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Chemical Engineering Fundamentals IA - CEF1501
Diploma Year module NQF level: 5 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Co-requisite: MAT1581, CHE181T
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to introduce students to chemical engineering calculations, chemical equations and its stoichiometry, and the basic concepts required in material balances. Students completing this module will gain the skills required in the application of these basic chemical engineering concepts to formulate and solve the material balance equation in batch, continuous as well as simple reactive and multistage systems
Drawing: Chemical Engineering IA - DRC1501
Diploma Year module NQF level: 5 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to introduce students to drawing techniques and dimensioning. Students completing this module will gain basic skills required for engineering communication with the aid of drawings. They will learn the basics of sketching, dimensioning, pictorial and orthographic drawing.
Materials Engineering - EMT1501
Diploma Year module NQF level: 5 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Co-requisite: CHE181T
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to allow students to develop competences and skills in the theory, properties and behaviour of engineering materials. It will teach students the theory, structure, properties, behaviour and application of engineering materials in various engineering fields. Students will be able to demonstrate the ability to understand and apply fundamental scientific theories and mathematical formulae to solve simple problems relating to structures of materials. This module is part of the Diploma in Chemical Engineering. Upon completion of this module student should be gain the competency to identify and evaluate, formulate and solve process related theory and structures of engineering materials.
Process Safety and Environmental Engineering - PSE1501
Diploma Year module NQF level: 5 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to ensure students realize the importance of safety and environmental aspects in the design and operation of chemical plants. Students will be introduced to the concepts and tools that are used to assess and improve the safety and environmental performance of a chemical process. This module is part of the Diploma in Chemical Engineering. Successful completion of this module will allow students to develop competencies required to identify process safety hazards and environmental issues in the chemical industry and implement preventative and corrective measures.
Chemical Engineering Design - CED3601
Diploma Year module NQF level: 6 Credits: 24
Module presented in English
Pre-requisite: CEF1501, CEF2601 Co-requisite: CET2601, SPP2601, REE2601, CPT2601
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to give students an appreciation of the various design decisions and the key steps involved in carrying out a process design. Students will learn how to prepare and present process flow diagrams and other necessary documentation necessary for design. Students will learn to select, size and estimate the cost of typical chemical engineering equipment. Students will also learn how to estimate the capital and operating costs of the plant and will also be introduced to methods used for economic evaluation of projects. Students will also be made aware of the environmental issues and safety aspects related to the design of processes. This module is part of the Diploma in Chemical Engineering.
Chemical Engineering Fundamentals IIB - CEF2601
Diploma Year module NQF level: 6 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Pre-requisite: MAT1581, CEF1501, CHE181T
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to introduce students to equations of state, such as the ideal gas law and thermodynamic laws, in particular, the principle of conservation of energy. Students completing this module will acquire the skills required in application of these concepts and laws to formulating and solving energy balance problems and combined material and energy balances in chemical engineering situations.
Chemical Engineering Practicals I - CEP2601
Diploma Year module NQF level: 6 Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Pre-requisite: CEF1501 Co-requisite: CEF2601, SPP2601, TPH2601, CET2601
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to provide students with an opportunity to apply their theoretical knowledge of chemical engineering principles by performing well-defined laboratory and pilot plant experiments in the fields of material and energy conservation, fluid flow, separations, and thermodynamics, and reaction engineering. Student will also gain exposure to working in teams.
Chemical Engineering Practicals II - CEP3601
Diploma Year module NQF level: 6 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Pre-requisite: CEP2601, CEF2601, SPP2601 Co-requisite: REE2601, PRC3601, MPP3601
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to provide students with an opportunity to apply their theoretical knowledge of chemical engineering principles by performing well-defined laboratory and pilot plant experiments in the fields of fluid flow, separations, thermodynamics, reaction engineering and process control. Student will also gain exposure to working in teams.
Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics - CET2601
Diploma Year module NQF level: 6 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Pre-requisite: MAT1581, CEF1501
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to introduce students to thermodynamic laws and other basic concepts of chemical thermodynamics. It will also provide students with the relevant theory required in application of these laws and concepts to solve thermodynamic related problems in practical cases. The emphasis of the module will be on problem solving. This module is part of the Diploma in Chemical Engineering. Students will discover that the network of equations learnt in thermodynamics will find application in a wide range of science and engineering problems which a chemical engineer will have to cope with in the industry.
