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COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT HANDBOOK
LEVEL 1
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING DEGREE PROGRAMMES
PART TWO OF TWO
(MODULE AND COURSE STRUCTURE)
2013/14
DISCLAIMER The College has made all reasonable efforts to ensure that the information contained within this publication is accurate and up-to-date when published but can accept no responsibility for any errors or omissions. The College reserves the right to revise, alter or discontinue degree programmes or modules and to amend regulations and procedures at any time, but every effort will be made to notify interested parties. It should be noted that not every module listed in this handbook may be available every year, and changes may be made to the details of the modules. You are advised to contact the College directly if you require further information.
The 2013/2014 academic year begins on 23 September 2013
The 2014/2015 academic year begins on 22 September 2014
DATES OF 2013/14 TERMS
23 September 2013– 13 December 2013
6 January 2014 – 11 April 2014
5 May 2014 – 13 June 2014
SEMESTER 1
30 September 2013 – 24 January 2014
SEMESTER 2
27 January 2014 – 13 June 2014
WELCOME
We would like to extend a very warm welcome to all students for the 2013/14 academic year and in particular, to those joining the College for the first time. The University offers an enviable range of facilities and resources to enable you to pursue your chosen course of study whilst enjoying university life. In particular, the College of Engineering offers you an environment where you can develop and extend your knowledge, skills and abilities. The College has excellent facilities, offering extensive laboratory, workshop and IT equipment and support. The staff in the College, many of whom are world experts in their areas of interest, are involved in many exciting projects, often in collaboration with industry. The College has excellent links with industry, with many companies kindly contributing to the College’s activities through guest lectures and student projects. We have close links with professional engineering bodies and this ensures that our courses are in tune with current thinking and meet the requirements of graduate employers. All the staff are keen to provide a supportive environment for our students and we hope that you will take full advantage of your opportunities and time at Swansea. We hope that you will enjoy the next academic session and wish you every success. Professor Javier Bonet Professor Steve Brown Head, College of Engineering Deputy Head, and Head of Learning and Teaching
Key Contact Information for Level 1 Chemical Engineering Students
Position Name Contact Chemical Portfolio Director
Dr Chedly Tizaoui
Chemical Level 1 Co‐ordinator
Dr Darren Oatley‐Radcliffe
Chemical BEng/MEng Co‐ordinator
Dr Paul Melvyn Williams
Chemical Admissions Tutor
Mr Chris Jones
Chemical Administrative Officer
Debbie Nickson
[email protected] Tel: 01792 295506
N. B. Please note that you will be assigned a Personal Tutor in Week 1.
Level 1 2013/14Chemical Engineering
BEng Chemical Engineering[H831,H835]BEng Chemical Engineering with a year in Industry[H832]
MEng Chemical Engineering[H801,H890]
Coordinator: Dr. PM Williams
Semester 1 Modules Semester 2 ModulesEG-100
Chemical Process Principles10 Credits
Dr. R Bryant
EG-160Fluid Mechanics 1
10 CreditsProfessor MF Webster
EG-101Chemical and Environmental Engineering Laboratory
10 CreditsDr. YK Ju-Nam/Dr. RW Lovitt
EG-190Engineering Analysis 2
10 CreditsProfessor P Rees/Dr. K Kalna
COREEG-103
Heat Transfer10 Credits
Mr. CD Jones
EGA102Chemical Process Analysis and Design
10 CreditsDr. MS Barrow
EG-168Scientific and Engineering Skills
10 CreditsDr. PA Xavier/Dr. P Bertoncello/Dr. MR Brown/Dr. L Li/...
EGA109Introductory Organic Chemistry
10 CreditsProfessor HN Mcmurray
EG-169Environmental Awareness for Engineers
10 CreditsDr. B Sandnes
EGA110Instrumental and Analytical Chemistry
10 CreditsDr. P Douglas
EG-189Engineering Analysis 1
10 CreditsDr. PD Ledger
CORE
EGA114Chemical Engineering Science
10 CreditsDr. CM Mcfarlane
Total 120 Credits
EG-100 Chemical Process PrinciplesCredits: 10 Session: 2013/14 Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Modular)Module Aims: The module provides basic intellectual tools for analysis and design of chemical (and biochemical)processes with respect to flows of material and energy to and from them; to apply these tools to a variety of types ofprocesses and produce complete mass and energy budgets and estimates of process efficiency. Some hazards related torelease and exposure to flammable materials in relation to their properties (especially vapour pressure). Only a basiclevel of chemical knowledge is required and the module is suitable for Process, Environmental and MedicalEngineering students.Pre-requisite Modules:Co-requisite Modules:Incompatible Modules:Format: Lectures 20 hours
Example classes 4 hoursDirected private study 76 hours
Lecturer(s): Dr. R BryantAssessment: Examination 1 (100%)Assessment Description: The written examination is of the closed book type.The 5 assignments are issued at intervals of approximately 2 weeks, but are usually available electronically prior tocirculation of printed copies. Completion of these assignments is expected within 2 weeks.Failure Redemption: A supplementary examination will be set which will form 100% of the mark.Assessment Feedback: Students' attempts at the 5 assignments will be returned with a mark and identification ofwhere mistakes were made. Model answers will be available for students to examine and compare with their ownattempts.A review of student performances in the examination will be available both via the University feedback system andmore detailed information will be available electronically.Module Content: Principles and characteristics of non-reactive batch and continuous processes and theirrepresentation using block diagrams and flowsheets. [2]Material balances on chemically non-reactive and reactive systems (involving the use of conservation of atoms orchemical reaction stoichiometry. [5]Simple energy balances on chemically non-reactive systems, involving thermal properties that may be a function oftemperature. [1]Vapour pressure of pure compounds, mixtures and solutions. Vapour liquid equilibria (VLE) of solutions. [2]Application of Dalton's & Raoult's laws for estimation of bubble and dew points temperatures and equilibriumcompostions.[2]Distillation of mixtures and solutions. Analysis using temperature composition and VLE diagrams, and the concept ofthe ideal stage of separation. [2]Application of energy balances to physical and chemical processes, forms of energy, states of matter. [2]Acquisition and use of enthalpy data associated with heating/cooling, phase changes and chemical reaction,application of Hess's law and Van't Hoff's method. [3]Hazards of flammable materials in relation to their volatility. [1]Intended Learning Outcomes: After completing this module students should be able to demonstrate knowledge andunderstanding of:-1) The characteristics of batch, semi-continuous and continuous processes and the application of laws of conservationof mass and energy2) Appropriate application of stoichiometry and mole, mass and volume based systems of units to the analysis ofmaterial and energy flows in processes3) The concepts of excess and limiting reactants, tie substances, conversion, selectivity and process yield in chemicalprocesses4) The conventions for flow diagrams and flow sheets5) The significance and use of vapour pressure to distillation operations and the distinction between the behaviour ofmixtures and solutions.
