Course overview
The course is to provide practical and theoretical experience in a number of important chemical/pharmaceutical engineering unit operations ensuring a thorough understanding of the principles of unit operation and material selection. The course includes experimental design and development, experimental execution, data analysis and error analysis, skills development in oral presentation, technical report writing, and team-building. The experiments are designed to illustrate the principles of fluid and particle mechanics, separation processes, heat transfer, microbial growth, protein separation, and chemical reactor engineering. Safe operating procedures and risk assessments for laboratory scale unit operations will be developed. Lectures in the course will cover experimental error analysis, process safety and the provision of utilities in chemical plants.
Course learning outcomes
- Demonstrate skills in safe operation of laboratory equipment
- Analyse experimental data and observed phenomena
- Communicate experimental findings through formal written reports in high quality, and communicate with other team members
- Further understand the engineering principles of each unit operation and
- Work as part of a team in a mature and professional manner.