the birth of ChE Flashcards
age of the chemical engineering profession
less than 100 years old
heritage dates
from the fermentation and evaporation processes operated by
early civilizations
who are in charge before chemical engineers were born
mechanical engineers
why are the mechanical engineers responsible for the operation of chemical plants?
because they have good knowledge of industrial chemistry
what is the challenge that could not be met by the traditional chemist or mechanical engineer
demand for plants capable of operating physical separation processes
continuously at high levels of efficiency
what is the reason why chemical engineering became an established discipline
role in the development of the petroleum industry
In which development did the modern chemical engineering emerged
development of large-scale,
chemical-manufacturing operations in the second half of the 19th century
when did the term chemical engineer was in general use
1900
where is chemical engineering has been directed
toward solving problems of designing and operating large
plants for continuous production
where is the focus of chemical engineering in the early days
individual technologies and not on unification of principles
the students are trained in
the manufacture of a particular chemical but
would not have basic concepts to solve problems arising in another industry the students trained in
a chemical engineer should have
good fundamental understanding of the various processes occurring in a plant
who isnthe father of chemical engineering
George E. Davis
Where did George E. Davis studied
Slough Mechanics
Institute and the Royal School of
Mines in London (now a part of
Imperial College, London)
where did George E. Davis worked
chemical industries around
Manchester
before david became a consultant, what was his job?
inspector for the Alkali Act of 1863
early piece of environmental legislation
Alkali Act of 1863
