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Unit Overview

Description

This unit covers different process design strategies; heat exchanger design–heat integration and pinch analysis on a process plant; distillation columns leading to multiple component distillation and effective simulation using HYSYS; an example of process scale-out (as opposed to scale-up)—membrane separation systems, gas and liquid; process flow diagrams (PFD) and process instrumentation and control diagrams; process design—economic estimation, common safety hardware, plant layout, environmental impact; and examples of process flowsheets.

Credit
6 points
Offering
(see Timetable)
AvailabilityLocationMode
Semester 2UWA (Perth)Face to face
Details for undergraduate courses
  • Level 3 elective
Outcomes

Students are able to (1) write concise technical reports; (2) work in a team; (3) prepare the primary chemical process design documentation; (4) apply Pinch Technology for energy use minimisation; (5) consider minimum vapour traffic in distillation column sequencing; (6) understand multicomponent distillation columns; (7) apply design skills associated with membrane separation technology; (8) appreciate the different approaches available for chemical process synthesis and design; (9) conduct quantitative environmental impact estimations based on gaseous emissions; (10) appreciate the safety and economic constraints on process design; (11) conduct preliminary cost estimations for process design; (12) develop strategies for dealing with open-ended problems; and (13) develop strategies for dealing with large multicomponent projects.

Assessment

Indicative assessments in this unit are as follows: (1) assignments; (2) a mid-semester test; and (3) a final examination. Further information is available in the unit outline.



Student may be offered supplementary assessment in this unit if they meet the eligibility criteria.

Unit Coordinator(s)
Dr Einar Fridjonsson
Unit rules
Prerequisites
ENSC3005 Mass and Energy Balances
and ENSC3007 Heat and Mass Transfer
Advisable prior study
ENSC3003 Fluid Mechanics
and ENSC3006 Chemical Process Thermodynamics and Kinetics
Contact hours
lectures: 3 hours per week
Texts

Towler, G. and Sinnott, R. K. Chemical Engineering Design: Principles, Practice and Economics: Butterworth-Heinemann 2008 

Kemp, I. C. Pinch Analysis and Process Integration:  a User Guide on Process Integration for the Efficient Use of Energy, 2nd edn:  Butterworth-Heinemann 2006

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