Course Title: Transfer Processes
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Transfer Processes
Credit Points: 12.00
Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
PROC2085 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
120H Civil, Environmental & Chemical Engineering |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 1 2007, Sem 1 2008, Sem 1 2009, Sem 1 2010, Sem 1 2011, Sem 1 2012, Sem 1 2013, Sem 1 2014, Sem 1 2015, Sem 1 2016 |
PROC2085 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
172H School of Engineering |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 1 2017, Sem 1 2018, Sem 1 2019, Sem 1 2020, Sem 1 2021, Sem 1 2022, Sem 1 2023 |
Course Coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Daniel Lester
Course Coordinator Phone: first contact via email
Course Coordinator Email: daniel.lester@rmit.edu.au
Course Coordinator Location: Building 10, Level 10, Room 17
Course Coordinator Availability: by appointment
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
PROC2079 Fluid and Particle Mechanics
PROC2082 Heat and Mass Transfer
Course Description
The course provides tools to carry out the process design of operations involving mass transfer. The subject matter covers treatment of separation processes based on the concepts of stage wise and differential mass transfer. Process design integrates knowledge from other courses (for example PROC2089 Process Plant Design and Economics and PROC2090 Process Control and Simulation) to enable appropriate equipment design. Extensive use is made of industrial examples and analogies between the various transport mechanisms to encourage lateral thinking.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
This course contributes to the following Program Learning Outcomes for BH079 Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering) (Honours) and associated double degrees for students who commenced their program prior to 2023:
1.1 Comprehensive, theory based understanding of the underpinning natural and physical sciences and the engineering fundamentals applicable to the engineering discipline
This course contributes to the following Program Learning Outcomes for BH079 Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering) (Honours) and associated double degrees for students who commenced their program in 2023:
- PLO1: Demonstrate an in-depth understanding and knowledge of fundamental engineering and scientific theories, principles and concepts and apply advanced technical knowledge in specialist domain of engineering.
On completion of this course you should be able to:
- Determine the number of trays for a binary distillation tower
- Calculate the height requirements for a water cooling tower
- Conduct process design calculations for mass transfer operations of driers/drying processes
- Undertake process design calculations for mass transfer operations of liquid-liquid extraction
Overview of Learning Activities
A detailed weekly lecture plan is available for download from Canvas. Teacher directed learning activities involve scheduled lecture and tutorial sessions. Lectures will provide a guide to the main concepts of selected topics, whereas tutorials will provide examples and guidance in calculation methods. The scheduled lectures, tutorials, and directed reading are designed to develop your knowledge and skills in selected topics.
Total study hours: You will average between 2 to 3 hours per week in teacher directed hours including tutorials. You are expected to spend an additional 4 to 6 hours per week reviewing pre-recorded lecture materials, preparing assessments and independent study.
Overview of Learning Resources
You will be provided access to lecture notes, tutorials (plus solutions), lecture videos and other materials, when applicable.
Support can also be found at RMIT Library Guides: http://rmit.libguides.com/chemicaleng
Overview of Assessment
☒This course has no hurdle requirements.
Assessment tasks: Task 1: Tutorial (8 class activities) (25%) This assessment task supports CLOs 1-4 Task 2: Open Book online Formative Quiz (15%)(worked solutions will be uploaded and marked) This assessment task supports CLOs 1-2 Task 3: Open Book online MCQ (20%) This assessment task supports CLO 1 Task 4: Project (40%)
This assessment task supports CLOs 1-4