- UCAS course code
- H801
- UCAS institution code
- M20
Master of Engineering (MEng)
MEng Chemical Engineering
A chemical engineering master's degree from Manchester opens up a world of opportunity.
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Duration: 4 years
Year of entry: 2025
UCAS course code: H801 / Institution code: M20
- Key features:
Study abroad
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
Fees and funding
Fees
Tuition fees for home students commencing their studies in September 2025 will be £9,535 per annum (subject to Parliamentary approval). Tuition fees for international students will be £36,000 per annum. For general information please see the undergraduate finance pages.
Policy on additional costs
All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).
Scholarships/sponsorships
At The University of Manchester we're committed to attracting and supporting the very best students. We have a focus on nurturing talent and ability and we want to make sure that you have the opportunity to study here, regardless of your financial circumstances.
For information about scholarships and bursaries please see our undergraduate fees pages and check the Department's funding pages .
Course unit details:
Chemical Reactor Design
| Unit code | CHEN20141 |
|---|---|
| Credit rating | 10 |
| Unit level | Level 2 |
| Teaching period(s) | Semester 1 |
| Available as a free choice unit? | No |
Overview
- Introduction to Chemical Reactor Design (CRD): Importance, example application areas and basic definitions.
- Rate laws, stoichiometry, reaction rates and reaction order.
- General mole balance for ideal reactors including Batch, CSTR and PFR.
- Design appropriate reactor configurations for simple and complex reaction chemistries, including gas reactions, recycle reactor, CSTRs in series and autocatalytic reactions.
- Effect of reactor type on product distribution in multiple reactions including series and parallel reactions.
- Design of adiabatic and non-adiabatic reactors.
- Optimum temperature progression for reversible exothermic reactions.
- Reactor stability, pressure effects, feed composition effects and reactor safety.
Examples used throughout this unit will demonstrate the use of the principles taught on process and bioprocess engineering.
Aims
The unit aims to:
To introduce and develop an understanding of reaction rate kinetics and apply this to the design of process reactors for homogeneous systems.
Learning outcomes
ILO 1: Explain and derive simple differentiated and integrated rate equations for series, parallel and reversible chemical reactions.
ILO 2:Explain and derive mass and heat balance equations for the main types of industrial reactors (batch, PFR, CSTR).
ILO 3:Use quantitative methods to design and size reactors for homogeneous reaction schemes.
ILO 4:Explain the main drivers in economic and safe reactor design.
ILO 5:Analyse and evaluate scientific and engineering information and identify knowledge gaps and opportunities to design a reactor system for simple and more complex reactions.
Teaching and learning methods
Lectures provide fundamental aspects supporting the critical learning of the module and will be delivered as pre-recorded asynchronous short videos via our virtual learning environment.
Synchronous sessions will support the lecture material with Q&A and problem-solving sessions where you can apply the new concepts. Surgery hours are also available for drop-in support.
Feedback on problems and examples, feedback on coursework and exams, and model answers will also be provided through the virtual learning environment. A discussion board provides an opportunity to discuss topics related to the material presented in the module.
Students are expected to expand the concepts presented in the session and online by additional reading (suggested in the Online Reading List) in order to consolidate their learning process and further stimulate their interest to the module.
Study budget:
- Core Learning Material (e.g. recorded lectures, problem solving sessions): 24 hours
- Self-Guided Work (e.g. continuous assessment, extra problems, reading) : 44 hours
- Exam Style Assessment Revision and Preparation: 32 hours
Assessment methods
Assessment Types | Total Weighting |
Continuous assessment | 30% |
Exam style assessments | 70% |
Please note that the exam style assessments weighting may be split over midterm and end of semester exams.
Recommended reading
Reading lists are accessible through the Blackboard system linked to the library catalogue.
Teaching staff
| Staff member | Role |
|---|---|
| Wennie Subramonian | Unit coordinator |
| Philip Martin | Unit coordinator |