Design of Chemical Plants II

 

 

FACULTY

ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

LEVEL OF STUDY

UNDERGRADUATE

SEMESTER OF STUDY

9o

COURSE TITLE

Design of Chemical Plants II
COURSEWORK BREAKDOWNTEACHING WEEKLY HOURSECTS Credits
Lectures5
Laboratory0
Projects0

TOTAL

5
COURSE TYPE Specialisation of general knowledge, skill development
PREREQUISITES Design of Chemical Plants II
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION/EXAMSGreek
COURSE DELIVERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS

MODULE WEB PAGE (URL)

https://eclass.uowm.gr/courses/CHEMENG290/


2. LEARNING OUTCOMES

Learning Outcomes

• Knowledge of designing in a holistic manner chemical plants
• Choosing different types of chemical reactors and separators
• Holistic assessment of chemical plants
• Estimation of multiple scenarios and solutions
• Treatment of byproducts, wastes, utility streams (cooling water, steam, electricity), co-production of electric and thermal energy
• Assessment of environmental factors and life cycle analysis
• Use of chemical simulation software such as Aspen plus
• Open end problems – problems with multiple acceptable solutions
• Combining knowledge and information from different sources, use of literature for solutions
• Writing a technical report
• Presenting a technical study to an audience





General Skills


• Searching, analyzing and combining data and information with the use of appropriate technologies
• Application of knowledge in practice
• DDecision making
• Group work
• Promotion of free, creative thinking and imagination
• Skills related to presenting a technical report and of our own self
• Appraisal and self-appraisal






3. COURSE CONTENTS

Design of Chemical Plants II aims at utilizing the core knowledge of chemical engineering in a combinatory fashion and imagination to present complete solutions, both from the technical and economic point of views in subjects related to designing new chemical plants and the investments involved.
The course includes subjects such as process diagrams, material and energy balances, knowledge in designing and optimizing chemical reactors and separation processes, mathematical models, technical and economic optimization and technoeconomical approaches. The main objective is for the student to be able to respond successfully to the challenges of designing chemical industrial plants.
The main aspects of the theory of the course is taught in the course Design of Chemical Plants I. Design of Chemical Plants II is the practical application of the theory in designing a chemical industry. For this reason the students are divided into groups.







4. TEACHING METHODS – ASSESSMENT

MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
Use of laptop, available pcs in school, internet, online polls

TEACHING METHODS
Method descriptionSemester Workload
Lectures25
Technoeconomic study100
Writing the study report50
Course Total
ASSESSMENT METHODS The course is taught in Greek. The students ar examined in three basic stages. 1) By their overall performance and attendance during the semester, 2) with a mid-term exam where they have to successfully present their progress in the technoeconomic study and by giving a presentation of their technoeconomic study where they have to present a complete technoeconomic study and defend it on a personal and group level during an oral exam, 3) finalization of a complete technoeconomic study.


5. RESOURCES

Suggested bibliography :

- Recommended Book Resources:
Max S. Peters, Klaus D. Timmerhaus, Σχεδιασμός και οικονομική μελέτη εγκαταστάσεων για μηχανικούς, Τζιόλα 2002.

Ιωάννης Κ. Κούκος, Εισαγωγή στο σχεδιασμό χημικών εργοστασίων, Τζιόλα 2019. (ΣΧΕ Ι)

Warren McCabe, Julian Smith, Peter Harriott, Unit operations of chemical engineering

David Himmelblau, James Riggs, Basic principles and calculations in chemical engineering

Martin Schmal, Chemical reaction engineering: Essentials, exercises and examples

Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Ullmanns Encylopedia of Industrial Chemistry, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.




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