Learning Outcomes:
On completion of the lecture part of this module students should be able:To elucidate the legal framework in which process design and developement takes place.To analyse and synthesise a design in terms of safety and provide measures for its safe operation.To analyse and synthesise a design using best-practice economic principles.To analyse and synthesise a design with due regard to its environmental impact.
On completion of the project component of this module students should be able to demonstrate:
1. the importance of identifying the objectives and context of the design in terms of the business, technical and ethical requirements, sustainable development, safety, health and environmental issues and understanding of public perception and concerns.
2. the design as an open ended process lacking a pre-determined solution which requires synthesis, innovation and creativity; judgemental choices on the basis of incomplete and contradictory information; decision making; working with constraints and multiple objectives; and justification of the choices and decisions taken.
3. how to deploy their chemical engineering knowledge using rigorous calculation and analysis of results to arrive at, and verify, the realism of the chosen design. This must also include the use of advanced optimisation tools for production, energy usage and project delivery.
4. how to take a systems approach to design encompassing complexity, interaction and integration. This will be demonstrated particularly in the deployment of local and integrated plant-wide control strategies under both normal and abnormal operation.
5. how to work in a team understanding and managing the processes of peer challenge; planning, prioritising and organising team activity; and the discipline of mutual dependency.
6. how to communicate externally to acquire input information and present and defend chosen design options and decisions taken.
7. the fundamental importance of delivering a complex piece of work on time which is fit for purpose.
8. the ability to elucidate the key safety, health and environmental aspects of the project and to provide solutions according to best international practice.
9. the practical appraisal of ethical and socio-econonic boundaries associated with a major project, including the modification or re-design of such appraisals to meet the associated needs.
10. the application of project management techniques (including critical path analysis) in aiding the delivering of the design on time and within budget.