CHEN4015 (v.1) Chemical Engineering Design Project
| Area: | Department of Chemical Engineering |
|---|---|
| Credits: | 50.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 6.0 |
| TUITION PATTERNS: | The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline. |
| Lecture: | 2 x 3 Hours Weekly |
| Equivalent(s): |
302273 (v.3)
Design Project 499
or any previous version
|
| Prerequisite(s): |
313771 (v.1)
Process Synthesis and Design 312
or any previous version
OR 308572 (v.1) ChE 312 Process Synthesis and Design I or any previous version OR CHEN3003 (v.1) Process Synthesis and Design or any previous version AND 307668 (v.2) Process Instrumentation and Control 328 or any previous version OR CHEN3005 (v.1) Process Instrumentation and Control or any previous version AND 302259 (v.3) Process Plant Engineering 322 or any previous version OR 313663 (v.1) Oilfield Processing 300 or any previous version OR CHEN3000 (v.1) Process Plant Engineering or any previous version OR CHEN3008 (v.1) Oilfield Processing or any previous version AND 302263 (v.3) Reaction Engineering 325 or any previous version OR CHEN3010 (v.1) Reaction Engineering or any previous version AND 7039 (v.5) Chemistry 101 or any previous version OR 314448 (v.1) Principles and Processes in Chemistry 100 or any previous version OR CHEM1000 (v.1) Principles and Processes in Chemistry or any previous version AND 7040 (v.6) Chemistry 102 or any previous version OR 314450 (v.1) Reactivity and Function in Chemistry 120 or any previous version OR CHEM1002 (v.1) Reactivity and Function in Chemistry or any previous version AND 302257 (v.3) Process Mass Transfer 221 or any previous version OR CHEN2003 (v.1) Process Mass Transfer or any previous version AND 302253 (v.5) Process Heat Transfer 228 or any previous version OR CHEN2002 (v.1) Process Heat Transfer or any previous version |
| UNIT REFERENCES, TEXTS, OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT DETAILS: | The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline. |
| Syllabus: | The Chemical Engineering Design Project is the capstone unit of the course - it relies on, reinforces and applies many of the principles and techniques learnt in previous units. In the first part of the semester, students work in groups to research and perform a realistic, open-ended chemical plant design study at the flow-sheet level. This involves performing a market survey; identifying, evaluating and selecting suitable process technologies; adapting or synthesising a process flowsheet; assessing and choosing a site location; generating and optimising mass and energy balances for the process flowsheet; performing preliminary equipment and piping design; developing a plant-wide process control philosophy with consideration of plant start-up and shutdown; initial evaluation and mitigation of safety and environmental impacts; creating a plant layout and plot plan; estimating capital and operating costs, and making a preliminary assessment of economic feasibility with scenario and sensitivity analyses. In the second part of the semester, students work individually to conduct detailed design studies on two equipment systems in their plant, covering process, operational and mechanical design aspects, including a critical review of their final designs. |
| Field of Education: | 030301 Chemical Engineering |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Partially Online Internal | Area External | Central External | Fully Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | ||||
| 2015 | Miri Sarawak Campus | Semester 2 | Y |
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Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
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