CHME 4510 — Chemical Engineering Kinetics
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureusually offered: fall, springBostonLive CastTraditional
Covers fundamental theories of the rate of chemical change in homogeneous reacting systems, integral and differential analysis of kinetic data; design of batch and continuous-flow chemical reactors; and an introduction to heterogeneous reactions and reactor design.
Prerequisites
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 2 | 41 | 68 | 60% | 13.5 |
| Spring 2024 | 2 | 48 | 73 | 66% | 12.5 |
| Fall 2024 | 2 | 43 | 60 | 72% | 8.5 |
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 41 | 48 | 85% | 7.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 2 | 41 | 57 | 72% | 8.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 51 | 50 | 102% | 0.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 42% · T 34% · W 43% · Th 22% · F 5%
Common patterns: T (34% of sections), MWR (22% of sections), S (19% of sections), MW (15% of sections), WF (5% of sections), M (4% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Behrooz Satvat (44% of students) · reviews
- Oludamilola Daramola (34% of students) · reviews
- Sean Kessler (22% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Richard West (56% of students) · reviews
- Debra Auguste (36% of students) · reviews
- Behrooz Satvat (7% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Unlocks
CHME 4701, CHME 7320, CHME 7340
Courses that list CHME 4510 in their prerequisites.
Links
Official catalog (CHME course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All CHME courses · Plan it at numap.app