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Core modules:

Chemical Engineering Principles

In this module you will master the process synthesis method, and apply it to real-world chemical process challenges. A cornerstone of chemical engineering, material balances will then be explored in depth, providing you with a fundamental tool for industrial applications.

The module expands your design toolkit to include the crucial development of energy balances. You'll apply these concepts across a wide spectrum of essential chemical processes, including chemical reactors, heaters/coolers, mixers, distillation columns, evaporators, cooling towers, crystallisation, and boilers - crucial unit components in both established and emerging chemical industries.

Sustainability is woven throughout the module, with a particular focus on minimizing energy requirements in separation processes like distillation to ensure environmentally conscious designs. You'll also gain foundational techniques for evaluating vapour-liquid and gas-liquid equilibria, with an introduction to distillation as a key unit operation.

Supported by embedded laboratory sessions, this module will immerse you in the challenges of professional responsibility, safety, sustainability, and ethics. You'll hone your problem-solving skills, confidently applying mass and energy conservation to diverse chemical processes, and practicing essential teamwork and communication abilities.

20 credits

Fundamental Science and Skills

This module will help equip you with the essential knowledge and skills for a thriving career in chemical engineering. You'll master key scientific principles, including chemical stoichiometry, physical chemistry, equilibria, kinetics, and organic chemistry. This theoretical understanding is powerfully reinforced through immersive embedded laboratory sessions, and an extended process projectÌý where you'll apply concepts directly to real-world chemical industries.

Beyond core science, this module cultivates crucial employability skills. You'll be introduced to conventional data analysis techniques and industrially relevant chemical engineering modelling software, preparing you for the demands of the professional world.

Another highlight of this module is our innovative, week-long, cross-faculty interdisciplinary design activity. which provides an invaluable opportunity to tackle complex, real-life engineering projects, honing your teamwork, design, problem-solving, and communication skills. With a strong focus on sustainability and inclusivity, you'll develop a professional approach and learn to articulate complex chemical engineering topics to diverse audiences. This module is a gateway to becoming a highly capable and sought-after chemical engineer.

20 credits

Engineering with Living Systems

This dynamic module provides a comprehensive exploration of biomanufacturing, focusing on the innovative production of essential products using living systems. You will gain a foundational understanding of the burgeoning biotechnology industry, learning about the diverse range of products across its various sectors, showcasing how living systems are harnessed to produce a diverse array of products.

You will explore the intricate workings of host cell systems, such as yeast and E. coli, which are the very backbone of industrial bio-manufacturing. You will gain a deep understanding of microbiology as you explore cell growth kinetics in both batch and continuous systems, linking these principles to the production of vital outputs like protein biopharmaceuticals and fatty acid fuels, learn about the crucial process of fermentation and discover innovative strategies like metabolic engineering and synthetic biology used to enhance cellular productivity.

Through engaging case studies and practical laboratory sessions, you'll see how genetic and metabolic engineering revolutionize product creation. By the end of this module, you will be equipped with a robust understanding of biological engineering, microbial processes, novel bioproducts, enzymatic catalysis, and the transformative potential of synthetic biology and metabolic engineering.

20 credits

Thermo and Fluid Dynamics

Unlock the core principles of Chemical Engineering with this essential module, exploring thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, particle mechanics, and heat transfer. This module provides the foundational knowledge crucial for designing and operating sustainable chemical processes.

You'll delve into thermodynamics, understanding energy utilization, efficiency, and the vital role of thermodynamic equilibrium. We'll explore the first and second laws of thermodynamics, analyzing power and refrigeration cycles.

Discover the critical importance of fluid dynamics in chemical plants, from precise flow rates in pipes to how fluid movement impacts heat and mass transfer. You'll master concepts like laminar and turbulent flow, pipe flow, and dimensional analysis.

The unit also covers particle mechanics, examining how particles interact with fluids and each other. Finally, gain a sound understanding of heat transfer, including conduction, convection, and radiation, preparing you to design efficient heat transfer equipment. Practical problems and embedded labs will solidify your grasp of these fundamental concepts.

