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Project report guidelines for paper-format (for experimental study and numerical simulation based projects) and for manual-format (for product-based projects) are
uploaded.
Click here for a sample paper in
paper-format.
Intended Learning Outcomes
Course Description:
Course
objectives:
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Development of
enquiring mind and eager for new knowledge
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Working experience in open-ended
problems/projects
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Exposure to the research and development
potential in the Chemical & Process Engineering and allied areas
- Development
of skills required for synthesizing knowledge already gained in other courses
and elsewhere
- Development
of the habits of comprehension, asking pertinent questions and engagement in
active communication
- Appreciation
of the importance of taking interest in successfully carrying out a project
- Appreciation
of the importance of innovative approaches in successfully carrying out a
project
- Development
of the awareness required for self-assessing progress throughout a project
- Development
of presentation skills by active participation and feedback
- Development
of critical learning and writing skills
Course
coordinator: Prof. R Shanthini (accessible at 071-5326835 and at
rshanthini@pdn.ac.lk)
Evaluation
panel: Dr. CS Kalpage; Ms. SMWTPK Ariyarathna; Ms. AMW Menike;
Dr. DGGP Karunaratne (Moderator)
Course credits: 3 GPA credits
Pre-requisites: A
project proposal with the work plan and prior approval of the Head of the Department
for the selected project proposal and the work plan.
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Content
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Time allocated
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The
objective of the process engineering research project is to mathematically
model a process, such as drying, heat exchanging or bio-digesting and to experimentally
verify the mathematical model.
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90 project hours
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TOTAL
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45
eq. hours
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Assessment Scheme:
Assessment method
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Percentage
marks
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Self-assessment via
the self-assessment
record maintained by the student
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Stage 1 assessment on
the project proposal, work-plan and the literature survey submitted before
the 4th week via presentation by the
student or student group during the 4th week.
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20
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Stage 2 assessment of
the project work carried out via presentation
of the results of the project by the student or student group in a seminar
during the 7th week.
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30
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Stage 3 assessment of
the performance in a VIVA during the 11th week and assessment of
the final project report submitted during or before the 14th
week.
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50
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Timeline:
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Week
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Date
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Activity
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Venue
(Time)
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1
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26 Jan
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- Locating a project supervisor and
discussing the project proposal and work-plan with the supervisor
- Search for information required to
carry out the project
- Literature survey
- Meeting with the course coordinator to
finalize the project initiation stage
- Collecting the self-assessment
record form from the course coordinator
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(8-11 & 2-5)
(2-3)
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2
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02 Feb
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- Search for information required to carry
out the project continued
- Literature survey continued
- Identification of available resources
to carry out the project
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(8-11
& 2-5)
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3
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09 Feb
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4
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16 Feb
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Holiday
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5
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21 Feb
23 Feb
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- Submission of the improved project
proposal, modified work plan and completed literature survey to the project
supervisor
- Stage 1 assessment (click
for guidelines) by the Evaluation Panel of the project proposal,
work-plan and the literature survey presented (click for presentation guidelines) by the
student or student group
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Department
(Before 12 noon)
Seminar
Room
(2-4)
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6
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02 Mar
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Holiday
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7
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09 Mar
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- Project execution commenced
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(8-11
& 2-5)
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8
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16 Mar
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- Project execution continued
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(8-11
& 2-5)
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9
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23 Mar
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- Stage 2 assessment (click
for guidelines) by the Evaluation Panel of the completed project
work presented (click
for presentation guidelines) by the student or student group
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Seminar
Room
(2-4)
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10
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30 Mar
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- Project execution continued
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(8-11
& 2-5)
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11
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06 Apr
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- Project finalization commenced +
report writing commenced
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(8-11
& 2-5)
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New Year Break
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12
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18 Apr
20 Apr
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- Submission of the project results to
the supervisor
- Stage 3 assessment (click
for guidelines) by the Evaluation Panel via VIVA of the project
results submitted by the student or student group (maximum of 20 marks)
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Department
(Before 12 noon)
Department
(2-4)
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13
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27 Apr
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- Project finalization continued +
report writing continued
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14
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04 May
06 May
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- Project finalized + report writing
finalized
- Final project report (click for guidelines)
submitted to the supervisor
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Department
(Before
12 noon)
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15
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11 May
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- Assessment of the final project report
by the Supervisor (maximum of 30 marks)
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Department
(8-12)
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Note:
Any delay in adhering
to the deadlines specified above could cost the student 2.5 marks per week of
delay.
Currently Executed (or
Suggested) Project Topics:
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Priority
is given to the project ideas originating from the students themselves.
Supervisors from the industry and elsewhere are encouraged provided the
primary supervisor is from among the academic staff of the Department of
C&P Engineering.
