E20: Introduction to Chemical Engineering
This is a collection of lecture videos on E20: Introduction to Chemical Engineering taught by Professor Channing Robertson of the Stanford University Chemical Engineering Department. E20: Introduction to Chemical Engineering is an introductory course providing a basic overview of the chemical engineering field today and delving into the applications of chemical engineering.
| Lectures... | Description |
| Lecture 01 | gives an introductory lecture, outline, and background for the course. |
| Lecture 02 | discusses the modern oil refinery, focusing upon the process and mechanisms behind refining crude oil. |
| Lecture 03 | discusses units, comparing the different methods and systems of measuring different variables. |
| Lecture 04 | discusses balancing equations and the conservation of mass in relation to process design. |
| Lecture 05 | discusses the design and function of an apheresis machine. |
| Lecture 06 | gives an overview of the apheresis machine. |
| Lecture 07 | discusses a case study on the process of making high fructose corn syrup. |
| Lecture 08 | discusses the development and design of a glucose isomerase plant used to make high fructose corn syrup. |
| Lecture 09 | discusses the isomeriser and chemical reactions within a glucose isomerase plant. |
| Lecture 10 | discusses energy conservation in relation to the high fructose corn syrup plant and chemical engineering. |
| Lecture 11 | discusses energy conservation in further depth, focusing on the design of heat exchangers. |
| Lecture 12 | discusses conduction and convection in association with a heat exchanger, as well as the actual design of the heat exchanger. |
| Lecture 13 | discusses scaling, focusing on dimensionless analysis. |
| Lecture 14 | discusses scaling by touching upon a pharmacokinetics problem. |
| Lecture 15 | discusses pharmacokinetics by using a virtual human body as a model. |
| Lecture 16 | discusses how to construct a pharmacokinetics model using a virtual human "tank" model. |
| Lecture 17 | discusses biomedical engineering and the functions and anatomy of the kidney. |
| Lecture 18 | discusses the functioning of the kidney, focusing upon the single nephron glomeruli filtration rate, SNGFR. |
| Lecture 19 | discusses the functioning of a kidney dialysis machine and clinic. |
| Lecture 20 | discusses the interactions between chemical engineering and the environment. |