Reaction Engineering
CHEN3010

Year 3, Sem 1 Core Enabling Knowledge and Skills Engineering Application Experience Practical and ‘Hands-on’ Experience

Back
Code CHEN3010
Credits 25
Graduate Attributes

Introduction

This is a core unit for chemical engineering. In this unit, mole balance, rate law, stoichiometry and energy balance will be introduced which will help you to design and operate the chemical reactors.

Reaction Engineering CHEN3010 is a compulsory unit, specific to the following courses: Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering)

Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering)/Bachelor of Science (Extractive Metallurgy) Bachelor of Science (Chemistry)/Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering)

Failure twice may lead to the termination from that course.
Lecture 1 x 3 Hours Weekly 
Science Laboratory 3 x 3 Hours Semester 
Workshop 1 x 2 Hours Weekly 

Unit Learning Outcomes

  • 1 apply reactor design principles and reaction kinetics for the selection, fundamental design and evaluation of reactors for homogeneous reactions, GC1, GC2, GC3, GC6
  • 2 apply reactor design principles and reaction kinetics for the selection, fundamental design and evaluation of reactors for solid catalysed reactions, GC1, GC2, GC3, GC6
  • 3 adapt and extend fundamental designs of solid catalysed reactors for practical, industrial-scale operations, GC1, GC2, GC3, GC6
  • 4 undertake risk assessment and control analysis of reactors, GC1, GC4, GC6
  • 5 work effectively in a group to produce a technical report, GC1, GC3, GC5, GC6

Course Learning Outcomes

  • 2 Solve complex chemical engineering problems of industrial and societal significance through the application of discipline-specific and integrated bodies of knowledge, design and sustainability principles

Assessment Breakdown

Recent Unit Changes & Response to Student Feedback

Students are encouraged to provide feedback through student surveys (such as Insight and the annual Student Experience Survey) and interactions with teaching staff.

Listed below are some recent changes to the unit as a result of student feedback.

This year we have reduced the number of portfolios that the students need to complete. We have also overhauled the content within the course.