Process Engineering Fundamentals

Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering

College of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Details

Code 19298

Level of study Second Year

Credit value 10

Semester 1

Module description

The module introduces the fundamental aspects of chemical engineering:

  • Dimensional Analysis - engineering units and the concepts of dimensional reasoning

  • Mass and energy balances and their use in plant design and flowsheeting

  • Basics of fluid flow - Bernoulli's theorem, pressure loss and pumps

  • Material handling - solid/gas and solid/liquid interactions

  • Heat transfer - design of heat exchangers

  • Engineering Services - steam and refrigeration

  • Fundamentals of Mass transfer

  • Reaction kinetics

  • Basic reactors - plug flow and continuous stirred tanks

Teaching and learning methods

Lectures, tutorials and practicals