Diploma/M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering (Dche/Mche) University of Khartoum

Diploma/M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering (DChE/MChE) University of Khartoum

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UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM Faculty of Engineering

Postgraduate Programs

Diploma/M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering

(by Course)

(DChE/MChE)

Revised: July – 2015

Diploma/M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering (DChE/MChE) University of Khartoum

Contents

1. Introduction………………………………………………………………………..…..…….3 2. Rationale……………………………….………………………………………………………3

3. Objectives…………………………………………………………………………….....…..…4 4. Admission Requirements ……………………………………………………………...4 5. Registration Requirements…………….………………………………….….….…..4 6. Program Duration and Structure…………………………………….……….…...4 7. Examination Rules……………………………..……………………………………….…5 8. Teaching Staff and Facilities……………………………..……………………….….6 9. Award of Degree…………………..…………………………………………………….…7 10. Courses Outline…….……………………………………………………………………...7 11. Courses Description ………………………………………………..………………….8 11.1 Research Paper …………………………………..………………..……………...15

Diploma/M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering (DChE/MChE) University of Khartoum

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UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM

Faculty of Engineering

Postgraduate Programs

Diploma/M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering (MCE)

(by Course)

1: Introduction:

Chemical Engineering is a broad area of engineering that turns raw material into product using the knowledge of chemistry, biology and physics. The traditional discipline, which include petrochemical, plastics, food production and drugs, has now been broadened to include the new field of nanotechnology, molecular biology, the environment and information technology. Chemical engineers design both products and processes, manage operations of processes and research the solutions to environmental problems. Sudan is distinguished with its various natural resources in the field of agriculture and abundant mineral and oil resources. Recently, the country has started a pace towards a comprehensive industrial development. This calls for the integration of the various sectors to achieve the proper utilization of the industrial development bearing in mind environmental sustainability and balanced development in view to achieve a comprehensive & integrated economic development. Since its foundation, the department of chemical engineering is playing an important role in the support of industrial sector through its graduates. In line with its responsibility towards the nation and commitment to good quality of engineers, the department offers a diploma/M.Sc. program in chemical engineering in accordance with international requirements and specifications .This is made to enhance the acceleration of, and to achieve a country wide industrial development.

Diploma/M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering (DChE/MChE) University of Khartoum

2: Rationale: The Faculty of Engineering offers M.Sc. degree programs (both thesis and without- thesis) in department of chemical engineering. The chemical engineering’s master degree with thesis is designed to train engineers to independently seek a new knowledge in their respective engineering discipline, frequently crossing disciplines in the search for that new knowledge. The without-thesis (Research Paper) master degree in chemical engineering is intended to meet the continuing education needed by engineers in industry in order to broaden their engineering foundation and achieve career advancement. This program is primarily aimed at applying chemical engineering principles to develop technical products and to design, control and improve industrial processes. Students also learn to take environmental and safety issues into account during all phases of the process (research, development, design and operation).

3: Objectives

1. To provide student with the necessary skills, knowledge and insight in specialist field of chemical engineering. 2. To qualify engineers to play active roles towards industrial progress. 3. To offer high quality degree programs, which fulfills the learning outcomes requirement of national & international accreditation bodies in the field of chemical engineering. 4. To train students to solve fundamental research problems and to make a process. Product design taking into account safety, environmental aspects and sustainability.

4: Admission Requirements

• The applicant must satisfy the general rules of registration as specified by the Graduate College of the university. • The applicant must be holding an honors Degree in Chemical Engineering of the University of Khartoum or its equivalent. • If admitted, the applicant has to be a full-time student throughout the program duration.

Diploma/M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering (DChE/MChE) University of Khartoum

5: Registration Requirements As per academic Regulations for Postgraduate Studies 2011 (section 4.2), the student must first register for the diploma/Master Program and then pursue to Master degree at the end of the second semester based on his/her academic performance.

6: Program Duration and Structure

The study program comprises as illustrated in Table (1): . A group of nine courses to be covered in the first two semesters, equivalent to 24 credit hours. By the end of the first two semesters those who scored an average of 60% or more will proceed for the Master stage as detailed in the examination rules below.

. A group of three courses to be covered in the third semester equivalent to eight credit hours.

. A research paper of three credit hours to be started within the third semester guided and supervised by staff member then to submit a report within 45 days after the end of the third semester examinations.

