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Engineering economics, project management, professional report writing, project research methods, and safety in the process industry.
TOPICS• Capital and operating cost estimation• Economic evaluation, project management, contracts• Ethics, interviews, employment contracts• Tools for process optimisation• Control strategy development• Hazard identification methods and risk estimation techniques used in the process industry (PAG, 10)
Be able to estimate the capital cost of a chemical engineering processUnderstand the time value of money as it is applied to investment decisionsBe able to evaluate the economic worth of a chemical engineering processUnderstand the relationship between company accounts and engineering decisionsUnderstand social and cultural matters that might influence investment decisionsUnderstand some ethical and employment matters that might affect chemical engineersUnderstand company accounting well enough to be able to determine the effect of engineering projects on company financial statementsBe able to apply control strategies to plant design and operationBe able to apply hazard identification methods such as HAZOP and order-of-magnitude risk estimation techniques
Ken Morison
Peter Gostomski
CONCERNSStudents with concerns about the course should contact any of the lecturers listed above, the 3rd Pro Director of Studies (Alex Yip) or the Head of Department.LECTURES:All except the last 10 will be given by Ken Morison. The last 10 will be given by Peter Gostomski.
Towler, Gavin P. , Sinnott, R. K; Chemical engineering design : principles, practice, and economics of plant and process design ; 2nd ed; Butterworth-Heinemann, 2013.
USEFUL TEXTBOOKSBouman, R.W., Jesen, S.B., Wake, M.L. & Earl, W.B. (2005) Process Capital Cost Estimation for New Zealand 2004, Society of Chemical Engineers New Zealand. (Available to students on Learn).Towler, G.P. and Sinnott, R.K., (2014) Chemical Engineering Design: Principles, Practice and Economics of Plant and Process Design, 2nd ed, Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford. (1st edition is available as an ebook from the library).
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RELATION TO OTHER COURSESThis is a compulsory course. It is required for entry to ENCH494 and provides preparation for graduate employment.
Capital cost and economics, due Friday 15 March, 5 pm 7.5%Project decisions, due Friday 29 March, 5 pm 7.5%Financial reporting, due Friday 3 May, 5 pm 7.5%Control systems, due Friday 17 May, 5 pm 7.5%Hazop, due Friday 31 May, 5 pm 15%Final Exam 55%
Domestic fee $1,080.00
International fee $5,250.00
* 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 .