MEng Chemical Engineering with Energy and Environment / Course details

The unit builds on knowledge & skills of core chemical engineering concepts (material & energy balances, chemical reaction engineering, chemical thermodynamics) & of chemical process design (process simulation, economic evaluation & inherently safer design).

The unit provides an overview of product & process design challenges and of approaches for process synthesis and optimisation. There is focus on reaction pathways, selecting reaction & separation technologies & on heat integration & application of the principles for inherently safer design for chemical process synthesis.

A group exercise provides a case study for initial appraisal of a design.

• Introduction to process synthesis
• Reaction process selection
• Separation process selection
• Heat integration & utility system
• Development & evaluation of reaction–separation–recycle flowsheets
• Pre/co-requisites

  Unit title	Unit code	Requirement type	Description
  Process Design & Simulation	CHEN21112	Pre-Requisite	Compulsory

  Aims

  This unit aims to:

  • Help students develop understanding of and skills in chemical process synthesis, design, evaluation and optimisation
  • Support integration of chemical process design knowledge and skills already acquired
  • Provide an opportunity for students to propose a design concept for further exploration within the Design Project course unit (CHEN30012&CHEN30132)

   

  Learning outcomes

  Students will be able to:

  Develop, simulate, evaluate, analyse and improve process flow sheets using appropriate methods and tools. Analyse important interactions and trade-offs in process synthesis and design Identify hazards and propose inherently safer design solutions Explain key decisions to be made during process synthesis, evaluation and optimisation Use a logical approach to select technologies, operating conditions and flowsheet configurations for continuous processes Apply heat integration techniques in process design Appraise process flowsheets, considering safety and relevant performance criteria Explain the role of optimisation in chemical process design and set up relevant problems

  Teaching and learning methods

  Lectures

  Problem-solving exercises

  eLearning in Blackboard (additional resources, discussion board)

  Assessment methods

  Assessment task	Length	Weighting within unit
  Mid-semester Exam Style Assessment	-	20%
  Final Exam	-	80%

  Feedback methods

  Marked test returned 2 weeks later

  Project selection (start of Sem. 2)

  Recommended reading

  Core Reading

  Smith, R., Chemical Process Design and Integration, 2 nd edition, 2016, Wiley, ISBN-13: 978- 1119990130 [Kortext]

  Essential Reading

  Towler, G.P. and Sinnott, R.K., Chemical Engineering Design: Principles, Practice and Economics of Plant and Process Design, 5th edition, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2012, ISBN-13: 978-0080966595 [Online via Elsevier Science Direct Books]

  All reading lists now must be managed through the library tool at: https://www.library.manchester.ac.uk/using-the-library/staff/reading-lists/ 

  Teaching staff

  Staff member	Role
  Megan Jobson	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

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