308572 (v.1) ChE 312 Process Synthesis and Design I

Area:

Department of Chemical Engineering

Credits:

12.5

Contact Hours:

3.0

** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **

Lecture:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Tutorial:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Anti Requisite(s):

302394 (v.2) ChE 517 Process Design and Synthesis

Prerequisite(s):

302240 (v.3) ChE 227 Process Principles or any previous version
AND
302249 (v.2) ChE 223 Thermodynamics or any previous version
AND
302251 (v.4) ChE 224 Process Systems Analysis or any previous version
AND
308807 (v.1) Fluid Mechanics 230 or any previous version

Syllabus:

Introduces students to the fundamental concepts and principles of process synthesis and design and the use of flowsheet simulators (eg HYSYS) to assist in process design, and the application of economics in venture analysis. Includes process synthesis; process flowsheeting; unit operation models and solution strategies; degree of freedom analysis of the process; tearing and flowsheet partitioning (structure graphs of process models), design specifications; state observability and controllability; model simplification and reduction. The use of HYSYS in process design and application of knowledge learned to design and cost a basic chemical process in a simple design project.

** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **

Field of Education:

030301 Chemical Engineering

Funding Cluster:

08 - Engineering, Science, Surveying

SOLT (Online) Definitions*:

Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2007	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y
2007	Miri Sarawak Campus	Semester 1	Y

Area External	refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central External	refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially Online Internal	refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
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