Table (1): Distribution of the Dip/Master Program Credit Hours over Semesters Credit hours of Program Stages Semester Diploma Stage M.Sc. Stage

1 12 12

2 12 12

3 Not Applicable 12*

Total credit hours 24 36 *Including 3 Credit hours for the research paper

Diploma/M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering (DChE/MChE) University of Khartoum

7: Examination Rules In addition to the general examination regulations of the Graduate College and Faculty of Engineering in University of Khartoum, the student is subjected to the followings rules:

7.1 At the end of each semester, the student sits for examinations in the courses completed in that semester. 7.2 To pass the exam, in any course, the student must score not less than 50% of its marks. 7.3 A student of Diploma stage( the first two semesters) shall sit for supplementary examinations if fails in not more than three courses of the stage, provided achieving not less than 50% average in aggregate of all courses in the stage. 7.4 Any student of the Diploma stage who fails in more than three courses of the stage or any of its supplementary exams or achieves less than 50% average in aggregate of all examined courses in the stage shall be withdrawn from the study. 7.5 A student of the Diploma stage who scores average 50% or above, but less than 60%, in aggregate of all courses exam marks will graduate with a “Diploma in Chemical Engineering”. 7.6 Supplementary and substitute examinations are held once a year for each stage of the program. 7.7 A student must attain not less than 60% average in aggregate of exam marks of all courses in the stage, in order to proceed studying for the M.Sc. stage, if wishes. 7.8 A student who scores average 60% or above, but does not wish to continue to for the master will be granted a “Diploma in Chemical Engineering”, and will not be allowed to continue for the master later. 7.9 A student of the M.Sc stage who fails in not more than two courses of the stage shall sit for supplementary examination(s). 7.10 A student of the M.Sc. stage who fails in more than two courses or any supplementary examination will graduate with a “Diploma in Chemical Engineering”. 7.11 The “research paper” must be submitted within 45 day after the end of taught courses examinations in the M.Sc. Stage, any delay from this date will be classified as failure.

Diploma/M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering (DChE/MChE) University of Khartoum

8: Teaching Staff and Facilities

8.1 Teaching Staff

Staff Members (Chem. Eng. Dept.) Number Institution Professors 2 University of Khartoum Associate Professors 5 University of Khartoum Assistant Professors 4 University of Khartoum Staff Members ( Collaborators from Number Institution outside the department) Karary University Professors 3 University of Sudan University of Science and Technology

8.2 Facilities

. A computer laboratory has been established containing 12 computers sets as well as a software for simulation of industrial processes. . A lecture room has been established for the graduate studies in the department. . Analytical and unit operations laboratories.

9: Award of Degree

The University Senate is the entitled to award the degree of M.Sc. or Dip. In Chemical Engineering upon the recommendation of the Graduate College Council.

Diploma/M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering (DChE/MChE) University of Khartoum

10: Courses Outline

First Semester:

Code Subject Credit Hours

ChE614 Process Development and Plant Deign 2 ChE615 Advanced Heat Transfer 2 ChE616 Numerical Method in Chemical Engineering 3 ChE617 Catalysis & Design of Catalytic Reactor 3 ChE618 Economic Evaluation and Feasibility Studies 2 Total 12

Second Semester:

Code Subject Credit Hours

ChE621 Advanced Process Control 3 ChE622 Advanced Separation Process 3 ChE623 Effective Engineering Project Management 3 ChE624 Advanced Thermodynamics 3 Total 12 Third Semester:

Code Subject Credit Hours

ChE711 Computer Applications. 3 ChE712 Health, Safety & Environment. 3 ChE713 Selective Topic. 3 ChE714 Research Paper 3 Total 12

Diploma/M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering (DChE/MChE) University of Khartoum

11: Courses Description

ChE614 Process Development and Plant Design (2 credit hours) Objective: to provide the candidate with very wide knowledge in planning, designing, cost estimation and operation of projects.

Content:

• Engineering ethics including social implications of chemical engineering, the ethical analysis of scientific uncertainty and the technological risks and the responsibility of organization for their activities. • Equipment and plant design, development, extensions of existing plants and rehabilitation. • Process and projects locations according to recent trends in the field (e.g. GIS). In addition to recent flow sheeting approaches using computer programs. • Economic evaluation and cost effectiveness while taking into consideration the time value of money in addition to procurement of goods and services and essential contracting procedures.

Outcomes: Onsuccessful completion of this course the students will apply basic engineering ethics principles, and process development and plant design.

ChE615 Advanced Heat Transfer (2 credit hours) Objective: to provide the candidate with basic knowledge and advanced techniques in heat transfer.

