Example Problems Professional Reference Shelf

Additional Homework Problems

In addition to the components listed at the end of each chapter the following components are also included on the CD-ROM

Software Toolbox

Instructions on how to use the different software packages to solve examples are described for: POLYMATH

MatLab ASPEN PLUS

All living example problems on the CD are in both POLYMATH and MatLab Format. The

POLYMATH program can either be loaded to a computer and executed directly from the CD-ROM. The POLYMATH examples may also be loaded on a computer or run directly from the CD-ROM. In order to execute MatLab examples, MatLab must be available on a server with a site license or the student version of MatLab must be purchased. Similarly, in regard to ASPEN, the CD shows an example of how to use ASPEN to solve chemical reaction engineering problems, however, a site license must be available to actually use ASPEN to solve the homework problems.

Representative Syllabi for both 3 and 4 Credit Courses

The syllabi give a sample pace at which the courses could be taught as well as suggested homework problems.

Virtual Reality Module

This module provides an opportunity to move inside a catalyst pellet to observe surface reactions and coking. This module also allows students to navigate through a catalyst pore and see the catalytic steps of diffusion, adsorption, surface reaction, and coking occurring on a catalyst pellet.

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Credits

Special recognition to the students who contributed so much to the CD-ROM. In particular, Dieter Schweiss, Anuj Hasija, and Susan Fugett. In addition, Gavin Sy, Scott Conaway, Tim Mashue, and Ellyne Buckingham also worked on the CD-ROM.

Clicking on the topic you wish to view will bring up the following information: Learning Resources

A. Summary Notes

1. Click on this hot button and a listing of all the lectures in pairs of two (e.g. Lectures 1 and 2, Lectures 3 and 4, etc.) will appear on the screen. Under each lecture pair will be a short listing of the topics covered in those two lectures at the University of Michigan along with the chapters that the lectures are based upon.

2. Click on particular lecture pairs of interest to view the Summary Notes.