Department of Chemical Engineering
Year 2 – please note modules for Year 2 are subject to approval
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CENG201P Design & Professional Skills II
CENG202P Engineering Experimentation
CENG203P Process Heat Transfer
CENG204P Separation Processes I
CENG205P Particulate Systems & Separation Processes II
CENG206P Chemical Reaction Engineering I
CENG207P Process Design Principles
Please note information contained here was correct at time of publishing and information may change.
Where reading lists are provided, you are advised not to purchase books based on these as modules are
reviewed each year.
Module Code:
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CENG201P
0.5
2
7.5 ECTS
Module Title
Pass mark:
Level:
Design & Professional Skills I
40%
Intermediate
tbc
The module aims to offer the student a variety of authentic engineering problems
and experiences in order to promote professional values and behaviour, and to
locate Chemical Engineering theory in a realistic context.
The topics selected for the scenarios will be related to material taught in other Year
2 modules.
Learning Outcomes:
Synopsis:
On completion of this module students should:
- Understand issues important to engineering designers and which support the
development of their own design skills such as decision-making, team
organization, idea development, concept testing, material selection,
engineering judgement etc.
- Understand the relation between environment, society and societal
development
- Be able to perform simple sustainable assessment in process design
- Be able to identify hazards and understand the concepts of inherently safe
design
- Understand the legal framework in which a chemical engineer operates
This course comprises four professional design projects (scenarios) designed to
complement and, where appropriate, extend the learning opportunities afforded by
the modules running throughout Year 2.
Students are posed authentic engineering challenges intended to explore different
aspects of the design cycle and to simulate real-world, professional practice.
The scenarios will be supplemented by materials, classes and/or online materials
provided by the Faculty of Engineering Sciences and external sources as
appropriate.
Each scenario will comprise different combinations of practical engineering and
design skills, systems integration, ethics, management and sustainability.
Textbooks:
Contact Time:
32 hours
Coursework:
100%
Examination:
0%
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CENG202P
0.5
Level:
Engineering Experimentation
40%
Intermediate
Professor Panagiota Angeli
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Synopsis:
Pass mark:
2
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Learning Outcomes:
7.5 ECTS
Module Title
To reinforce lecture material from other modules by use of laboratory
equipment;
To provide practical experience on equipment assembly, operation and
disassembly;
To promote a safe approach to laboratory work;
To develop experimental, teamwork and communication skills
On completion, the students would be expected:
 to be familiar with a range of process equipment, such as stirred vessels,
packed towers, pumps;
 to be familiar with the use of flow measuring devices and be able to measure
flow rates;
 to be familiar with the use of pressure measuring devices and be able to
measure pressure differences;
 to be able to assemble and disassemble flow lines;
 to be able to run experiments and collect data;
 to have an appreciation of, and be able to calculate, experimental errors;
 to have practised data analysis and comparison with theory;
 to be able to present their work orally, in writing or in posters;
 to know how to write technical reports;
 to have developed skills in team working.
This module consists of lectures, experiments and presentations.
 Lectures include laboratory safety, experimental methods and presentation of
engineering information.
 For the experiments the students normally work in groups on topics such as:
- transport properties;
- pumping and flow;
- dimensional analysis and scale-up;
- drag coefficients of spheres;
- packed towers;
- flowline assembly and operation;
- heat transfer;
Written reports of various types are required for each of the experiments together
with an oral/poster presentation from each group.
Textbooks:
Contact Time:
52 hours
Coursework:
100%
Examination:
0%
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CENG203P
0.5
2
Synopsis:
Pass mark:
Level:
Process Heat Transfer
40%
Intermediate
Dr Junwang Tang
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Learning Outcomes:
7.5 ECTS
Module Title
To provide a broad study in the principles of steady and unsteady state heat
transfer, heat transfer with phase change and radiation heat transfer.
To develop skills in the design of practical heat transfer equipment with
emphasis on improving efficiencies and the use of renewable energy sources.
