CME3042 : Industrial Design Project
- Offered for Year: 2024/25
- Module Leader(s): Dr Wenting Hu
- Lecturer: Professor Kamelia Boodhoo, Professor Jonathan Lee
- Owning School: Engineering
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
| Semester 1 Credit Value: | 25 |
| Semester 2 Credit Value: | 35 |
| ECTS Credits: | 30.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
Aims
The aim of this module is to translate a business, safety or environmental need for the year-long student placement into a design solution.
Detailed design within the chemical and material processing industries, requires a combination of many of the core skills acquired during the first years of a degree programme. It represents a unique exercise in which students can apply and test their knowledge of process selection, conceptual design, equipment design, process safety and sustainability and economic analysis as part of a team, whilst working in industry. This is applied to a problem as defined by the company they are working for.
Outline Of Syllabus
Design of a process, or part of, whilst on placement.
The design should include the preliminary mass and energy balance of the process under consideration, with detailed chemical engineering design of at least one major unit operation from any area of the process industry and a preliminary mechanical engineering design.
The safety, operability, sustainability and economic viability of the process should also be considered.
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 45:00 | 45:00 | Preparation and completion of assessments |
| Placement/Study Abroad | Employer-based learning | 1 | 300:00 | 300:00 | Problem definition and development of design as part of placement work |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 1 | 1:00 | 1:00 | Module introduction |
| Guided Independent Study | Project work | 1 | 150:00 | 150:00 | Additional work to complement the placement and meet specific learning outcomes of the module not part of the placement |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Drop-in/surgery | 8 | 0:30 | 4:00 | Drop in/consultation as necessary |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 100:00 | 100:00 | Independent study on related topics needed for the design work, with a particular focus on process safety |
| Total | 600:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
The large independent study elements in this module reflect the fact that the development of a design comes from many hours spent investigating design options either privately in an office or out on plant. The scheduled learning and teaching activities are time spent with design supervisors either in a one-to-one meeting or via e-mail/online consultations, or receiving answers to specific questions and feedback on reports that have been submitted.
Student will be enrolled onto CME3034 to access structured learning material regarding the design for process safety to help their independent study, but will not participate in the assessments of CME3034.
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Exams
| Description | Length | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral Presentation | 25 | 2 | M | 15 | Present the final design solution to a panel of academics and/or industry representatives |
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | 1 | M | 25 | Milestone 1 report, up to 20 pages: problem definition, preliminary feasibility study and process selection |
| Report | 2 | M | 60 | Milestone 2 report, up to 60 pages: detailed engineering design of processing and ancillary equipment. |
Formative Assessments
Formative Assessment is an assessment which develops your skills in being assessed, allows for you to receive feedback, and prepares you for being assessed. However, it does not count to your final mark.
| Description | Semester | When Set | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oral Presentation | 1 | M | 15-minute presentation on the findings of Milestone 1 report followed by questions. |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
The milestone reports assess the technical competence of the student, and are aligned to the intended learning outcomes required by IChemE under “Chemical Engineering Design” and “process safety”.
The oral presentation assesses the communication skills of the student.
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- CME3042's Timetable