Courses Handbook 2009

302302 (v.2) ChE 473 Advanced Process Simulation


Area: Department of Chemical Engineering
Credits: 12.5
Contact Hours: 2.5
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
Tutorial: 2 x 1 Hours Monthly
Laboratory: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Anti Requisite(s): 302215 (v.2) ChE 559 Advanced Process Simulation or any previous version
Prerequisite(s): 308572 (v.1) ChE 312 Process Synthesis and Design I or any previous version
Syllabus: Introduction to process simulators: thermodynamic models. Pseudocomponents and hydrocarbon characterisation. Thermodynamic models: fitting non-ideal phase behaviour. Phase behaviour, dewpoints, critical behaviour and solids. Flowsheeting: refrigeration units. Flowsheeting: turboexpander plant, basic set-up. Flowsheeting: turboexpander plant. Heat integration. Flowsheeting: fractionation plants. Flowsheeting: amine unit simulation, basic setup, effect of process conditions. Flowsheeting: dynamic simulation, Deethanizer application set-up. Flowsheeting: dynamic simulation, Deethanizer control loops.
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
Field of Education: 030301 Chemical Engineering
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2009 Miri Sarawak Campus Semester 1 Y        
2009 Miri Sarawak Campus Semester 2 Y        

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

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