Reading List: Felder R M and Rousseau R W, (R) Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes, Wiley , 2000.ISBN:0-471-53478-1Coulson JM and Richardson JF , (F) Chemical Engineering, Butterworth.ISBN: 0-7506-4445-1
Additional Notes: Lecture notes, examples, tutorial assignments (coursework) and other resources are available tostudents on Blackboard (including the basic chemical knowledge required to complete the module).This module is available to visiting and exchange students.The College of Engineering has a ZERO TOLERANCE penalty policy for late submission of all coursework andcontinuous assessment
EG-101 Chemical and Environmental Engineering LaboratoryCredits: 10 Session: 2013/14 Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Modular)Module Aims: The Chemical and Environmental Engineering Laboratory module is designed to give relevantexperimental experience to benefit both chemical and environmental engineeers. This module aims to develop skills inacquisition, processing, error analysis, and interpretation of experimental data; to develop skills in presentation andcommunication of experimental and technical information; and to provide practical exposure to topics presented inlecture based modules.Pre-requisite Modules:Co-requisite Modules:Incompatible Modules:Format: Lectures 6 hours
Laboratory work 30 hours(including 3 hours safety induction and 3 hours report writing workshop)Directed private study 64 hours
Lecturer(s): Dr. YK Ju-Nam, Dr. RW LovittAssessment: Other (Coursework) (100%)Assessment Description: Assessment: Lab notebooks (assessed every teaching and learning week of the semester);technical reports (assessed in week 9 and on January); tutorial assignment (assessed in week 10)Failure Redemption: No re-sit examination for this module in summer, as the students are assessed continuouslyduring the whole semesterAssessment Feedback: Students receive continuous feedback during the lab sessions while they carrying out theirexperiments, and written feedback in their lab notebooks every week.They also receive written feedback of their first technical report, so they can improve for the second report.Module Content: Basic concepts, terms and measures of error; combination (propagation) of errors, influence ofdominant source of error. Significance testing:[2] Student f-test and t-tests.Graphs - Error bars, fitting data using least squares principle. Logarithmic plots. Interpretation of graphs and commonpitfalls. [1]Handling units in Numerical Calculations - why numbers and units need to be processed together, presentation ofexample calculations. [1]Conducting and Recording of Experiments - Experimental planning and conduct. Presentation of data, Laboratorynotebooks, Readability of text. [2]Practical work: Experiments - selected from: applied physical chemistry, combustion energy, heat transfer, fluid andparticle mechanics, fluid mixing, liquid/solid separation, liquid/vapour separation, sensor response and environmentalmonitoring.Intended Learning Outcomes: After completing this module you should be able to demonstrate:a knowledge and understanding of the characteristics of systematic and random sources of error in experimentalmeasurements; the laws of combination of errors and their practical application; how to interpret engineering data; theprinciples and characteristics of operation of a variety of instruments and sensors; the requirements of written and oraltechnical presentations; identify and distinguish systematic and random sources of error; identify the dominant sourcesof random error; estimate the combined random error from many sources; establish the units of the result of acalculation; design experiments to permit sound deductions; read and interpret information provided by a variety ofinstruments and sensors; import, process and manage experimental apparatus; effectively and efficiently collectexperimental data; maintain complete records of laboratory work in hardback notebook; prepare technical reports toprescribed formats; present sample calculations, tables and graphs; manage, manipulate and present data using ITfacilities.Reading List: Pentz M and Shott M, (R) Handling Experimental Data, Open Univ. Press, 1988.ISBN: 0-335-15824-2Cutts M, (F) Plain English Guide, Oxford Univ. Press.ISBN: 01-986-925-95Additional Notes: Not available to visiting and exchange students.Some additional e-resources are available on Blackboard.Penalty for late submission of work: ZERO TOLERANCE.
