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304767 (v.2) ChE 518 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): | 302259 (v.2) ChE 322 Process Plant Engineering or any previous version
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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. |
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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. |
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: | 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. |
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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: | Not Online | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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