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| Catalog description |
| Examination of fundamental environmental processes and phenomena which provide the analytical tools necessary to solve a broad range of environmental problems. These tools include equilibrium phenomena, process rate, and mass transport phenomena. |
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| Prerequisite: Introductory chemistry (Chem 102a and b), Elementary differential equations (Math 198) or consent of instructor |
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| Who takes it |
| Graduate students and advanced undergraduate students |
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| What it's about |
| This course addresses fundamental processes and phenomena, which provide the tools necessary to solve a broad range of environmental problems. These tools include equilibrium phenomena, process rate and mass transport phenomena.
The following topics are covered: principles of thermodynamics, equilibrium systems; ideal and non-ideal system modeling and design; elementary process rates; mass transport; and multiphase system modeling and design. Course material contributes to modeling fate and transport of contaminants in water, air, and soil. |
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| Textbook: reference books |
- Valsaraj, K.T. (1995). Elements of environmental engineering: thermodynamics and kinetics, CRC Lewis Publishers.
- Weber, W.J. and DiGiano, F.A. (1996). Process dynamics in environmental systems, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
- Brezonik, P.L. (1994). Chemical kinetics and process dynamics in aquatic systems, CRC press Lewis Publishers.
- Welty, J.R., Wicks, C.E., Wilson, R.E., and Rorrer, G. (2001). Fundamentals of momentum, heat, and mass transfer,
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
- Weber, W.J. (2001). Environmental systems and processes – Principles, modeling, and design, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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| www.vanderbilt.edu/oak provides access to the students of the syllabus, course information, problems, and homework solutions. |
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| Contact |
| Instructor: Florence Sanchez |
| e-mail: florence.sanchez@vanderbilt.edu |
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