Undergraduate Course: Chemical Engineering 1 (CHEE08001)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Engineering |
College |
College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 08 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Chemical |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
http://webdb.ucs.ed.ac.uk/see/VLE/index.cfm?ID=CE0001 |
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| Course description |
This course gives an introduction to the design of industrial chemical processes, including chemical reactions and reactor design, energetics of chemical processes, determination of material and thermal flows within processes, phase equilibria and separation processes. In so doing, it covers many of the principles involved in taking chemical processes from the bench/laboratory research scale to the construction and operation of modern commercial chemical plants and provides an introduction to discipline of Chemical Engineering. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
Students MUST also take:
Engineering 1 (SCEE08001)
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
SCE Higher grade Chemistry or equivalent
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | Teviot Lecture Theatre (G.160), Medical School | 1-11 | | | | 10:00 - 10:50 | | | Central | Lecture | Teviot Lecture Theatre (G.160), Medical School | 1-11 | 10:00 - 10:50 | | | | | | Central | Lecture | Teviot Lecture Theatre (G.160), Medical School | 1-11 | | | | | 10:00 - 10:50 | | King's Buildings | Laboratory | Mezzanine Labs, Sanderson Building | 1-11 | | | | 14:00 - 17:00 | | | King's Buildings | Tutorial | Classroom 4, Hudson Beare Building | 1-11 | | 15:00 - 15:50or 14:00 - 14:50 | | | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Monday, 10:00 - 10:50, Zone: Central. Teviot Lecture Theatre (G.160), Medical School |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
! Draw and interpret simple process flow sheets, sequence separations and calculate economic potential
! Mark the appropriate balance boundaries on a process flow sheet
! Formulate and solve algebraically material balances for processes involving reactors, separators, recycle and purge
! Solve problems involving thermal conduction, convection and radiation in simple geometries
! Use dimensionless correlations to predict heat transfer coefficients
! Determine heat duties and heat transfer area required in simple shell and tube heat exchangers, allowing for fouling
! Describe quantitatively the kinetics of simple reactions
! Design and compare the performance of different types of reactor
! Perform a simple energy balance around a reactor
! Describe a range of standard separation techniques
! Interpret simple phase diagrams
! Obtain vapour pressures and describe the state of matter at a given temperature and pressure
! Predict the pressure within a storage vessel and choose an operating temperature for a vaporiser or condenser
! Relate partial pressures to vapour pressure when more than one gas is present and determine dew point for a gas stream containing one condensable component and the quantity of liquid condensing for a given temperature change
! Use Raoult=s Law to relate phase composition to temperature and pressure of an ideal mixture
! Design a simple flash vessel and comment on its limitations
! Determine graphically the minimum number of stages required for binary distillation
! Use the basic functions of Excel and design and document good spreadsheets
! Create and format graphs and insert trendlines
! Use goal seek and solver for chemical engineering applications
! Prepare and conduct lab work; gather and analyse data, using logarithmic plots and dimensionless numbers
! Communicate findings through short and full lab reports
! Solve problems within a group
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Assessment Information
| Coursework (1 error analysis hand-in, 4 laboratory reports, 1 computing exercise) = 40%, 2 hour written degree examination (4 out of 5 questions) = 60%. |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr John Christy
Tel: (0131 6)50 4854
Email: J.Christy@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Kathryn Nicol
Tel: (0131 6)50 5687
Email: kathryn.nicol@ed.ac.uk |
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