ADVANCED COMPUTING|PROCESS DESIGN|PROCESS OPERATION|Process synthesis|process optimisation|flow

Aims:

Advanced use of computers in process design, operation and management. Particular emphasis is placed on Process Synthesis.

Learning Outcomes:

On...

Aims:

Advanced use of computers in process design, operation and management. Particular emphasis is placed on Process Synthesis.

Learning Outcomes:

On completion the students will be expected:

to be aware of the role of optimisation techniques in plant design, operation and management;
	to be aware of numerical techniques for solving continuous and discrete optimisation problems;
	to be able to formulate and solve complex optimisation problems both analytically and using computational tools;
	to be aware of techniques for process synthesis and be familiar with a contemporary tool
Synopsis:

Approaches to process synthesis and process optimisation.
	Linear programming by the simplex and graphical methods.
	Introduction non-linear process optimisation, optimality criteria, conditions for an optimum,unconstrained optimisation, constrained optimisation. Application to flowsheet optimisation.
	Discrete modelling of process systems. Solution methods for discrete optimisation problems: integer programming, mixed integer linear programming, mixed integer non-linear programming.
	Process synthesis using implicit enumeration. Algorithmic approaches to synthesis of sustainable systems: heat exchanger networks.
	Process synthesis under uncertainty. Flexibility analysis.

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT|SOCIAL ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF ENGINEERING PROJECTS

Making the world a better place means engaging with society. All engineering activities take place in the context of society at large. They are driven by...

Making the world a better place means engaging with society. All engineering activities take place in the context of society at large. They are driven by society’s needs - for clean water, sanitation, transport, buildings, waste disposal, energy etc. - and they have an impact on society when they are implemented. Not all these interactions are positive and we need to understand how to try to make sure that our activities work for the best in society, both now and for future generations. This course explores these interactions and brings students to participate in live issues as well as to understand the impacts of engineering decisions and the role and responsibility of engineers to minimise those impacts. These concepts will be applied in Scenario A and B where the students will be given briefs that covers the societal impacts on delivering civil engineering projects. ?This module aims to help engineering students understand that engineering decisions must be made with the needs of society and the planet at their core and to understand the potential impacts of those decisions on health and well-being.

Learning Outcomes

Understand the key principles of sustainable development
 Understand the mechanisms and consequences of key environmental issues facing society today
 Understand the negative and positive impacts of engineering on the natural, constructed and social environment
 Understand how to take responsibility for incorporating the complex, local and global, social, political, ecological and economic context into engineering decision processes
 Understand and know how to implement the types of policy, financial, legal and regulatory mechanisms that could be used to manage the impacts of engineering projects
 Understand how to make responsible decisions in a structured and rigorous manner
 Understand and know how to evaluate engineering projects