EG-103 Heat TransferCredits: 10 Session: 2013/14 Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Modular)Module Aims: The module is designed to provide a basic understanding of heat transfer in Chemical Engineering.Subjects will include: conduction, forced and natural convection and an introduction to radiation. Students will begiven a basis for the more advanced study of the subject in other modules.Pre-requisite Modules:Co-requisite Modules:Incompatible Modules:Format: Lectures 20 hours
Example classes 5 hoursDirected private study 75 hours
Lecturer(s): Mr. CD JonesAssessment: Examination 1 (90%)
Coursework 1 (10%)Assessment Description: Exam 90%Four tutorials 10%Failure Redemption: A supplementary exam will form 100% of the module mark.Assessment Feedback: Students complete four tutorials, which are marked and returned to the students in thefollowing week. Tutorials classes cover each assignment and model answers are issued.Module Content: Conduction: Fourier's law, one-dimensional conduction, composite materials, thick cylinders,insulation. [2]Convection: Derivation of equations for free and forced convection (dimensional analysis), non-circular conduits;internal flow and external flow over banks of tubes: heat transfer (average coefficients) and pressure drop. [2]Combined Heat Transfer: Overall coefficients, tube outside and inside areas. [2]Heat Exchangers: Counter and co-current flow, log mean temperature difference, types of heat exchanger andapplications, double-pipe exchangers. Shell and tube exchanger: construction, temperature correction factor (1-2exchangers). [3]Unsteady State Heat Transfer: Heating and cooling an agitated tank. [2]Insulation: economic and critical thickness for heat loss [1].Practical work: Relevant experiments at Level 2 - Unit Operations.Heat Exchangers: Counter and co-current flow, log mean temperature difference, types of heat exchanger andapplications, double-pipe exchangers. Shell and tube exchanger: construction, temperature correction factor (1-2exchangers). [3]Radiation: Mechanism, Stefan-Boltzmann law, emissivity, radiation into a large enclosure, heat transfer coefficient.Combined radiation and natural convection. [2]Unsteady State Heat Transfer: Heating and cooling an agitated tank. [2]Insulation: Economic and critical thickness for heat loss. [1]Intended Learning Outcomes: After completing this module students should be able to demonstrate a knowledgeand understanding of: the mechanisms of heat transfer in process engineering; an understanding of the principles ofdesign of process equipment for heat transfer duty; the fundamental concepts and mechanisms of conductive,convective and radiative heat transfer; the fundamentals of the design of basic industrial heat exchangers, including,single pipe, double pipe, shell and tube heat exchangers; identifying the conductive, convective and radiative heattransfer characteristics of a variety of representative pratical situations; using equations for total heat capacity andoverall heat transfer to calculate the duty of heat transfer equipment, or vice versa; relating everyday practicalsituations involving heat transfer to the fundamental underlying mechanism and transferring experience to industrialsituations; relating the fundamental concepts and mechanisms of heat transfer to everyday situations and experience;calculating steady state heat transfer rates for conductive heat transfer probelms including, composite planar surfaces,thin and thick walled pipes, thermal conductivities for standard process engineering materials; using a range ofcorrelations to calculate film heat transfer coefficients; making design/performance calculations for basic industrialheat transfer equipment, including concentric pipes, shell and tube heat exchangers; applying basic principles of heattransfer to the design of basic process equipment; using correlations for calculating htcs; making decisions based onlimited or contradictory information; creatively synthesising design problems in heat transfer equipment; makingsketches of industrial heat transfer equipment; selecting process equipment items from standard lists/catalogues.Reading List: Coulson J M & Richardson J F, (R) Chemical Engineering, Butterworth-Heinemann.ISBN: 0-08-037947-6Additional Notes: Available to visiting and exchange students.Penalty for late submission of work: ZERO TOLERANCE.
EG-160 Fluid Mechanics 1Credits: 10 Session: 2013/14 Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Modular)Module Aims: The module provides an introduction to the methods that can be employed by engineers for theanalysis of basic problems involving stationary and flowing fluids.Pre-requisite Modules:Co-requisite Modules: EG-189Incompatible Modules:Format: Lectures and examples 33h
Directed private study 44hrPreparation for assessment 23hr
Lecturer(s): Professor MF WebsterAssessment: Assignment 1 (20%)
Examination (80%)Assessment Description: Assignment: This will test understanding of all subject areas covered up to the assignment,involving topics of basic fluid properties, including viscosity, hydrostatic pressure and hydrostatic forces onsubmerged surfaces. This will take the form of an individual randomly generated Blackboard test.
Examination. This CLOSED BOOK examination will test understanding of all the material presented in the course.Adhering to the University Examination Guidelines, an appropriate calculator may be used.Failure Redemption: A supplementary written examination will be set which will form 100% of the mark.Assessment Feedback: Electronic feedback for Assignments within 5 days of the deadline for Assignmentcompletion.
