Search | Previous : 411-206 | Next : 411-208
Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Engineering : Chemical Engineering

411-207 Process Equipment and Design 1

Credit Points:

7.1

Coordinator:

Professor David Boger and Ms Joan Gravina

Prerequisite/s:

Satisfactory completion of 618-171 Mathematics 1P and 618-172 Mathematics 1Q or the equivalent.

Timetable:

Semester 2

Contact:

39 hours, comprising 3 hours per week made up of 30 lectures and 9 tutorials

Objectives:

Students completing this subject will be:

  • have an understanding of the relevant properties of constructional materials used in the fabrication of process equipment and how they behave under mechanical and thermal stress;

  • understand the principles and practice of fabricating and supporting process equipment and their interconnection;

  • be able to carry out the mechanical design of process equipment and select fluid movers.

Content:

Classification, types and behaviour of materials under mechanical stress. Codes of Practice, Standards and Preferred Numbers. Thermal expansion, stress and shock. Fabrication methods. Membrane stresses, thin and thick wall cylindrical vessels. Simple vacuum vessels. Deflection and buckling of beams. Pin jointed structures. Process equipment supports, foundations and wind loading. Vessel end closures; selection of flanges, gaskets, seals and valves. Attachment of instruments for measuring pressure, flow, temperature and load.

Assessment:

One 2-hour examination at the end of the semester.
Search | Previous : 411-206 | Next : 411-208
Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Engineering : Chemical Engineering 
Status:                   OFFICIAL 1997
Last Modified:            Wednesday March 12 3:36 pm
SGML to HTML Conversion:  Information Technology Services
Authorised by:            Academic Registrar
Email Enquiries:          Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au
Copyright © University of Melbourne 1997.