CPE4002   Chemical Engineering Design   (20 credits)

Description

The unit covers the selection and design of process equipment found on a chemical plant, including aspects of control, scale-up methods and short cut design procedures. The unit also provides an introduction to process safety and loss prevention from industrial processes and will enable students, with further experience in industry, to carry out activities involved in the safety review of proposed and existing plants. Areas covered include hazards, incidents, hazard identification, risk assessment, fault trees, risk control methods, human factors and appropriate case studies and legislation. This unit also provides support for the Design Project - CPE321 which students carry out concurrently and in which safety is an important issue. It is also intended to show that safety is an important technical specialism which is a major career option for engineering graduates. Case studies of major incidents demonstrate the magnitude of the engineer¿s responsibility and the chain of events which can lead to disaster.

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