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20260412890The program deals with the application of basic and engineering sciences to study processes in which raw materials undergo chemical and physical changes to produce value-added products, focusing on the design, construction, and economic operation of process plants and equipment.
The department aims to be recognized as one of the leading comprehensive Chemical and Materials Engineering programs in the Middle East.
The department provides industry and government agencies with engineers able to deal with high technology and meet the job market needs.
Last Modified Date: 24/07/2026 - 12:26 AM Saudi Arabia Time
| Course Code | Course | Credits | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHEN 201 هـن كم 201 | CHEN 201 | 0 | None |
| Description | Broad definitions of Chemical Engineering, introduction to chemical engineering calculations, material balances in processes with and without chemical reactions, recycle by-pass and purge calculations, critical properties and compressibility charts, vapor-liquid equilibrium, partial saturation and humidity, and computer applications. | ||
| CHEN 202 هـن كم 202 | CHEN 202 | 0 | None |
| Description | Introduction to thermodynamics concepts, first law of thermodynamics, Mass and energy balances in closed and open systems, volumetric properties of pure fluids, heat effects, humidity charts, second law of thermodynamics, entropy, Computer applications to thermodynamics problems, power cycles | ||
| CHEN 210 هـن كم 210 | CHEN 210 | 0 | None |
| Description | Classification of engineering materials. Atomic and molecular bonding. Properties and microstructure. Elastic and plastic behavior. Order in solids, phases and solid- solutions, crystal geometry, disorder in solids, atomic movement and rearrangement, phase diagrams, solid-state transformations. Applications of metals, ceramics, polymers and composites .Service stability, corrosion and failure. Involves laboratory experiments and practices | ||
| CHEN 211 هـن كم 211 | CHEN 211 | 0 | None |
| Description | Classification of polymeric materials, calculation of molar mass and molar mass distribution, polymerization reactions, kinetics of polymerization reactions, composites materials, polymer processing, mechanical and physical properties, commercial polymer, laboratory experiments. | ||
| CHEN 231 هـن كم 231 | CHEN 231 | 0 | None |
| Description | Fluid static, mass balance, momentum balance, energy balance on finite and differential systems, laminar and turbulent flow in pipes, fluid flow in porous media, boundary layer theory, fluid flow, flow behavior, flow applications. | ||
| CHEN 301 هـن كم 301 | CHEN 301 | 0 | None |
| Description | Helmholtz free energy and Gibbs free energy, energy-property relationships, Thermal equilibria, Ellingham diagrams, 1st and 2nd order transformations, equilibrium constant, Fugacity and Chemical activity, Equilibrium constant and its variation with temperature, Vant Hoff equation, Gibbs-Duhem relationship, Thermodynamics of solutions, Typical Equilibrium Phase Diagrams. | ||
| CHEN 311 هـن كم 311 | CHEN 311 | 0 | None |
| Description | Electrochemical mechanisms, corrosion kinetics, polarization and corrosion rates, passivity. Methods of testing corrosion of iron and steel and the effects of various parameters. Pourbaix diagrams. Effect of stresses on corrosion, (stress corrosion cracking, cold working, hydrogen cracking, etc.). Corrosion control technologies, corrosion of some engineering alloys. Design of simple processes. | ||
| CHEN 321 هـن كم 321 | CHEN 321 | 0 | None |
| Description | The course is intended to develop the student’ s ability to understand mole balances, conversion and reactor sizing, rate laws and stoichiometry for single and multiple reactions and its applications to steady-state no isothermal reactor design. Collection and analysis of rate data and catalysis and catalytic reactor | ||
| CHEN 331 هـن كم 331 | CHEN 331 | 0 | None |
| Description | Fundamentals of mass transfer processes. The control volume approach to the mass transfer processes, differential equations of mass transfer. Steady and unsteady –state molecular diffusion. Natural and forced convection mass transfer. Mass transfer theories. Convective mass transfer correlations. Analysis of chemical engineering operations involving mass transfer. Simultaneous heat and mass transfer; mass transfer accompanied by chemical reaction. | ||
| CHEN 332 هـن كم 332 | CHEN 332 | 0 | None |
