Fundamentals of Engineering Design
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| CHEE1006 | Chemical and Environmental Engineering | 1 | 10 | Autumn UK |
- Code
- CHEE1006
- School
- Chemical and Environmental Engineering
- Level
- 1
- Credits
- 10
- Semesters
- Autumn UK
Summary
This module introduces students to the deliverables, constraints and conventions of the design process.
Weekly Programme:
- Week 1 Introduction: Nature of the Design Process
- Week 2 Design Data and Uncertainty
- Week 3 Risk and Safety Issues in Design
- Week 4 Codes of Practice, Standards, Design Manuals, Heuristics
- Week 5 Tools I: Drawings and CAD
- Week 6 Tools II: Spreadsheets
- Week 7 Deliverables I: Piping and Instrumentation Design
- Week 8 Deliverables II: General Arrangement Drawings
- Week 9 Deliverables III: Hydraulic Calculations
- Week 10 Deliverables IV: Process Calculations
- Week 11 Case Study
- Week 12 Presentations
RE-ASSESSMENT: The module will be re-assessed through 100% individual exam
Target Students
Students registered in the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering only.
Assessment
- 20% Coursework 1: Design Coursework - 1 A1 size drawing plus 1 excel file
- 40% Coursework 2: Design Coursework - 2 A1 size drawings plus 1 excel file
- 40% Coursework 3: Design Coursework - 2 A1 size drawings plus 1 excel file and 2 1000 word+ documents
Assessed by end of autumn semester
Educational Aims
To ensure that students understand the fundamental basis of design, and the design tools most commonly used by engineers in industry.Learning Outcomes
A2 Chemical Engineering Principles:
A2.6.1 Be able to identify the principal hazard sources in chemical and related processes (including biological hazards)
A2.6.2 Understand the principles of safety and loss prevention, and their application to inherently safe design;
Demonstrated by the use of MSDS. Assessed as part of GCW1 GCW2 GCW3 HAZID spreadsheets
A3 Chemical Engineering Practice:
A3.2.11 Be able to find and apply, with judgement, information from technical literature and other sources
Demonstrated by the applications of material selection and costings. Assessed as part of GCW1 GCW2 GCW3 Design assignment
A4 Chemical Engineering Design:
A4.2.1 Understand the importance of identifying the objectives and context of the design in terms of: the business requirements; the technical requirements; sustainable development; safety, health and environmental issues; appreciation of public perception and concerns.
Demonstrated by production of technical reports encompassing design robustness, costs, safety and sustainability. Assessed as part of GCW1 GCW2 GCW3 Design assignment
A4.2.2 Understand that design is an open-ended process, lacking a pre-determined solution, which requires: synthesis, innovation and creativity; choices on the basis of incomplete and contradictory information; decision making; working with constraints and multiple objectives; justification of the choices and decisions taken.
Demonstrated by: Evidence of alternative unit operation solutions. Assessed as part of GCW1 GCW2 GCW3 Design assignment
A4.2.6 Be able to work in a team and understand and manage the processes of: peer challenge; planning, prioritising and organising team activity; the discipline of mutual dependency.
Demonstrated by creation and submission of assignment deliverables as a team and peer assess each team member.
Assessed as part of GCW1 GCW2 GCW3 Design assignments