CHE/ENVE 160A M.R. Zachariah & N. V.

Myung
Chem. & Env. Eng. Lab Spring 2020

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE

Bourns College of Engineering
Chemical and Environmental Engineering

CHE 160A / ENVR 160A: Chemical and Environmental Engineering

Lab I: Fluid Mechanics and Mass Transfer
Spring 2020

This course has two sections which will be combined and thus two instructors are listed.

Day/Time/Place: Location: On-line

Time: Asynchronous

Instructors: Nosang Vincent Myung

Email: myung@engr.ucr.edu

Michael R. Zachariah
Email: mrz@engr.ucr.edu

Instructor Office hours: Office hours will be conducted via ZOOM

N. Myung: Mon 3-4 pm (https://notredame.zoom.us/j/913954860)

Wed. 3-4 pm
(https://notredame.zoom.us/j/302588973)
M. Zachariah: Tue and Thu 3-4 pm
(https://ucr.zoom.us/j/361978295 )

Prerequisites: CHE 114, CHE 120; instructor’s consent

Teaching Assistants:

Thomas Eckel E-mail Thomas.eckel@email.ucr.edu

(Module 2) Office Hrs Wednesday and Friday 11 to 1
Zoom link https://ucr.zoom.us/j/8928599654 
Aida Tafrish E-mail aida.tafrishi@email.ucr.edu
(Module 1) Office Hrs Tue & Thurs, 10:30am-12pm
Zoom link https://ucr.zoom.us/j/5589378995?
pwd=ZDBBMWpTcFlzb3lxOENYQkVmckM4UT09
Afsara Tasnia E-mail atasn002@ucr.edu
(Module 4) Office Hrs Mon & Fir 12-1:30 pm
Zoom link https://ucr.zoom.us/j/756554511?
pwd=VjJiQkQ1Y3RQWEdxYTFWa2FLSFZiUT09
Shanhui Xu E-mail sxu012@ucr.edu
(Module 3) Office Hrs Mon & Wed 11-12:30 pm
Zoom link https://ucr.zoom.us/j/7105436019

Required Text: 160A Lab Manual

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Grading distribution:
Data analysis reports (2 labs) ……………………………50%
Slides (1 lab) …………………………………………….15%
Full Lab report (1 lab)……………………………………35%

CLASS SCHEDULE, POLICIES AND MISCILLANEOUS INFORMATION

COVIS-19 necessitates considerable deviation from the course as it is normally taught and taken.
Since we are 100% on-line, no in-lab experiments can be conducted. Instead you will view
videos up loaded to You-Tube that will show you how the experiments are conducted, and how
you would have performed them. It is important that you view the videos in order to understand
the experiment and how to analyze your data. We will provide you raw data from the
experiments which you will use to extract the relevant information and write your report. Unlike
previous courses where students worked in teams, in this class, each of you will work
individually. You will be assigned a rotation (not-negotiable) that will determine the schedule
for the lab modules (see tables below for due dates and lab rotation schedule). You will be
performing 4 experiments in this class. The details of the experiments and objectives can be
found in the lab manual.

Weekly Schedule:
Week No. Date Task
1 March 30 No class
2 April 8 11 AM-1:50 PM Safety Training,
(https://notredame.zoom.us/j/7075962588) orientation
3 April 13
4 April 20 Exp 1; Due April 22
5 April 27
6 May 4 Exp 2; Due May 6
7 May 11 Statistical analysis
lecture
8 May18 Exp 3; Due May 20
9 May 25
10 June 1 Exp 4; Due June 3
Times for turning in your Module (experiment) is 5 pm on the due date – submitted on
ilearn
• The policy for late lab reports is as follows. One late day results in a 20 % reduction of your
lab report grade. More than one day late will result in a 50 % reduction of your lab report
grade. No credit if more than one week late.

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Each student will be assigned a rotation # (non-negotiable), which determines the order of
module they will perform. You can find your rotation in the Excel spread sheet. Notice above
the due dates for each experiment.