| Description | Modes of heat transfer, steady and un-steady-state conduction in different co-ordinates, convective heat transfer with and without phase change, correlations for forced and natural convection, analogy between momentum and heat transfer, heat transfer applications. | ||
| CHEN 333 هـن كم 333 | CHEN 333 | 0 | None |
| Description | Phase equilibrium, continuous contact and stage wise processes; fractional distillation, gas absorption and liquid-liquid extraction processes, involves laboratory experiments and practices | ||
| CHEN 341 هـن كم 341 | CHEN 341 | 0 | None |
| Description | Mathematical modeling of process control, transfer functions, dynamic behavior of chemical processes, feedback control, dynamic behavior of closed-loop systems, stability analysis, frequency response analysis, controller design and tuning, introduction to computer control, laboratory and simulations applications | ||
| CHEN 342 هـن كم 342 | CHEN 342 | 0 | None |
| Description | This course deals with Linear, non-linear equations, systems of equations. Jacobi, Gauss-Seidel, SOR. LU decomposition, Newton-Raphson, bisection and Wegstein’s method - convergence acceleration; zeros of , polynomials; interpolating polynomial; finite difference methods; numerical differentiation, Newton-Coates and Gaussian quadrature. Solution of ODE’s; the shooting method; numerical solution of reaction network equations; solution of transient heat and mass transfer models. | ||
| CHEN 390 هـن كم 390 | CHEN 390 | 0 | None |
| Description | 10 weeks of training in industry under the supervision of a faculty member. Students have to submit a report about their achievements during training in addition to any other requirements assigned by the department | ||
| CHEN 431 هـن كم 431 | CHEN 431 | 0 | None |
| Description | Introduction, Laboratory Safety Rules, Familiarization with Experiments, Studies in Fluid Flow, The Study of Heat Exchanges, Experimental study of mass transfer, Modern separations techniques, and reaction engineering, Emphasis is on open-ended laboratory projects with electronic instrumentation; Experimental design with analytical, numerical, and statistical analysis of data. | ||
| CHEN 441 هـن كم 441 | CHEN 441 | 0 | None |
| Description | Review of feedback control, cascade control, Ratio, override, selective, feed-forward, and multivariable process control, Dynamic simulation of control systems using SIMULINK and other commercial software packages, Instrumentation, design case studies, tuning case studies | ||
| CHEN 442 هـن كم 442 | CHEN 442 | 0 | None |
| Description | This course is designed to give a chemical engineering student the ability to solve system of algebraic- differential equations. The course will develop student ability’s to drive system models and simulate digitally, simulation computer packages, aspen, Hysys, chem.-cad | ||
| CHEN 451 هـن كم 451 | CHEN 451 | 0 | None |
| Description | Chemical and petrochemical processes plant design, locations and layout of chemical process plant, operability, reliability and safety requirement of the design, cost estimation, utilization of simulation and design packages | ||
| CHEN 499 هـن كم 499 | CHEN 499 | 0 | None |
| Description | Chemical and petrochemical processes plant design, locations and layout of chemical process plant, operability, controllability reliability and safety requirement of the design, cost estimation, utilization of simulation and design packages. | ||
| CHEN 411 هـن كم 411 | CHEN 411 | 0 | None |
| Description | Selection criteria for metals, alloys, ceramics and plastics, mechanical behavior, corrosion and oxidation resistance at ambient and elevated temperatures, materials for marine environments, oil production and transport, refineries, petrochemical and desalination industries, refractory materials. Computer applications, and economic considerations, laboratory experiments. | ||
| CHEN 412 هـن كم 412 | CHEN 412 | 0 | None |
| Description | Role of interfaces, processes and production of polymer matrix composites, metal matrix composites, ceramic matrix composites, design aspects of composites bases structures, application and properties of composite materials, production of glass fiber and carbon fiber composites, Titanium bases composite materials. | ||
| CHEN 413 هـن كم 413 | CHEN 413 | 0 | None |
