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Module

CME2030 : Chemical Engineering Laboratory I

  • Offered for Year: 2023/24
  • Module Leader(s): Dr Evangelos Papaioannou
  • Co-Module Leader: Dr Colin Hare
  • Lecturer: Dr Jonathan McDonough, Dr Maria Vicevic
  • Owning School: Engineering
  • Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Semester 2 Credit Value: 10
ECTS Credits: 5.0

Aims

This module allows students to study important chemical engineering principles in the laboratory. The experiments demonstrate important concepts from the Fluids, Heat Transfer, Thermodynamics, Dynamics & Control and Mass Transfer modules, and Heat exchangers. It provides students necessary knowledge and practical skills, including basic laboratory practice and safety, and lab report writing.

Outline Of Syllabus

Laboratory Projects:
Students will complete and write reports on an experiment from each of the following areas: Transfer Processes, Control, Reactor Engineering, Separation Processes, Heat Exchangers, Thermodynamics and Renewable Energy.

Teaching Methods

Teaching Activities
Category Activity Number Length Student Hours Comment
Scheduled Learning And Teaching ActivitiesLecture12:002:00Introductory Lecture
Guided Independent StudyAssessment preparation and completion189:0089:00Lab Report Writing and Lab preparation
Scheduled Learning And Teaching ActivitiesPractical33:009:00Chemical Engineering Labs and Computer-Based - Report Writing and Data Organisation
Total100:00
Teaching Rationale And Relationship

Assessment is used to measure the understanding and the acquired practical ability students gain in understanding and carrying out experiments.

During the semester each group (of 2 students) will complete 3 labs.

As labs are completed students record data and results in their lab books.

Students will then be allocated three reports to write up. Major reports are to consist of maximum 5 pages including diagrams and charts.

Students are required to achieve a pass mark (40%) to successfully complete this module. A student failing the module will have to resit for the module.

Assessment Methods

The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners

Other Assessment
Description Semester When Set Percentage Comment
Practical/lab report2M1003 equally weighted reports, max 2000 words per report, including diagrams and charts.
Assessment Rationale And Relationship

Assessment is used to measure the understanding and the acquired practical ability students gain in understanding and carrying out experiments.

During the semester each group (of 2 students) will complete 3 labs.

As labs are completed students record data and results in their lab books.

Students will then be allocated three reports to write up. Reports are to consist of maximum 5 pages including diagrams and charts.

Students are required to achieve a pass mark (40%) to successfully complete this module. A student failing the module will have to resit for the module.

Reading Lists

Timetable