40 credits

Mathematics (Chemical)

This module aims to reinforce students' previous knowledge and to develop new basic mathematical techniques needed to support the engineering subjects taken at levels 1 and 2. It also provides a foundation for the level 2 mathematics courses in the appropriate engineering department. The module is delivered via online lectures, reinforced with weekly interactive problem classes.

20 credits

Global Engineering Challenge Week

The Faculty-wide Global Engineering Challenge Week is a compulsory part of the first-year programme. The project has been designed to develop student academic, transferable and employability skills as well as widen their horizons as global citizens. Working in multi-disciplinary groups of 5-6, for a full week, all students in the Faculty choose from a number of projects arranged under a range of themes including Water, Waste Management, Energy and Digital with scenarios set in an overseas location facing economic challenge. Some projects are based on the Engineers Without Borders Engineering for people design challenge*.

*The EWB challenge provides students with the opportunity to learn about design, teamwork and communication through real, inspiring, sustainable and cross-cultural development projects identified by EWB with its community-based partner organisations.

Skills for Employability - Level 1

This module is designed to help students in planning their career development, and to equip them with the essential knowledge, know-how and practical skills needed to succeed in the recruitment process and be competitive in the job market.The information in this form applies to all three levels of the Skills for Employability module.

Core modules:

Mass Transfer and Separation Processes

The course introduces the fundamental principles of equilibrium and mass transfer kinetics in multicomponent systems and applies these principles to analysis and design of separation process. Thermodynamics concepts from Year 1 are extended to non-ideal, multicomponent mixtures and applied to phase equilibria. These equilibria are then used to design and rate staged separation processes. The kinetics of mass transfer are introduced with molecular diffusion in gases, liquids and solids. Links are made between the transport of momentum, heat and mass. Convective mass transfer is also covered and the mass transfer coefficient, and methods for its calculation, are introduced. This then leads to the analysis and design of mass transfer over various systems and unit operation.

20 credits

Engineering with Living Systems 2

This module focuses on the production of a range of important products using living systems. The module will introduce the biotechnology industry and outline typical products in each sector.Ìý The module will cover general microbiology of cell growth including growth kinetics in batch and continuous systems. An overview of a typical fermentor for biomass production will be included. The module will describe how genetic engineering and metabolic engineering of biological systems is used for the production of important products. As examples a number of case studies will be used.

15 credits

Experimental Investigation

Much of engineering involves designing, undertaking and analysing the results from experimental studies. This module gives students a chance to do so using the Diamond Pilot Plant and other unit operations experiments as the test bed. Core to the design and analysis is a sound grounding in applied statistics which will be covered as part of this module. Student teams will be given open ended laboratory investigations. They will design experiments and visit the lab on several occasions to collect data for analysis. Results will be presented as both written and oral reports.

15 credits

Introduction to Pharmaceutical Engineering

This module introduces pharmaceutical manufacturing (including biopharmaceuticals) using real world examples. Regulatory affairs and quality management regarding their manufacturing will be introduced.

15 credits

Process Control

Process control is the study of regulating the conditions of a process in order to obtain a stable process and to generate high quality products efficiently, economically and safely. This module covers modelling and analysing various control system behaviours, including first order and higher order systems, with closed and open loops. The application of control systems to various chemical processes and units will be included.Ìý

15 credits

Process and Product Design

The unit covers the selection and design of process equipment found on a chemical plant, including aspects of control, scale-up methods and short cut design procedures. Students are introduced to product design including various techniques necessary for the selection of ideas and screening of alternatives, as well as the details of manufacturing and economic considerations. The unit also provides an introduction to process safety and loss prevention from industrial processes and will enable students, with further experience in industry, to carry out activities involved in the safety review of proposed and existing plants.

15 credits

Reaction Engineering 1

Reaction engineering deals with the holistic design of reactions and appropriate reactors, using the concepts of materials and energy balances, kinetics and chemical thermodynamics. These concepts apply across all sectors of chemical engineering, from petrochemicals to food; from pollution control to biotechnology. This module will cover reactor design including reactor volume, reaction or residence time and operating temperature; and in particular how to optimise both reactor design and reactor type alongside operating conditions for different chemical processes. Application of this knowledge to open ended problems and tools to model any idealised reaction system will be covered.

