PRRE4001 (v.1) Process Engineering
| Area: | Metallurgical Engineering |
|---|---|
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
| TUITION PATTERNS: | The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline. |
| Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Tutorial: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Equivalent(s): |
303119 (v.2)
Process Engineering 451
or any previous version
|
| Prerequisite(s): |
303126 (v.2)
Pyrometallurgy 352
or any previous version
OR PRRE3008 (v.1) Pyrometallurgy or any previous version OR Admission into 304168 (v.3) Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering), Bachelor of Science (Extractive Metallurgy) or any previous version OR Admission into BB-CENEXM (v.1) Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering), Bachelor of Science (Extractive Metallurgy) or any previous version |
| UNIT REFERENCES, TEXTS, OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT DETAILS: | The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline. |
| Syllabus: | Flowsheeting Principles: process units, streams, degrees of freedom analysis, simultaneous equation solution for both linear and non-linear equation sets using Excel; Copper Flash Furnace: smelting and converting principles, heat and mass balance modelling using Excel, sensitivity analysis of key process variables. Iron Blast Furnace: smelting principles, Rist equation analysis, two stage heat and mass balance modelling using Excel, sensitivity analysis of key process variables. Thermodynamic Process Modelling: Predominance area diagrams, phase rule analysis, simultaneous equilibria, non-ideal solution models, free energy minimisation simulation using Stepsol public domain software |
| Field of Education: | 030300 Process and Resources Engineering (Narrow Grouping) |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Partially Online Internal | Area External | Central External | Fully Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Kalgoorlie Campus | Semester 1 | Y | ||||
| 2015 | Kalgoorlie Campus | Semester 1 | Y |
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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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