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CHNG4806: Chemical Engineering Design B (2010 - Semester 1)
| Unit: | CHNG4806: Chemical Engineering Design B (6 CP) |
| Mode: | Normal-Day |
| On Offer: | Yes |
| Level: | Senior Advanced |
| Faculty/School: | School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering |
| Unit Coordinator/s: |
A/Prof White, Don
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| Session options: | Semester 1, Semester 2 |
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| Site(s) for this Unit: |
| Campus: | Camperdown/Darlington |
| Pre-Requisites: | CHNG4203 OR CHNG4802. |
| Brief Handbook Description: | In the overall design process, chemical engineers must clearly understand the (often complex) interactions and trade-offs that occur between technical, economic, social and environmental considerations. This UoS builds on concepts in each of these areas introduced in previous years but with an emphasis on their successful integration within a comprehensive design activity. This design activity is spread over two UoS (Chemical Engineering Design A and B) run in first and second semester. The primary aim in the first UoS is to consider the technical issues –with an emphasis on creating and evaluating a range of alternative options that exist at both the unit operation and complete flowsheet levels. The primary emphasis in this UoS is on evaluating how non-technical considerations affect the final process design and its operation. Students joining this course from the Major Industrial Placement Project (MIPPs CHNG 4203) or as overseas students (with approval) do the same assignment ut on a different schedule. |
| Assumed Knowledge: | Enrollment in this unit of study assumes that all core chemical engineering units of study in third-year have been successfully completed, as well as the related first semester UoS CHNG4802 or CHNG4203. |
| Additional Notes: | Department permission required for enrollment in the following session(s): 2 |
| Lecturer/s: |
A/Prof White, Don
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| Timetable: | CHNG4806 Timetable | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| T&L Activities: | Project Work - own time: Partly work in Group and Partly as individual research, development of ideas, report writing, and review Project Work - in class: Tutorial and Group work session |
Attributes listed here represent the key course goals (see Course Map tab) designated for this unit. The list below describes how these attributes are developed through practice in the unit. See Learning Outcomes and Assessment tabs for details of how these attributes are assessed.
| Attribute Development Method | Attribute Developed |
| ‘Vertical knowledge integration’ from an understanding of basic engineering concepts, through their application to unit operations, to their integration into a coherent process flowsheet. Development of an integrated suite of problem-solving skills needed to successfully handle novel (and previously unseen) engineering situations. |
Design and Problem Solving Skills (Level 4) |
| ‘Vertical knowledge integration’ from an understanding of basic engineering concepts, through their application to unit operations, to their integration into a coherent process flowsheet. Development of an integrated suite of problem-solving skills needed to successfully handle novel (and previously unseen) engineering situations. Use of Process Flow sheet software packages as tools (Hysys and /or VGSim) |
Discipline Specific Expertise (Level 4) |
| Use of specific Chemical Engineering disciples to apply analysis and synthesis |
Fundamentals of Science and Engineering (Level 3) |
| Ability to independently research new areas and be critical of what is found. | Information Skills (Level 3) |
| Presentation of Material in Reports, Process Flow Diagrams, Mass and Energy Balances, etc, in a manner which is professional and understandable. The ability to communicate clearly and concisely. Report Presentation - both hard copy and electronic |
Professional Communication (Level 3) |
| Professionalism in terms of taking responsibility for the results of their calculations and recommendations. Development of self-directed learning skills including the ability to critically assess one’s own performance and the performance of team members in a constructive fashion. |
Professional Values, Judgement and Conduct (Level 3) |
| Development of interpersonal, group and teamwork skills. One member of each team will be elected as Group Leader and will have the opportunity to be exposed to coordination of the group with any attendant management challenges |
Teamwork and Project Management (Level 3) |
For explanation of attributes and levels see Engineering/IT Graduate Attribute Matrix 2009.
Learning outcomes are the key abilities and knowledge that will be assessed in this unit. They are listed according to the course goal supported by each. See Assessment Tab for details how each outcome is assessed.