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15 credits

Mathematics III (Chemical)

This module is part of a series of second-level modules designed for the particular group of engineers shown in brackets in the module title. Each module consolidates previous mathematical knowledge and develops new mathematical techniques relevant to the particular engineering discipline. MPS206 includes Partial Differentiation, Fourier Series, Vector Calculus, Partial Differential Equations and Probability Distributions.

10 credits

Engineering - You're Hired

The Faculty-wide Engineering - You're Hired Week is a compulsory part of the second year programme, and the week has been designed to develop student academic, transferable and employability skills. Working in multi-disciplinary groups of about six, students will work in interdisciplinary teams on a real world problem over an intensive week-long project. The projects are based on problems provided by industrial partners, and students will come up with ideas to solve them and proposals for a project to develop these ideas further.

Skills for Employability - Level 2

This module is designed to help students in planning their career development, and to equip them with the essential knowledge, know-how and practical skills needed to succeed in the recruitment process and be competitive in the job market.The information in this form applies to all three levels of the Skills for Employability module.

Core modules:

Process Design Project

The module aims to prepare students for professional practice in industrial development of chemical engineering processes. Students will learn to analyse an open problem, research the issues and synthesize a possible technical solution, taking account of the context and broader issues such as economics, environment and safety. Students will need to work effectively as a small team by work organisation and mutual support.

Students work as a group under the guidance of a member of staff to develop an overall study of a substantial industrial process, taking account of geographical, social and economic factors and produce a group report and make a presentation outlining a possible scheme to satisfy the requirements. Students then take responsibility for parts of the solution and produce individual reports each including a detailed design of a piece of equipment and a more detailed consideration of a broader aspect of the proposed process. This makes use of most of the degree content and also requires self-directed learning.

45 credits

Reaction Engineering 2

This module provides in depth analysis of complex reactions and design of realistic reactors. It builds from the reaction engineering-1 module and covers complex reaction kinetics including bimolecular reactions, reversible reactions and autocatalytic reactions etc., multiple reactions, product distribution, multiple reactors, non-ideal reactors, residence time distribution and dispersion model. It also covers the diagnosis and optimisation of the non-ideal reactors. The module further covers the aspects pertaining to solid-fluid reactions such as catalytic reactions, designs of catalytic reactors, and non-catalytic heterogeneous reactors. In addition, the module also covers the bioreactors and fermentation.

15 credits

Systems for Sustainability

This module introduces sustainability relevant to the environmental impact of chemical processes and industry. The module covers the concepts of systems analysis by introducing systems-level thinking. Tools to examine process sustainability will be included such as life cycle analysis and circular economy.

15 credits

Transport Phenomena

Transport Phenomena describe the rates by which heat, momentum and mass are transported between a system and its surroundings. This class builds upon CMB115, CMB116 and CMB217 by extending the use of shell balances to set up and solve the governing differential equations for heat and mass transfer. The appropriate constitutive equations are manipulated for different geometries and to solve problems with resistances in series. Different boundary and initial conditions are explored for steady-state and transient problems, Mathematical tools are re-introduced in the context of solving specific problems. Combined convection­-diffusion problems for heat and mass are solved in terms of dimensionless numbers; another set of dimensionless numbers is introduced for molecular transport problems spanning a solid interface. The class concludes by using dimensionless parameters to estimate solutions for problems with multiple forms of transport.

15 credits

Skills for Employability - Level 3

This module is designed to help students in planning their career development, and to equip them with the essential knowledge, know-how and practical skills needed to succeed in the recruitment process and be competitive in the job market.The information in this form applies to all three levels of the Skills for Employability module.

