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Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School: Engineering

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Process Systems Analysis

  • Unit Code

    ENS2116

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

This unit introduces students to a systems approach to analysing and understanding the structure and behaviour of industrial processes. The context and requirements that give rise to process systems are examined along with the concepts of unit operations and unit processes. The nature of individual units and complex flowsheets is explored through analysis of degrees of freedom and solvability issues. Techniques for the decomposition of large, complex systems to smaller problems are developed. The application of computer-aided flowsheeting tools to facilitate process analysis, including economic factors, environmental impacts, sensitivity studies, and overall optimisation is also covered.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 units from ENS2115

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Describe and explain basic complex systems analysis processes.
  2. Describe and explain the usefulness and limitations of process simulation packages and relate how the results from simulation reflect the real situation.
  3. Determine the overall input-output structure of a process including carrying out economic potential calculations to determine various measures of profitability.
  4. Identify and describe the impact and significance of operational, technical, economic, safety and environmental issues on process goals.
  5. Interpret process descriptions and transfer technical and risk management information into a variety of process engineering diagrams using conventional notation and symbols.
  6. Operate effectively within a team environment.
  7. Perform analysis of complex flowsheets including material and energy balance, degrees of freedom, and decomposition and tear structures for processes with recycles.
  8. Simulate and critically interpret sizeable process flowsheets using the Aspen Plus (or similar) simulator.

Unit Content

  1. Formal description of processes and process engineering diagrams.
  2. Input-output structure of processes and economic potential calculations.
  3. Operating and design parameters and equipment selection.
  4. Process flowsheets - material and energy balance, degrees of freedom, and decomposition and tear structures.
  5. Process simulation - use and limiations.
  6. Process systems and goals - operational, technical, economic, safety and environmental issues.
  7. Simulation of process flowsheets.
  8. Structure and behaviour of industrial processes.
  9. The process as a system.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, tutorials, modelling and simulation laboratories, team based design work.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Laboratory WorkLaboratory reports20%
ReportDesign reports50%
ExaminationEnd of semester examination30%

Text References

  • Felder, R.M. & Rousseau, R.W. (2000). Elementary principles of chemical processes (3rd ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons.
  • Himmelblau, David M, & Riggs, J.B.(2012). Basic principles and calculations in chemical engineering (8th ed.). New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
  • Turton, R., Bailie, R.C., Whiting, W. B.,Shaeiwitz, J.A. (1998). Analysis, synthesis and design of chemical processes. New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
  • Seider, W.D.,Seader, J.D., Lewin, D.R. (1999). Process design principles (6th ed.). Oxford: Butterworth Heinemann.
  • Sinnott, R.K. (1999). Coulson & Richardson's chemical engineering (6th ed.). Oxford: Butterworth Heinemann.
  • Lewin, D.R., Seider, W.D., Seader, J.D, et al. (2003). Using process simulators in chemical engineering. New York: John Wiley & Sons.

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School: Engineering

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Process Systems Analysis

  • Unit Code

    ENS2116

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

This unit introduces students to a systems approach to analysing and understanding the structure and behaviour of industrial processes. The context and requirements that give rise to process systems are examined along with the concepts of unit operations and unit processes. The nature of individual units and complex flowsheets is explored through analysis of degrees of freedom and solvability issues. Techniques for the decomposition of large, complex systems to smaller problems are developed. The application of computer-aided flowsheeting tools to facilitate process analysis, including economic factors, environmental impacts, sensitivity studies, and overall optimisation is also covered.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 units from ENS2115

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Describe and explain basic complex systems analysis processes.
  2. Describe and explain the usefulness and limitations of process simulation packages and relate how the results from simulation reflect the real situation.
  3. Determine the overall input-output structure of a process including carrying out economic potential calculations to determine various measures of profitability.
  4. Identify and describe the impact and significance of operational, technical, economic, safety and environmental issues on process goals.
  5. Interpret process descriptions and transfer technical and risk management information into a variety of process engineering diagrams using conventional notation and symbols.
  6. Operate effectively within a team environment.
  7. Perform analysis of complex flowsheets including material and energy balance, degrees of freedom, and decomposition and tear structures for processes with recycles.
  8. Simulate and critically interpret sizeable process flowsheets using the Aspen Plus (or similar) simulator.

Unit Content

  1. Formal description of processes and process engineering diagrams.
  2. Input-output structure of processes and economic potential calculations.
  3. Operating and design parameters and equipment selection.
  4. Process flowsheets - material and energy balance, degrees of freedom, and decomposition and tear structures.
  5. Process simulation - use and limiations.
  6. Process systems and goals - operational, technical, economic, safety and environmental issues.
  7. Simulation of process flowsheets.
  8. Structure and behaviour of industrial processes.
  9. The process as a system.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, tutorials, modelling and simulation laboratories, team based design work.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Laboratory WorkLaboratory reports20%
ReportDesign reports50%
ExaminationEnd of semester examination30%

Text References

  • Felder, R.M. & Rousseau, R.W. (2000). Elementary principles of chemical processes (3rd ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons.
  • Himmelblau, David M, & Riggs, J.B.(2012). Basic principles and calculations in chemical engineering (8th ed.). New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
  • Turton, R., Bailie, R.C., Whiting, W. B.,Shaeiwitz, J.A. (1998). Analysis, synthesis and design of chemical processes. New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
  • Seider, W.D.,Seader, J.D., Lewin, D.R. (1999). Process design principles (6th ed.). Oxford: Butterworth Heinemann.
  • Sinnott, R.K. (1999). Coulson & Richardson's chemical engineering (6th ed.). Oxford: Butterworth Heinemann.
  • Lewin, D.R., Seider, W.D., Seader, J.D, et al. (2003). Using process simulators in chemical engineering. New York: John Wiley & Sons.

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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