ENCH494-26S2 (C) Semester Two 2026

Process Engineering Design 3

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 13 July 2026
End Date: Sunday, 8 November 2026
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 26 July 2026
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 27 September 2026

Description

A group project, where students have the opportunity to go through all the steps of designing a process plant including feedstock and process selections, mass and energy balances, control strategy, project economics, process safety, environmental impact, and community engagement.

Prerequisites

a pass in all compulsory Second Professional Year courses, ENCH496 and ENCH497

DRAFT TIMETABLE:

Please note that the 2026 timetable has not been finalised.

Scheduled days and times will be confirmed, following review, on 15th October.

Timetable 2026

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 15:00 - 16:00 CAPE 213 Design Office
13 Jul - 19 Jul
Lecture B B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 10:00 - 11:00 CAPE 213 Design Office
13 Jul - 19 Jul
Lecture C C
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 10:00 - 11:00 CAPE 213 Design Office
20 Jul - 26 Jul
Presentation A A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 09:00 - 17:00 CAPE 114 Student Briefing
3 Aug - 9 Aug
02 Tuesday 09:00 - 17:00 CAPE 114 Student Briefing
3 Aug - 9 Aug
Presentation B C
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 09:00 - 17:00 CAPE 114 Student Briefing
14 Sep - 20 Sep
02 Tuesday 09:00 - 17:00 CAPE 114 Student Briefing
14 Sep - 20 Sep
Presentation C D
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 09:00 - 17:00 CAPE 213 Design Office
19 Oct - 25 Oct
Workshop A A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 11:00 - 12:00 CAPE 213 Design Office
13 Jul - 19 Jul
Workshop B B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 11:00 - 12:00 CAPE 213 Design Office
13 Jul - 19 Jul
Workshop C C
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 11:00 - 12:00 CAPE 213 Design Office
13 Jul - 19 Jul
Workshop D D
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 11:00 - 12:00 CAPE 213 Design Office
20 Jul - 26 Jul
Presentation B E
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 10:00 - 12:00 CAPE 213 Design Office
17 Aug - 23 Aug
Presentation B F
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 09:00 - 17:00 CAPE 114 Student Briefing
17 Aug - 23 Aug
Presentation B G
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Friday 10:00 - 12:00 CAPE 213 Design Office
14 Sep - 20 Sep

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Executive Report 75% Executive Report including the safety assessment - Due 30 October
3 x Group Presentation (group) 15% Presentation 1 (5%) - Due 7-11 August: Presentation 2 (5%) - Due 11-15 September: Presentation 3 (5%) - Due 9-13 October
Presntation (Individual) 10% Presentation 4 - Individual contribution to the Design Project (10%)

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

Towler, Gavin P. , Sinnott, R. K; Chemical engineering design :principles, practice, and economics of plant and process design ; 2nd ed; Butterworth-Heinemann, 2013.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $2,689.00

International fee $12,975.00

* 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 .

All ENCH494 Occurrences

  • ENCH494-26S2 (C) Semester Two 2026