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CHNG3801: Process Plant Design
2025 unit information
This is a project based unit of study that aims to develop the practical skills required in process engineering with the focus on design, simulation, operation, control, and optimization of chemical and biological processes. It employs an interdisciplinary approach that applies the previously acquired knowledge of mass and heat transfer, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, reaction engineering, design of unit operations, process modelling, and process control to understand the interaction between unit operations, to analyze the process flowsheet, and to carry out equipment selection and sizing for the plant. The integrated course structure helps students develop their knowledge of integrated process design by working on miniplant design projects, involving process simulation/modelling using flowsheeting software, detailed design of plant equipment (reactor, distillation and absorption columns, pumps, piping), process modification (eg by heat integration) and process optimisation.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Engineering
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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CHNG2801 and CHNG2802 and CHNG2803 and CHNG2804 and CHNG2806 |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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None |
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Enrolment in this unit of study assumes that all core 2000 level chemical engineering units have been successfully completed |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. demonstrate proficiency in use of international codes and engineering standards
- LO2. demonstrate proficiency in evaluating the behaviour of heat exchangers, tray and packed-bed distillation and absorption columns using commercial process simulation software
- LO3. demonstrate proficiency in selection and sizing of minor process equipment for transport, handling, and storage of fluids, including pumps, compressors, blowers, expanders, storage tanks, pressure vessels, piping, and instrumentation equipment
- LO4. demonstrate proficiency in design of heat exchanger networks using heat integration principles and pinch analysis
- LO5. demonstrate proficiency in detailed design of tray and packed-bed columns (hydraulic design)
- LO6. demonstrate proficiency in process flowsheet development, evaluation, and selection of the most suitable arrangement of a chemical process on the basis of technical, economic, social and environmental considerations
- LO7. demonstrate proficiency in design of control schemes and Piping and Instrument Diagrams (P&ID) for common process units and whole processes
Unit availability
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| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
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Semester 2 2025
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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