CHEE4945ADesign Project A

Course handbook

Description

This course is part of a multi-term sequence. Both Part A and Part B must be completed to meet the requirements of the sequence. Students prepare a design for a process which includes aspects related to equipment, location costs and regulatory issues. The design report resulting is equivalent to a feasibility study. Students work in groups, with the objective of establishing communication skills and will need to make deadlines, 'engineering' decisions, perhaps for the first time, and yet must recognise the effect of uncertainties in their decisions on the viability of the design.

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Multi-term sequence

This course is part of a multi-term sequence. Both Part A and Part B must be completed to meet the requirements of the sequence. Part A and Part B must be completed in consecutive terms. Students must complete Part A before completing Part B. Students must complete the sequence within a twelve month period. If students complete Part A but are unable to complete Part B within the timeframe, they must re-enrol in Part A. Part A cannot be completed as a standalone course, it will only count towards your program once you have successfully completed Part B.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of the course students will be able to:

1. Design a chemical process.

2. Demonstrate in their written report an appreciation of aspects related to equipment, location costs and regulatory issues.

3. Apply chemical engineering knowledge and project management skills in real situations.

4. Demonstrate effective professional interaction with other disciplines, professions, other people and within a team.

5. Produce a design report equivalent to a feasibility study.

6. Present a design for a chemical engineering process as an item of professional communication (written or oral).

Content

Each group is required to: 

1. Prepare a preliminary flow sheet with reasoned (including economic) arguments for the scheme and a complete work program. 
2. On the basis of the preliminary flow sheet, carry out an engineering design of the proposal in sufficient detail for the preparation of capital and operating costs, and an estimate of the return on investment. 
3. Submit a consolidated design project report. This will be comprised of group and individual student submissions and will include: 

• A process flow diagram
• Material and energy balances 
• Instrumentation and control systems
• Materials handling
• An operating procedure 
• Plant layout 
• Detailed design of a major process component (from each individual student)
• A summary of possible hazards and safety requirements 
• An outline of the selected site, with consideration of economic and environmental factors 
• Construction schedules 
• Capital and operating costs, and the return on investment. 

The work program is structured into 2 parts: 

Part 1 - Complete process selection, process description and preliminary process design including flowsheet. 

Part 2 - Detailed design of a major process component (one per student). In the finished product, a clear indication of who carried out the work has to be given. 

Assumed knowledge

Students must have successfully completed a minimum of 210 units to enrol in this course. Completion of all Year 1-3 courses.

Assessment items

Report: Report
Compulsory Requirement: Pass requirement - Must pass this assessment item to pass the course.

Presentation: Seminar
Compulsory Requirement: Submit assessment item - Must submit this assessment to pass the course.

Participation: Tutorial Participation

Project: Group Effort

Contact hours

Semester 1 - 2024 - Callaghan

Course outline

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