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

Timetable 2026

Students must attend one activity from each section.

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

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