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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Engineering : Chemical Engineering

411-101 Industrial Process Engineering

Availability:

May be offered in Semester two subject to demand.

Credit Points:

7.1

Coordinator:

Professor David Boger and Ms Joan Gravina

Prerequisite/s:

None for students gaining entry to the Engineering or Science Faculties. This unit is also available for Community Access Programmes.

Timetable:

Semester 1

Contact:

39 hours for the semester made up of 3 plant visits (13 hours) and 26 hours of lectures at 2 per week

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 3000 words will be assessed for 50% of the overall work. One 2-hour examination accounts for the remainder of the assessment.
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