Design Project 499 Semester 2 2013 Bentley Campus INT

Faculty of Science and Engineering
Department of Chemical Engineering
Unit Outline
302273 Design Project 499

Semester 2, 2013
Unit study package number:
302273
Mode of study:
Internal
Tuition pattern summary:
Lecture: 2 x 3 Hours Weekly

This unit does not have a fieldwork component.
Credit Value:
50.0
7039 (v.0) Chemistry 101 or any previous version
OR
314448 (v.0) Principles and Processes in Chemistry 100 or any previous
version
Pre-requisite units:
AND
7040 (v.0) Chemistry 102 or any previous version
OR
314450 (v.0) Reactivity and Function in Chemistry 120 or any previous version
AND
302253 (v.0) Process Heat Transfer 228 or any previous version
AND
302257 (v.0) Process Mass Transfer 221 or any previous version
AND
302259 (v.0) Process Plant Engineering 322 or any previous version
OR
313663 (v.0) Oilfield Processing 300 or any previous version
AND
302263 (v.0) Reaction Engineering 325 or any previous version
AND
307668 (v.0) Process Instrumentation and Control 328 or any previous version
AND
313771 (v.0) Process Synthesis and Design 312 or any previous version
OR
308572 (v.0) ChE 312 Process Synthesis and Design I or any previous version
Co-requisite units:
Nil
Anti-requisite units:
Nil
Result type:
Grade/Mark
Approved incidental fees:
Information about approved incidental fees can be obtained from our website. Visit f
ees.curtin.edu.au/incidental_fees.cfm for details.
Unit coordinator:
Name:
Phone:
Email:
Building:
Room:
Gordon Ingram
(08) 9266 7908
G.Ingram@curtin.edu.au
204
531
Teaching Staff:
Name:
Phone:
Gia Pham
+618 9266 1085

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CRICOS Provider Code
WA 00301J, NSW 02637B

Email:
Building:
Room:
G.Pham@exchange.curtin.edu.au
204
210
Name:
Phone:
Email:
Building:
Room:
Ahmed Barifcani
+618 9266 3129
A.Barifcani@curtin.edu.au
614
level 1,Room 112
Name:
Phone:
Email:
Building:
Room:
Vishnu Pareek
+618 9266 4687
V.Pareek@curtin.edu.au
204
Level 4
Name:
Phone:
Email:
Building:
Room:
Ranjeet Utikar
+618 9266 9837
R.Utikar@curtin.edu.au
204
432
Name:
Phone:
Email:
Building:
Room:
Hussein Znad
+618 9266 9893
H.Znad@curtin.edu.au
204
212
Administrative contact:
Name:
Phone:
Email:
Building:
Room:
Surudee Bunpitakgate
+618 9266 4211
Surudee.Bunpitakgate@curtin.edu.au
204
Level 4, Room 401
Learning Management System:
Blackboard (lms.curtin.edu.au)

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Acknowledgement of Country
We respectfully acknowledge the Indigenous Elders, custodians, their descendants and kin of this land past and present.
Syllabus
Process design. Process engineering. Project management. Process evaluation and selection. Site location, plant layout
and process flowsheet and piping diagram. Preliminary design, specifications and equipment schedule. Environmental
impact. Industrial codes and legislation. Design report - chemical engineering design. Mechanical engineering design.
Operational aspects. Full specification and complete chemical engineering design. Materials of construction, mechanical
design, structural support, environmental, HAZOP, operability, costing, energy considerations, start-up and shutdown,
maintenance, process control and instrumentation and detailed drawing. Pressure vessel design using AS1210. Pump
and piping specifications.
Introduction
Design is arguably the defining activity of the professional engineer.
Design for mass production is one of the things that makes engineering different from science. Chemical engineers
design both products and processes. In this unit, you'll perform process design work on a large-scale process plant. Each
of the projects on offer were devised and will be partly supervised by practising engineers from major engineering
companies. Each group will also have an academic advisor to answer some technical questions, clarify the assessments,
provide feedback on your work, and generally help you keep on track with the unit.
The first half of the semester is mostly group work where you'll, amongst other things, decide on a suitable process
flowsheet, establish mass and energy balances, and perform an economic analysis of the process. In the second half of
the semester the work is mostly individual - you'll design in detail two pieces of equipment or equipment systems from
your flowsheet. The unit has a demanding schedule. You'll need to use careful time management, both individually and
as a group, more so than for other units. If you find that you or your group are having trouble... then please get help early!
To inspire (?) you here are some quotations about design:
"Design is what you do when you don't [yet] know what are you doing" George Stiny, MIT
"Always design a thing by considering it in its next larger context" Eliel Saarinen, Architect
The Design Project is a great learning experience that brings together many of the skills and much of the material you
have learnt in other units. We think that you'll find the unit to be challenging, but ultimately very rewarding.
Gordon and the 2013 Design Project team.
Unit Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit students can:
Graduate Attributes
addressed
1 Locate and evaluate information needed for chemical engineering design