Electronic feedback on the class examination performance following the relevant Examination Board meetings inJune.Module Content: Introduction to Fluid Mechanics. Basic characteristics of fluids. Hydrostatic pressure and itsmeasurement [3h]
Forces exerted by a fluid at rest on both planar and curved submerged surfaces [9h]
Conservation of mass, energy and momentum in a moving fluid and applications [9h]
Laminar and turbulent flow in pipes. Moody chart and the Colebrook correlation. Pipeline systems [9h]
Revision [3h]Intended Learning Outcomes: By the end of the module, the student shoud be able to:
Demonstrate the abilty to calculate hydrostatic forces on both planar and curved surfaces (assessed by assignment andwritten examination)
Demonstrate an understanding of the nature of viscosity and its role in the creation of shear forces (assessed byassignment and examination)
Demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the application of the fundamental conservation principles of mass,energy and momentum to fluid mechanics (assessed by assignment and written examination)
Demonstrate the abilty to distinguish between different classes of pipe flow and to produce solutions to problemsinvolving simple pipe systems with major and minor losses due to friction (assessed by written examination)
Reading List: B.R. Munson, D.F.Young, T.H. Okiishi. and Huebsch, Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics, Wiley.ISBN:978-0-470-39881-4R. Mott, Applied Fluid Mechanics, Prentice Hall Singapore, 2006.ISBN: 0-13-197643-5
Additional Notes: Available to visiting and exchange students
Failure to sit the examination, or to submit assigned work by the specified date, will normally result in a mark of 0%being recorded.
The student cohort will be split into two groups, with lectures delivered by Professor Webster.All engineering students, apart from students following a degree in civil engineering will appear under the course codeEG-160 on the College of Engineering timetable. All other students following a degree in civil engineering willappear under the course code EG-160c on the College of Engineering timetable.
The syllabus, Blackboard site, examination and assignments for both these groups will be identical.
EG-168 Scientific and Engineering SkillsCredits: 10 Session: 2013/14 Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Modular)Module Aims: To develop fundamental engineering communication skills using standard ICT tools. These skills willbe taught and developed in the context of the multi-disciplinary engineering project BLOODHOUND, which is anattempt to extend the world land speed record to 1,000mph using a jet and rocket powered car requiring input from awide range of engineering disciplines.Pre-requisite Modules:Co-requisite Modules:Incompatible Modules:Format: Lectures and seminars 10 hours
Practical work 20 hoursAssessment and private study 70 hours
Lecturer(s): Dr. PA Xavier, Dr. P Bertoncello, Dr. MR Brown, Dr. L Li, Dr. TD LoveAssessment: Assignment 1 (10%)
Assignment 2 (10%)Assignment 3 (20%)Assignment 4 (10%)Assignment 5 (50%)
Assessment Description: Assignment 1: Experiment log book and technical reportAssignment 2: Tutorial/external presentationAssignment 3: Roles and responsibilities multiple choice test including risk assessmentAssignment 4: Belbin team roles reportAssignment 5: MATLAB assignmentFailure Redemption: Supplementary coursework will be set which will form 100% of the module mark.Assessment Feedback: All assignments (sumitted electronically via blackboard) will receive electronic feedbackusing the turnitin feedback system. Tutors will provide feedback on presentations during tutorial sessions. Tutorialsessions will also be used for general feedback and guidance related to EG-168.Module Content: Management principles: team dynamics, project planning, Gantt charts, leadership skills
Career planning and professional development: CVs, covering letters, interview techniques, personal developmentplanning
Experimentation: planning and undertaking experiments, keeping laboratory reports and writing technical reports
Roles and responsibilities of professionals in science and engineering: health and safety, risk assessment,sustainability, environmental issues
Introduction to computing: basics of programming, introduction to MATLAB, input and output of data, operations,functions, plotting, simple programming and debugging
Lectures: 10 1-hour lecturesPractical work: Eight 2-hour practical sessions.
Intended Learning Outcomes: KU2 Have an appreciation of the wider multidisciplinary engineering context and itsunderlying principles.
KU3 Appreciate the social, environmental, ethical, economic and commercial considerations affecting the exercise oftheir engineering judgement.
IA1 Apply appropriate quantitative science and engineering tools to the analysis of problems.
PS1 Possess practical engineering skills acquired through, for example, work carried out in laboratories andworkshops; in industry through supervised work experience; in individual and group project work; in design work;and in the development and use of computer software in design, analysis and control. Evidence of group working andof participation in a major project is expected. However, individual professional bodies may require particularapproaches to this requirement.
S2 Knowledge of management techniques which may be used to achieve engineering objectives within that context
S3 Understanding of the requirement for engineering activities to promote sustainable development
S4 Awareness of the framework of relevant legal requirements governing engineering activities, including personnel,health, safety, and risk (including environmental risk) issues.
S5 Understanding of the need for a high level of professional and ethical conduct in engineeringReading List: J. W. Davies , (R) Communication for Engineers, Longman.ISBN: 0-130-88294-1H. Moore, (R) MATLAB for Enginners, Prentice Hall, 2007.ISBN: 0-13-187244-3E. B. Magrab et al, An Engineer's guide to MATLAB, Prentice Hall, 2005.ISBN: 0-13-145499-4Belbin, Team Roles at Work.Bluck and Robert, Team Management, 1996.Bleakely, Engineering: an introduction to a creative profession, 1967.Tufte, Visual Explanations, Graphics Press.Additional Notes: PENALTY: ZERO TOLERANCE FOR LATE SUBMISSION; SUBMISSION ON EACHASSIGNMENT MANDATORY.
EG-169 Environmental Awareness for EngineersCredits: 10 Session: 2013/14 Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Modular)Module Aims: Future engineering solutions must balance economic considerations against environmental andsocietal needs. Sustainable development has been defined as "...development that meets the needs of the presentwithout compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." This module focuses on the interfacebetween engineering and the environment, energy and resource utilization and its environmental impact, and howfuture engineers can contribute to sustainable development.Pre-requisite Modules:Co-requisite Modules:Incompatible Modules: EG-108Format: Lectures: 20 hours (10 weeks of teaching and learning).
