303119 (v.2) Process Engineering 451
| Area: | Department of Minerals Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy |
|---|---|
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
| Tuition Patterns: | The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline. |
| Lecture: | 2 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Tutorial: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Prerequisite(s): |
303126 (v.2)
Pyrometallurgy 352
or any previous version
OR Admission into 304168 (v.3) Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering), Bachelor of Science (Extractive Metallurgy) or any previous version |
| Syllabus: | Flowsheeting Principles: process units, streams, degrees of freedom analysis, simultaneous equation solution for both linear and non-linear equation sets using Excel; Copper Flash Furnace: smelting and converting principles, heat and mass balance modelling using Excel, sensitivity analysis of key process variables. Iron Blast Furnace: smelting principles, Rist equation analysis, two stage heat and mass balance modelling using Excel, sensitivity analysis of key process variables. Thermodynamic Process Modelling: Predominance area diagrams, phase rule analysis, simultaneous equilibria, non-ideal solution models, free energy minimisation simulation using Stepsol public domain software |
| Unit references, texts, outcomes and assessment details | The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline. |
| Field of Education: | 030303 Mining Engineering |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Partially Online Internal | Area External | Central External | Fully Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Kalgoorlie Campus | Semester 1 | 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
