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CE50206: Design and assembly of continuous flow set-ups

Academic Year: 2018/9
Owning Department/School: Department of Chemical Engineering
Credits: 6      [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 120
Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Period:
Semester 2
Assessment Summary: CW 100%
Assessment Detail:
  • Design and assembly of continuous flow set-ups (CW 100%)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites: Students should have a chemical engineering background or should have taken CE50170 before taking this unit.
Description: Aims:
This unit aims to introduce students to the systematic approach to chemical engineering design, skills and practice by carrying out an integrated design of a continuous flow set-up and its construction at lab-scale.

Learning Outcomes:
After successfully completing this unit students should be able to:
i. Apply basic chemical engineering knowledge into research
ii. Develop engineering problem-solving skills for the design of experimental set-ups
iii. Make process decisions about the main parameters of the design
iv. Identify suitable equipment and control systems used in engineering labs at research scale and control systems
v. Develop risk assessments and Hazop studies for continuous rigs.

Skills:
Analysis and problem solving
Creativity
Taught/facilitated and assessed.

Content:
A combination of lectures and workshop/lab based learning:
* Introduction to chemical engineering design
* Key parameters for continuous flow experimentation (concentration, residence time, pressure drop)
* Design of process flowsheet: the process flow diagram. Introduction to Visio.
* Equipment and instrumentation
* Control of process parameters (temperature, pressure and flow)
* Introduction to lab design and workshop construction.
Programme availability:

CE50206 is Optional on the following programmes:

Department of Chemistry

Notes:

  • This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2018/19 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2019/20 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2018/19.
  • Programmes and units are subject to change in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
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