NCHU Course Outline

Course Name	(中) 質能均衡(2320)
	(Eng.) Material and Energy Balances
Offering Dept	Department of Chemical Engineering
Course Type	Required	Credits	3	Teacher	SUNG-CHYR LIN
Department	Department of Chemical Engineering/Undergraduate	Language	English	Semester	2026-FALL
Course Description	This course covers the strategies for formulating and solving material and energy balance equations for chemical processes, which is the very foundation for developing core ability of chemical engineers - process design.
Prerequisites				self-directed learning in the course	Y

Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%)			Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives
Course Objectives	Competency Indicators	Ratio(%)	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
Enable students to determine all the process variables of chemical processes by introducing the following topics: 1. units and unit conversion, 2. processes and process variables, 3. material balances on non-reactive and reactive processes, 4. basic phase equilibrium, and 5. energy balances on non-reactive and reactive processes.	1.Solid foundations on fundamental scientific and professional chemical engineering knowledge. 3.Proficiency of analyzing problems and identifying key points with rigorous logic. 6.Attitude of active participation and efficient communication.	60 35 5	Lecturing Discussion	Written Presentation Oral Presentation Quiz Other
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content Week 1 Introduction/Units and Unit Conversion Week 2 Processes and Process Variables Week 3 Material Balances: Single-Unit Systems Week 4 Material Balances: Multiple-Unit Systems Week 5 Material Balances: Recycle and Purge/Test No. 1 Week 6 Single-Phase Systems: Solids, liquids and Equations of State for Nonideal Gases Week 7 Multiphase Systems: Single-Component Phase Equilibrium Week 8 Multiphase Systems: Multi-Component Phase Equilibrium - 1 Week 9 Multiphase Systems: Multi-Component Phase Equilibrium - 2 Week 10 Heat and Energy / Test No. 2 Week 11 Energy Balances on Closed and Open Systems Week 12 Energy Balances on Nonreactive Systems Week 13 Energy Balances on Reactive Systems - 1 Week 14 Energy Balances on Reactive Systems -2 / Test No. 3 Week 15 Group Oral Presentation - Case Study Week 16 Group Oral Presentation - Case Study self-directed learning    01.Participation in professional forums, lectures, and corporate sharing sessions related to industry-government-academia-research exchange activities.    02.Viewing multimedia materials related to industry and academia.    03.Preparing presentations or reports related to industry and academia.
Evaluation
1st exam: 25% 2nd exam: 25% 3rd exam: 25% Project: 25% Extra Bonus: up to 5% (class participation)
Textbook & other References
Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes 4th Edition by Richrad Felder, Ronald Rousseau,and Lisa Bullard John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (東華書局)
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website
Videos available at iLeraning
Office Hours
Mondays 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm Tuesdays 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm
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