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Code
SE-PRO1
Version
3.0
Offered by
Supply Engineering
ECTS
5
Prerequisites
Main purpose
To provide students with an understanding of material processes and fundamentals of process engineering disciplines in the fields of drinking water, waste water and district heating including suggestions for optimizations.
Knowledge
The student will become familiar with process principles, gain knowledge about specific unit operations, gain knowledge about instrumentation and components, understand industrial control systems and process optimization.
Skills
After completion of the course the student will be able to:
- Prepare Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams for an existing plant
- Demonstrate skills in calculating mass balances
- Identify relevant sensors and instruments in the process system
- Calculate residence time distribution in reactors
- Make design decisions and evaluate alternative designs
- Analyze acquired data and suggest optimizations
- Calculate key parameters of heat exchangers
Competences
After completion of the course the student will be able to:
- Analyze processes in a supply plant
- Suggest potential optimization initiatives
Topics
Teaching methods and study activities
137.5 hours of work for the student, 4 lessons per week for 12 weeks with a total of 56 lessons.
Lectures are supplemented with individual exercises / presentations / group exercises / demonstrations / homework.
Resources
Course literature is a selection of chapters from various textbooks, technical papers and notes from the instructors plus the following book, which will be handed out first day of class:
Process Technology Equipment & Systems 4th ed.
ISBN 9781285444581
Evaluation
Examination
Prerequisites:
Course attendance incl. lab exercises min 75%
Type of examination:
Assessed on the basis of two oral assignments and one written assignment during the course and one final test in the form of a written course assignment. All four weighing equally.
Internal assessment
Allowed tools:
NA
Re-exam:
Oral re-exam based upon a subject found by draw, 20 min. with no preparation.
Internal assessment
Grading criteria
Grading based on the Danish 7-point scale
Additional information
Responsible
Allan Abildskov and Lone Tang
Valid from
8/1/2022 12:00:00 AM
Course type
Keywords
mass balance, process diagrams, unit operations, data requisition, instrumentation, residence time, optimization, process control