A Population Balance Based Design Problem in a Particle Science and Technology Course for Chemical Engineers

Authors

  • Sheryl H. Ehrman University of Maryland
  • Patricia Castellanos University of Maryland
  • Vivek Dwivedi University of Maryland
  • R. Bertrum Diemer University of Maryland

Abstract

A particle technology design problem incorporating population balance modeling was developed and assigned to senior and first-year graduate students in a Particle Science and Technology course. The problem focused on particle collection, with a pipeline agglomerator, Cyclone, and baghouse comprising the collection system. The problem was developed by a representative from industry and a University of Maryland faculty member with input from the graduate student teaching assistant as well as students via anonymous feedback.

Author Biographies

Sheryl H. Ehrman, University of Maryland

Sheryl H. Ehrman is an associate professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Maryland. She earned B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in chemical engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and the University of California Los Angeles, respectively.

Patricia Castellanos, University of Maryland

Patricia Castellanos is a graduate student in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Maryland. She has a B.S. in chemistry from the University of Maryland.

Vivek Dwivedi, University of Maryland

Vivek Dwivedi is a graduate student in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Maryland. He has a B.S. and an M.E. in chemical engineering, both from the University of Maryland.

R. Bertrum Diemer, University of Maryland

R. Bertrum Diemer is DuPont's principal division consultant in reaction engineering, thermochemistry, and population balance modeling and an adjunct professor of chemical engineering at the University of Delaware. He received chemical engineering degrees from Lehigh (B.S. '73) and Delaware (M.S. 'BO, Ph.D. '99) and is a Delaware-licensed P.E.

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Published

2007-04-01

Issue

Vol. 41 No. 2 (2007): Spring 2007

Section

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