MEng Chemical Engineering

Year of entry: 2023

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Course unit details:
Design Project 3 - Part 3

Course unit fact file
Unit code	CHEN30032
Credit rating	15
Unit level	Level 3
Teaching period(s)	Semester 2
Available as a free choice unit?	No

Overview

Students, working in design teams, undertake an open-ended advanced project to design a process to produce a specified product. Teams are supervised by academic ‘project managers’ who assist in definition of the task(s) to be carried out.

Part 1 (CHEN30012) of the design project is performed by all members of the team, who work together to undertake a detailed design appraisal (including preliminary economic evaluation) and produce mass and energy balances for their preferred process.

Part 2 (CHEN30022) is then carried out by team members individually, to establish the detailed design of agreed plant items, co-ordinated by the team as a whole.

Part 3 (CHEN30032) is the final activity, where the team puts together the complete design and considers plant-wide process aspects such as safety, health and environment, as well as plant layout, overall process integration, economics and sustainability.

Pre/co-requisites

Unit title	Unit code	Requirement type	Description
Process Synthesis	CHEN30031	Co-Requisite	Compulsory

Aims

The unit aims to:

Give a detailed knowledge of the design of a process from concept to detailed design.

Apply advanced chemical engineering skills acquired from other courses.

Develop a creative approach to design.

Provide experience of working in a team.

Provide experience of the presentation of technical material in extended written reports.

Meet the IChemE requirements for accreditation at M-standard.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge and understanding:

ILO1: Know the principles of advanced process evaluation

ILO2: Understand the sensitivity of designs to operational parameters

ILO3: Understand how to synthesise a complex unit operation or subsystem, taking into account uncertainties

Intellectual skills:

ILO4: Perform market analysis for selection of plant capacity and location

ILO5: Synthesise a flowsheet for the manufacture of a defined quantity of specified product(s) via a chosen overall route

ILO6: Evaluate the consequences of uncertainty of data, equipment performance and applicability of rigorous calculation procedures

ILO7: Evaluate alternatives on an economic basis and sensitivity analysis

ILO8: Evaluate comprehensively process safety

ILO9: Evaluate comprehensively process sustainability

Practical skills:

ILO10: Report results against a deadline

ILO11: Produce realistic drawings and sketches of process and equipment

Transferable skills and personal qualities:

ILO12: Work and communicate effectively within a group and as a group

ILO13: Present the results to an assessment panel orally

ILO14: Defend the chosen design in oral examination

ILO15: Reflect on the design experience and gained knowledge & skills

Teaching and learning methods

The Design Project is a major piece of group work, carried out under minimal supervision, which enables students to demonstrate the skills and knowledge gained elsewhere in the degree programme. As such, the main learning process is activity based and associated with the undertaking of an open-ended, minimally defined project.

Assessment methods

Continuous Assessment

Feedback methods

E-resources such as discussion forums and both individual and group submissions through Turnitin, will be used. There will also be an element of peer assessment, which will be carried out online and considered as part of the teamwork assessment.

Study hours

Scheduled activity hours
Lectures	20

Independent study hours
Independent study	130

Teaching staff

Staff member	Role
Antonios Anastasiou	Unit coordinator

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