- UCAS course code
- H800
- UCAS institution code
- M20
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng)
BEng Chemical Engineering
Duration: 3 years
Year of entry: 2025
UCAS course code: H800 / Institution code: M20
- Key features:
Scholarships available
Accredited course
- Typical A-level offer: AAA including specific subjects
- Typical contextual A-level offer: AAB including specific subjects
- Refugee/care-experienced offer: ABB including specific subjects
- Typical International Baccalaureate offer: 36 points overall with 6,6,6 at HL, including specific requirements
Course unit details:
Laboratory Projects 1
| Unit code | CHEN10060 |
|---|---|
| Credit rating | 10 |
| Unit level | Level 1 |
| Teaching period(s) | Full year |
| Available as a free choice unit? | No |
Overview
Student will be assigned and undertake a series of 8 practical experiments (4 in each semester) from a list of 12 namely:
1. Liquid Extraction
2. Volumetric Flow & Valve Characteristics
3. Transient Heat Transfer
4. Tank Efflux
5. Material and Energy Balance
6. Elvis Control
7. Fluid Friction in Pipes
8. Velocity Profile
9. Hydrolysis of t-butyl chloride
10. Construction of a pipeline
11. Fluid Flow in bends and fittings
12. Wilson Plot Heat transfer.
Each experiment will be conducted in the undergraduate laboratory in the three hour time period.
Aims
The unit aims to:
Develop practical and transferable skills through a series of measurement and data analysis exercises associated with the first year chemical engineering curriculum.
Learning outcomes
Achieve deeper understanding of chemical engineering through relating theory to practice.
Develop experimental, data interpretation and error analysis skills.
Prepare written reports to a specified style.
Appreciate the safety requirements associated with particular experiments and the general need for safe working in laboratories.
Interpret written instructions.
Develop communication and interpersonal skills.
Teaching and learning methods
Students perform eight practical activities in the teaching laboratory over Semesters 1 and 2. These form the basis of four written laboratory reports, two poster presentations and two face to face oral examination/interviews, which are submitted according to a personalised timetable. Marked reports carry individualised feedback. The unit is supported by a Blackboard site containing generic information and including a student discussion forum for each activity. Plenary sessions will be organised before the start of the course and towards the end of Semester 1 to introduce the unit and provide/receive generic feedback.
Assessment methods
| Assessment task | Weighting within unit (if relevant) |
| Report | 70% |
| Poster | 30% |
Feedback methods
Laboratory project reports - Via turnitin with written comments supplied on report pdf.
Posters - Verbally and completed Turnitin form by demonstrator.
Recommended reading
First Year Chemical Engineering Laboratory Handbook.
COSHH, risk assessment and hazard data sheets will be made available to students.
Information relating to each experiment is available on Blackboard. It is expected that the students read this information before the experiment and have made some preliminary note. The safety data associated with the experiment MUST be read prior to starting the experiment.
Study hours
| Scheduled activity hours | |
|---|---|
| Practical classes & workshops | 24 |
| Independent study hours | |
|---|---|
| Independent study | 76 |
Teaching staff
| Staff member | Role |
|---|---|
| Peter Gardner | Unit coordinator |
| Abdullatif Alfutimie | Unit coordinator |