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The Process Design Project covers the engineering of all or part of a process plant. It requires the application of material covered in the entire undergraduate Chemical Engineering program and its integration to address the given design brief including technical and non-technical objectives and considerations. While students are required to develop the skills required for professional accreditation, they are also encouraged to develop skills in areas of specialisation or interest related to the broad design issues for the selected project.

The project includes: conceptual design of a process; development and evaluation of the process flow sheet; design of facilities for processing, transport and storage of materials within the plant; plant sizing; equipment selection and cost estimation including utility requirements; plant location and layout; evaluation of economic viability of the plant; control scheme development; hazard and risk assessment; preparation of an environmental impact statement; preparation of a piping and instrumentation diagram. All aspects of the design are completed with regard to statutory requirements. The students will have the opportunity to develop skills in team work, interpersonal relationships, decision making and technical capabilities.

The project includes a combination of individual and team-based assessment.

Assumed knowledge from previous courses includes: ENGG1000 (design process), CEIC2000 (material balances), CEIC2005 (reaction engineering), CEIC3004 (equipment design), CEIC3005 (process design, process simulation, process safety, process economics), CEIC3006 (process control, instrumentation, drawing). Team work and project management skills developed across ENGG1000, CEIC2005, CEIC3005 are also essential.