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This is one of key courses in chemical engineering which covers methods for the quantitative analysis of chemical and process modelling and applications, unit operation and overall process mass and energy balances, optimisation, heat exchanger design, and sustainability assessment. It also includes guidelines for society and cultural implications of process decisions and how to engage with iwi and local communities, and some practical and effective guidelines on how to do this.
The following topics are taught in this course:Process Modelling (12L, Daniel)- types of models- dynamic modelling of processes- solution methodsHeat Exchanger Design (6L, Heon)- design shell-tube heat exchanger- design plate heat exchanger- economic analysisOptimisation (4L, Heon)- object function, degree of freedom, global/local optimum, - modelling, curve fitting and optimisation using Excel- algorithms (genetic, Monte Carlo, Dijkstra, travelling salesman, discrete)- case study: ethanol productionSustainability (8L, Heon) - how to calculate carbon foot print - life cycle assessment - quantitative measure of sustainability and metrics - environment-related legislation, carbon neutral, emission trading, international agreements Biculturalism (3 visits, Carlo): Three on-site workshops (2 hours each)- how indigenous identity and historical narratives are being woven into the new Ōtautahi Christchurch streetscape. - introduction to Māori social structures, values, tūrangawaewae, mihi development and tikanga Māori;- how, as engineers, students should go about engaging with mana whenua and stakeholders
Knowledge Outcomes- Be capable of unit conversion commonly encountered in engineering- Understand and be capable of developing models for chemical process operations.- Design heat exchangers for process applications- Understand and be capable of performing optimisations for single or multiple variables with constraints.- Understand and be capable of analysing sustainability in process industry.- Understand how process design and operation may be viewed from different cultural perspectives and be capable of developing effective methods of engaging with local community and iwi groups.- Understand who our mana whenua are in the Canterbury region (including social structure, values, historical and current situation).- Understand and propose effective engagement strategies with Māori, including familiarity with tikanga MāoriTransferable skills- Independent problem solving- Team working and interpersonal relation - Communication of complex idea to peers- Managing tasks timely not to cram- Handle stress during treating with real world problems under time pressure- Simple economic analysis - Approaching problems rationally- Sourcing necessary information, data, literature, equipment, and materials
Students must attend one activity from each section.
30 lectures and 3 local visits Students are expected to attend all lectures or to study Echo360 videos if attendance is not possible, spend 6 hours per week reviewing lecture contents, studying textbooks and references, making own notes, and preparing for labs. Students are also expected to spend about 1 hour per assignment mark.Students should consider mid-semester break as catching up time, not holidays. Thus, this period should be utilised for reviewing, previewing, and preparing for assessments.In addition to 30 regular lectures, the bicultural section will be taught by guest lecturers with visiting Māori engineering engagement experts. The day-long marae visit will involve lectures and discussions sessions primarily run by local iwi, Beca, with assistance from our AVC Māori.
Heon Park
Daniel Holland and Carlo Carere
Domestic fee $1,059.00
International fee $6,000.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see Chemical and Process Engineering .