Directed private study: 50 hoursLecturer(s): Dr. B SandnesAssessment: Examination 1 (80%)
Assignment 1 (10%)Assignment 2 (10%)
Assessment Description: Assessment: A 2 hour multiple choice exam (including calculation based questions) forms80% of the mark. Two online multiple choice tests will be conducted using Blackboard. Each test is worth 10% of thetotal mark for the module.Failure Redemption: A supplementary examination will form 100% of the module mark.Assessment Feedback: Exam feedback proforma will be posted on Blackboard.Blackboard tests: Feedback of scores after completed test is given together with correct answers.Module Content:- The environment- Energy: fossil fuels, nuclear energy and renewable energy technologies- Material resources. Life cycle analysis, waste, recycling- Pollution: air, land and water. Environmental remediation- Climate change- Sustainability and legislation- The built environment. Noise, light and heat
Intended Learning Outcomes: After completing the module students should be able to demonstrate a knowledge andunderstanding of:The major environmental issues facing society;Sources and types of pollution and their control;Environmental processes and natural resources.An ability to:Understand how engineers can affect the environment and the role of engineers in its protection (thinking skills);Evaluate the environmental aspects of an engineering scheme, process or material (practical skills);Throughout the student's engineering degree scheme, to be able to identify and consider environmental aspects (keyskills).Reading List: Gerard Kiely, (R) Environmental Engineering, McGraw-Hill.ISBN: 0077091272Additional Notes: Available to visiting and exchange students.A scheme of private study supports the lecture notes provided.Web references are provided throughout the module for further reading.The College of Engineering has a ZERO TOLERANCE penalty policy for late submission of all coursework andcontinuous assessment.
EG-189 Engineering Analysis 1Credits: 10 Session: 2013/14 Semester 1 (Sep-Jan Modular)Module Aims: This module (in combination with engineering analysis 2) provides the essential grounding inmathematical analysis techniques for engineering students. This module ensures that all students have a suitable levelof analytical skills for subsequent engineering modules.
Pre-requisite Modules:Co-requisite Modules:Incompatible Modules:Format: Lectures 20 hours
Directed private study 80 hours
Lecturer(s): Dr. PD LedgerAssessment: Examination 1 (65%)
Coursework 1 (5%)Coursework 2 (10%)Coursework 3 (10%)Coursework 4 (10%)
Assessment Description: Examination:A closed book 2 hour examination will take place in January (worth 65% of the final mark).
Coursework:4 electronic online tests with randomised coefficients will be set during the semester. There will be an opportunity topractice similar exercises before attempting each test. These tests make up the coursework element of the course(worth 35% of the final mark). Each test is an individual piece of coursework.Failure Redemption: A supplementary examination will form 100% of the module mark.Assessment Feedback: A feedback form for the examination will be available electronically.
Feedback will be provided electronically for each of the assessed tests.Module Content: Module content:Number systems: numbers, algebra and geometry.Functions: inverse and composite functions, polynomial functions, rational functions, circular functions, exponential,logarithmic and hyperbolic functions, continuous and discontinuous functions.Introduction to complex numbers: The number j, real and imaginary components, Cartesian form, complex conjugateand polar form.Differentiation: basic ideas and definition, elementary functions, rules of differentiation, parametric and implicitdifferentiation, higher derivatives, optimum values.Integration: basic ideas and definition, definite and indefinite integrals, techniques of integration, integrals of partialfractions, integration by parts, integration by substitution.Linear Algebra: simultaneous equations, Gauss elimination, matrices, rules of matrix algebra, rank and lineardependence, calculation of determinates and eigenvalue problems.Intended Learning Outcomes: After completing this module you should be able to demonstrate a knowledge andunderstanding of: the methods of engineering analysis.Have an ability to: manipulate algebraic functions to solve engineering problems, use methods of integration anddifferentiation for engineering analysis and work with matrices including performing Gauss elimination.An ability to: solve basic mathematical problems in engineering handle simple complex numbers and matrices.Reading List: Antony Croft & Robert Davison, Mathematics for Engineers: A Modern Interactive Approach, PrenticeHall, 2010.ISBN: ISBN-10: 1408263238Glyn James, Modern Engineering Mathematics, Prentice Hall, 2010.ISBN: ISBN-10: 027373413XK A Stroud, Engineering Mathematics, Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.ISBN: 9781403942463Additional Notes: AVAILABLE TO visiting and exchange students.
The College of Engineering has a ZERO TOLERANCE penalty policy for late submission of all coursework andcontinuous assessment.
EG-190 Engineering Analysis 2Credits: 10 Session: 2013/14 Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Modular)Module Aims: Module Aims: this module (in combination with Engineering Analysis 1) provides further groundingin mathematical analysis techniques for Engineering students. The module extends the understanding into morecomplex analytical methods, focusing on complex numbers, multi-variable functions, series and sequences anddifferential equations.Pre-requisite Modules: EG-189Co-requisite Modules:Incompatible Modules:Format: Lectures 20 hours
Tutoring classes 10 hoursDirected private study 70 hours
Lecturer(s): Professor P Rees, Dr. K KalnaAssessment: Examination 1 (65%)
Coursework 1 (5%)Coursework 2 (10%)Coursework 3 (10%)Coursework 4 (10%)
Assessment Description: Examination:A closed book 2 hour examination will take place in May/June (worth 65% of the final mark).