| Description | Structural characterization, quantitative and qualitative analysis, thermal analysis, differential calorimetry, molecular spectroscopy, engineering aspects of failure and failure analysis, failure modes, characterization of fractured surface, chemical analysis, failure prevention and histories, mechanical and metallurgical causes of failures, creep failures, corrosion induced failure, pitting as stress concentration | ||
| CHEN 414 هـن كم 414 | CHEN 414 | 0 | None |
| Description | Nano fabricated computed devices, bio molecular devices and molecular electronics, integrated micro systems and MEMS, molecular manufacturing and nano robots, material engineering processes applied to electro-active polymers, micro- nano scale instrumentation measuring | ||
| CHEN 415 هـن كم 415 | CHEN 415 | 0 | None |
| Description | Classification of biomaterials, classes of materials used in medicine, biomaterials surfaces, practical aspects of biomaterials, surface characterization of biomaterials, applications of materials used in medicine. | ||
| CHEN 416 هـن كم 416 | CHEN 416 | 0 | None |
| Description | Major operations in the iron and steel-making industry; direct reduction processes, blast furnaces, converter and electric-arc steel-making and steel refining methods; electro slag (ESR) and vacuum induction refining (VIR). Bauxite production. Electro-thermal reduction of cryolite to produce commercial aluminum. Production of TiO2. Extractive metallurgy of titanium. Gold extraction. Continuous casting. | ||
| CHEN 452 هـن كم 452 | CHEN 452 | 0 | None |
| Description | Wastewater introduction, Wastewater characteristics, Technologies in wastewater treatment, wastewater constituents, wastewater sampling and analytical procedures, physical characteristics of water, metallic and non metallic constituents, analysis and selection of wastewater flow rates, Physical unit operations, chemical unit processes, biological treatment, advanced wastewater treatment, water reuse. | ||
| CHEN 454 هـن كم 454 | CHEN 454 | 0 | None |
| Description | Resources for water, composition of sea water, introduction to desalination, desalination processes, single effect evaporation, evaporators, single effect thermal vapor compression, single effect mechanical vapor compression, multiple effect evaporation | ||
| CHEN 466 466 هـن كم | CHEN 466 | 0 | None |
| Description | Safety and loss prevention. Major process hazards. Hazard identification, assessment and prevention. Personal safety in industrial environment. Fire explosion and toxic release. Safety systems. | ||
| CHEN 471 هـن كم 471 | CHEN 471 | 0 | None |
| Description | Meteorology, lapse rate, introduction of plume, air pollution dispersion models, devices and techniques for control of particulates, Wastewater treatment techniques, membrane separation, biological treatment, chemical treatment, design for wastewater treatment plant | ||
| CHEN 472 هـن كم 472 | CHEN 472 | 0 | None |
| Description | Sources of pollution from chemical industries. Standards and legislations. Health and environmental effects of pollution. Air pollutants; particulate, SOx, NOx and organic vapors. Air pollution control. Treatment of industrial wastewater. Handling of solid waste. Monitoring of pollutants. Case studies for specific industries like petrochemicals, fertilizers, desalination and petroleum refining | ||
| CHEN 481 هـن كم 481 | CHEN 481 | 0 | None |
| Description | Introduction to biofuel, sources of biofuel, biofuel properties, manufacturing processes for biofuel, biodiesel, bioethanol, biogas | ||
| CHEN 421 هـن كم 421 | CHEN 421 | 0 | None |
| Description | Biofuel introduction, chemistry of biofuels, bioenery production technologies, first and second generation technologies for biofuel production, sources of fuel and fuel properties, environmental impacts, biorefinery, biofuel process design, recent developments in biotechnology. | ||
| CHEN 432 هـن كم 432 | CHEN 432 | 0 | None |
| Description | World and local energy situation, energy policies and strategies, the environment and the economy, renewable sources and social energy requirements, conservation, substitution and technology options, integrated energy management systems, energy conservation technologies. | ||
| CHEN 455 هـن كم 455 | CHEN 455 | 0 | None |
| Description | Introduction and overview of the energy system, modeling skills in energy systems, design of energy systems, issues associated with alternative energy | ||
| CHEN 461 هـن كم 461 | CHEN 461 | 0 | None |
| Description | Oil production. Surface operations. Characterization and classification of crude oils. Physical properties of oils. Refinery operations; atmospheric and vacuum distillation, treatment processes, catalytic cracking, reforming, alkylation, coking, asphalt production and lubricating oil production. Blending of refinery products. Waste treatment. | ||
