Final Year Design Project

AY2014/2015 Semester 1

Students are introduced to the application of chemical and biomolecular engineering principles in chemical design. The projects will include feasibility study, chemical engineering calculations, simulation and modeling of chemical unit operations, process flow chart. Topics include: Introduction to chemical product design; Projects in chemical product design; Introduction to chemical process design; Molecular structure design; Process Creation and Synthesis; Development of Base-Case and Flow Diagrams; Introduction to Simulation software; Heuristics for Process Synthesis; Reactor Design; Synthesis of Separation Trains; Heat and Power Integration; Pinch Analysis; Projects in Process Synthesis. Students are also introduced to the concepts and methods of plant design and economic evaluation: planning, cost estimation, fixed capital investments, working capital, production costs, depreciation, rate of return, profitability analysis, discounted cash flow analysis. The course also covers computer-aided design, cost estimation, interest and investment costs, profitability analysis, design and cost estimation of equipment, detailed process synthesis and sustainability. The course aims to raise the awareness of the students to the concepts of supply and demand of raw materials, commodity, and specialty chemicals. Introduce the students to the available computational tools for process flow design and economic evaluation. The emphasis is in motivating students to learn, undertake and manage projects as a team to its successful completion and to write good technical reports. The importance of professional ethics, honesty, and integrity will be stressed.