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This course teaches you how to select and design chemical process equipment. You will be introduced to a wide range of process equipment for different operations, including heat exchangers, pressure vessels and separation equipment ranging from distillation columns to centrifuges. The course is designed to assist you learn how to make equipment selection decisions and subsequently to conduct the detailed design of the selected equipment. Learning outcomes will be applied when designing chemical process plants in later studies (for example CEIC4001 Process Design Project) and in engineering practice.

You will undertake detailed studies in aspects of equipment design for several process units, such as a heat exchanger and a distillation column, to gain the skills involved with detailed equipment design. These designs will encompass aspects of design criteria specification, materials selection especially for processes with special requirements such as food processes, the importance of relevant design standards and legal requirements, and detailed mechanical design. This course is part of the chemical engineering design stream and thus the submission of a satisfactory design portfolio is part of the requirements for successful completion of the course.