2 Conduct a process feasibility study based on a project brief
3 Perform detailed design work on selected equipment items, including chemical, mechanical
and operational aspects
4 Apply problem-solving skills, demonstrate engineering judgement and engage in reflective
practice
5 Apply teamwork and communication skills in a process engineering team environment

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Curtin's Graduate Attributes
Apply discipline knowledge
Thinking skills
Information skills
(use analytical skills to solve problems)
(confidence to investigate new ideas)
Communication skills
Technology skills
International perspective
Cultural understanding
(value the perspectives of others)
(value the perspectives of others)
Learning how to learn

(apply principles learnt to new situations)
(confidence to tackle unfamiliar problems)
Professional Skills
(work independently and as a team)
(plan own work)
Find out more about Curtin's Graduate attributes at the Office of Teaching & Learning website: ctl.curtin.edu.au
Learning Activities
Two 3-hour lectures / workshops per week in Weeks 1 to 7. These will be given by a mixture of Curtin staff and
guest lecturers. We will not necessarily use all the time each week. The lectures / workshops are sequenced to
align with the memos, which are, effectively, interim progress reports.
Start-up presentations in Week 1 from the industry engineers who devised and will partly supervise the projects.
Please attend these sessions - they will help get your project off to a good start.
For some projects, training will be offered in new software packages, usually in Week 1 or 2.
Regular group meetings with academic advisors through the semester. Please approach your academic advisor
in the first week and negotiate a weekly 1-hour meeting time for your group.
Regular contact with industry advisors through the semester. The protocol for the contact can be different for each
project, and will be discussed in start-up presentations in the Week 1.

