Chemical Engineering Design Project

Overview

Staff:
Dr. Robin Curry
r.curry@qub.ac.uk Semester 2
Dr Chirangano Mangwandi
c.mangwandi@qub.ac.uk Semester 1
Dr Danai Poulidi
d.poulidi@qub.ac.uk Semester 1 & 2
Dr Chunfei Wu
c.wu@qub.ac.uk Semester 1 & 2
Dr Efrosyni Themistou Semester 1
Dr Bo Xiao b.xiao@qub.ac.uk Semester 1
Dr Nicole Gui Semester 1


Special Requirements:
 1. Presentation and Interviews (week 20, 32): In week 18 students will have an individual interview; this will focus on their chemical engineering design, but will include questions from the all the first semester sections. In week 32 students prepare a group presentation summarising their project to present and discuss in front of a panel of two academic members of staff.
 2. Peer/Self-Assessment (Week 32): Students are required to complete and submit a peer/self-assessment form to their respective project supervisors.

 Details on all coursework will be given out in the form of a section brief during term time. – All coursework must be submitted electronically via CANVAS in the format specified in the section brief.

 Report Presentation Guidelines:
 Each section must be typed (or if hand calculations / drawings are necessary, these should be scanned) and presented as a single electronic document in MS Word or PDF format. Please ensure that all members of the group follow the same formatting (e.g. font, font size, borders, numbering, etc.). Each section should clearly indicate the person(s) responsible for the work. Each individual section should contain an introduction and conclusion. Details on all report contents will be given in due time as part of each section brief.

Learning Objectives

On completion of this module a learner should be able to:
 Develop skills for design and development of chemical engineering production processes and to carry out design procedures on an existing plant design brought up to the process flow diagram stage. By the end of this module, the student will:
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 Know and understand the various stages involved in the design of a chemical process;
 Develop the confidence to make decisions on process route selection based on limited information;
 Be able to carry out a heat and mass balance on a complete chemical process with limited information;
 Develop the ability to source the information needed for chemical process design;
 Be able to perform detailed design of chemical engineering equipment;
 Be able to cost a major project with limited information and understand the criteria for project appraisal;
 Be able to develop a control strategy for a chemical process;
 Understand the importance of project management;
 Have developed project management skills;
 Have developed the ability to perform critical path analysis on a large project to optimise resource usage;
 Understand the various steps involved in the design of a chemical process;
 Be able to carry out basic mechanical design of process equipment;
 Understand and apply the key criteria for site selection;
 Conduct an overall assessment of energy flows and perform a pinch analysis of the plant.
 Be able to carry out an assessment of environmental aspects and sustainability of chemical processes;
 Be able to conduct a comprehensive assessment of safety aspects in a chemical process and introduce appropriate safety measures, equipment and procedures;

Skills

Skills acquired with module:

The application of cost estimation, control, safety and hazard analysis techniques to a chemical process plant. Detailed chemical engineering design of a specific plant item. In addition, the students will develop group working, project management, leadership, report-writing and presentation skills.

Assessment

Assessment: Continual Assessment 100 %

The module is assessed by continuous assessment (100 % coursework). Four key reports will be submitted during the year and each report is to be submitted electronically at the end of each semester. Details on all coursework will be given out in the form of a coursework brief at the beginning of each semester. The various component tasks, guidelines for the time, and information on individual or group activity is given in the data below:

Delivery Team - Group Supervisors
Semester 1
Section Weeks Title
1 5-11 Process Synthesis Introduction
Process Heat and Mass Balances
Synthesis Preliminary costing
2 12-13 & Chemical Engineering Design
Unit 17-19 Process Control
Operation Design Mechanical Design

Semester 2
Section Weeks Title

20 Individual interviews
3 20-25 Process Integration
Process safety, Site and Plant layout
layout and Process Safety
environmental impact Environmental Impact, Safety and
Management

4 26-27,31 Final economic evaluation and project management
32 Group presentations and interviews

Course Requirements:
Coursework (and subsection) submission at 100 %
Module Pass Mark Veto at 40 %