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Course unit details:
Advanced Engineering Separations
| Unit code | CHEN30071 |
|---|---|
| Credit rating | 10 |
| Unit level | Level 3 |
| Teaching period(s) | Semester 1 |
| Offered by | Department of Chemical Engineering & Analytical Science |
| Available as a free choice unit? | No |
Overview
- Introduction to selection of separators
- Liquid-liquid extraction
- Distillation design: multi-component distillation, short-cut distillation design.
- Distillation sequencing: Sequencing simple distillation columns, complex distillation configurations, distillation sequencing with complex columns
- Distillation with azeotropic systems
Pre/co-requisites
| Unit title | Unit code | Requirement type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Distillation & Absorption | CHEN20072 | Pre-Requisite | Compulsory |
Aims
The unit aims to:
- Provide understanding to allow the selection of separation operations based on factors involving the feed and product property differences.
- Allow students to quantitative design key separation processes.
- Provide students with knowledge on liquid-liquid extraction design.
- Extend student knowledge of distillation to include multicomponent and azeotropic systems.
- Provide an understanding of distillation sequencing.
Learning outcomes
- Classify separation processes by type and select suitable separations for mixtures based on the properties of the components.
- Design liquid-liquid extraction columns for ternary systems using the Hunter-Nash method.
- Calculate the approximate design of multi-component distillation columns using short-cut models.
- Assess simple and complex distillation column sequences using heuristic rules to find the optimal options.
- Construct azeotropic distillation sequences using residue curve for ternary systems.
Teaching and learning methods
- Lectures
- On-line videos of threshold concepts
- On-line video examples
- LL Ternary web-app
- Tutorials
- Handbook
- Problem solving drop-in sessions
- On-line quizzes
Assessment methods
| Assessment Task | Length | Weighting within unit |
|---|---|---|
| Continuous Assessment | - | 30% |
| Exam Style Assessment | - | 70% |
Feedback methods
- In class
- Assessment marks
- Generic Feedback
Study hours
| Scheduled activity hours | |
|---|---|
| Lectures | 24 |
| Tutorials | 12 |
| Independent study hours | |
|---|---|
| Independent study | 64 |
Teaching staff
| Staff member | Role |
|---|---|
| Jesus Esteban Serrano | Unit coordinator |
| Maria Perez-Page | Unit coordinator |
Additional notes
This course unit detail provides the framework for delivery in 20/21 and may be subject to change due to any additional Covid-19 impact. Please see Blackboard / course unit related emails for any further updates.