UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS

MODULE SPECIFICATION SHEET

1. GENERAL INFORMATION
Academic Year: 2013/2014
Semester(s): 2

Title Code Duration (hrs) No of credits

Lectures: 60
Chemical Lab sessions on Matlab
Process CHE 3202 Seminars:- Nil 4
Design
Total: 60

2. PRE-REQUISITE(S)/PRE-REQUIREMENT(S)
- None

3. AIMS

Chemical Process Design

To develop a framework for the systematic analysis of flowsheet

information and specification of various chemical processes of varying
levels of complexity.
To present well thought and systematic approaches for manual and
computer-aided solution of balance problems for design purposes of
chemical reaction systems and processes.

4. OUTLINE SYLLABUS

Chemical Process Design

The main topics to be covered are : Formulating Balance Problems; Degree of

Freedom Analysis; Solution Strategy using D.O.F.; Single and Multiunit Configurations;
Non-Reacting and Reacting Systems; Sequencing with Complete and Partial Solutions;
Strategy for Machine Calculations.

5. LEARNING OUTCOMES

After having completed this module, students should be able to:

1. Understand and interpret written data on a process and generate and

define the various process streams
2. Fully determine if a process flowsheet is solvable and is correctly
specified

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 3. Generate all the required and relevant balances to define and present the
process
4. Use appropriate solution strategies to solve the process flowsheet and
determine all unknown flows of mass and energy
5. Understand fully the concept and use of the degree of freedom analysis in
solving process flowsheets of variable complexity.

6. COORDINATORS:

Programme Coordinator Programme Coordinator

Environmental Eng Renewable Energy Eng

Name Dr V Seebaluck Dr D Surroop

Department Chemical & Chemical &

Environmental Environmental
Engineering Engineering
Building Phase 2 Building Engineering Tower Flr 2
Phone No. 4037766 403
E-mail address v.seebaluck@uom.ac.mu a.mudhoo@uom.ac.mu

Area Coordinator not applicable

7. MODULE COORDINATOR AND LECTURER

Name Mrs V Dookhun

Department Chemical & Environmental

Engineering
Building Engineering Tower
Room 4
Number
Phone No. 4037860
E-mail v.dookhun@uom.ac.mu
address
Contact 4hrs
Hours
Consultation Thursday 3pm to 4 pm
Time

8. VENUE AND HOURS/WEEK

As per time table Level 3 B Eng CEE and B Eng CREE

All lectures will normally be held in Room: 2.8 on Mondays and Room 4.3 on
Wednesdays
Lab sessions for Process Simulation software to be held in CAD CAM.

Hours/week: 60 hrs over 15 weeks / 4hrs per week

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9. MODULE MAP
Wk(s) Hr(s) Lecture Topic(s) Wednesdays Lecturer L, P, S,
Initials V, T,
Test
1 1.5 Review of Species Balances: Single L+T
units, introduction to DOF analysis and
problem formulation.
1.5 Review of Species Balances: Multiple L
units, introduction to DOF analysis and
problem formulation.
2 1.5 Review of Species Balances with Single L
Chemical Reactions
1.5 Review of Species Balances with
Multiple Chemical Reactions
3 1.5 Process simulation involving multiple L
reactions and construction of
stoichiometric equations
1.5 DoF analysis for Multiple reaction L
problems + Tutorial 1
4 1.5 Element Balances : Problem solving L+T
using element balances
1.5 Element Balances (cont.) L
5 1.5 Sequencing with complete solutions L
1.5 Strategy with Manual Computations: L
Sequencing with partial solutions
6 1.5 Revision Class L+T
TUTORIAL + ASSIGNMENT 1
1.5 Group work on assigned problems L+T
7 1.5 Root findings methods: Bisection L
method, Successive substitution
1.5 Newton Raphson and Wegstein method
8 1.5 Root findings methods continued L
1.5 Class Test 1 Test
9 1.5 Relationship between species balances L
and element balances
1.5 Relationship between atom matrix and L
reaction stoichiometry
10 1.5 Strategy with Machine Calculations L

1.5 Strategy with Machine Calculations

(Cont)
11 1.5 Energy Balances for Non Reacting L
Systems

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 1.5 Energy balances for Non-reacting L
system (continued)
12 1.5 Degree of Freedom Analysis L
1.5 Tutorial and Group work
13 1.5 Degree of Freedom Analysis continued L
1.5 Problem solving methods
14 1.5 Class Test 2 Test

1.5 Revision + Tutorials + Group work L+T

15 1.5 Revision + Tutorials + Assignment 2 L+T

1.5 Revision week L+T
Abbreviations: L: Lectures, P: Practicals, T: Tutorials, V: Visits, S: Seminars

Wk(s) Hr(s) Lecture Topic(s) Fridays Lecturer L, P, S,

Initials V, T,
Test
1 1.0 Introduction to Matlab L

2 1.0 Performing Simple arithmetic with L

Matlab and using matrices in Matlab
3 1.0 Drawing of Graphs with Matlab L
4 1.0 Demonstration for 2D and 3D graphs L
with Matlab
5 1.0 Process Design Simulation Exercise 1 L
using Matlab
6 1.0 TUTORIAL T
7 1.0 Process Design Simulation Exercise 2 VD L
8 1.0 with Matlab VD T
9 1.0 Matlab Simulation Presentation of CASE VD L
STUDY 1
10 1.0 Matlab Simulation Presentation of CASE VD L
STUDY 2
11 1.0 VD Test

12 1.0 Student Presentations of Case Studies VD Test

13 1.0 VD Test
14 1.0 VD Test

15 1.0 Revision Week VD T

Attendance EXPECTED FOR ALL sessions and applicable as per regulations.

10. RECOMMENDED BOOKS/JOURNALS/WEBSITES

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GV REKLAITIS. 1983. Introduction to Material and Energy Balances. John Wiley
& Sons.
Selected research articles on Chemical Process Design provided by lecturer.

11. ASSESSMENT

Written Examination A 3-hr paper at end of Semester 2 (70% weighting)

Continuous Assessment (30%)

Maximum Assignment(s)marks / Presentations : 30 mks
Max Class Test(s)marks : 60 mks

Total Continuous Represents 30% of total marks for the module

Assessment Marks: 90