Content:

• Review of process heat transfer (heat exchanger, evaporator, etc…) • Transient heat and cooling of thin walled-vessel (with and without chemical reaction) • Heat transfer in two phase flow (condensation and boiling for pure component and mixtures) 9

Diploma/M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering (DChE/MChE) University of Khartoum

• Heat exchanger networks and pinch Technology. • Design of HEN. • Heat integration of equipment.

Outcomes: Onsuccessful completion of this course the students will learn the current trend in heat exchangers, heat transfer augmentation and the basic elements of pinch Technology.

ChE616 Numerical Methods in Chemical Engineering (3 credit hours) Objective: to equip the candidate with very strong tools in approximation solution of non-linear engineering problems using numerical techniques to arrive at the most near- right solution. The candidate will learn application of different numerical models following different techniques or methods.

Content:

• Introduction to MATLAB software (matrix command, functions plot in two or three dimensions, zero finding, minimization, functions, and loop). • Development of mathematical models for physical and chemical processes. • Application of numerical methods and solutions of equations (algebraic – differential -integral) using MATLAB software. • Process simulations, reactors calculations. Application of different numerical methods for reactor design. Systems with linear and non-linear equations and systems with partial differential equations.

Outcomes: Students will be able to analyze the nature of the solution of system of equations by different techniques, and to apply different analytical or numerical methods to analyze the solution of a physical problems which arises in many branches of engineering and science like fluid flows, heat and mass transfer, fluid mechanics, concentration of chemicals and pollutants, and so on.

Diploma/M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering (DChE/MChE) University of Khartoum

ChE617 Catalysis and Design of Catalytic Reactors (3 credit hours) Objective: to provide the candidate with advance knowledge in design of catalytic reactors and data analysis for reactor design.

Content: • Study the catalysis: properties, steps in a catalytic reaction. • Study the heterogeneous data analysis for reactor design. • Study the deactivation of catalysts. • Understand the control and safety of chemical reactors. • Study the models for nonideal reactors.

Outcomes: Students will be able to analyze the multiphase reactors: Fixed suspended particles and fluidized bed reactors, and to design of reactors for solid catalyzed reactions.

ChE618 Economic, Evaluation and Feasibility Studies (2 credit hours) Objective: to equip the candidate with very strong understanding of financial analysis of engineering system and feasibility study.

Content: • A review of relevant economical topics, such as the economics role in engineering activities and the bi-environmental nature of engineering (the technical & economical features). • The basic economic concepts, such as the time – value of money, opportunity cost, comparative advantage and determination of market price. • Production cost, depreciation accounts and models, inflation accounting, and taxation. • Project appraisal and cost analysis: Principles and methods for economic and financial analysis of engineering systems, including capital investment, Present – worth analysis, rate of return and prospective value. • Criteria for effective economic decision to maximize the profit of the project and to select the optimum choice from among alternatives.

Diploma/M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering (DChE/MChE) University of Khartoum

• Main guides for feasibility study of engineering projects, together with sensitivity and risk analysis.

Outcomes: On completion of this subject the student is expected to be able to demonstrate ability to assess the impact of economic constraints on engineering solutions.

ChE621 Advanced Process Control (3 credit hours) Objective: to equip the candidate with very strong understanding of control optimization, system stability techniques and control system performance using software tools.

Content: • Investigation into continuous and discontinuous control actions. Empirical and semi-empirical settings and tuning techniques. Enhanced control strategies through ratio control and cascade control systems. Multi-loop configuration and decoupling strategies in process control. Control optimization through combined feedforward –feedback control. Introduction to digital process control. • System stability techniques, including direct method, algebraic method, graphical method and frequency analysis method. Applied control using SCADA program and programmable logic control (PLC). • Prediction of control system performance using software tools. Control simulation with Simulink and Simzlab together with other software packages.

Outcomes: On completion of this subject the student is expected to be able to model the dynamics of common unit operations, using analytical methods and computer simulations, to analyze and implement effective and efficient control strategies for chemical processes and to understand how and when to implement advanced forms of process control.

Diploma/M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering (DChE/MChE) University of Khartoum

ChE622 Advanced Separation Processes (3 credit hours) Objective: to equip the candidate with very strong understanding of separation processes.

Content: • Process synthesis, analysis of design alternatives, choice of separation methods. Overview of separation processes, distillation, absorption, liquid – liquid extraction, supercritical fluid extraction, adsorption, chromatography, membrane separation processes. • Azeotropes, batch system design considerations, column internal design, column measurements, optimization and control. • Introduction to bioseperations and integrated column design.

