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Chemical Engineering Design 3A - CEIC3004
 ChSE

   
   
   
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 5
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Pre-requisites: CEIC2000, CEIC2001, CEIC2002, CEIC3001
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
  

Description

This course teaches the student about selection and design of chemical process equipment and the use of simulation software as an aid to equipment design. The student will be introduced to a wide range of process equipment for different processing operations such as heat exchangers, chemical reactors and separations equipment including air and water pollution treatment equipment. The reason for this is so that the student can make equipment selection decisions in designing chemical process plants in later studies and in engineering practice. In order to appreciate the depth of and gain the skills involved with the detailed design of equipment, the student will do detailed studies in aspects of equipment design for several process units such as a heat exchanger, a pressure vessel and a distillation column. These designs will encompass aspects of design criteria specification, materials selection especially for processes with special requirements such as food processes, the importance of relevant design standards and legal requirements, and detailed mechanical design. This course is part of the chemical engineering design stream and thus the submission of a satisfactory design portfolio is part of the requirements for successful completion of the course.
This course is replacing CHEN3065 and components of CHEN3062. Textbook: Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook by Perry and Green, McGraw-Hill, New
York.

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