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Web
sources for project ideas: Chemical
Engineering Research Bulletin
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Given
below is the list of project topics currently executed (and/or suggested) by
the academic staff of the Department of C&P Engineering:
Idea #
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Project Title
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Executed by
undergraduates
[supervisor]
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1
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Study of heat exchanger
network at 01 unit area in Sapugaskanda oil refinery and its optimization
using pinch technology
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Mr. APP Asela, E/06/026
[Dr. CS Kalpage]
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2
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Laboratory-scale
experimental study and mathematical modeling of adsorption kinetics of dye
in synthetic wastewater by activated carbon
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Mr. IL Ariyaratna, E/06/022
Mr. AS Jayasinghe, E/07/149
[Dr. C.S Kalpage]
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3
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Experimental investigation
of low cost materials for coagulant/flocculent systems for the turbidity
removal from water
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Mr. SHJA Jameel, E/07/143
Mr. AM Rishadh, E/07/299
[Dr. CS Kalpage]
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4
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Continuous
production of CaCO3 nano particles and applications
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Mr. BAA Izzadheen,
E/07/142
[Dr.
DGGP Karunaratne]
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5
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Modelling and scaling-up
of fluidized bed coconut dryer
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Mr. YG
Harishchandra, E/06/084
Mr. EMSN Marampanawa,
E/07/234
[Dr. DGGP Karunaratne]
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6
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Sustainable design of a
tomato box
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Ms. PKGT Shashinkamali, E/07/343
[Dr. DGGP Karunaratne]
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7
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Co-gasification of
biomass with waste oil
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Ms. KRHU Ariyawansha, E/07/028
Mr. RMGD Rathnayake, E/07/288
[Dr. DGGP Karunaratne]
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8
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Utilization of fly ash in
cement
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Mr. P Thanusanth, E/06/285
[Dr. DGGP Karunaratne]
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9
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Activated carbon
production from saw dust
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Mr. RPMU Chandrasekara , E/07/047
Mr. HAJN Sameera , E/07/316
Dr. DGGP Karunaratne]
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10
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Experimental study of the
adsorption kinetics of the pesticide Chlorpyrifos in agricultural soils
with different organic matter contents
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Mr. SI Kodithuwakku, E/07/183
[Ms. AMW Menike &
Prof. R Shanthini]
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no proposals yet. lost 2.5
marks for the week 8 to 15 Feb.
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Mr. WMSC Bandara,
E/06/035
Mr. GAN
Dharmasiri, E/07/066
Mr. J. Bragatheeswaran, E/06/039
Mr. SMJ Sandaruwan, E/07/415
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Experimental
investigation of the treatment efficiency of three different permeable
reactive barriers (PRB) for the treatment of leachate from open solid waste
dumping (2-student group)
Source:
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Experimental study of
esterification kinetics of FFA in waste vegetable oil (1-student)
Source:
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Experimental study of the
potential use of dairy sludge in dye removal from water (2-student
group)
Source:
Sumanjit, Walia TPS. Use of dairy sludge for the removal of some basic
dyes. Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science 2008: 7: 433-438.
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Experimental study of the
bioconversion of agricultural solid waste and Water Hyacinth into organic
manure (2-student group)
Source:
Parveen AA. Bioconversion of municipal solid waste (MSW) and Water Hyacinth
(WH) into organic manure by fungal consortium. Journal of Sustainable
Development 2010: 3(1): 91-97.
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Experimental study of
heavy oil cleanup using corn stem fiber (2-student group)
Source:
Hussein M, Amer AA, Sawsan II. Heavy oil spill cleanup using law grade raw
cotton fibers: Trial for practical application. Journal of Petroleum
Technology and Alternative Fuels 2011: 2(8): 132-140.
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Experimental study of the
adsorptive removal of COD by locally available carbonaceous material:
kinetics and equilibrium (2-student group)
Source: Kumar A, Prasad B, Mishra IM. Adsorptive removal of acrylonitrile
by commercial grade activated carbon: Kinetics, equilibrium and
thermodynamics. Journal of Hazardous Materials 2008: 152: 589–600.
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Mathematical modeling of
heat recovery from a rotary kiln (2-student group)
Source:
Sögüt Z, Oktay Z, Karakoç H. Mathematical modeling of heat recovery from a
rotary kiln. Applied Thermal Engineering 2010: 30: 817–825.
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Presentation Guidelines:
Time
allocation for each presentation: 10 minutes (not a minute more) to present and 10 minutes to defend
the presentation
Content of the 10-minute
presentation: Student
is expected to guide his/her presentation using the assessment guidelines for Stage
1 or Stage 2 as appropriate. Further guidance could be obtained from the
project supervisors and course coordinator (if necessary).
Note: Printouts of the
presentations must be handed over to the course coordinator before the
presentation. All CP507 students are expected to be present during the entire
assessment sessions.
Final Project Report Guidelines:
Submission mode: A hardcopy must be deposited in the letterbox of the primary project
supervisor, AND a softcopy must be emailed to admin@rshanthini.com in *.doc or *.pdf format before the deadline.
Format
of the report: Project report guidelines for paper-format (for
experiment study and numerical simulation based projects) and for manual-format (for
product-based projects) are uploaded. Click here for a sample paper in
paper-format.
VERY IMPORTANT:
Keep in mind that word to word
reproduction of material available elsewhere without crediting the source
(known as plagiarism and is a serious offence) will earn you a fail grade in
CP507.
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