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Learning Resources
Other resources
LibGuide for Chemical Engineering: your one-stop shop for all things Chemical Engineering - online and print
handbooks, databases, journals and websites: http://libguides.library.curtin.edu.au/chemical-engineering
"Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook", 8th edition (available online via the library). Perry's is a key reference for
all aspects of chemical engineering. Note that material is both added and removed between editions, so it may be
necessary to look in previous editions to find what you need.
Sinnott's "Chemical Engineering Design" (Coulson and Richardson's Chemical Engineering Series, volume 6) or
Towler and Sinnott's "Chemical Engineering Design: Principles, Practice and Economics of Plant and Process
Design" (slightly updated, standalone version of C&R volume 6). These books contain design procedures for a
reasonable range of equipment as well as covering material useful for the feasibility study in weeks 1-6. They
demonstrate the standard of work expected in this project. Note: the C&R series is available online via the library
and in print form.
GPSA (Gas Processors Suppliers Association) "Engineering Data Book" (available online via the library and in
print form). Another standard reference that gives design methods for a range of gas processing equipment, and
demonstrates the standard of work expected in this project.
Ludwig's "Applied Process Design for Chemical and Petrochemical Plants". Three-volume design handbook that
covers heat exchanger and distillation column design in detail. Available in both print and online versions in the
library. Chapter 0 (Rules of Thumb) and Chapter 1 (Process Planning, Scheduling and Flowsheet Design) are very
helpful for all design projects, not just (petro)chemical ones.
Process plant design project case studies, again showing the standard of calculations expected: Ray and
Johnston's "Chemical Engineering Design Project: A Case Study Approach" (1st edition, on nitric acid production)
and Ray and Sneesby's "Chemical Engineering Design Project: A Case Study Approach (Production of Phthalic
Anhydride)" (2nd edition). These differ from the standard reference books because they show examples of more or
less complete design projects with commentary.
The three chemical engineering encyclopaedias are very helpful to get a credible overview of the process or
product of interest: "Ullmanns Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry" (available online via the library), "Kirk-Othmer
Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology" (available online via the library) and McKetta's "Encyclopedia of Chemical
Processing and Design" (print form only).
Kelly and Spottiswood's "Introduction to Mineral Processing" (available online via the library). Very helpful if you
are doing a minerals project and have no prior experience of the processes or equipment.
McKetta's "Unit Operations Handbook". Two volumes on the design of unit operations: various mass transfer
operations (volume 1); mechanical separations and materials handling (volume 2).
"Chemical Process Equipment: Selection and Design" by Walas (1st edition) or Couper et al. (2nd edition) . This is
an excellent book on equipment design.
Kern's "Process Heat Transfer". Classical textbook on heat transfer that contains design information for many heat
transfer scenarios not found in standard textbooks.
Treybal's "Mass-Transfer Operations". Classical textbook on mass transfer equipment design.
Seider et al.'s "Product and Process Design Principles: Synthesis, Analysis and Evaluation". Recent textbook on
process synthesis and design; CD in 2nd edition / web link in 3rd edition contains great interactive tutorials on
HYSYS and ASPEN.
Australian Standards. Available online via the library: look for "Standards Australia on-line premium" under
databases.
Peters, Timmerhaus and West's "Plant Design and Economics for Chemical Engineers", 5th edition, McGraw-Hill.
Standard text on process and equipment design, with an emphasis on costing.
Technical databases linking to journal articles may be useful for specialised technical data and models, but usually
not for equipment design methodology. Recommended databases available via the library include: Web of Science
/ Web of Knowledge, Engineering information village, SciFinder (specialises in chemistry), CHERUB (dedicated
chemical engineering database), ScienceDirect, Scopus.
Business information sources: ProQuest and Factiva databases, and ICIS Chemical Business journal (all available
online via the library) for up to date information on the commercial side of the chemical industry.
Equipment manufacturers' websites. Some contain general reference material, e.g. Warman's "Slurry Pump
Handbook" (www.weirminerals.com), while most contain information on their equipment ranges, e.g. minerals
processing equipment from Metso (www.metso.com).
Virtual Process Plant software installed on Engineering Lab computers. When you come to do plant layout or
detailed individual design work it is helpful to pan and zoom around the spherical photos to see how equipment
and piping is positioned. Also very helpful are the industry-standard PFDs, P&IDs and mechanical drawings.
Google Maps is helpful to view when doing plant layout. Google Images can also help give a sense of the size,
configuration and internals of equipment items.

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Assessment
Assessment schedule
Task
Value %
Memos
20 percent
Presentation
15 percent
Final report
65 percent
Date Due
Week: Teaching
weeks 3, 5, 7 and 9
Day: Thursdays
Time: 4:00 pm
Week: Second
tuition-free week
Day: TBA
Time: TBA
Week: Teaching
week 12
Day: Thursday
Time: 4 pm
Unit Learning
Outcome(s)
Assessed
1,2,4
2,4,5
2,3,5
Detailed information on assessment tasks

1. Memo 1
Due: Thursday 22 August 2013, 4:00 pm (Teaching week 3)
Weighting: 5% of unit mark
Written and assessed as a group, with the same mark given to each person
Memo 2
Due: Thursday 12 September 2013, 4:00 pm (Teaching week 5)
Memo 3
Due: Thursday 26 September 2013, 4:00 pm (Teaching week 7)
Memo 4
Due: Thursday 17 October 2013, 4:00 pm (Teaching week 9)
Written and assessed individually
Details of the memo contents, formatting instructions, a template and penalties for not complying with the
format requirements will be given on Blackboard.
2. The presentation is conducted as a group, and consists of 10 minutes of presentation with 5 minutes of question
time. The departmental staff, industry advisors and all Design Project students will be invited to attend and ask
questions. All group members are expected to participate in some manner, and a group mark will be given. Both
supervisor and peer marking will be used, so that student groups will mark and give feedback to each other. A
small amount of credit will be given for marking other groups. Marking sheets will be available on Blackboard and
hardcopies will be provided on the day.
The dates of the presentation day(s) will be determined closer to the time to fit in with the availability of the industry
advisors.