Chemical Engineering Computational Techniques I - CPT2601
Diploma Year module NQF level: 6 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Pre-requisite: EUP1501
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to give students an introduction to computational tools that are used to numerically formulate and solve chemical engineering problems. In the first part of the module, students will learn advanced skills on how to use Microsoft Excel Spreadsheets with Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) as a mathematical modelling and simulation tool for process engineers. Emphasis will be placed on learning how to use VBA macro programming and Excel developer tools to develop process engineering modelling tools that are easy to share and use amongst chemical engineers in the industry. The module form part of the Diploma in Chemical Engineering.
Workplace- based Learning: Chemical Engineering - CWL3601
Diploma Year module NQF level: 6 Credits: 60
Module presented in English
Pre-requisite: TPH2601, REE2601, CPT2601 Co-requisite: PRC3601, MPP3601, CED3601, CEP3601
Purpose: Work-integrated learning refers to that component of coﾭoperative education that can only be conducted through a suitable and approved employer. This training provides students with an opportunity to apply their technical knowledge to relevant problem situations in industry, and to gain exposure to typical organizational culture, human relations and working conditions. With suitable guidance and supervision, the students will be taught to work independently and to develop an awareness of the ethics and requirements of industry. The students therefore have the opportunity to develop their talents and to equip themselves to take up their place as a citizen of this country by contributing to the well- being of society. Students would need to secure a placement in a chemical plant for a minimum period of six months. This module forms part of the Diploma in Chemical Engineering.
Work Directed Theoretical Learning: Chemical Engineering - CWL3602
Diploma Year module NQF level: 6 Credits: 60
Module presented in English
Pre-requisite: TPH2601, REE2601, CPT2601 Co-requisite: PRC3601, MPP3601, CED3601, CEP3601
Purpose: Work-integrated learning refers to that component of co-operative education that can only be conducted through a suitable and approved employer /institution. This training provides students with an opportunity to apply their technical knowledge to relevant problem situations in industry, and to gain exposure to typical organizational culture, human relations and working conditions.
Mineral Processing Principles - MPP3601
Diploma Year module NQF level: 6 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Pre-requisite: MAT1581, CEF1501, CEF2601 Co-requisite: SPP2601
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to introduce the fundamental principles of the various mineral separations principles to students. It is essential for students to have a fundamental understanding of the important unit operations used for separation in the mineral processing industry. This course covers gravity concentration, fluidization, dense medium separation, flotation, magnetic separation, electrical sorting and leaching. The knowledge obtained in this module will enable students to assess, analyse and dimension, mineral processing unit operations. This module is the part of Diploma in Chemical Engineering.
Process Control - PRC3601
Diploma Year module NQF level: 6 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Pre-requisite: MAT1581, CEF1501 Co-requisite: CEF2601
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to provide an overview of the fundamental concepts underlying control systems and instrumentation equipment that are utilised within the modern industrial process plant. Successful completion of this module will allow students to develop basic competences and skills in the design, selection, installation and operation of process control and instrumentation equipment within a chemicals processing environment. This module is part of the Diploma in Chemical Engineering. The learners will be equipped with basic skills to enable the safe operation of process plants.
Reaction Engineering - REE2601
Diploma Year module NQF level: 6 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Pre-requisite: MAT1581, CEF1501, CHE181T Co-requisite: MAT2691, CEF2601, CET2601
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to introduce the student to basic concepts of chemical reaction engineering. The student will first learn to perform unsteady state material balances, stoichiometric and reaction equilibrium calculations before being introduced to the basics of reaction kinetics that will be applied to derive ideal reactor models. This module is part of the Diploma in Chemical Engineering. This module will develop competency in the design, analysis and operation of chemical reactors.
Separation Principles IA - SPP2601
Diploma Year module NQF level: 6 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Pre-requisite: MAT1581, CEF1501 Co-requisite: CEF2601
Purpose: The purposeof this module is to introduce the student the fundamental principles of that apply to the separation of chemical mixtures. The separation processes discussed in this module including both equilibrium and dynamic modelling and a brief overview of representative industrial processes. It is essential for students to have a fundamental understanding of the important unit operations used in separation, which they will encounter in chemical industry processes. This course covers ideal binary distillation, single effect evaporation, adsorption, gas absorption/stripping, and drying. The knowledge obtained in this course will assist students with operating and troubleshooting these unit operations in a chemical plant. This module is the part of Diploma in Chemical Engineering.
