CHE3166 -

Process design

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Engineering
Organisational Unit
Department of Chemical Engineering
Monash Passport category
Research Challenge (Investigate Program)
Clayton Second semester 2015 (Day)
Offered
Malaysia Second semester 2015 (Day)
Coordinator(s)
Dr Esther Ventura-Medina (Clayton); Dr Poh Phaik Eong (Malaysia)

Synopsis
This unit will develop four important inter-related themes associated with the detailed design of
chemical equipment and processes. These themes are process safety, mechanical integrity,
equipment selection, and process operability (including piping and instrumentation). These
themes will be developed using a mixture of lectures and project-orientated learning activities,
which will involve computer simulation and at least one plant visit.

Outcomes
At the end of this unit, students should be able to
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identify and measure the main hazards associated with chemical engineering; and
understand the nature, the causes, the effects and the prevention or mitigation of these
hazards through the design of inherently safe systems rather than relying on protective
measures
select the appropriate materials of construction, including corrosion considerations (and
corrosion mitigation) for a specific processing environment
design fully a process vessel, which includes the selection of the type of vessel, the
ability to conduct simplified stress analysis on a thin-walled pressure vessel, to calculate the
combined loading on the vessel (or vessel support) to provide a complete mechanical
design specification including engineering drawings
design fully a heat exchanger, which includes the selection of the type of exchanger,
sizing of the heat exchanger and to optimise the heat exchanger layout for a particular
application
draw a P&I diagram for a continuous process including details of the piping and control
system and determine the instrumentation required for operating a continuous process,
under normal and abnormal operations, including emergency shutdown and be able to
communicate this on a P&I diagram
understand the role of the chemical engineer in the detailed design of a project and
his/her relationship to other engineers and professions who might also be involved
develop through open-ended projects, an understanding of the design process involving
creativity, scope for optimization, the need for attention to detail. Through team activities
develop positive attitudes to team work and leadership skills

Assessment
Projects/tests: 40%
Examination (3 hours): 60%
Students are required to achieve at least 45% in the total continuous assessment component
(assignments, tests, mid-semester exams, laboratory reports) and at least 45% in the final

examination component and an overall mark of 50% to achieve a pass grade in the unit.
Students failing to achieve this requirement will be given a maximum of 45% in the unit.

Workload requirements
3 hours lectures, 2 hours practice sessions and 6 hours of private study per week
See also Unit timetable information

Chief examiner(s)
Professor Karen Hapgood

Prerequisites
CHE2163, CHE2164

Prohibitions
CHE3109