From preliminary design to completion of a chemical plant, there are approximately seven phases. Plant Design, usually the third phase, integrates all Chemical Engineering basic disciplines, and plays a major role in the success of a commercial venture. Students are expected to use their technical skills to meet technical, economic, and environmental specifications of selected projects. A creative approach is required as industrial data are often unavailable or uncertain. This course is designed to assist students in the speciality of scientific report writing.
Subjects covered include abstracts, surveys and thesis writing.
Integrated computer packages are used to assist the student in report writing. Offered as a three-hour lab every second week. A study of the principal methods of measuring temperature, pressure, vacuum, humidity, fluid flow, viscosity, liquid level, density, and specific gravity. The fundamentals of design and operation of each measurement method are studied. Laboratory to complement lectures.