304767 (v.2) ChE 518 Process Plant Engineering
Note
Tutition Patterns
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.
Unit references, texts and outcomes
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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
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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 and mixing. Utilities: steam systems, water, instrument air, vacuum, plant gases and refrigeration systems. Supply systems considerations, and design and 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. |
| Field of Education: | 030301 Chemical Engineering |
| SOLT (Online) Definitions*: | Fully Online *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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | ||||
| 2011 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | ||||
| 2011 | Bentley 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
