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302259 (v.2) ChE 322 Process Plant Engineering
Area: | Department of Chemical Engineering |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 5.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Other: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Anti Requisite(s): | 304767 (v.2) ChE 518 Process Plant Engineering
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Prerequisite(s): | 302246 (v.2) ChE 221 Fluid Mechanics or any previous version
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302252 (v.3) ChE 213 Process Engineering Materials - Make active for 2005 -remove discontinuation date or any previous version
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Co Requisite(s): | 302253 (v.3) ChE 327 Process Heat Transfer or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Engineering design, flowsheets, P&IDs. Materials selection and applications, including ASTM standards. Piping systems design - fluid flow/pipe friction and mechanical design of piping systems. Valves. Prime movers. Pressure vessels. Foundation and structural design. Equipment design - rules of thumb, preliminary sizing, scale-up, mixing. Utilities - steam systems, plant gases, refrigeration systems. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have an appreciation of the mechanical design aspects associated with a chemical plant and an understanding of the role of the mechanical engineer in plant design and operations. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Walas, S. M., 1988, 'Chemical Process Equipment - Selection and Design', Buttersworths, USA. Sandler, H. J. and Luckiewwicz, E. T., 1987, 'Practical Process Engineering - A Working Approach to Plant Design', McGraw-Hill, New York. Green, D. W., 1984, 'Perry's Chemical Engineers Handbook' 6th Edition, McGraw-Hill, New York. Woods, D. R., 1995, 'Process Design and Engineering Practice', Prentice Hall. Woods, D. R., 1995, 'Data for Process Design and Engineering Practice', Prentice Hall. Peters, M. S. and Timmerhaus, K. D., 1990, 'Plant Design and Economics for Chemical Engineers' 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill, New York. Coulson, J. M. et al, 1994, 'Chemical Engineering Volume 6 - Design' 2nd Edition, Pergamon Press, UK. |
Unit Texts: | Peters, M. S. and Timmerhaus, K. D., 1991, 'Plant Design and Economics for Chemical Engineers' 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill, New York. Green, D., 1984, 'Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook', McGraw-Hill, New York. Sinnott, R. K., 1993, 'Coulson & Richardson's Chemical Engineering Volume 6 Design', Pergamon Press, Oxford. Walas, S. M., 1988, 'Chemical Process Equipment - Selection and Design', Butterworths, Boston. Sandler & Luckiewicz, 1987, 'Practiccal Process Engineering', McGraw-Hill, New York. Ray, M. S. and Sneesby, M. G., 1989, 'Chemical Engineering Design Project - A Case Study Approach', Gordon & Breach Science Publishers, New York. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignments 80% (Flowsheet 10%, Materials 15%, Piping 25%, Pressure Vessel 10%, Foundations 10%, Problem 10%). Tests 20% (Pumps 10%, General 10%). |
Field of Education: | 30301 Chemical Engineering | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | |
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External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
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External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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