CL4070:06
Chemical Engineering Design
| Townsville | HECS Band 2 |
120 hours lectures, tutorials and site visits. Full year.
Conceptual development of an industrial process from the initial feasibility study to final commissioning of the plant. Development of the mass energy balances around plant units. Computer-aided design and costing of unit operations. HAZOP and HAZAN and risk assessment of industrial plant. Site layout and economics of the developed process. Preparation of a final design document.
Learning Objectives:
- to integrate the technical, managerial, economic and safety skills gained in previous subjects to design a large-scale chemical operation;
- to perform complex projects in a team environment;
- to understand how the technical design of a plant is influenced by environmental, safety and sustainability issues;
- to communicate complex design projects by written reports and oral seminars.
Assessment by assignments (85%); seminars (15%).