Overview

This unit will introduce you to the fundamentals of material and energy balances through a systematic treatment of single and multiple-unit operations, reactive and non-reactive processes, recycle and bypass, extent of reactions, equations of state, vapour-liquid phase equilibrium, solid-liquid phase equilibrium, internal energy and enthalpy changes for process fluids undergoing … For more content click the Read More button below.

Offerings

S2-01-CLAYTON-ON-CAMPUS
S2-01-MALAYSIA-ON-CAMPUS

Rules

Enrolment Rule

Contacts

Chief Examiner(s)

Dr Irene Chew Mei Leng

Unit Coordinator(s)

Dr Irene Chew Mei Leng

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:
1.

Apply the basic concepts of conservation of mass and energy, including phase equilibrium, reaction equilibrium and non-ideal gas behaviour to mass and energy balances.

2.

Apply the concepts of unit operations to combine them into a block flow diagram and process flow diagram of a chemical process.

3.

Interpret physical property charts and diagrams to solve problems based on phase equilibrium, refrigeration and heat pump cycles.

4.

Analyse the mass and energy balances of any chemical process, for both steady and unsteady state situations.

5.

Simulate processes using a process simulation software to analyse the mass and energy balance of complex chemical processes and report the results in a technical report.

6.

Interpret experimental measurements of mass, energy and chemical composition and report the results in a lab report.

Teaching approach

Active learning

Assessment summary

Continuous assessment: 60%

Final assessment: 40%

This unit contains threshold hurdle requirements that you must achieve to be able to pass the unit. You are required to achieve at least 45% in the total continuous assessment component and at least 45% in the final assessment component. The consequence of not achieving a hurdle requirement is a fail grade (NH) and a maximum mark of 45 for the unit.

Assessment

1 - Assignments
2 - Lab report
3 - Quizzes
4 - Practical engagement
5 - Final assessment

Scheduled and non-scheduled teaching activities

Laboratories
Workshops

Workload requirements

Workload

Learning resources

Recommended resources
Technology resources

Other unit costs

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