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This course will focus on Special Topics of current interest in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and reflect the breadth of expertise in the department. This course is repeatable; however, students may not take the same topic more than once. Special Topic=Fluid Mixing for the Process Industries Mixing is an important, and in some cases critical, unit operation for the process industries yet it is rarely included in the chemical engineering curriculum. The aim of this course is to introduce students to the basic concepts of mixing principles and their application to specific mixing operations. These will include blending of fluids in the turbulent and laminar regimes, including the effects of non-Newtonian behavior; multi-phase mixing including aerobic bioreactors; and the role of mixing in complex chemical reactions. Homework and exam problems will involve the design of mixing equipment.