| CHEN 462 هـن كم 462 | CHEN 462 | 0 | None |
| Description | Characterization and properties of natural gas. Gas gathering systems. Gas-oil multistage separation. Gas treatment and liquefaction. Gas transportation through pipelines, signal-telemetering Industrial usages. | ||
| CHEN 463 هـن كم 463 | CHEN 463 | 0 | None |
| Description | Production technologies of synthesis gas, olefins and aromatic. Manufacture of important petrochemicals derived from base chemicals and synthesis gas. Production technologies of important polymers and plastics. | ||
| CHEN 411 هـن كم 411 | CHEN 411 | 0 | None |
| Description | Selection criteria for metals, alloys, ceramics and plastics, mechanical behavior, corrosion and oxidation resistance at ambient and elevated temperatures, materials for marine environments, oil production and transport, refineries, petrochemical and desalination industries, refractory materials. Computer applications, and economic considerations, laboratory experiments | ||
| CHEN 412 هـن كم 412 | CHEN 412 | 0 | None |
| Description | Role of interfaces, processes and production of polymer matrix composites, metal matrix composites, ceramic matrix composites, design aspects of composites bases structures, application and properties of composite materials, production of glass fiber and carbon fiber composites, Titanium bases composite materials. | ||
| CHEN 452 هـن كم 452 | CHEN 452 | 0 | None |
| Description | Wastewater introduction, Wastewater characteristics, Technologies in wastewater treatment, wastewater constituents, wastewater sampling and analytical procedures, physical characteristics of water, metallic and non metallic constituents, analysis and selection of wastewater flow rates, Physical unit operations, chemical unit processes, biological treatment, advanced wastewater treatment, water reuse | ||
| CHEN 455 هـن كم 455 | CHEN 455 | 0 | None |
| Description | Introduction and overview of the energy system, modeling skills in energy systems, design of energy systems, issues associated with alternative energy | ||
| CHEN 463 هـن كم 463 | CHEN 463 | 0 | None |
| Description | Production technologies of synthesis gas, olefins and aromatic. Manufacture of important petrochemicals derived from base chemicals and synthesis gas. Production technologies of important polymers and plastics. | ||
| CHEN 466 466 هـن كم | CHEN 466 | 0 | None |
| Description | Safety and loss prevention. Major process hazards. Hazard identification, assessment and prevention. Personal safety in industrial environment. Fire explosion and toxic release. Safety systems. | ||
| CHEN 497 497 هـن كم | CHEN 497 | 0 | None |
| Description | In-depth study of relevant Chemical and Materials engineering topics not covered in other courses of the program in order to enhance students' knowledge in the field of chemical engineering. | ||
Course Code: CHEN 201 هـن كم 201
Description
Broad definitions of Chemical Engineering, introduction to chemical engineering calculations, material balances in processes with and without chemical reactions, recycle by-pass and purge calculations, critical properties and compressibility charts, vapor-liquid equilibrium, partial saturation and humidity, and computer applications.
Course Code: CHEN 202 هـن كم 202
Description
Introduction to thermodynamics concepts, first law of thermodynamics, Mass and energy balances in closed and open systems, volumetric properties of pure fluids, heat effects, humidity charts, second law of thermodynamics, entropy, Computer applications to thermodynamics problems, power cycles
Course Code: CHEN 210 هـن كم 210
Description
Classification of engineering materials. Atomic and molecular bonding. Properties and microstructure. Elastic and plastic behavior. Order in solids, phases and solid- solutions, crystal geometry, disorder in solids, atomic movement and rearrangement, phase diagrams, solid-state transformations. Applications of metals, ceramics, polymers and composites .Service stability, corrosion and failure. Involves laboratory experiments and practices
Course Code: CHEN 211 هـن كم 211
Description
Classification of polymeric materials, calculation of molar mass and molar mass distribution, polymerization reactions, kinetics of polymerization reactions, composites materials, polymer processing, mechanical and physical properties, commercial polymer, laboratory experiments.
