- 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:
Process Synthesis (BEng)
| Unit code | CHEN30311 |
|---|---|
| Credit rating | 10 |
| Unit level | Level 3 |
| Teaching period(s) | Semester 1 |
| Available as a free choice unit? | No |
Overview
The unit builds on knowledge and skills of core chemical engineering concepts (material and energy balances, chemical reaction engineering, chemical thermodynamics) and of chemical process design (process simulation, economic evaluation and inherently safer design).
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
ILO 1.Develop, simulate, evaluate and analyse process flow sheets using simulation software.
ILO 2.Analyse important interactions and trade-offs in process synthesis and design
ILO 3.Identify hazards and propose inherently safer design solutions
ILO 4.Explain key decisions to be made during process synthesis, evaluation and optimisation
ILO 5.Use a logical approach to select technologies, operating conditions and flowsheet configurations for continuous processes
ILO 6.Apply heat integration techniques in process design
ILO 7.Appraise process flowsheets, considering safety and relevant performance criteria
ILO 8.Explain the role of optimisation in chemical process design and set up relevant problems
Teaching and learning methods
Lectures - 24 hours
Assessment (Revision/Preparation) - 32 hours
Independent Study - 44 hours
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/
Study hours
| Scheduled activity hours | |
|---|---|
| Lectures | 24 |
| Independent study hours | |
|---|---|
| Independent study | 44 |
Teaching staff
| Staff member | Role |
|---|---|
| Wennie Subramonian | Unit coordinator |
| Xiaolei Fan | Unit coordinator |