Course Description

CBE 317y Introduction to Plant Design and Safety

Fundamentals in process design and process flow diagram development will be introduced. Equipment design, selection, and costing will be discussed. A literature search is carried out by students on a proposed plant design project. Selected topics on engineering economics, safety and HAZOP will be covered. Students are expected to hand in a written report and make an oral presentation on their selected industrial process project.

Prerequisites: CBE 203a/b, 216 or Chemistry 213a/b and 223b

Corequisites: CBE 313a/b.

1 lecture hour, 1 tutorial hour, half course.

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