Course Code: CHEN 231 هـن كم 231
Description
Fluid static, mass balance, momentum balance, energy balance on finite and differential systems, laminar and turbulent flow in pipes, fluid flow in porous media, boundary layer theory, fluid flow, flow behavior, flow applications.
Course Code: CHEN 301 هـن كم 301
Description
Helmholtz free energy and Gibbs free energy, energy-property relationships, Thermal equilibria, Ellingham diagrams, 1st and 2nd order transformations, equilibrium constant, Fugacity and Chemical activity, Equilibrium constant and its variation with temperature, Vant Hoff equation, Gibbs-Duhem relationship, Thermodynamics of solutions, Typical Equilibrium Phase Diagrams.
Course Code: CHEN 311 هـن كم 311
Description
Electrochemical mechanisms, corrosion kinetics, polarization and corrosion rates, passivity. Methods of testing corrosion of iron and steel and the effects of various parameters. Pourbaix diagrams. Effect of stresses on corrosion, (stress corrosion cracking, cold working, hydrogen cracking, etc.). Corrosion control technologies, corrosion of some engineering alloys. Design of simple processes.
Course Code: CHEN 321 هـن كم 321
Description
The course is intended to develop the student’ s ability to understand mole balances, conversion and reactor sizing, rate laws and stoichiometry for single and multiple reactions and its applications to steady-state no isothermal reactor design. Collection and analysis of rate data and catalysis and catalytic reactor
Course Code: CHEN 331 هـن كم 331
Description
Fundamentals of mass transfer processes. The control volume approach to the mass transfer processes, differential equations of mass transfer. Steady and unsteady –state molecular diffusion. Natural and forced convection mass transfer. Mass transfer theories. Convective mass transfer correlations. Analysis of chemical engineering operations involving mass transfer. Simultaneous heat and mass transfer; mass transfer accompanied by chemical reaction.
Course Code: CHEN 332 هـن كم 332
Description
Modes of heat transfer, steady and un-steady-state conduction in different co-ordinates, convective heat transfer with and without phase change, correlations for forced and natural convection, analogy between momentum and heat transfer, heat transfer applications.
Course Code: CHEN 333 هـن كم 333
Description
Phase equilibrium, continuous contact and stage wise processes; fractional distillation, gas absorption and liquid-liquid extraction processes, involves laboratory experiments and practices
Course Code: CHEN 341 هـن كم 341
Description
Mathematical modeling of process control, transfer functions, dynamic behavior of chemical processes, feedback control, dynamic behavior of closed-loop systems, stability analysis, frequency response analysis, controller design and tuning, introduction to computer control, laboratory and simulations applications
Course Code: CHEN 342 هـن كم 342
Description
This course deals with Linear, non-linear equations, systems of equations. Jacobi, Gauss-Seidel, SOR. LU decomposition, Newton-Raphson, bisection and Wegstein’s method - convergence acceleration; zeros of , polynomials; interpolating polynomial; finite difference methods; numerical differentiation, Newton-Coates and Gaussian quadrature. Solution of ODE’s; the shooting method; numerical solution of reaction network equations; solution of transient heat and mass transfer models.
Course Code: CHEN 390 هـن كم 390
Description
10 weeks of training in industry under the supervision of a faculty member. Students have to submit a report about their achievements during training in addition to any other requirements assigned by the department
Course Code: CHEN 431 هـن كم 431
Description
Introduction, Laboratory Safety Rules, Familiarization with Experiments, Studies in Fluid Flow, The Study of Heat Exchanges, Experimental study of mass transfer, Modern separations techniques, and reaction engineering, Emphasis is on open-ended laboratory projects with electronic instrumentation; Experimental design with analytical, numerical, and statistical analysis of data.