Coursework:4 electronic online tests with randomised coefficients will be set during the semester. There will be an opportunity topractice similar exercises before attempting each test using homework exersices. These tests make up the courseworkelement of the course (worth 35% of the final mark). Each test is an individual piece of coursework.Failure Redemption: A supplementary examination will form 100% of the module mark.Assessment Feedback: A feedback form for the examination will be available electronically.
Feedback will be provided electronically for each of the assessed tests.Module Content: Vectors: Physical meaning, components, magnitude, scalar product, cross product, equations oflines and planes.Further complex numbers: manipulation of complex numbers, Cartesian, polar and exponential forms, Euler's formula,relationship between trigonometric and hyperbolic functions, De Moivre's theorem.Ordinary differential equations: classification of differential equations, solutions to first order ODE's includingseparable, linear and more specialised types. Solution to second order ODE's with constant coefficients.Functions of more than 1 variable: visualisation, partial differentiation, integration of lines, surfaces and volumes.Sequences and Series: review of arithmetic and geometric sequences and series, limit of a sequence, infinite series andtests of convergence, binomial series, power series of common functions.Intended Learning Outcomes: After completing this module you should be able to demonstrate a knowledge andunderstanding of the methods of engineering analysis.An ability to: use complex numbers; manipulate vectors; manipulate multi-variable functions for engineering analysis;use partial differentiation and surface/volume integration; solve ordinary differential equations.An ability to: appreciate the wide-ranging importance of differential equations in engineering.An ability to: solve basic mathematical problems in engineering; handle real and complex numbers and vectors.An ability to: expand real functions into series, determine a sum of sequences, determine convergence/divergence ofseries.Reading List: Antony Croft & Robert Davison, Mathematics for Engineers: A Modern Interactive Approach, PrenticeHall, 2010.ISBN: ISBN-10: 1408263238Glyn James, Modern Engineering Mathematics, Prentice Hall, 2010.ISBN: ISBN-10: 027373413XK.A. Stroud, Engineering Mathematics, Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.ISBN: 9781403942463Additional Notes: AVAILABLE TO visiting and exchange students.
The College of Engineering has a ZERO TOLERANCE penalty policy for late submission of all coursework andcontinuous assessment.
EGA102 Chemical Process Analysis and DesignCredits: 10 Session: 2013/14 Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Modular)Module Aims: This module deals with the formulation of both material and energy balances for process operationswhich involve either recycles or by-pass streams. The module also considers vapour-liquid equilibria with applicationto the design of continuous fractionating columns and batch distillation units. Key concepts are then applied to thedesign of a manufacturing process. The results of the design project are used to form the basis of a design report.Pre-requisite Modules: EG-100Co-requisite Modules:Incompatible Modules:Format: Lectures 8 hours
PC-Lab based work15 hours (minimum)Directed private study 75+ hours
Lecturer(s): Dr. MS BarrowAssessment: Assignment 1 (10%)
Assignment 2 (10%)Assignment 3 (10%)Assignment 4 (10%)Report (50%)Group Work - Presentation (10%)
Assessment Description: 1 Coursework 1: Group-based, Process Flow Diagrams (10%)2 Assignment 2: Individual assignment, Process Flow Diagrams (10%)3 Assignment 3: Individual assignment, Tutorial sheet, Material Balances (10%)4 Assignment 4: Individual assignment, Tutorial sheet, Advanced Material Balances (10%)5 Report: Group report (co-authored), (50%)6 Presentation: Group presentation (10%)
Failure Redemption: As this module employs summative assessment of individual and group-based work, aredemption mechanism will be provided subject to eligibility, this being dependent upon performance in the groupwork. In those cases where progression criteria can be satisfied, students will be provided with an opportunity toredeem failure via a supplementary, individual (i.e. non-group) assignment.Assessment Feedback: Students will receive feedback via model answers and feedback will also be availablethroughout the duration of the module during timetabled classes.Module Content: 1) Material balances on reactive steady processes with recycles, bypasses and/or purges.2) The analysis of batch (single stage) stills and elementary aspects of design of fractionating columns.3) The philosophy of process design and an introduction to the components and standards of process flow sheets.
The design project is supported classes in the computer laboratory and integrates knowledge from the above and frommodules EG-100 and EG-103.Intended Learning Outcomes: 1) Simple flowsheet preparation and basic conventions.2) Analysis of operations involving bypass, recycle, purge and reflux facilities.3) An understanding of the operational constraints of distillation processes.4) Application of vapour pressure and VLE data to the solution of batch and continuous distillation problems.5) Estimation and calculation of the number of theoretical stages in a fractionating column.6) An ability to define and solve material balances around complex (but steady) processes and to determine processcharacteristics.7) Sourcing and use of design data8) The ability to formulate energy balances in simple process operations.9) Application of basic heat exchanger design.Reading List: Felder R M and Rousseau R W, (R) Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes, Wiley , 2000.ISBN:0-471-53478-1Additional Notes: The College of Engineering has a ZERO TOLERANCE penalty policy for late submission of allcoursework and continuous assessment.Some notes and examples will be posted on the Blackboard system.
