304767 (v.2) ChE 518 Process Plant Engineering

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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):	302259 (v.2) ChE 322 Process Plant Engineering or any previous version
Syllabus:	Engineering design, flowsheet, process and instrument diagrams. Materials selection and applications (also ASTM standards). Piping systems - fluid flow/pipe friction, mechanical design of piping systems. Valves. Prime movers. Seals and bearings. Pressure vessels. Foundation and structural design. Equipment design - rules of thumb, preliminary sizing, scale-up, mixing. Utilities - steam systems, water, instrument air, vacuum, plant gases, refrigeration systems. Supply systems considerations and design, utility specifications. Electrical power utility systems. Power factor and power calculations. Introduction to electromagnetism. Transformers, single and three-phase. Rotating magnetic fields, three-phase machines. Single-phase motors. Electric motors and plant equipment. Electrical machines, starting, safety, transients. Emergency power supplies.
Unit Outcomes:	The ability to apply basic scientific knowledge and basic engineering principles to the design of chemical process plant equipment. To analyse flowsheets, and to construct process and instrument diagrams and engineering drawings. To become familiar with, and to use, the published engineering standards. To consider the role of electrical plant equipment in a chemical production process. Engineering materials selection and specification. Process plant utilities specifications, including electrical supply. To appreciate short-cut 'rules-of-thumb' in engineering design. Application of basic knowledge to problem solving.
Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.
Unit References:	Peters, M.S., and Timmerhaus, K.D., "Plant Design and Economics for Chemical Engineers", 4th Ed., McGraw-Hill, New York (1990)
Unit Texts:	None specified.
Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External 2004 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y