Design and Problem Solving Skills (Level 4)
1. Ability to evaluate process alternatives at the specific level including improvement and optimisation.
2. Overall economic assessment of alternatives.
Discipline Specific Expertise (Level 4)
3. Environmental impact assessment (including Site specific analysis).
4. Project financial analysis.
Fundamentals of Science and Engineering (Level 3)
5. Impact of process control on flowsheet operation.
Information Skills (Level 3)
6. Application of hazard assessment and hazard operability studies.
Professional Communication (Level 3)
7. Ability to clearly present the results from both individual and group work in oral/written formats.
Professional Values, Judgement and Conduct (Level 3)
8. Detailed chemical engineering equipment design and costing by factorial estimating.
Teamwork and Project Management (Level 3)
9. Opportunity for Group Leaders to develop skills and for team members to develop skills in team assignments.
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| Assessment Description: |
Project: Individual projects Project: Group work contribution, group report and presentations |
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| Policies & Procedures: | The faculty attempts to maintain consistency and quality in its T&L operations by adhering to Academic Board policy. These policies can be found on the Central Policy Online site. A brief summary of the relevant T&L policies that should be referred to while filling in these forms can be found at the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies Policy Page. |
| Prescribed Text/s: |
Note: Students are expected to have a personal copy of all books listed.
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| Recommended Reference/s: |
Note: References are provided for guidance purposes only. Students are advised to consult these books in the university library. Purchase is not required.
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| Online Course Content: | WebCT |
Note that the "Weeks" referred to in this Schedule are those of the official university semester calendar https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
| Week | Description |
| Week 1 | CHNG 4802 stream - General Design |
| MIPPS stream - Briefing | |
| Week 2 | CHNG 4802 stream - General Design |
| MIPPS stream - Research report 1 | |
| Week 3 | MIPPS stream - General Design |
| CHNG 4802 stream - Individual design work | |
| Week 4 | CHNG 4802 stream - Individual design hand in |
| MIPPS stream - General Design | |
| Week 5 | CHNG 4802 stream - Individual design hand in |
| MIPPS stream - General Design | |
| Week 6 | CHNG 4802 stream - P and I D Hand in |
| MIPPS stream - General Design - Report 2 hand in | |
| Week 7 | CHNG 4802 stream - Break - to allow focus on Thesis |
| MIPPS stream - Individual design work | |
| Week 8 | MIPPS stream - Individual design hand in |
| CHNG 4802 stream - Break - to allow focus on Thesis | |
| Week 9 | CHNG 4802 stream - Break - to allow focus on Thesis |
| MIPPS stream - P and I D Hand in | |
| Week 10 | HAZOP + review of Design |
| MIPPS stream + CHNG 4802 stream | |
| Week 11 | MIPPS stream + CHNG 4802 stream |
| Report 4 Hand in | |
| Week 12 | MIPPS stream + CHNG 4802 stream |
| Report 5 - Economics - Hand in | |
| Week 13 | Design Dinner |
| Vivas | |
| Final Report Hand In | |
| MIPPS stream + CHNG 4802 stream | |
| Assessment Due: Project | |
| Assessment Due: Project | |
| STUVAC (Week 14) | MIPPS stream + CHNG 4802 stream |
| Well earned break | |
| Exam Period | No Examination |
| MIPPS stream + CHNG 4802 stream |
Course Relations
The following is a list of courses which have added this Unit to their structure.
Course Goals
This unit contributes to the achievement of the following course goals:
| Attribute | Practiced | Assessed |
| Design and Problem Solving Skills (Level 4) | Yes | 17.78% |
| Discipline Specific Expertise (Level 4) | Yes | 22.78% |
| Fundamentals of Science and Engineering (Level 3) | Yes | 13.89% |
| Information Skills (Level 3) | Yes | 8.89% |
| Professional Communication (Level 3) | Yes | 13.89% |
| Professional Values, Judgement and Conduct (Level 3) | Yes | 13.89% |
| Teamwork and Project Management (Level 3) | Yes | 8.89% |
These goals are selected from Engineering/IT Graduate Attribute Matrix 2009 which defines overall goals for courses where this unit is primarily offered. See Engineering/IT Graduate Attribute Matrix 2009 for details of the attributes and levels to be developed in the course as a whole. Percentage figures alongside each course goal provide a rough indication of their relative weighting in assessment for this unit. Note that not all goals are necessarily part of assessment. Some may be more about practice activity. See Learning outcomes for details of what is assessed in relation to each goal and Assessment for details of how the outcome is assessed. See Attributes for details of practice provided for each goal.