On completion of this module students should:
 be able to understand the physical phenomena present in heat transfer
processes;
 be able to calculate or estimate heat transfer coefficients;
 be familiar with the procedures for the design of heat transfer equipment ;
 Understand pressure drop and fouling factors in a heat exchanger;
 Select an appropriate heat exchanger to meet the required heat transfer rate or
heat transfer area
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Key mechanisms of heat transfer: conduction, convection and radiation;
Fourier's law; Conduction in cylindrical and spherical shells;
Derivation of heat conduction equations for transient and multidimensional
cases;
Methods for solving 1-D transient heat conduction equation; lumped heat
transfer coefficient;
Forced convection; Natural convection; Correlations for heat transfer
coefficient;
Thermal radiation; Radiation transfer through gases;
Evaporation and Boiling;
Condensation; Film condensation;
Heat exchangers; Condensers and Reboilers; Logarithmic mean temperature
difference;
Direct contact gas-solid exchangers
Textbooks:
Contact Time:
40 hours
Coursework:
30%
Examination:
70%
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CENG204P
0.5
Synopsis:
7.5 ECTS
2
Pass mark:
Level:
Separation Processes I
40%
Intermediate
Professor Eva Sorensen
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Learning Outcomes:
Module Title
To provide an understanding of the principles of fluid separation processes;
To develop skills in the design of practical fluid separation equipment in the
context of sustainability and sustainable development;
To provide a basic understanding of process simulation
On completion of this module students should:
 be able to understand the mass and heat transfer phenomena involved in fluid
processes;
 be familiar with the procedures for the design of fluid separation equipment in
the context of sustainability and sustainable development;
 be able to select an appropriate fluid separation process to meet a required
separation performance;
 be able to simulate simple steady-state process flowsheets and mass transfer
operations
Fundamentals of mass transfer including driving forces, the ideal stage, mass
transfer units, stage efficiency; and methods of two-phase contacting for the
purpose of mass transfer;
With a focus on distillation, absorption and extraction consider:
 Estimation of thermodynamic properties;
 Design and analysis methodologies;
 Graphical methods for analysis;
 Equipment design including column design and column internals;
Fundamentals of process flowsheeting and mass transfer simulation.
Textbooks:
Contact Time:
40 hours
Coursework:
40%
Examination:
60%
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CENG205P
0.5
2
Synopsis:
Pass mark:
Level:
Particulate Systems & Separation
Processes II
40%
Intermediate
tbc
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Learning Outcomes:
7.5 ECTS
Module Title
To provide an understanding of particle technology;
To provide an understanding of the principles of particulate separation
processes and related processes;
To develop skills in the design of practical separation equipment in the context
of sustainability and sustainable development
On completion of this module students should:
 be able to understand the mass and heat transfer phenomena involved in
particulate processes and related processes;
 be familiar with the procedures for the design of separation equipment in the
context of sustainability and sustainable development;
 be able to select an appropriate separation process to meet a required
separation performance
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Fundamentals of particle technology including charaterisation of particle size,
shape and size distribution, flow through packed beds and porous media;
Fundamentals of humidification, dehumidification, cooling and drying;
With a focus on particle formation processes, solid-liquid separation processes,
membrane separations and chromatography consider:
- Estimation of thermodynamic properties;
- Design and analysis methodologies;
- Equipment design
Textbooks:
Contact Time:
40 hours
Coursework:
30%
Examination:
70%
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CENG206P
0.25
3.75 ECTS
2
Module Title
Pass mark:
Level:
Chemical Reaction Engineering I
40%
Intermediate
Dr George Manos
To provide a basic understanding of the principles of reactor design and of the
reasons underlying the selection of reactor type to meet particular sets of process
conditions for single phase systems.
Upon completion of this module students should:
 have a fundamental understanding of reaction engineering
 have developed a critical thinking approach for reactor selection and design
 be able to design simple ideal reactors;
 appreciate technical, economic, safety and sustainability issues that can arise
during reactor design;
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Introduction: Brief survey of the scope of the subject together with a review of
some of its foundations.
Mole Balances: Definition of reaction rate. The general mole balance. The
batch, plug flow and continuous stirred reactors. Industrial reactors.
Conversion and Reactor Sizing: Definition of conversion. Design equations for
batch and flow systems. Reactors in series. Space velocity and space time.
Rate Laws and Stoichiometry: Concepts of reaction rate, reaction order,
elementary reaction and molecularity. Stoichiometric table.
Isothermal Reactor Design: Design structure for isothermal batch, plug flow
and continuous stirred reactors. Design of multiple reactor systems. Reversible
reactions.
Textbooks:
Contact Time:
20 hours
Coursework:
20%
Examination:
80%
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CENG207P
0.25
2
Synopsis:
Pass mark:
Level:
Process Design Principles
40%
Intermediate
Professor Eric Fraga
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Learning Outcomes:
3.75 ECTS
Module Title
To provide an introduction to process design, bringing together elements of
process analysis and detailed process phenomena and preparing the students
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for the 3 year design project.
To develop skills in the use of computational modelling and optimisation tools
Upon completion of this module students should:
 understand what design entails and how to apply this to both new and existing
process designs
 understand the use of modelling, simulation and optimisation tools in design
 understand the connection between the technologies, the phenomena and
overall processes.
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Introduction to design: processes, economics, flowsheeting
Flowsheet design: heuristic, algorithmic
Heat exchanger network design
Case studies: reactor system design, separation sequencing, recycles
Textbooks:
Contact Time:
20 hours
Coursework:
40%
Examination:
60%
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