Online Courses Handbook 2003

304767 (v.2) ChE 518 Process Plant Engineering

Area:	Department of Chemical Engineering
Contact Hours:	5.0
Credits:	25.0
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
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.