School: Engineering

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Process Engineering Unit Operations
  • Unit Code

    ENS3112
  • Year

    2017
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Gordon LUCAS

Description

Unit operations in chemical engineering deals with the change of substances (gases, liquids, solids) by means of physical, chemical and biological processes for industrial purposes. It takes the view that any chemical process, on whatever scale conducted, may be resolved into a coordinated series of operations such as pulverising, mixing, heating, roasting, absorbing, condensing, lixiviating, electrolysing and the like.

The number of the most important and basic unit operations is not very large and they are governed by the fundamental laws of mathematics, physics, chemistry, and mechanics, which provide an approximate description of the real processes. In this unit, students will learn about the 'Unit Operations' concept, which shows that the process of abstraction can be carried out by analysing unit operations in terms of fundamental principles such as mass and energy balances, phase equilibria, and transport of momentum, energy and mass.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 units from ENS2116

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply modelling techniques to predict system performance and perform scale-up.
  2. Apply the unit operations theory to real world situations and problems.
  3. Demonstrate an understanding of the relevant essential concepts in thermodynamics, rates, process design, operations, and process simulation.
  4. Identify the most effective problem solving and trouble-shooting methods for a particular process design.
  5. Specify and select hardware best suited to various problems and objectives in process design.
  6. Tailor approaches to specific design, analysis and troubleshooting problems.

Unit Content

  1. Application of unit operations to the design and performance of equipment.
  2. Basic phenomena of fluid flow in packed columns and granular beds, including filtration.
  3. Crystallisation phenomena: batch and continuous operations.
  4. Distillation and absorption.
  5. Evaporation and drying principles.
  6. Fluidisation: gas-solid and liquid-solid systems.
  7. Gas-solid and liquid-solid separations including cyclones.
  8. Liquid-liquid extraction and staged operations.
  9. Mixing and design of mixer systems.
  10. Particle flow in fluids such as centrifugation, sedimentation and thickening.
  11. Size reduction of solids.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, tutorials and group based laboratory work.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Laboratory WorkLaboratory reports30%
TestMid-semester test20%
ExaminationEnd of semester examination50%

Core Reading(s)

  • McCabe W., S. J. C., & P., H. (2005). Unit operations of chemical engineering. (7th ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill.

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Engineering

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Process Engineering Unit Operations
  • Unit Code

    ENS3112
  • Year

    2017
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    1
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Dr Gordon LUCAS

Description

Unit operations in chemical engineering deals with the change of substances (gases, liquids, solids) by means of physical, chemical and biological processes for industrial purposes. It takes the view that any chemical process, on whatever scale conducted, may be resolved into a coordinated series of operations such as pulverising, mixing, heating, roasting, absorbing, condensing, lixiviating, electrolysing and the like.

The number of the most important and basic unit operations is not very large and they are governed by the fundamental laws of mathematics, physics, chemistry, and mechanics, which provide an approximate description of the real processes. In this unit, students will learn about the 'Unit Operations' concept, which shows that the process of abstraction can be carried out by analysing unit operations in terms of fundamental principles such as mass and energy balances, phase equilibria, and transport of momentum, energy and mass.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 units from ENS2116

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply modelling techniques to predict system performance and perform scale-up.
  2. Apply the unit operations theory to real world situations and problems.
  3. Demonstrate an understanding of the relevant essential concepts in thermodynamics, rates, process design, operations, and process simulation.
  4. Identify the most effective problem solving and trouble-shooting methods for a particular process design.
  5. Specify and select hardware best suited to various problems and objectives in process design.
  6. Tailor approaches to specific design, analysis and troubleshooting problems.

Unit Content

  1. Application of unit operations to the design and performance of equipment.
  2. Basic phenomena of fluid flow in packed columns and granular beds, including filtration.
  3. Crystallisation phenomena: batch and continuous operations.
  4. Distillation and absorption.
  5. Evaporation and drying principles.
  6. Fluidisation: gas-solid and liquid-solid systems.
  7. Gas-solid and liquid-solid separations including cyclones.
  8. Liquid-liquid extraction and staged operations.
  9. Mixing and design of mixer systems.
  10. Particle flow in fluids such as centrifugation, sedimentation and thickening.
  11. Size reduction of solids.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, tutorials and group based laboratory work.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Laboratory WorkLaboratory reports30%
TestMid-semester test20%
ExaminationEnd of semester examination50%

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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