Course Code: CHEN 441 هـن كم 441
Description
Review of feedback control, cascade control, Ratio, override, selective, feed-forward, and multivariable process control, Dynamic simulation of control systems using SIMULINK and other commercial software packages, Instrumentation, design case studies, tuning case studies
Course Code: CHEN 442 هـن كم 442
Description
This course is designed to give a chemical engineering student the ability to solve system of algebraic- differential equations. The course will develop student ability’s to drive system models and simulate digitally, simulation computer packages, aspen, Hysys, chem.-cad
Course Code: CHEN 451 هـن كم 451
Description
Chemical and petrochemical processes plant design, locations and layout of chemical process plant, operability, reliability and safety requirement of the design, cost estimation, utilization of simulation and design packages
Course Code: CHEN 499 هـن كم 499
Description
Chemical and petrochemical processes plant design, locations and layout of chemical process plant, operability, controllability reliability and safety requirement of the design, cost estimation, utilization of simulation and design packages.
Course Code: CHEN 411 هـن كم 411
Description
Selection criteria for metals, alloys, ceramics and plastics, mechanical behavior, corrosion and oxidation resistance at ambient and elevated temperatures, materials for marine environments, oil production and transport, refineries, petrochemical and desalination industries, refractory materials. Computer applications, and economic considerations, laboratory experiments.
Course Code: CHEN 412 هـن كم 412
Description
Role of interfaces, processes and production of polymer matrix composites, metal matrix composites, ceramic matrix composites, design aspects of composites bases structures, application and properties of composite materials, production of glass fiber and carbon fiber composites, Titanium bases composite materials.
Course Code: CHEN 413 هـن كم 413
Description
Structural characterization, quantitative and qualitative analysis, thermal analysis, differential calorimetry, molecular spectroscopy, engineering aspects of failure and failure analysis, failure modes, characterization of fractured surface, chemical analysis, failure prevention and histories, mechanical and metallurgical causes of failures, creep failures, corrosion induced failure, pitting as stress concentration
Course Code: CHEN 414 هـن كم 414
Description
Nano fabricated computed devices, bio molecular devices and molecular electronics, integrated micro systems and MEMS, molecular manufacturing and nano robots, material engineering processes applied to electro-active polymers, micro- nano scale instrumentation measuring
Course Code: CHEN 415 هـن كم 415
Description
Classification of biomaterials, classes of materials used in medicine, biomaterials surfaces, practical aspects of biomaterials, surface characterization of biomaterials, applications of materials used in medicine.
Course Code: CHEN 416 هـن كم 416
Description
Major operations in the iron and steel-making industry; direct reduction processes, blast furnaces, converter and electric-arc steel-making and steel refining methods; electro slag (ESR) and vacuum induction refining (VIR). Bauxite production. Electro-thermal reduction of cryolite to produce commercial aluminum. Production of TiO2. Extractive metallurgy of titanium. Gold extraction. Continuous casting.
Course Code: CHEN 452 هـن كم 452
Description
Wastewater introduction, Wastewater characteristics, Technologies in wastewater treatment, wastewater constituents, wastewater sampling and analytical procedures, physical characteristics of water, metallic and non metallic constituents, analysis and selection of wastewater flow rates, Physical unit operations, chemical unit processes, biological treatment, advanced wastewater treatment, water reuse.
Course Code: CHEN 454 هـن كم 454
Description
Resources for water, composition of sea water, introduction to desalination, desalination processes, single effect evaporation, evaporators, single effect thermal vapor compression, single effect mechanical vapor compression, multiple effect evaporation
Course Code: CHEN 466 466 هـن كم
Description
Safety and loss prevention. Major process hazards. Hazard identification, assessment and prevention. Personal safety in industrial environment. Fire explosion and toxic release. Safety systems.