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3. The final report consists of three volumes - two printed and one electronic. It is due on Thursday 7 November
2013, 4:00 pm (Teaching week 12).
Volume 1
Written and marked as a group, but peer assessment will be used to convert the group mark to an
individual mark that is intended to relfect each person's contribution to Volume 1. That is, group members
will rate each others contribution and that will affect the mark that each person receives.
Volume 1 is essentially an extended and revised version of Memos 1-3. It should be a maximum of 50
pages long.
Volume 2
Consists of two chapters (a major design study and a minor design study) from each group member
compiled together.
Each chapter is written and assessed individually.
Each person can include a maximum of 40 pages for the major design study and 20 pages for the minor
design study
In addition, the group can include up to 10 pages of common material at the start of Volume 2.
Volume 3
Is electronic - a CD or DVD - and has to be supplied along with Volumes 1 and 2.
It should contain a full copy of all memos, the presentation and final report volumes, as well as all
supplementary files used in the design work: scanned manual calculations, spreadsheet calculations,
drawings, simulation files and similar.
It does not receive a separate mark, but is used when assessing volumes 1 and 2.
Details of the final report contents, formatting instructions, and penalties for not complying with the
format requirements will be given on Blackboard.
Fair assessment through moderation

Moderation describes a quality assurance process to ensure that assessments are appropriate to the learning outcomes,
and that student work is evaluated consistently by assessors. Minimum standards for the moderation of assessment are
described in the Assessment Manual, available from policies.curtin.edu.au/policies/teachingandlearning.cfm
Late assessment policy

This ensures that the requirements for submission of assignments and other work to be assessed are fair, transparent,
equitable, and that penalties are consistently applied.
1. All assessments which students are required to submit will have a due date and time specified on the Unit Outline.
2. Accepting late submission of assignments or other work will be determined by the unit coordinator or Head of
School and will be specified on the Unit Outline.
3. If late submission of assignments or other work is not accepted, students will receive a penalty of 100% after the
due date and time ie a zero mark for the late assessment.
4. If late submission of assignments or other work is accepted, students will be penalised by ten percent per calendar
day for a late assessment submission (eg a mark equivalent to 10% of the total allocated for the assessment will
be deducted from the marked value for every day that the assessment is late). This means that an assignment
worth 20 will have two marks deducted per calendar day late. Hence if it was handed in three calendar days late
and marked as 12/20, the student would receive 6/20. An assessment more than seven calendar days overdue
will not be marked. Work submitted after this time (due date plus seven days) may result in a Fail - Incomplete
(F-IN) grade being awarded for the unit.

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Assessment extension
A student must apply for an assessment extension on the Assessment Extension Form, as prescribed by the Academic
Registrar. The form is available on the Forms page at http://students.curtin.edu.au/administration. The student will be
expected to lodge the form and supporting documentation with the unit coordinator before the assessment date/time or
due date/time. An application may be accepted up to five working days after the date or due date of the assessment task
where the student is able to provide an acceptable explanation as to why he or she was not able to submit the application
prior to the assessment date. An application for an assessment extension will not be accepted after the date of the Board
of Examiners' meeting.
Additional assessment information

Overall weightings: This pattern of assessments means that 30% of the mark for the unit is based on undifferentiated
group work, and 70% on individual work.
Late assessments: These will be accepted and handled as given in point 4 in the Late assessment policy above.
Pass requirements
To pass this unit you need to achieve an overall mark of 50% or more.
Referencing style
The referencing style for this unit is any standard referencing style. Please discuss this with your academic advisor if
needed.
More information on this referencing style can be obtained at http://libguides.library.curtin.edu.au/referencing
Plagiarism
Plagiarism occurs when work or property of another person is presented as one's own, without appropriate
acknowledgement or referencing. Plagiarism is a serious offence. For more information refer to
academicintegrity.curtin.edu.au.
Plagiarism monitoring
Work submitted may be subjected to a plagiarism detection process, which may include the use of systems such as
'Turnitin'. For further information, see academicintegrity.curtin.edu.au/students/turnitin.cfm.
Additional information
Please note that it may be necessary to make changes to the organisation of the unit as we go through the semester. We'
ll inform you of any changes via Blackboard and by email. On the other hand, if you notice any problems, or have any
suggestions, please let us know.
Enrolment
It is your responsibility to ensure that your enrolment is correct - you can check your enrolment through the eStudent
option on OASIS, where you can also print an Enrolment Advice.
Supplementary/Deferred exams
Supplementary and deferred examinations will be held at a date to be advised. Notification to students will be made after
the Board of Examiners meeting via the Official Communications Channel (OCC) in OASIS. It is the student's
responsibility to check their OASIS account on a weekly basis for official Curtin correspondence. If your results show that
you have been awarded a supplementary or deferred exam you should immediately check your OASIS email for details.

