Process Synthesis (BEng)

CHEN30311 Process Synthesis (BEng) 10 Semester 1 Undergraduate Level 3 Wennie Subramonian Unit coordinator Xiaolei Fan Unit coordinator 1 FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' Last part of a Bachelors ' European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System Rating : 5.0 The unit builds on knowledge and skills of core chemical engineering concepts (material and energy balances, chemical reaction engineering, chemical thermodynamics) and of chemical process design (process simulation, economic evaluation and inherently safer design). <div style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:1.0pt 6.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt">The unit provides an overview of product and process design challenges and of approaches for process synthesis and optimisation. There is particular focus on choosing reaction pathways, on selecting reaction and separation technologies and on heat integration and on application of the principles for inherently safer design for chemical process synthesis.A group exercise in which the business case for a promising design concept is developed provides a case study for initial appraisal of a design.<ol> <li style="border:none; margin-bottom:4px; padding:0cm">Introduction to process synthesis</li> <li style="border:none; margin-bottom:4px; padding:0cm">Reaction process selection</li> <li style="border:none; margin-bottom:4px; padding:0cm">Separation process selection </li> <li style="border:none; margin-bottom:4px; padding:0cm">Heat integration and the utility system</li> <li style="border:none; margin-bottom:4px; padding:0cm">Development and evaluation of reaction–separation–recycle flowsheets</li> <li style="border:none; margin-bottom:4px; padding:0cm">Inherently safer design – application to process synthesis</li> <li style="border:none; padding:0cm">Process design optimisation</li></ol></div> <div>This unit aims to:<ul> <li>Help students develop understanding of and skills in chemical process synthesis, design, evaluation and optimisation</li> <li>Support integration of chemical process design knowledge and skills already acquired</li> <li>Provide an opportunity for students to propose a design concept for further exploration within the Design Project course unit (CHEN30012&CHEN30132)</li></ul></div>  ILO 1.Develop, simulate, evaluate and analyse process flow sheets using simulation software.ILO 2.Analyse important interactions and trade-offs in process synthesis and designILO 3.Identify hazards and propose inherently safer design solutionsILO 4.Explain key decisions to be made during process synthesis, evaluation and optimisationILO 5.Use a logical approach to select technologies, operating conditions and flowsheet configurations for continuous processesILO 6.Apply heat integration techniques in process designILO 7.Appraise process flowsheets, considering safety and relevant performance criteriaILO 8.Explain the role of optimisation in chemical process design and set up relevant problems <div>Lectures - 24 hoursAssessment (Revision/Preparation) - 32 hoursIndependent Study - 44 hours</div> 0 Other 100% <table class="Table" style="border-collapse:collapse; border:solid windowtext 1.0pt" width="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; width:246.4pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="329">Assessment task</td> <td style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; width:99.2pt; border-left:none; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="132">Length</td> <td style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; width:148.85pt; border-left:none; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="198">Weighting within unit </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; width:246.4pt; border-top:none; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="329">Mid-semester Exam Style Assessment</td> <td style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; width:99.2pt; border-top:none; border-left:none; border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="132">-</td> <td style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; width:148.85pt; border-top:none; border-left:none; border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="198">20%</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; width:246.4pt; border-top:none; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="329">Final Exam</td> <td style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; width:99.2pt; border-top:none; border-left:none; border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="132">-</td> <td style="border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; width:148.85pt; border-top:none; border-left:none; border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt" valign="top" width="198">80%</td> </tr> </tbody></table> Marked test returned 2 weeks laterProject selection (start of Sem. 2) CHEN21112 Process Design & Simulation Pre-Requisite Compulsory BEng(Hons) Chem Eng BEng(Hons) Chemical Engineerin Third Year Mandatory N Core ReadingSmith, R., Chemical Process Design and Integration, 2 nd edition, 2016, Wiley, ISBN-13: 978- 1119990130 [Kortext]Essential ReadingTowler, G.P. and Sinnott, R.K., Chemical Engineering Design: Principles, Practice and Economics of Plant and Process Design, 5th edition, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2012, ISBN-13: 978-0080966595 [Online via Elsevier Science Direct Books]All reading lists now must be managed through the library tool at: https://www.library.manchester.ac.uk/using-the-library/staff/reading-lists/  Lectures 24 0 44