PE Chemical study plan

Set up and solve steady-state material balances on multi-unit systems with recycle, purge, and bypass streams

Convert between mass, mole, and volumetric bases and handle phase-change and inert accumulation terms

Build a systematic material-balance template (basis selection, DOF count, species list) and apply it to 12 distinct flowsheet problems

Solve energy-balance problems coupling enthalpy tables, heat capacity, and heat of reaction

Apply the first law, equations of state, and departure functions to real-gas and vapor-liquid equilibrium problems

Compute fugacity, activity coefficients, and phase equilibria for ideal and non-ideal mixtures

Solve chemical equilibrium problems using equilibrium constants and Gibbs free energy

Analyze refrigeration and power cycles by locating state points on P-H and T-S diagrams

Apply the Bernoulli and mechanical energy equations to pipeline, pump, and orifice systems with friction losses

Size pumps and compute NPSH available versus required for cavitation screening

Determine flow regime, friction factor, and pressure drop for single-phase flow in pipes and fittings

Solve packed-bed and fluidized-bed pressure-drop problems using the Ergun equation

Compute conduction, convection, and radiation heat transfer rates for composite walls, cylinders, and spheres

Estimate convective coefficients from correlations for forced and natural convection and condensation/boiling

Size shell-and-tube and double-pipe heat exchangers using LMTD and effectiveness-NTU methods

Analyze transient cooling/heating using lumped-capacitance and Biot-number criteria

Apply Fick's law and mass-transfer coefficients to diffusion, film, and penetration problems

Design distillation columns using McCabe-Thiele and shortcut (Fenske-Underwood-Gilliland) methods

Analyze absorption and stripping columns with the operating-line and Kremser equations

Solve drying, humidification, and liquid-liquid extraction problems using equilibrium-stage concepts

Size ideal and real CSTRs and PFRs using rate laws, conversion targets, and Levenspiel plots

Determine reaction orders and rate constants from batch and differential-reactor data

Analyze multiple-reaction systems for selectivity and yield, including series and parallel networks

Evaluate non-isothermal reactor behavior, hot spots, and stability using energy and mole balances together

Estimate capital and operating costs using scaling exponents, cost indices, and factored estimates

Compute payback, NPV, IRR, and breakeven for a process alternative and compare options on a consistent basis

Tune PID controllers and evaluate open-loop and closed-loop dynamics for first-order-plus-dead-time processes

Diagnose control-loop problems including offset, cycling, valve saturation, and cascade configuration

Identify relief-device and flare sizing inputs using API-style scenarios, and distinguish rupture-disk versus relief-valve applications

Evaluate flammability limits, flash points, and inerting requirements for a given process stream

Apply LOPA-style thinking to assign integrity levels and recognize inherently safer design alternatives

Integrate all ten domains by working mixed-topic timed problem sets and repairing the weakest two areas