Process Engineering Principles
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| CHEE1047 | Chemical & Environmental Engineering | 1 | 20 | Full Year Malaysia |
- Code
- CHEE1047
- School
- Chemical & Environmental Engineering
- Level
- 1
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Full Year Malaysia
Summary
This module covers material balances including once-through and recycle systems; flowsheets for continuous processes; batch processes; steady state operations; reacting and non-reacting systems; energy balances; combustion calculations; energy balances on chemical and physical systems; steam tables and enthalpy-composition diagrams. This module also covers the principles of physical separation processes namely single and multiple effect evaporation, vapour recompression integrated with evaporator, cascade and counter-current leaching process, stage-wise and continuous liquid-liquid extraction process. The key features and principles of operation of process equipment are included.
Target Students
Year 1 students registered on the following courses: Chemical Engineering and Chemical Engineering with Environmental Engineering.
Classes
- One 1-hour tutorial each week for 24 weeks
- One 2-hour lecture each week for 24 weeks
- One 3-hour laboratory each week for 24 weeks
Assessment
- 40% Coursework 1: Activity week
- 20% In-class Test: 1-hour
- 40% Exam 1 (2-hour): 2 hour
Educational Aims
To provide an understanding of the fundamental material and energy balances which underpin process engineering. To provide knowledge and understanding of the methods of calculating material and energy balances around a process flowsheet. To introduce fundamental principles of physical separation processes used in process engineering. To impart knowledge and understanding cum application skills so that students can apply appropriate calculations and graphical technique to carry out fundamental chemical engineering design.Learning Outcomes
UK PO
A2.2.1 Understand the principles of material and energy balances and be able to apply them to chemical engineering problems
A2.2.4 Understand the principles of equilibrium and chemical thermodynamics, and application to phase behavior, to systems with chemical reaction and to processes with heat and work transfer
A2.3.1 Be familiar with the application and limitations of a range of modelling approaches including first-principles models, simple empirical correlations, and artificial intelligence approaches;
A2.4.1 Understand and be able to use basic chemical principles to model the characteristics and performance of a range of typical mixing, separation and similar processing steps for fluids, particulates and multiphase systems;
A2.4.4 Understand and be able to quantify the effect of processing steps on the state of the material being processed, and its transformation to the end product in terms of its composition, morphology and functionality.
A2.5.1 Understand the principles of batch and continuous operation and criteria for process selection.
EAC PO
Engineering Knowledge - Apply knowledge of mathematics, natural science, computing and chemical engineering fundamentals, and an chemical engineering specialization as specified in WK1 to WK4 respectively to develop solutions to complex engineering problems
Problem Analysis - Identify, formulate, research literature and analyze complex engineering problems reaching substantiated conclusions using first principles of mathematics, natural sciences and chemical engineering sciences with holistic considerations for sustainable development (WK1 to WK4)
Conveners
- Prof Suyin Gan