Outcomes: On completion of this subject the student is expected to be able to analyze and design separation operations including adsorption and ion exchange, multicomponent distillation, solvent extraction, and gas-liquid contactors, and apply separation process principles to scenarios other than unit operations.

ChE623 Effective Engineering Project Management (3 credit hours) Objective: to introduce the engineer to the project or operation planning and control from the initiation to the completion stage.

Content: • Fundamentals of effective project management namely project definition, differentiation between projects and operations, project cycle and strategy. In addition to stake holder analysis. • Project planning using different methods, resource scheduling, project budget, project appraisal taking into consideration different economic indicators and time value of money. • Risks and sensitivity analysis. • Statistical methods and variances normally used for control and status reports. • Introduction and application of software programs like MS project etc.

Diploma/M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering (DChE/MChE) University of Khartoum

Outcomes: On completion of this subject the student is expected to generate feasibility studies for new projects and re-developments incorporating economic, environmental and social impacts, demonstrate an ability to utilize contemporary project management skills when undertaking large projects, and to understand the importance of other aspects of being a practicing engineer i.e. safety, legal and ethical requirements.

ChE624 Advanced Thermodynamics (3 credit hours) Objective: to equip the candidate with very strong understanding of phase equilibrium, chemical equilibrium, ideal and nonideal solutions and Mutr component phase equilibrium.

Content:

• The Maxwell’s relations, pure components properties (real and ideal), theory of corresponding state and equation of states. • The Phase equilibrium. • The mixture, partial molar properties, ideal and non-ideal solutions, molecular theory, activity coefficient, Mutr component phase equilibrium (VLE, SLE, LLE, VLLE). • The chemical equilibrium and combined phase and reaction equilibria.

Outcomes: The students are expected to do the following, differentiate between ideal and non-ideal solution and estimate partial molar properties, and generate Vapor Liquid Equilibrium data for ideal and non-ideal solutions and check for their consistency by various methods.

ChE711 Computer Applications (3 credit hours) Objective: to provide the candidate with very wide knowledge in optimization and simulation of chemical process operations using different types of program.

Content: • The use of chemical process simulators (e.g. Aspen Hysys, SuperPro Designer) for chemical process design and integration.

Diploma/M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering (DChE/MChE) University of Khartoum

• Optimization of chemical process operations. • Computer software applications for heat and mass process integration.

Outcomes: On completion of this subject the student is expected to be able toanalysis, synthesis, optimize and design of chemical processes.

ChE712 Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) (3 credit hours) Objective: understanding the requirements of a successful safety, environment and health program and understanding of HSIS, principle, theories and analysis in addition to in depth understanding of hazard avoidance.

Content: • The concepts of hazard avoidance including enforcement of regulatory approaches like OSHA, psychological and engineering approaches. • The theories on chemical risks (fire, explosion, toxicity), chemical disasters of historical dimensions (e.g. Bhopal), analysis of preventive and protective methods, conceptual design for hazardous substance with detailed analysis and solution to safety, health and environmental risks. • The use of specifications of preventive, protective and mitigation methods for plant, workers and environment.

Outcomes: Recognize environmental and safety hazards, apply basic scientific and engineering principles to anticipate and identify actual potential safety hazards in the work place, conceptualize, develop, manage and evaluate occupational safety and health programs in the work place.

ChE713 Selective Topic (3 credit hours)

To be selected from among the following topics:-

• Hydrocarbon Processing in the Oil Refinery. • Development and Design of Engineering Aspects in Drug Industry. • Product Identification & Design.

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• Water Treatment Engineering. • Polymer Material Science. • Transport Phenomena. • Any other related topic.

11.1: Research Paper (3 credit hours)

ChE714: Research Paper

The research paper is considered as an essential part of the study plan for the M.Sc. program. The candidate is required to conduct research on an industrial problem or a methodological study of a topic on the subjects studied. This is carried out under the supervision of the academic staff member(s) in the field of study. On completion of the

research paper, the student should be able to: . Define problem; write statement of context and search and use required resources. . Development of work plan to achieve aims and objectives; completion of safety and ethical considerations; scheduling the project work. . Understand and conduct critical review of relevant literature; development of argument to support project work. . Understand and conduct analysis/experiment/simulation to meet the project objectives . familiarization with operational requirements of resource; conduct work plan; reporting of findings to supervisors/ peers for review . Analysis of results, conclusions, recommendations and presentation of work.