2024/25 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
CAPE2030 Process Systems and Applications
20 creditsClass Size: 220
Module manager: Dr E Danso-Boateng
Email: e.danso-boateng@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2024/25
Pre-requisites
| CAPE1020 | Engineering Science 1 |
Co-requisites
| CAPE2050 | Engineering Science 2 |
This module is not approved as a discovery module
Objectives
On completion of the module, students will be able to:- Apply the theory of mechanical pumping systems for hydraulic and pneumatic flows in chemical processes.
- Apply engineering scale-up methods for the design of mixing impellers, turbines and pumping systems.
- Describe the principles of common instrumentation techniques to measure temperature, flow, level, pressure and composition in chemical processes.
- Conceptualize the use of these instrumentation techniques in different types of process control schemes typically used in a chemical plant.
- Model the dynamics of chemical processes and apply process control strategies.
- Operate process equipment and diagnostic tools by performing laboratory experiments in heat transfer, process control and fluid flow.
- Analyse experimentally obtained data, evaluate sources of error and compare findings to published literature.
- Communicate experimental findings to an academic audience in the form of a report.
- Articulate the knowledge acquired on the operation of processes from an industrial site visit.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the module, students will:
- Understand system dynamics, being able to determine the dynamic response to changes in a process, design measurement and control functions, and determine its performance.
- Have a knowledge and understanding of mathematics necessary for the analysis of, key chemical engineering principles related to control and scale-up.
- Understand and be able to use basic chemical principles to model the characteristics and performance of processing steps for fluids.
- Understand the transport properties of fluids, solids and multiphase systems.
- Have a knowledge and understanding of basic mathematical models relevant to chemical engineering.
- Have a knowledge and understanding of laboratory practice, and ability to operate bench scale chemical engineering equipment.
- Be able to design, plan and undertake experimental or plant work and critically interpret, analyse and report on experimental data.
- Have developed a range of effective communication skills including written reports.
- Be able to find and apply, with judgement, information from technical literature and other sources.
- Understand the principles of risk assessment and of safety management, and be able to apply techniques for the assessment of process hazards.
Skills outcomes
The module provides students with knowledge and practical experience of equipment and operating systems commonly used in process engineering.
Syllabus
Measurement - techniques and equipment used to determine temperature, gas and vapour-phase composition, elemental analysis, proximate analysis, thermodynamic properties, flow-rate, pressure, liquid level.
Control - automatic control, block diagram and transfer function, feedback control systems, feedback controller tuning.
Engineering scale up - Fundamentals of scale-up design through dimensionless groups, and application to mixing turbines.
Fluid power systems - Positive displacement and centrifugal pump design and selection, practical sizing guides and pressure drop considerations. Pneumatic flows for powder transport.
Experimental - students work in groups and carry out a series of experiments designed to demonstrate various aspects of fluid flow measurement, heat transfer, thermal conductivity, pump characteristics and process control.
Process plant experience - visits to process plants with possible computer based learning to gain on-site practical experience.
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| Visit | 1 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
| Class tests, exams and assessment | 1 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| Practical | 5 | 2.00 | 10.00 |
| Tutorial | 17 | 1.00 | 17.00 |
| Independent online learning hours | 16.00 | ||
| Private study hours | 147.00 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 37.00 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200.00 | ||
Private study
Directed reading of recommended textsReview of weekly lectures
Compilation and submission of experimental reports
Revision for examination
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
Formative problemsTwo laboratory reports (one report, one conference paper)
Methods of assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
| Report | Practical report format | 15.00 |
| Report | Visit report (group submission) | 15.00 |
| Report | Conference paper format | 10.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 40.00 | |
The resit for the visit report will be an individual submission.
Exams
| Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
| Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 2 hr | 60.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 60.00 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Reading list
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