Undergraduate Course: Chemical Engineering Design: Projects 4 (CHEE10002)
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 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
40 |
| Home subject area |
Chemical |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
Firstly, students undertake two case study projects working in small groups. Each case study typically entails the design of a single unit operation, for example a heat exchanger, reactor or distillation column. The case studies, which are carried out sequentially, are followed by a group design project which is carried out in larger groups and generates the preliminary process design and costing of a complete plant.
In these activities, especially the group design, stress is laid on effective teamwork and communication both within the group and to a wider audience of staff, fellow students and industrial visitors.
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Full Year, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-22 | | 14:00 - 17:00 | | | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Tuesday, 14:00 - 17:00, Zone: King's Buildings. Classroom 7 Hudson Beare Bldg, Classroom 9 Fleeming Jenkin Bldg |
| Additional information |
Equipment design exercises (week 1-9)
Design group meetings (week 10-22)
Group design presentations (week 22)
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student should be able to:
1. Work on complex, open-ended technical problems.
2. Communicate effectively within and outwith the group.
3. Develop solutions as part of a team, as well as undertaking individual technical effort in achieving them.
4. Solve open-ended design problems under appropriate constraints, including technical requirements, environmental and sustainability limitations, health, safety and risk assessment issues and appreciation of public perception and concerns.
5. Make decisions on the basis of incomplete and contradictory information; work with multiple design objectives; and justify the choices and decisions taken.
6. Write concise, informative reports on the design work undertaken.
7. Present and &«sell&ª their team work to a panel of academic and industrial experts.
8. Develop time-management skills due to report and presentation deadlines being imposed.
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Assessment Information
Students will be assessed on:
1. An individual report on each equipment design case study (each contributing 20% for a total of 40%).
2. Contribution to the group design project based on communication within the group assessed by the academic in charge of the group (5%).
3. Oral presentation to an audience assessed by academics present (5%).
4. The design group report (50%), which consists of Volume I, a joint group report summarising the overall work with individual contributions identified, and Volume II, an individual document covering each student's particular design area.
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Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Although, the course is not based on a single text book the following texts are recommended in general:
J. Douglas, &«Conceptual design of chemical engineering processes&ª, McGraw-Hill
J. M. Coulson, J. F. Richardson, R.K. Sinnott, &«Chemical Engineering Volume 6, Design&ª, Pergamon
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords |
Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Lev Sarkisov
Tel: (0131 6)50 4862
Email: Lev.Sarkisov@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Sharon Mulvey
Tel: (0131 6)51 7076
Email: Sharon.Mulvey@ed.ac.uk |
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