Course Code: CHEN 471 هـن كم 471
Description
Meteorology, lapse rate, introduction of plume, air pollution dispersion models, devices and techniques for control of particulates, Wastewater treatment techniques, membrane separation, biological treatment, chemical treatment, design for wastewater treatment plant
Course Code: CHEN 472 هـن كم 472
Description
Sources of pollution from chemical industries. Standards and legislations. Health and environmental effects of pollution. Air pollutants; particulate, SOx, NOx and organic vapors. Air pollution control. Treatment of industrial wastewater. Handling of solid waste. Monitoring of pollutants. Case studies for specific industries like petrochemicals, fertilizers, desalination and petroleum refining
Course Code: CHEN 481 هـن كم 481
Description
Introduction to biofuel, sources of biofuel, biofuel properties, manufacturing processes for biofuel, biodiesel, bioethanol, biogas
Course Code: CHEN 421 هـن كم 421
Description
Biofuel introduction, chemistry of biofuels, bioenery production technologies, first and second generation technologies for biofuel production, sources of fuel and fuel properties, environmental impacts, biorefinery, biofuel process design, recent developments in biotechnology.
Course Code: CHEN 432 هـن كم 432
Description
World and local energy situation, energy policies and strategies, the environment and the economy, renewable sources and social energy requirements, conservation, substitution and technology options, integrated energy management systems, energy conservation technologies.
Course Code: CHEN 455 هـن كم 455
Description
Introduction and overview of the energy system, modeling skills in energy systems, design of energy systems, issues associated with alternative energy
Course Code: CHEN 461 هـن كم 461
Description
Oil production. Surface operations. Characterization and classification of crude oils. Physical properties of oils. Refinery operations; atmospheric and vacuum distillation, treatment processes, catalytic cracking, reforming, alkylation, coking, asphalt production and lubricating oil production. Blending of refinery products. Waste treatment.
Course Code: CHEN 462 هـن كم 462
Description
Characterization and properties of natural gas. Gas gathering systems. Gas-oil multistage separation. Gas treatment and liquefaction. Gas transportation through pipelines, signal-telemetering Industrial usages.
Course Code: CHEN 463 هـن كم 463
Description
Production technologies of synthesis gas, olefins and aromatic. Manufacture of important petrochemicals derived from base chemicals and synthesis gas. Production technologies of important polymers and plastics.
Course Code: CHEN 411 هـن كم 411
Description
Selection criteria for metals, alloys, ceramics and plastics, mechanical behavior, corrosion and oxidation resistance at ambient and elevated temperatures, materials for marine environments, oil production and transport, refineries, petrochemical and desalination industries, refractory materials. Computer applications, and economic considerations, laboratory experiments
Course Code: CHEN 412 هـن كم 412
Description
Role of interfaces, processes and production of polymer matrix composites, metal matrix composites, ceramic matrix composites, design aspects of composites bases structures, application and properties of composite materials, production of glass fiber and carbon fiber composites, Titanium bases composite materials.
Course Code: CHEN 452 هـن كم 452
Description
Wastewater introduction, Wastewater characteristics, Technologies in wastewater treatment, wastewater constituents, wastewater sampling and analytical procedures, physical characteristics of water, metallic and non metallic constituents, analysis and selection of wastewater flow rates, Physical unit operations, chemical unit processes, biological treatment, advanced wastewater treatment, water reuse
Course Code: CHEN 455 هـن كم 455
Description
Introduction and overview of the energy system, modeling skills in energy systems, design of energy systems, issues associated with alternative energy
Course Code: CHEN 463 هـن كم 463
Description
Production technologies of synthesis gas, olefins and aromatic. Manufacture of important petrochemicals derived from base chemicals and synthesis gas. Production technologies of important polymers and plastics.
Course Code: CHEN 466 466 هـن كم
Description
Safety and loss prevention. Major process hazards. Hazard identification, assessment and prevention. Personal safety in industrial environment. Fire explosion and toxic release. Safety systems.
Course Code: CHEN 497 497 هـن كم
Description
In-depth study of relevant Chemical and Materials engineering topics not covered in other courses of the program in order to enhance students' knowledge in the field of chemical engineering.
