University Course Planner The University of Adelaide Australia

CHEM ENG 3036 - Unit Operations Laboratory

Career: Undergraduate
Units: 3
Term: 4220
Campus: North Terrace
Contact: Up to 4.5 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: No
Available for Non-Award Study: No
Discovery Experience – Working: Yes
Pre-Requisite: CHEM ENG 2011, CHEM ENG 2014, CHEM ENG 2018, CHEM ENG 3034
Co-Requisite: CHEM ENG 3033
Incompatible: CHEM ENG 3023, CHEM ENG 3026
Assessment: Laboratory performance and preparation; major project reports, exam
Syllabus:

The course is to provide practical and theoretical experience in a number of important chemical/pharmaceutical engineering unit operations ensuring a thorough understanding of the principles of unit operation and material selection. The course includes experimental design and development, experimental execution, data analysis and error analysis, skills development in oral presentation, technical report writing, and team-building. The experiments are designed to illustrate the principles of fluid and particle mechanics, separation processes, heat transfer, microbial growth, protein separation, and chemical reactor engineering. Safe operating procedures and risk assessments for laboratory scale unit operations will be developed. Lectures in the course will cover experimental error analysis, process safety and the provision of utilities in chemical plants.

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Units
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Amount
3
0.125
          
  


Course Outline

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Critical Dates

Term Last Day to Add Online Census Date Last Day to WNF Last Day to WF
4220 Mon 08/08/2022 Wed 17/08/2022 Fri 16/09/2022 Fri 28/10/2022


Class Details

Enrolment Class: Workshop
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
22879 WR02 80 77 26 Jul - 13 Sep Tuesday 4pm - 6pm MyUni, OL, Online Class
4 Oct - 25 Oct Tuesday 4pm - 6pm MyUni, OL, Online Class
Note: This class is for offshore / interstate students only. Where this requirement is not met, students risk being removed from this class. Please refer to MyUni for details once enrolled.
22941 WR01 80 44 27 Jul - 14 Sep Wednesday 4pm - 6pm Horace Lamb, 422, Teaching Room
5 Oct - 26 Oct Wednesday 4pm - 6pm Horace Lamb, 422, Teaching Room
Note: This class is only available for face-to-face (on-campus) students.
Related Class: Laboratory
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
22878 LA04 30 29 4 Aug - 15 Sep Thursday 1pm - 5pm MyUni, OL, Online Class
6 Oct - 20 Oct Thursday 1pm - 5pm MyUni, OL, Online Class
Note: This class is for offshore / interstate students only. Where this requirement is not met, students risk being removed from this class. Please refer to MyUni for details once enrolled.
22938 LA03 30 17 5 Aug - 16 Sep Friday 9am - 1pm Engineering Annex, A219, Laboratory
7 Oct - 21 Oct Friday 9am - 1pm Engineering Annex, A219, Laboratory
Note: This class is only available for face-to-face (on-campus) students.
22939 LA02 30 7 3 Aug - 14 Sep Wednesday 12pm - 4pm Engineering Annex, A219, Laboratory
5 Oct - 19 Oct Wednesday 12pm - 4pm Engineering Annex, A219, Laboratory
Note: This class is only available for face-to-face (on-campus) students.
22940 LA01 30 28 2 Aug - 13 Sep Tuesday 12pm - 4pm Engineering Annex, A219, Laboratory
4 Oct - 18 Oct Tuesday 12pm - 4pm Engineering Annex, A219, Laboratory
Note: This class is only available for face-to-face (on-campus) students.
Related Class: Lecture
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
29038 LEC0 80 41 This class does not have any timetabled face-to-face sessions. Please check MyUni or contact your Course Coordinator for details.