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 Process Design & Economics - CHEN3067
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Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 3
 
 
EFTSL: 0.062 (more info)
 
 
Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: CEIC2110, CEIC2130, MATH2030
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
  

Description

Process development: All activities required from the conception of the idea to produce a product through to the finalisation of the process flow diagram including process selection and evaluation, process design and process representation. Process economics: Capital and operating costs of a process plants. Fixed and variable costs. Break-even analysis. Cost estimation methods. Project financing. Process materials: The use, performance limits and selection of metals, plastics, refractories, ceramics and glass in construction of process plants. Corrosion, strength of materials, use of codes and standards.

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