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Student Rights and Responsibilities

It is the responsibility of every student to be aware of all relevant legislation, policies and procedures relating to their
rights and responsibilities as a student. These include:
the Student Charter
the University's Guiding Ethical Principles
the University's policy and statements on plagiarism and academic integrity
copyright principles and responsibilities
the University's policies on appropriate use of software and computer facilities
Information on all these things is available through the University's "Student Rights and Responsibilities website at:
students.curtin.edu.au/rights.
Disability
Students with a disability or medical condition (e.g. mental health condition, chronic illness, physical or sensory disability,
learning disability) are encouraged to seek advice from Disability Services www.disability.curtin.edu.au. A Disability
Advisor will work with you and liaise with staff to identify strategies to assist you to meet unit (including fieldwork
education) and course requirements, where possible. It is important to note that the staff of the university may not be able
to meet your needs if they are not informed of your individual circumstances.
Recent unit changes

We welcome feedback as one way to keep improving this unit. Students are encouraged to provide unit feedback through
eVALUate, Curtin's online student feedback system (see evaluate.curtin.edu.au/info/). Recent changes to this unit
include:
The number, type and weightings of assessments have been changed a little from 2012.
In particular, the viva from last year has been removed, so there is only one presentation now.
Peer assessment, in which you get to score the contributions of all group members, will be applied to the marking
of Volume 1 of the final report. This means that people in the same group can get different marks for Volume 1.
More detail about the content and structure of the final report will be given.
There will be a different range of guest lecturers in the first half of semester.
These changes have been based on student and staff feedback, and the need to comply with changes in the university's
assessment policies.
See evaluate.curtin.edu.au to find out when you can eVALUate this unit.

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Program calendar
Week
Begin Date
Technical Lecture
Supporting
Lecture
Assessment
Due
Orientation
29 July
1.
5 August
Project background, market survey, Unit information;

site selection
plagiarism
2.
12 August
Process technology selection; plant

layout / plot plan
3.
19 August
Flowsheet balances; optimisation;

process control
4.
26 August
Environment impact assessment;

process hazards and safety
5.
2 September
Tuition Free Week
6.
9 September
Economic analysis
7.
16 September
Individual equipment design; plant

start-up; pressure vessel design
8.
23 September
Design of common oil & gas and

minerals equipment
Memo 3
9.
30 September
Tuition Free Week
Presentations
10.
7 October
11.
14 October
12.
21 October
13.
28 October
14.
4 November
15.
11 November
Study Week
16.
18 November
Examinations
17
25 November
Examinations
Report writing
Memo 1
Presentations
Memo 2
Memo 4
Final report

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Faculty of Science and Engineering

Department of Chemical Engineering

302273 Design Project 499

Tuition pattern summary:

Lecture: 2 x 3 Hours Weekly

Approved incidental fees:

302273 Design Project 499

Faculty of Science and Engineering

Learning Management System:

302273 Design Project 499

Faculty of Science and Engineering

Gordon and the 2013 Design Project team.

Unit Learning Outcomes

1 Locate and evaluate information needed for chemical engineering design

302273 Design Project 499

Faculty of Science and Engineering

(use analytical skills to solve problems)

(confidence to investigate new ideas)

(value the perspectives of others)

(value the perspectives of others)

Learning how to learn

302273 Design Project 499

Faculty of Science and Engineering

302273 Design Project 499

Faculty of Science and Engineering

Detailed information on assessment tasks

302273 Design Project 499

Faculty of Science and Engineering

Fair assessment through moderation

Late assessment policy

302273 Design Project 499

Faculty of Science and Engineering

Additional assessment information

302273 Design Project 499

Faculty of Science and Engineering

Student Rights and Responsibilities

Recent unit changes

302273 Design Project 499

Faculty of Science and Engineering

Project background, market survey, Unit information;

Process technology selection; plant

Flowsheet balances; optimisation;

Environment impact assessment;

Tuition Free Week

Individual equipment design; plant

Design of common oil & gas and

Tuition Free Week

302273 Design Project 499

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