Optional modules:

Biopharmaceutical and Vaccine Manufacturing

Biopharmaceuticals, biotherapeutics and vaccines are at the forefront of combating infectious diseases, cancers, (auto)immune diseases, cardiovascular diseases, genetic disorders and much more. This module aims to provide a solid foundation for a successful career in this growing manufacturing sector. To achieve this aim, this exciting module will:- provide an understanding of the key unit operations used in manufacturing biopharmaceutical products, including therapeutic proteins, cell/gene therapies, conventional vaccines, mRNA vaccines and mRNA therapeutics;- describe the design, mathematical models and unit operations involved in these biomanufacturing processes (e.g. bioreactors and purification unit operations);- introduce key topics, including process engineering, continuous biomanufacturing, analytical technologies, automation, techno-economic assessment, quality by design, intellectual property and regulatory considerations;Ìý- have a particular focus on the latest industrial trends;- review the current and future challenges in biopharmaceutical manufacturing.The teaching team consists of leading researchers and experts from both academia and industry. ÌýÌý

15 credits

Environmental Engineering

The course will have three main focus areas: Air pollution, water pollution and soil pollution. The module will prepare students for tackling pollution problems, both in terms of methods for preventing the pollution from occurring in the first place and with methods for remediation of polluted sites in the environment.

15 credits

Introduction to Fuels and Energy

The module covers the following topics:

- Introduction to energy: sources, history, classifications, units

- Primary energy - Introduction to coal

- Primary energy - Introduction to oil and natural gas

- Primary energy conversion - heat to power

- Introduction to electrical systems and energy carriers

- Primary electricity - nuclear

- Energy end use - transport

- Introduction to combustion processes I

- Introduction to combustion processes II

- Energy futures

15 credits

Science of Formulated Products

Formulated products are an increasing focus across a wide variety of chemical engineering industries, including the pharmaceutical sector, food manufacture, fast moving consumer goods, fertilisers and catalyst manufacture. These industries are unified by the need to understand particle behaviour and hence this unit will introduce the engineering concepts of various particle processing systems such as powder flow, mixing, granulation, fluidized bed drying and tableting. The theoretical concepts developed in lectures will be reinforced by the opportunity to see Diamond Pilot Plant, which is a world-leading full scale continuous pharmaceutical production line. In addition, the materials will be supplemented by guest lecturers from a range of relevant industries.

15 credits

Core modules:

Research Project

Research Projects are intended for Fourth Year MEng students. The projects are carried out broadly based on the research activities in the department. As such, a project is usually supported through a programme of research in the supervisor's group. The key purpose of this module is to introduce a student to basic principles of research work, and its academic societal and commercial importance. A student achieves this through the following stages: a) A clear definition of the problem of a research project and its main objectives. b) A related literature review. c) A choice of research strategy for achieving the research objectives. d) Data acquisition and analysis. e) A critical consideration of research achievements with respect to its societal/commercial application. f) Collation of critical and useful information in a dissertation resembling a publication format, which also introduces students to technical writing. g) Communication of research topic and findings with colleagues and academics. h) Opening of new research avenues.

45 credits

Advanced Process Modelling, Simulation and Optimisation

Building on the use of simulation tools in Years 1 to 3, CMB471 will: (1) allow students to achieve an in-depth understanding on how to select physical property methods for different process applications; (2) develop students' ability in steady state modelling and advanced process analysis; (3) develop students' ability in dynamic modelling/simulation and advanced process analysis; (4) allow students to apply process economic analysis and process optimisation for different applications; (5) allow students to apply these knowledge and skills to important application examples.

15 credits

Computational Modelling

This module will cover the numerical methods required to solve complex chemical engineering problems that are typically encountered in design and assessment of unit operations and processes. Further, the module includes ways to model selected systems and introduces to optimisation of models. Tools for mathematical analysis and modelling will be covered e.g. Matlab, Mathematica and/or python.

15 credits

Optional modules:

Biopharmaceutical Engineering

This module will equip students with a comprehensive understanding of the processes and technologies that contribute to to the production and designÌýof complex biopharmaceutical products. An emphasis will be placed on the core design principles and tools that underpin engineering of cells, DNA elements, culture media, proteins and mRNA constructs. Using latest case studies, students' understanding of core principles will be reinforced by designing industry relevant engineering processes for a range of biopharmaceutical products (e.g. recombinant proteins, vaccines, gene and cell therapeutics).

