NWNR100284 Process engineering I

Type
course with continuous assessment
Semester hours
3
Lecturer (assistant)
Missoni, Florian , Pfeifer, Christoph , Pröll, Tobias , Fleiß, Benjamin , Meyer, Alexander
Organisation
Chemical and Energy Engineering
Offered in
Wintersemester 2025/26
Languages of instruction
Deutsch
Content

Environmental and bio-resource managers are often involved in the planning, analysis, and optimization of supply chains. Along these supply chains, procedures and processes are used for the extraction, conversion, and processing of materials or products. Process engineering deals with the technical aspects of such supply chains in their entirety. Mechanical, thermal, and chemical processes are considered, as well as the equipment required for the processes.

Content structure of the Process Engineering I course:
1. Nature and significance of process engineering
2. Representation of processes using flow diagrams
3. Balancing of process units and process chains – mass balance and key figures
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Previous knowledge expected

High school graduation skills expected
Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)

Knowledge:

Students can describe the basic functions of important equipment in process engineering, such as pumps, compressors, heat exchangers, separators, etc.
Students are familiar with the basic rules for representing processes using flow diagrams (basic flow diagram, process flow diagram with and without additional information, piping and instrumentation flow diagram).

Skills:

Students can read and interpret process flow diagrams.
Students can draw flow diagrams for simple processes themselves and add information regarding flow rates, measurement and control technology.
Students can set up and calculate component-specific mass balances for process units and process chains.
Students can set up and calculate element-specific mass balances for process units and process chains.

Competences:

Graduates are able to discuss technical processes with experts in a qualified manner.
Graduates think in terms of mass balances and can therefore assess the plausibility of process proposals.
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You can find more details like the schedule or information about exams on the course-page in BOKUonline.