Module 1 Module 2 Module 3 Module 4

Rotation Drag coeff. Pipe Flow Aeration kLa Ion diffusion
1 Week 4 Week 6 Week 8 Week 10
2 Week 6 Week 8 Week 10 Week 4
3 Week 8 Week 10 Week 4 Week 6
4 Week 10 Week 4 Week 6 Week 8
Due dates:
5 pm
Wednesda
y See weekly schedule

Module Name Instructor TA Type of Report

Drag. Coeff. of
1 Particles Nosang V. Myung Aida Tafrishi Data and calculation
Pipe Flow and Slide deck for
2 Headloss Nosang V. Myung Thomas Eckel presentation
3 Aeration KLa values Michael Zachariah Shanhui Xui Data and calculation
4 Liquid Diffusion Michael Zachariah Afsara Tasnia Full lab report

Slide deck for presentation

 In prior years students in group made a formal presentation. This is not possible given the
number of individual presentations this would require. Instead prepare a slide deck that
would comprise a formal presentation with no more than 15 slides. i.e., approximately 15
min presentation.
• Use Powerpoint and submit pdf file to ilearn.

Grading:
• Grades will be awarded using a scale aimed at measuring student mastery of course material.
The following grade “floors” will be guaranteed by the instructor: students scoring ≥ 90% are
guaranteed to receive at least an A-, 80-89% will receive at least a B-, 70-79% will receive at
least a C-, and 60-69% will receive at least a D-. The instructor will not raise the minimum
percentages required to achieve each grade, but reserves the right to lower them if necessary.

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Ethics and Integrity:

• All students at UCR are expected to uphold the highest ethical standards, be honest, and
practice academic integrity in this class. This includes doing original work and properly citing
any sources used. In terms of behavior toward fellow students, you are expected to abide by the
UCR Principles of Community (available on line). i.e. do your own work.

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LAB MODULES : EXCERPTS FROM LAB MANUAL

Module #1 – Drag Coefficients of Particles
Weblink: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGshS7sapLYaTtJ3M4UPntfAvNU7oS8h5

Experimental Objectives
Please design and conduct experiments to achieve both of the following objectives
1) Determine the relationship between drag coefficient and Reynolds number for spherical
particles. Compare you results to Stokes Law where CD = 24/Re.
2) Demonstrate the effect of particle shape on the velocity of a sphere and a streamlined shape in
a viscous fluid.

Module #2 - Pipe Flow and Headloss

Weblink: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGshS7sapLYbNXVKvlcY4o2Iy_7kpAj8L

Experimental Objectives
Design and conduct experiment to achieve the following objectives

1) Determine the relationship between headloss (energy loss) and flow velocity for both laminar
and turbulent flow through a pipe and to compare experimental results with the Moody
diagram (figure 6.10 in Fluid Mechanics for Chemical Engineering, Third Edition).
2) Determine the relationship between headloss and flow velocity for turbulent flow through
various common pipe fittings and to compare experimental results with data found in
handbooks.

Module #3 - Aeration KLa values

Weblink: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?
list=PLGshS7sapLYYrEIvVQEGrabSBYMOeDWxX

Experimental Objectives
A commonly used parameter in gas-liquid mass transfer systems is the overall gas transfer coefficient,
KLa, which combines several physicochemical parameters. In this module please address two or
more of the following objectives:
1) Determine the value of the overall mass transfer coefficient, KLa, in a batch mechanical
aerator using a dynamic measurement technique
2) Determine the effect of stirrer speed and paddle size on KLa,

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3) Determine the effect of salinity on KLa.

4) Give an example of a practical aeration system.
5) Identical aeration tanks exist in Iowa and Texas. Which system should in principle be
more efficient in winter and why ?
6) Write a differential expression for your system if we were to add microorganisms into the
tank which consumes oxygen at a rate =kC
7) In your experiment you derived Kla. Assuming Kla does not change now you add
microorganism and redo the experiment. Assuming you operate your reactor in steady
state i.e. dc/dt =0, derive an expression for the rate constant k as a function of Kla and
concentrations.
8) Describe the experiment you would do and the complexity involved.

Module #4 - Liquid Diffusion

Weblink: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGshS7sapLYaTtJ3M4UPntfAvNU7oS8h5

Experimental Objectives
Design and conduct the experiment to determine the diffusivity of a dissolved sodium chloride in
water and compare the experimental data with published data from a handbook using one-dimensional
diffusion cell.

1. This experiment relies on a major assumption on dX/dCa term. What is that assumption,
and why is it a potential problem. In what direction do you expect it to bias your
measured diffusion coefficient.
2. You know that when you dissolve NaCl in water => Na+ + Cl-. So you have two species.
But you are measuring one diffusion coefficient. Can you explain how you can do that?