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Code
SE-PRO1
Version
4.0
Offered by
Supply Engineering
ECTS
5
Prerequisites
Main purpose
To provide students with an understanding of 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 Block flow diagrams and Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams for an existing plant
- Demonstrate skills in calculating mass balances
- Identify relevant sensors and instruments in the process system
- Make design decisions and evaluate alternative designs
- Analyze acquired data and suggest optimizations
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:
Process Technology Equipment & Systems 4th ed.
ISBN 9781285444581
Evaluation
Examination
Exam prerequisites:
None
Type of exam:
Ongoing tests in the form of one oral assignment and two written assignments and a final exam in the form of an oral assignment.
All four weighing 25%.
Internal assessment
Tools allowed:
N/A
Re-exam:
Individual oral exam, 20 minutes, internal assessment.
Grading criteria
Grading based on the Danish 7-point scale
Additional information
Responsible
Lone Tang and Henrik Bjørn
Valid from
01-08-2023 00:00:00
Course type
Keywords
mass balance, process diagrams, unit operations, data requisition and processing, instrumentation, process control