Using a Cogeneration Facility to Illustrate Engineering Practice to Lower-Level Students

Authors

  • Robert P. Hesketh Rowan University
  • C. Stewart Slater Rowan University

Abstract

A cogeneration plant is an excellent vehicle to give chemical engineering students actual engineering experience.  Freshmen are introduced to measurement devices, process flow diagrams, and chemical process simulation.  Sophomores perform mass and energy balances on reacting and non-reacting systems.  Through this sequence, students become familiar with process safety and equipment.  Using this real-world setting provides an active learning experience that motivates students to learn the underlying engineering principles.

Author Biographies

Robert P. Hesketh, Rowan University

Robert Hesketh is Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Rowan University. He received his BS in 1982 from the University of Illinois and his PhD from the University of Delaware in 1987. After his PhD he conducted research at the University of Cambridge, England. His teaching and research interests are in reaction engineering, freshman engineering, and mass transfer.

C. Stewart Slater, Rowan University

C. Stewart Slater is Professor and Chair of Chemical Engineering at Rowan University. He received his BS, MS, and PhD from Rutgers University. His teaching and research interests are in separation and purification technology, laboratory development, and investigating novel processes for interdisciplinary fields such as biotechnology and environmental engineering. He has written over 70 papers and several book chapters.

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Published

1999-09-01

Issue

Vol. 33 No. 4 (1999): Fall 1999

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