Computer-Aided Process Engineering delivers the theory to accompany a set of practical exercises using computers. It also gives significant coverage to linear algebra and the theory of differential equations which occur often in Chemical Engineering problems. This is followed by a discussion of more advanced techniques in a Mathematics unit. Both Sections receive lectures on further aspects of mechanical engineering related to construction of process plant equipment. All students must complete a Fluid Mechanics and Transport Processes Laboratory comprising 8 x 2 hour experiments.
Students submit their solutions as a report for assessment.
There is also a series of workshops in the Easter Term where students are encouraged to develop their abilities in giving oral presentations, working in groups, project planning and team leadership. Many of the lecture units continue in the same themes as Part I, but the analysis is extended to more complicated systems, where there may be many chemical species involved, time dependency effects, or both. The Fluid Mechanics of multi-phase flows and turbulence are described in greater depth. Catalysts and Catalytic Reactors looks at micro-scale effects in reactor engineering. The important topic of solids storage and handling is covered in lectures on Particle Technology, while the unit on Biotechnology gives an introduction to manufacture by biological or biochemical means.