ASSIGNMENT STATEMENT SEMESTER 1, 2023

Subject and Level CHEMICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY III (MODULE I)

Subject Code
CHTE311

Date -

Number of Pages
Venue - 3
(including front page)

Time - Duration 6WKS

Full Marks 65 65
Total Marks

Examiner M. LASICH
Moderator C. NARASIGADU

Faculty ENGINEERING
Department CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Qualification DIPLOMA: CHEM. ENG.

YOU MUST SUBMIT YOUR FINAL REPORT ON TURNITIN

Instructions BEFORE THE STIPULATED DEADLINE ANNOUNCED IN CLASS.
NO LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ENTERTAINED.
Requirements -

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Problem Statement

You are to create a mathematical model describing multistage compression (assuming 100% compressor efficiency) of
1 mol/s of an ideal gas mixture, at 1atm and 25oC, following which you will implement this model in the Matlab
computer programming language. You may assume constant heat capacities for the gas species. You will submit a short
report via Turnitin detailing your work. You must include all literature sources and references for data you look up. In
this report, you will present the following:

• Problem statement
• Properties of the gas species and gas mixture
• Solution strategy, including assumptions
• Mathematical model
• Matlab or Matlab-compatible code
• Results from executing your Matlab or Matlab-compatible code
o Outlet temperature as a function of compression stage
o Outlet pressure as a function of compression stage
• Discussion of the results, including potential deviations from ideal gas behaviour and practical implementation
of the compression system in real life

The gases in your gas mixture depend on the last digit of your student number:

Last digit of your student number Gas 1 Gas 2

0 Methane Water vapour
1 Hydrogen Oxygen
2 Nitrogen Carbon dioxide
3 Argon Carbon monoxide
4 Methane Water vapour
5 Hydrogen Oxygen
6 Nitrogen Carbon dioxide
7 Argon Carbon monoxide
8 Methane Water vapour
9 Hydrogen Oxygen

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The compression for every stage in your system will follow the same polytropic process as determined by the second to
last digit of your student number:

Second to last digit of your student number Process

0 Adiabatic and reversible (i.e. isentropic)
1 Isothermal
2 Adiabatic and reversible (i.e. isentropic)
3 Adiabatic and reversible (i.e. isentropic)
4 Isothermal
5 Adiabatic and reversible (i.e. isentropic)
6 Adiabatic and reversible (i.e. isentropic)
7 Isothermal
8 Adiabatic and reversible (i.e. isentropic)
9 Isothermal

The gas composition is related to the third to last digit of your student number as follows:

Mole % Gas 1 = 60 + third to last digit of your student number

The number of stages and compression ratios in your compression system are related to the fourth to last digit of your
student number as follows:

Fourth to last digit of your student number Number of compression stages Compression ratio per stage
0 3 1.5:1
1 3 2:1
2 3 2.5:1
3 3 3:1
4 4 1.5:1
5 4 2:1
6 4 2.5:1
7 4 3:1
8 5 1.5:1
9 5 2:1

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Your article must comply with the following requirements:

• Font size 11 for all text, except for your title which should be font size 14
• Text justified to both margins
• 1.5 line spacing for all text
• Equations should be justified to the centre
• Front page should contain the title, your name and student number, the module name and course code, date, and
the abstract
• No cover page
• Page numbers on all pages
• Section headings must be in bold font
• Your referencing must follow the American Chemical Society style
• The module name and course code should be in italics
• All tables and figures must be numbered and captioned
• All equations must be numbered

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GRADUATE ATTRIBUTE 9: INDEPENDENT LEARNING

• Student has achieved this attribute if they achieve at • Students with achievement at level 0 have failed and
no less than at level 2 in each of below listed need to repeat the subject.
indicators. • Indicate level of achievement with a tick (√)
• Students with achievements at level 1 will be allowed
to resubmit this assessment.
Indicators Achieved at a high Achieved (level 2) Partially Not achieved (level Rubric
level (level 3) achieved (level 1) 0) section
9.1 Learning Student clearly Student sufficiently Students outlined Student demonstrated 2
errands are articulated and articulated and approach followed inability to outline
identified outlined in detail outlined in detail is not clearly approach or steps to
planned and the approach the approach articulated; execution of solution
managed followed to the followed to the approach followed of the problem is ;
execution of execution of to execute approach is not
solution solution assignment is not completely or clearly
sufficiently articulated/ presented
articulated or
presented
9.2 Student clearly and Student adequately Student partially Student demonstrated 4
Information sufficiently demonstrated the demonstrated inability or
needed for demonstrated the ability to acquire ability to acquire inadequate skills to
task ability to acquire and comprehend and comprehend acquire and
completion is and comprehend information needed information; some comprehend
acquired and information needed for completion of answers lack information
comprehended for completion of the task explicit and
the task scientific
justification.
9.3 Student clearly Student Student Student lacks skills or 3
Information demonstrated good demonstrated good insufficiently ability to organise and
acquired ability to organise ability to organise organised and apply information
outside of and apply and apply apply information acquired outside of
learning information information outside of learning learning instruction to
instruction is acquired outside of acquired outside of instruction to the the solution of the
organised and learning instruction learning instruction solution of the problem
applied to to the solution of to the solution of given problem
solution of the the given problem the given problem
problem

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9.4 Student clearly Student Sources are Sources are 6
Management demonstrated ability demonstrated partially managed; inadequately managed
of sources for to manage sources ability to manage sources and /or directly
assignment and all information sources and sources inappropriately violate
work sources are are referenced in a referenced in referencing/ethical
correctly and correct and ethical accordance with standards
ethically manner in referencing
acknowledged in accordance with standards
accordance with referencing norms
referencing
standards