Process Engineering Design 1

This is one of key courses in chemical engineering which covers methods for the quantitative analysis of chemical processes, including modelling unit operations, 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.

15 points

Process Systems and Control

An introduction to process dynamics and process control technology.

15 points

ENCH298 (from 2016)

Thermodynamics And Chemical Reaction Engineering

This course covers core chemical engineering topics related to reaction engineering and thermodynamics. Chemical reaction engineering includes developing an understanding of chemical reaction rate, stoichiometry, reactor flow and residence time distributions as well as reactor design. The thermodynamics section covers volumetric properties of fluids, thermodynamic properties of pure fluids, solution thermodynamics, as well as phase and reaction equilibrium.

15 points

ENCH296, ENCH241

Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer

This is a key course in chemical engineering covering fluid mechanics and industrial applications, particle technology and heat transfer. These topics provide the knowledge and tools which enable the design and analysis of many chemical engineering processes.

15 points

ENCH292, ENCH293

Process Engineering Design 2

This course introduces students to key concepts of process design, including the detailed design of unit operations. The course builds on the topics covered in the 2nd year and ENCH390 Process Design 1 and begins to explores how unit operations can interact to shift the overall optimal operating conditions away from, say, the conditions that optimise a reactor alone. The course also extends the process safety concepts introduced in ENCH295 to cover quantitative analysis techniques and provides an introduction to materials engineering for chemical engineers. An introduction to engineering materials is also provided to guide students to select proper materials for their process design and future applications. Considering that most industry relies on technology, and the world is in patent war, an introduction to intellectual property will be given.

15 points

ENCH291

Process Engineering Laboratories

Laboratory and pilot-plant experiments, design and analysis of experiments using statistical methods, and computational tools useful for analysing data.

15 points

ENCH295

Chemical Engineering Separations 1

An introduction to the principles of equilibrium conditions and heat and mass transfer. Consistent methodology is applied to demonstrate how these principles are used to design and operate separation unit operations.

15 points

ENCH292