To introduce the student to quantitative design methods and procedures. To develop skills in process flowsheeting and in the use of an industry-standard computer package for modelling/simulation of steady state and non-steady state chemical processing operations. To become familiar and apply concepts and principles of health and safety, HAZOP methods. To provide a working knowledge of environmental impact and sustainability assessment, as applied to chemical processing operations. To complete the process and plant design, including process control, P&ID, operating procedures and maintenance, plant layout. To carry out health & safety, environmental impact assessment, costing, economic sensitivity, and sustainability analyses on the process. To prepare the final design project report and process simulation file.

To review thermodynamic options for process design and simulation; mass and energy balances for design project; procedures for sustainability assessment of industrial processes including the sustainability matrix as prescribed by the professional organisation IChemE; energy conservation and environment protection; health, safety and security issues; preventive measures; industrial process simulation and sensitivity analysis of chosen design process; graphical presentation; flowsheet synthesis, analysis and evaluation: modular- and unit-based modes for flowsheet synthesis; rigorous unit equation models for flash, distillation, and heat exchange operations; recycle of process mass and energy streams; partitioning, precedence ordering and tearing; convergence criteria; synthesis of separation systems; use of industry-standard computer package for modelling/simulation of steady state and non-steady state chemical processing operations.

Demonstrate competence in the application of quantitative design methods for non-reaction and reaction containing unit operations. Develop proficiency in process flowsheeting and in the use of computational tools for steady-state and dynamic process simulation; heat integration. Apply sustainability assessment procedure in design practice. Demonstrate proficiency in the application of Reliability analysis, HAZOP, EIA, and sustainability metrics in the design of processing plants. Perform process design including: identification of economically promising process; interpreting the chemistry of laboratory process; concept of scaling up from laboratory to industrial scale; creative process improvement novelty; produce meaningful separating-purification flowsheet including industrial scale units and subsystems; modelling, simulating and examining the operation feasibility of the process; evaluate process efficiency and prescribe measures for economics improvement; and integration of the process considering the environment and the society. Start the process/system/technology design; Draw engineering objects; Acquire problem solving skills.

Debate and defend presented process design concept. Analyse the health and safety implications of chosen design process.

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