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304767 (v.2) ChE 518 Process Plant Engineering
Area: |
Department of Chemical Engineering |
Credits: |
25.0 |
Contact Hours: |
5.0 |
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| ** 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. ** |
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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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| ** 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. ** |
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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 |
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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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