EGA109 Introductory Organic ChemistryCredits: 10 Session: 2013/14 Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Modular)Module Aims: The module deals with the basic principles of organic chemistry, and the reactions of simple aliphaticand aromatic hydrocarbons. Two aspects which are particularly emphasised are the stereochemistry of organiccompounds and the mechanisms of organic reactions. Kinetics of reactions with reference to organic chemistry is alsocovered.Pre-requisite Modules:Co-requisite Modules:Incompatible Modules:Format: Lectures 22 hours
Practical classes / Example classes/ Tutorials 12 hoursDirected private study 72 hours
Lecturer(s): Professor HN McmurrayAssessment: Examination 1 (65%)
Laboratory work (25%)Coursework 1 (10%)
Assessment Description: Lectures & practical classes. Assessed by a combination of end-of-module examination(65%), problem papers (10%) and continuously assessed practical (25%).Failure Redemption: Supplementary exam in August worth 65% of the marks; 35% for practical and courseworkmarks will be added (unchanged)to the supplementary exam mark.Assessment Feedback: Individual and group feedback on laboratory work provided during laboratory sessions.Individual marked laboratory reports returned to students. Feedback on module coursework given in lectures and byBlackboard.Generic feedback on exams provided via College exam feedback procedures.Module Content: - Safety - Laboratory safety and safety issues in organic chemistry- Structure and bonding in organic compounds - representation of organic molecules, abbreviations for alkyl and arylgroups, charges on organic structures, resonance hybrids.- Hybridisation, sigma and pi bonding - hybridisation and bonding in methane, ethane, ethene, and ethyne, comparisonof bond lengths and bond strengths.- Mechanisms of organic reactions - radical, polar and pericyclic mechanisms, electronic and steric effects, homolytic& heterolytic bond cleavage, polar covalent bonds, electronegativity, stabilities of carbocations.- Conformations of alkanes and cycloalkanes - conformations of ethane and butane, torsional (eclipsing) strain, bentbonds in cyclopropane and cyclobutane, ring strain in cycloalkanes.- Conformations of cyclohexane - chair and boat conformations of cyclohexane, equatorial and axial bonds, 1,3-diaxial interactions, mono- and di-substituted cyclohexane derivatives.- Stereoisomerism - distinction between configuration and conformation, relationship between optical activity &chirality, plane & centre of symmetry as criteria of chirality, enantiomeric excess, nomenclature.- Fischer projection formulae.- Radical substitution - halogenation of alkanes - comparison of F2, Cl2, Br2 and I2, reactivity of primary, secondaryand tertiary C-H bonds, effect of temperature on reactivity and selectivity.- Electrophilic addition - addition of HBr and H2O, regioselectivity of addition, Markownikoff's rule, addition todienes and alkynes. Stereoselective addition of Cl2 and Br2, halohydrin formation, syn and anti addition,hydroboration, epoxidation, hydrogenation, oxidation and ozonolysis.- Radical addition - radical addition reactions including polymerisation.- Acidity of alkynes - examples in organic synthesis.- Conjugated unsaturated systems - Diels Alder reaction, stability of aromatic hydrocarbons, aromaticity, Huckel'srule, resonance energy, nonbenzenoid aromatic compounds.- Electrophilic substitution - halogenation, nitration and sulfonation, Friedel Crafts alkylation and acylation.- Effect of substituent groups on electrophilic substitution- Applications of organic chemistryKinetics, SN1 and SN2 reactions.
Intended Learning Outcomes: After completing this module you should be able to:- demonstrate: the basic principles of organic chemistry (structure, bonding and reactivity) and be familiar with thereactions of simple aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons;- appreciate the importance of stereochemistry (configuration and conformation) in understanding the structure andreactivity of organic compounds, and be able to rationalise the outcome of organic reactions in terms of curly arrowmechanisms;- perform basic organic and analytival chemistry practicals- understand chemisty from a fundamental perspective; apply knowledge to practical situations.Reading List:Additional Notes: Available to visiting and exchange students.Penalty for late submission of work: ZERO TOLERANCE.
EGA110 Instrumental and Analytical ChemistryCredits: 10 Session: 2013/14 Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Modular)Module Aims: This module deals with the principles and practice of analytical chemistry and gives an introduction toa number of important instrumental techniques in analytical chemistry for both quantitative analysis and structuraldetermination, including: gravimetric, titrimetric and spectroscopic techniques.Pre-requisite Modules:Co-requisite Modules:Incompatible Modules:Format: 2 lectures per week for 10 weeks
4 hours practicals per week for 2 weeksLecturer(s): Dr. P DouglasAssessment: Examination 1 (65%)
Laboratory work (25%)Coursework 1 (10%)
Assessment Description: Examination: 1.5 hour exam, typically requiring answers to three out of four equal weightquestions.
Laboratory work: typically 2 four hour laboratory sessions involving the analysis of a solution of zinc by titration,gravimetric analysis and atomic absorption spectroscopy, requiring analytical results and a written report.
