Overview

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Offerings

MURDOCH-S1-INT-2018-ONGOING

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Enrolment rules

MAS182 Applied Mathematics or MAS161 Calculus and Matrix Algebra; CHE140/PEC140 Introduction to Chemistry or CHE144/PEC144 Chemical Principles or ENG192 Energy, Mass and Flow.

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Learning outcomes

1.
Identify and explain most unit operations.
2.
Identify different process variables and perform engineering calculations.
3.
Perform material balance analysis for non-reactive processes.
4.
Perform material balance analysis for reactive processes.
5.
Estimate physical properties.
6.
Become familiar with Equations of State.
7.
Perform energy balance analysis for non-reactive processes.
8.
Perform simultaneous material and energy balance calculations.
9.
Perform a problem analysis properly.

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Additional information

Unit content:This unit covers the following topics: Topic 1: Introduction to processes and process variables, Topic 2: Fundamentals of material balances (including process classifications and types of balances), Topic 3: Material balance calculations for non-reactive systems, balances on multiple-unit processes (including recycle and bypass), Topic 4: Estimation of Physical properties (Equations of State), Topic 5: Energy and energy balances (including forms of energy, energy balances on closed systems, energy balances on open systems), Energy balance procedures (elements of energy balance calculations for non-reactive systems), Topic 6: Simultaneous material and energy balances, Topic 7: Material balance calculations for reactive systems.