CPE140   Principles of Chemical Engineering 2   (15 credits)

Description

Energy usage is a key economic factor in chemical plants, and the sustainable usage of energy is of ever increasing importance. Following on from CPE130, which introduced material balances, this module will introduce the next key balance that is vital in the development and deployment of chemical processes, namely the energy balance.  This course expands the chemical engineering design toolkit to include the development of energy balances. The concept is applied to a wide range of chemical processes such as chemical reactors, heaters/coolers, mixers, distillation columns, evaporators, and cooling towers. Such processes make up the bulk of the unit operations seen in both existing and emerging chemical industries. The module also provides elementary techniques for the evaluation of vapour-liquid and gas-liquid equilibria, and gives an introduction to the unit operation - distillation. A firm understanding of separation processes such as distillation is vital in ensuring the energy requirements for processes are minimised and hence the processes are as sustainable as possible.  This module is supported by embedded labs, and also hosts the first 'Design Week' of the programme, which gives students the opportunity to work together on an extended problem as a more detailed introduction to the design process. By taking this course students will be:  1. ¿Able to identify common ground and differences between this unit and the Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer and Principles of Chemical Engineering 1 units.2. ¿Comfortable with the definition and calculation of energy balances for batch and continuous processes. 3. ¿Confident in the application of energy balances to various unit operations. 4. ¿Introduced to simultaneous mass and energy balances for analysing and designing processes. 5. ¿Allowed to further develop problem solving, team working, IT and communication skills. 

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