and fluid flow analysis of building systems. Psychrometric analysis, cooling and heating load calculation, equipment sizing, diagnosis of system problems. Equipment analysis including VAV, hydronic, cooling towers, radiant heating, humidification, dehumidification. ENPM 626 Thermal Destruction Technology (3) Prerequisites: undergraduate thermodynamics and undergraduate heat transfer. Thermal destruction, incineration and combustion processes. Emphasis is on solid wastes and their composition, current and advanced destruction technologies, guidelines on design and operation, and environmental pollution. ENPM 627 Environmental Risk Analysis (3) Fundamentals of environmental protection. Risk identification, characterization, assessment and management in compliance programs related to environmental laws and regulations. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Toxic Substances Control Act and Clean Water Act. Technology basis of Clean Air Act and Superfund and options for compliance. Expert systems for environmental applications. Elements of life cycle analysis risk assessment. Risk reduction through multimedia emission evaluation and voluntary programs. ENPM 633 Aquatic Chemistry Concepts (3) Prerequisite: ENCE 433 or permission of bothdepartment and instructor. Development of the theoretical basis for understanding the chemical behavior of aquatic systems, with an emphasis on problem solving. Principles of inorganic and physical chemistry applied to quantitative description of processes in natural waters: Thermodynamic and kinetic aspects of electrolyte solutions, carbon dioxide/carbonate systems; dissolution and precipitation, metal-ligand complexes, and oxidation/reduction. ENPM 634 Indoor Air Quality Engineering (3) Fundamentals of building ventilation; ventilation and indoor environmental measurement; indoor contaminants and mass balance; ASHRAE standards; indoor environmental quality; building design; psychrometrics and HVAC system design. ENPM 635 Design and Analysis of Thermal Systems (3) The focus of this course deals with the numerical evaluation of the inevitable trade-offs associated with any thermodynamic or heat transfer system. A distinction will be made between workable and optimal systems. For workable systems problems, several laborious manual solutions will be required to ensure that the physics of the system and solution techniques are well understood. A primary analytical tool that will be used for system simulation and evaluation will be an engineering equation solver (EES) program. Although no computer language will be required for simulations, prior experience with windows and spreadsheets will be helpful. Optimal system analysis will include one calculus method and one search method. Applications will include power and refrigeration systems, electronics cooling, distillation columns, dehumidifying coils, and co-generation systems. Student performance will be based largely on manual and computer based take-home problems, some of which will include system performance modeling. ENPM 636 Unit Operations of Environmental Engineering (3) Prerequisite: ENCE 315 or permission of both department and instructor. Properties and quality criteria of drinking water as related to health are interpreted by a chemical and biological approach. Legal aspects of water use and handling are considered. Theory and application of aeration, sedimentation, filtration, centrifugation, desalinization, corrosion and corrosion control are among topics to be considered. ENPM 637 Biological Principles of Environmental Engineering (3) An examination of biological principles directly affecting man and his environment, with particular emphasis on microbiological interactions in environmental engineering related to air, water and land systems; microbiology and biochemistry of aerobic and anaerobic treatment processes for aqueous wastes.
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