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Department of Chemical Engineering, Unit Catalogue 2011/12


CE30123: Intermediate design project

Click here for further information Credits: 6
Click here for further information Level: Honours (FHEQ level 6)
Click here for further information Period: Semester 2
Click here for further information Assessment: CW 90%, OR 10%
Click here for further information Supplementary Assessment: Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Click here for further information Requisites: While taking this unit you must take CE30122
Click here for further information Description: Aims:
This design project is based on an industrial process and is intended to give an introduction to a systematic approach to chemical engineering design.

Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion of this unit students the student should be able to compare alternative routes for a process by technical/economic reasoning; prepare a process flowsheet together with mass and energy balances for the process; be able to consider energy integration and process optimisation, cost estimates and preliminary safety and hazard analysis. Plan and organise the use of group time. Prepare specification sheets for an individual process unit designed by the student and prepare a process and instrumentation diagram for a single unit.

Skills:
Analysis, synthesis problem solving and design. Taught/facilitated and assessed.

Content:
Use of commercial software design package; use of package for mass and energy balances and accessing the property data bank; use of CAD packages for data prediction. Working as a team and project management. Use of short cut methods in design. Making process decisions and exploring the consequences with and without the use of CAD.
Click here for further informationProgramme availability:

CE30123 is Optional on the following programmes:

Department of Chemical Engineering
  • UECE-AFM01 : MEng (hons) Biochemical Engineering (Full-time) - Year 3
  • UECE-AKM01 : MEng (hons) Biochemical Engineering (Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement) - Year 3
  • UECE-AFM05 : MEng (hons) Chemical Engineering (Full-time) - Year 3
  • UECE-AKM05 : MEng (hons) Chemical Engineering (Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement) - Year 3

NB. Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.