Module Details
| Module Code: |
CHEP7008 |
| Title: |
Process Eng Lab 2
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Long Title:
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Process Engineering Laboratori
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| NFQ Level: |
Intermediate |
| Valid From: |
Semester 1 - 2016/17 ( September 2016 ) |
| Field of Study: |
5240 - Chemical & Process Eng
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| Module Description: |
Students operate equipment and do experiments in areas such as fluid flow, pumps, mixing, heat transfer, turbines, refrigeration, process control, conservation of mass, vapour liquid equilibrium, distillation and sieving.
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| Learning Outcomes |
| On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to: |
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Learning Outcome Description |
| LO1 |
Plan, organise and perform experiments in a safe professional manner whilst working as part of a team, for topics such as distillation, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics and automatic control. |
| LO2 |
Use the library, online publications and other sources to find appropriate data and information. |
| LO3 |
Explain and apply the theories and equations underlying the experiments and their application on an industrial scale. |
| LO4 |
Report experimental findings to a high technical standard including analysis of results, discussion of errors and appropriate referencing. |
| Dependencies |
Module Recommendations
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is strongly recommended before enrolment in this module. You may enrol in this module if you have not acquired the recommended learning but you will have considerable difficulty in passing (i.e. achieving the learning outcomes of) the module. While the prior learning is expressed as named MTU module(s) it also allows for learning (in another module or modules) which is equivalent to the learning specified in the named module(s).
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| Process Engineering Laboratories 1 or equivalent
Process Principles
Solid Separations
Instrumentation and Control
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Incompatible Modules
These are modules which have learning outcomes that are too similar to the learning outcomes of this module. You may not earn additional credit for the same learning and therefore you may not enrol in this module if you have successfully completed any modules in the incompatible list.
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| Chemical Process Principles |
Co-requisite Modules
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| No Co-requisite modules listed |
Requirements
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is mandatory before enrolment in this module is allowed. You may not enrol on this module if you have not acquired the learning specified in this section.
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| None |
| Indicative Content |
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Vapour liquid equilibrium and Distillation
Measurement of vapour and liquid composition and boiling temperature of chemical mixtures. Comparison of results with literature data and theoretical predictions.
Temperature concentration relationships, Mass balances, Energy balances, McCabe-Thiele diagram.
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Pressure drop in straight pipes, bends and fittings
Laminar and turbulent flow. Transition zone. Friction factors, Reynolds number,
Moody diagram, Log-log plots. Pressure drop versus flow; pressure drop for various fittings, equivalent length; pressure drop in terms of pipe diameters.
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Sieving and Terminal Velocity
Frequency and cumulative distributions; voidage and bulk density. Calculation of particle size using a variety of methods.
Measurement of fluid viscosity and density; Measurement of terminal velocity. Prediction of terminal velocity using correlations. Use of statistics to analyse multiple similar experiments.
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Filtration
Constant pressure filtration. Experimental measurement of medium resistance and cake compressibility.
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Process Control
Manual system with proportional response: Response of proportional control system to a step change, offset.
Automatic system with proportional and integral control:
Dead time, Gain, overshoot, decay ratio, response time, unstable and stable systems.
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Centrifugal Pumps
Pump curve, commissioning, recycle, effect of motor speed, pumps in parallel, pumps in series, efficiency curves.
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Heat Transfer
Double-Pipe Heat Exchanger: heat balances; co-current versus counter-current operation; overall heat transfer coefficients.
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Refrigeration Cycle
Analysis of a vapour-compression refrigeration cycle; finding all necessary thermodynamic properties, experimental determination of polytropic constant; finding heat and/or work transferred over each stage of the cycle; checking the validity of First and Second laws of Thermodynamics to such a cycle. Coefficient of performance.
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Bio-reactor mass transfer
De-aeration of liquid. Saturation levels of dissolved oxygen at different temperatures. Experimental determination of kL for a bioreactor. Diafiltration
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Module Content & Assessment
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| Assessment Breakdown | % |
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| Coursework | 100.00% |
Assessments
| No End of Module Formal Examination |
| Reassessment Requirement |
Coursework Only
This module is reassessed solely on the basis of re-submitted coursework. There is no repeat written examination.
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The University reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment
Module Workload
| Workload: Full Time |
| Workload Type |
Contact Type |
Workload Description |
Frequency |
Average Weekly Learner Workload |
Hours |
| Lab |
Contact |
Performance of experiments, recording data, calculations and preparation of graphs using computers, strip down of equipment. (6 hours for 10 weeks) |
Every Week |
5.00 |
5 |
| Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) |
Non Contact |
Preparation of laboratory reports and of presentations. |
Every Week |
2.00 |
2 |
| Total Hours |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Learner Workload |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Contact Hours |
5.00 |
| Workload: Part Time |
| Workload Type |
Contact Type |
Workload Description |
Frequency |
Average Weekly Learner Workload |
Hours |
| Lab |
Contact |
Performance of experiments, recording data, calculations and preparation of graphs using computers, strip down of equipment. (6 hours for 10 weeks) |
Every Week |
4.00 |
4 |
| Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) |
Non Contact |
Preparation of laboratory reports and of presentations. |
Every Week |
3.00 |
3 |
| Total Hours |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Learner Workload |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Contact Hours |
4.00 |
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Module Resources
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| Recommended Book Resources |
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Holland, F., Bragg, R.. (1995), Fluid Flow for Chemical and Process Engineers, 2. Arnold, London, [ISBN: ISBN: 9780340610589 (0340610581)].
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Smith, C.A., Corripio, A.B. (2005), Principles and Practice of Automatic Process Control, 3. Wiley, New York, [ISBN: ISBN: 9780471431909 (0471431907)].
| | Supplementary Book Resources |
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Perry, R. H., Green, D.W., (eds). (2007), Perry’s Chemical Engineers’ Handbook, 8. MCGraw-Hill, New York, [ISBN: ISBN: 9780071422949 (0071422943)].
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Coulson, J.M. Richardson, J.F.. (1999), Chemical Engineering; Fluid Flow, Heat Transfer & Mass Transfer (Vol. 1), 6. Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford, [ISBN: ISBN: 9780750644440 (0750644443)].
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McCabe W.L., Smith J.C., Harriott,P.. (2004), Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering, 7. McGraw-Hill Education, Auckland, [ISBN: ISBN: 9780071247108 (0071247106)].
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J. M. Smith, H. C. Van Ness, M. M. Abbott. (2005), Introduction to chemical engineering thermodynamics, 7th. 16, McGraw-Hill, New York, p.789, [ISBN: 0071247084].
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| Other Resources |
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Laboratory Manual, Process Eng Labs 2 Manual, Chemical & BioPharmaceutical
Engineering Department, CIT.
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