Available in 2024
Course code

CHEE3825

Units

10 units

Level

3000 level

Course handbook

Description

This course advances your learning and experience in experimental aspects of a number of areas of chemical engineering. Both fundamental aspects, such as kinetics and reaction engineering, process control, heat and mass transfer and fluid flow as well as more applied topics will be covered. The course will not only serve to reinforce fundamental principles of chemical engineering, but also to the application of the technology. The course emphasises and reinforces topics and principles introduced in lectures through experiential learning in the laboratory and with practical work in general. In successfully completing the course you will develop report-writing skills and the ability to critique experimental data and techniques. Students must attend and pass the WH&S laboratory induction requirements before attending labs.


Availability2024 Course Timetables

Callaghan

  • Semester 2 - 2024

Replacing course(s)

This course replaces the following course(s): CHEE3841. Students who have successfully completed CHEE3841 are not eligible to enrol in CHEE3825.


Learning outcomes

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

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental principles underlying chemical engineering through practical experimentation

2. Show an understanding of the issues related to experimental aspects of chemical engineering

3. Exhibit expertise relevant to the practice of engineering

4. Show management skills related to planning, developing and report writing activities

5. Demonstrate some understanding of the professional obligations related to the discipline of engineering, with a special emphasis of the development of safe working practices during laboratory exercises


Content

You will operate in small groups, but submit separate written reports, with each experiment taking one or two weeks to complete. The report formats will be specified during the course. The following experiments are indicative of those that may be covered in this course: • Packed and fluidised bed behaviour in a solid-liquid system • Mass transfer from falling liquid drops • An analysis of simple liquid mixing • A study of binary distillation in a packed column • Flotation kinetics of an ore • Reaction kinetics in a tubular flow reactor • Stirred tank power studies • Water softening and ion exchange


Requisite

This course replaces CHEE3841. If you have successfully completed CHEE3841 you cannot enrol in this course.


Assumed knowledge

CHEE2825


Assessment items

Written Assignment: Pre-Lab Report 1 to 4

Report: Laboratory Report 1 to 4

Presentation: Seminar


Contact hours

Semester 2 - 2024 - Callaghan

Laboratory-1
  • Face to Face On Campus 3 hour(s) per week(s) for 13 week(s) starting in week 1
  • Compulsory Requirement: Students must meet the compulsory attendance requirement.

Course outline

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