Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Engineering (Volume 4 page 83)
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Credit points: 7.1
Coordinator: Assoc. Prof. D. G. Wood and Ms Joan Gravina
Prerequisite: None for students gaining entry to the Engineering or Science Faculties. This unit is also available for Community Access Programmes.
Contact: 39 hours for the semester made up of 3 plant visits (13 hours) and 26 hours of lectures at 2 per week
Timetable: First semester. May be offered in Semester two subject to demand.
Objectives:
Students completing this unit will:
- be aware of the responsibility of the Process Engineer in the Process Industries
- be aware of the hazards, safety and environmental issues associated with the Process Industries
- have an understanding of how the chemistry associated with a process leads to the Process Engineering Design.
- have an awareness of the size and complexity of real plants and how they are assessed in economic terms.
Content:
Hazards and Safety in the Process Industries - case studies. The responsibility of the Process Engineer for managing hazards, safety and the environment. Occupational Health and Safety issues. The anatomy of a process including basic flow diagram development. Examples of actual processes illustrated via visits to plant sites. Introduction to capital cost estimation and Process Economics.
Assessment:
three plant visit reports of no more than 3,000 words will be assessed for 50% of the overall work. One two-hour examination accounts for the remainder of the assessment.
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Engineering (Volume 4 page 83)
Status: Official 1996 Date created: Oct 9 1995 Last modified: Oct 9 1995 Authorised by: Academic Registrar Email enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au
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