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15 credits

Bioresources and Bioprocessing

This module provides an overview of bioresources and their applications in the bioeconomy. The different types of bioresources, their characteristics and how that affects their applications will be discussed. Technologies, including chemical and biochemical methods, that are used for processing bioresources will be explored. Production of bioenergy from bioresources will be discussed.

15 credits

Continuous Manufacturing Technology: PAT and Process Optimization (MEng)

The module covers recent advances in Process Analytical Technology (PAT), which is used in continuous manufacturing of pharmaceutical products. Selection of suitable PAT tools and PAT data interpretation are both addressed. Additionally, the module will present different approaches used in process control and optimization. The lecture topics are designed based on the skills required by the pharmaceutical industry and there is significant input from industrial experts.

15 credits

Energy Systems and Management

To provide a broad study of conventional and renewable Energy Systems and an advanced knowledge of selected emerging energy technologies. To develop practical skills and confidence in carrying out energy management tasks such as conducting an energy audit.

15 credits

Low Carbon Energy Science and Technology

Low carbon technologies are an essential requirement if the world's energy needs are to be met without causing irreversible changes to the planet's climate. This module will cover why there is a need for various different technologies that can help to meet the world's energy needs without releasing large amounts of CO2 into the atmosphere. Various different technologies that aim to meet this need will be introduced and then a select number will be studied in more detail. The aim of the module is to enable the student to make critical assessments of the different low carbon technologies backed by sound scientific understanding of their limitations and advantages.

15 credits

Nuclear Reactor Engineering

The module provides an introduction to the theory and practical aspects of nuclear reactors for power (electricity) production. This includes those aspects of physics which represent the source of nuclear energy and the factors governing its release as well as the key issues involved in the critical operation of nuclear cores. The relation of the science underlying successful operation with the needs for fuel preparation and engineering designs is emphasised. The module aims to provide students with a clear grasp of the aspects relevant to the design and operation of nuclear reactors along with an understanding of the principles of reactor design. The module will cover the techniques used to prepare nuclear fuels and process spent fuel. Students will develop an understanding of the present and future roles of nuclear reactors in energy provision.

15 credits

Particle Design and Processing

This module will give an introduction to particulate products. An overview of particle and powder characterisation will be given, and particle property distributions and how these change over time will be covered. Particle design (production of new particles with specific attributes) and production methods will be included (e.g. crystallisation and precipitation; granulation; jet break up and spray drying; aerosol processes; chemical vapour deposition; suspension polymerisation; and grinding).

15 credits

Petroleum Engineering

This unit gives an overview of the current and future technology for the oil and gas industry. It includes the origins of petroleum and its refining, as well as introduction to biofuels. This module covers -the origins, types and quality of refinery feedstock and products;-detailed analysis of various sections of petroleum processing in refineries;-introduction to advanced topics in petrochemical engineering such as catalyst development, desulphurisation, pollution control and hydrogen production.-details on key biofuels and their strategic importance and the technological challenges of viable large scale production.

15 credits

Synthetic Biology

Synthetic Biology is: a) the design and construction of new biological parts, devices and systems;Ìýb) the re-design of existing, natural biological systems for useful purposes. The module seeks to introduce students to the field of synthetic biology, the context (technical and ethical, legal and social issues) and the industrial promise. The module demonstrates the concepts of the engineering design paradigm applied to exploitation of biology. In particular, issues related to standardisation and modularity of biological parts, devices and systems are introduced and examined in light of examples. Concepts related to creation of life and deconstruction of life are covered.

15 credits

Electrochemical Engineering

This module covers three key topics:
a. Fundamentals of electrochemical kinetics and thermodynamics
b. Electrical and mass transport and electrochemical characterisation
c. Energy storage and conversion - fuel cells, batteries and supercapacitors

15 credits

Nanomaterials Process Design

This module covers cutting-edge concepts and the latest information on advanced materials, more specifically nanomaterials. It will include next generation applications of emerging nanomaterials and the key properties underpinning some of these applications. The module will focus mainly on the methods used to produce these nanomaterials both at lab- and commercial-scales. Challenges and methodologies for scaling-up and commercialising nanomaterials syntheses will be covered. Hands-on activities in how to translate a synthesis into a process design will be included.

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15 credits