Coursework: typically 8 short analytical problems. This is an individual piece of coursework.Failure Redemption: The practical and In Course Assessment components of this module are NOT REDEEMABLE.However the exam component IS REDEEMABLE via a supplementary examination.The resit mark will be therefore be made up as follows:25% practical mark (previously obtained)10% In Course Assessment (previously obtained)65% Resit exam.Assessment Feedback: Individual and group feedback on laboratory work provided during laboratory sessions.Individual marked laboratory reports returned to students.Generic feedback on module coursework given in lectures and by e-mail.Generic feedback on exams provided via College exam feedback procedures.Module Content: Introduction to chemical analysis and analytical methods.Gravimetric analysis.Titrimetric analysis.Principles of spectroscopy.UV-Vis spectroscopy.Fluorescence spectroscopy.Atomic absorption and emission spectroscopy.Infrared spectroscopy.Raman spectroscopy.
Intended Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module students should have knowledge of a rangeof analytical techniques from classical gravimetric and volumetric analysis through to modern spectroscopic methods.Students should also understand the principles of analytical chemistry including the estimation and propagation oferrors.Students should have acquired practical experience of some important analytical methods, including gravimetricanalysis, volumetric analysis, and atomic absorption spectroscopy.Reading List: D.A.Skoog, D.M.West, F.J.Holler, Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry, Saunders CollegePublishing.ISBN: Depends on edition; 6th edition or laterAdditional Notes: Available to visiting and exchange students.
The College of Engineering has a ZERO TOLERANCE penalty policy for late submission of all coursework andcontinuous assessment.
EGA114 Chemical Engineering ScienceCredits: 10 Session: 2013/14 Semester 2 (Jan - Jun Modular)Module Aims: This module will introduce fundamental principles of thermodynamics, physical chemistry and masstransfer relevant to the course including: gas behaviour; properties of pure substances and mixtures; laws ofthermodynamics and their applications to energy and state calculations; phase equilibria; diffusive and convectivemass transfer; mass transfer coefficients and double film theory.Pre-requisite Modules:Co-requisite Modules:Incompatible Modules:Format: Lectures 20 hours
Example classes/Tutorials 10 hoursDirected private study 70 hours
Lecturer(s): Dr. CM McfarlaneAssessment: Examination 1 (90%)
Coursework 1 (10%)Assessment Description: Coursework is made up of 4 tutorials:Tutorial 1: Units and basic thermodynamic processes (This is an individual piece of coursework).Tutorial 2: Energy and mass balances. Thermodynamic cycles (This is an individual piece of coursework).Tutorial 3: Mass transfer (This is an individual piece of coursework).Tutorial 4: Mass transfer (This is an individual piece of coursework).Failure Redemption: A supplementary examination will form 100% of the module mark.Assessment Feedback: Tutorials will be marked and returned to student in the week after submission. Exampleclasses will be used to work through the tutorial questions. Tutorial model answers will be issued.Module Content: Units and dimensions (convert between different unit systems i.e. SI, imperial, US units);Dimensional Analysis (check validity of equations for dimensional consistency, derivation of expressions from firstprinciples);Ideal Gas behaviour (Boyle's law, Charles' law, Avogadro's law, Dalton's law, Amagat's Law, Ideal Gas Law);Properties of pure substances and solutions;Equations of state (van der Waals, Redlich-Kwong);Energy and the first law of thermodynamics;Thermochemistry (standard state, Hess' law of summation, heat's of formation, combustion and solution, relate H andU for chemical change, H and as a function of temperature, van't Hoff Box);The second law of thermodynamics and entropy (heat engine, Carnot cycle, S in reversible processes, S in chemicalreactions, T and P effects);Phase equilibria in pure substances and mixtures, which is the basis of most separation processes (Clapeyron Eq,Clausius-Clapeyron Eq, vapour pressures, one-component phase diagram, surface tension, viscosity, Poiseuille Eq,Raoult's law, Henry's law, binary diagrams, lever law);Mass transfer: molecular diffusion in fluids (diffusion coefficient, Fick's law);Convective mass transfer;Mass-transfer coefficients;Interphase mass transfer.Reynolds Analogy;Intended Learning Outcomes: After completing this module students should be able to:Convert between different unit systems, imperial, SI and USA units, know the chain rule for converting units; Be ableto conduct dimensional analysis of equations; Describe and distinguish between properties of pure substances andsolutions; Use steam tables and know the basic properties of water (density, viscosity, specific heat capacity atstandard conditions etc.); State and apply the First and Second Laws of thermodynamics to open and closed systems;Describe the molecular basis for entropy and the molecular components that contribute to internal energy; Applydifferent equations of state to calculate unknown measured properties from known intensive quantities; Apply partialmolar quantities to compute mixture properties; Construct binary phase diagrams (ideal systems); Describe thephysical mechanisms of mass transfer and apply Fick's law to calculate mass fluxes; Estimate diffusion coefficients influids and calculate mass transfer coefficients; Understand and describe the double-film theory. Use Reynolds analogyto relate heat and mass transfer coefficients
Reading List: Coulson and Richardson, (R) Chemical Engineering, Volume 1 , Butterworth-Heinemann.ISBN:0750644443J.M. Smith, H C Van Ness and M Abbott, Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics, McGraw-Hill,2004.ISBN: 9780071247085R. Byron Bird, Warren E. Stewart, Edwin N. Lightfoot, Transport Phenomena, John Wiley & Sons, 2001.ISBN:0471410772Milo D. Koretsky, Engineering and Chemical Thermodynamics, John Wiley, 2004.ISBN: 9780471385868Additional Notes: Available to visiting and exchange students.The College of Engineering has a ZERO TOLERANCE penalty policy for late submission of all coursework andcontinuous assessment.