Transport Phenomena IA - TPH2601
Diploma Year module NQF level: 6 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Pre-requisite: MAT1581, CEF1501 Co-requisite: CEF2601
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to enable the student to apply the basic principles of fluid mechanics to solve practical problems. The student will also be equipped with sound knowledge of the fundamentals of mass transfer operations, understanding of molecular diffusion in fluids and know how to evaluate mass transfer coefficients. In this module, students will also gain sound knowledge of the basic heat transfer phenomena, which includes an analysis of heat conduction, concepts of heat convection and basic radiative heat transfer
Chemical Engineering Practicals III - CEP3701
Advanced Diploma Year module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Co-requisite: PRC3701, TPH3701, SPP3701, REE3701, TDA3701
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to enable students to define and conduct laboratory and pilot plant experiments of broadly-defined problems in the fields of fluid flow, separarions, thermodynamics, reaction engineering and process control. Student will also gain exposure to working in teams. This module forms part of the Advanced Diploma in Chemical Engineering. The competencies acquired from this module contribute to the development of skills in experimental investigation.
Chemical Engineering Computational Techniques II - CPT3701
Advanced Diploma Year module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Co-requisite: MAT3700
Purpose: The purposse of this module is to equip the student with numerical techniques so that s/he can select and apply them to solve broadly defined Chemical Engineering problems for which analytical solutions are not possible. Students will also learn how to implement these techniques using computer software. This module is part of the Advanced Diploma in Chemical Engineering. By completing this module the student will be able to use and select appropriate techniques for the prediction and modeling of broadly-defined Chemical engineering problems, with an understanding of the error introduced into such a solution because it is a numerical approximation rather than an exact analytical solution.
Chemical Process Design Principles - PDP3701
Advanced Diploma Year module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Co-requisite: TPH3701, SPP3701
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to provide students with a critical understanding of the principles and tools that can be utilised for the various stages of process design. In particular emphasis will be placed on the conceptual design stage. Students will be able to utilise systematic methods and tools to generate and screen process flow sheets. These tools include process integration (such as mass and energy integration), pollution prevention and waste minimization. Students will apply optimization techniques to process design problems. The detailed design of the process equipment will also be performed. This module is part of the Advanced Diploma in Chemical Engineering. The competencies contribute to the development of process and product design skills of technologists in Southern Africa, Africa and globally.
Process Design Project - PDP3702
Advanced Diploma Year module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Co-requisite: PDP3701, SPP3701, REE3701, TDA3701, CPT3701
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to enable the student to apply scientific and engineering principles that they have learnt in previous modules to the design of chemical processes. The student should be able to perform full process mass and energy balances for a given flowsheet with allowance for chemical reaction, separation, heat exchange or other unit process. Student will size and cost various equipment, quantity the environmental impact of the process and incorporate safety and health issues into the design.
Advanced Process Control - PRC3701
Advanced Diploma Year module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Co-requisite: MAT3700
Purpose: The purpose of this Advanced Process Control course is to enable students to develop process models and analyse the dynamic behaviour of these models. The design and analysis of feedback control systems will be presented.Furthermore, advanced process control methods will be discussed. This module forms part of the Advanced Diploma in Chemical Engineering. Students will develop skills that enable the safe and profitable operation of modern processes while satisfying the plant quality standards.
Advanced Reaction Engineering - REE3701
Advanced Diploma Year module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Co-requisite: MAT3700, CPT3701
Purpose: This module aims to illustrate chemical reaction engineering principles and applications in process and product development. These include but are not limited to the evaluation of reaction rates from mechanisms and experimental data, qualification of pertinent transport, flow and mixing effects and the design of heterogeneous reactors. This module forms part of the Advanced Diploma in Chemical Engineering. On completion of this module students will develop competencies in the design of chemical reactors via synthesis of chemical kinetics, transport phenomena, and mass and energy balances.
Separation Principles IIB - SPP3701
Advanced Diploma Year module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: The aim of this module is to deepen the students' knowledge of separation principles by focussing on multicomponent gas absorption/stripping, extraction, crystallization and multiple-effect evaporation operations. Efficient short-cut methods for multi-components separations will be explored and thereafter the principles behind accurate numerical solution procedures for multicomponent distillation and absorption/stripping processes will be briefly introduced. The basic design principles and optimal process stages for multiple stage evaporation and crystallization processes will be considered. This module is part of the Advanced Diploma in Chemical Engineering. The knowledge obtained in this course will assist students with troubleshooting, optimisation and designing of a complex separation systems in a chemical plant.
Applied Thermodynamics - TDA3701
Advanced Diploma Year module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to enable the students to apply thermodynamics to solve a broad range of engineering problems. The students will develop a good understanding of heating cycles, refrigeration cycles, gas turbines, steam turbines, expansion and compression of gases and steam cycles such as the Rankine cycle for electricity generation. Students will also be able to analyse and evaluate the efficiency of these various cycles and systems. This module is part of the Advanced Diploma in Chemical Engineering. The module emphasizes understanding rather than memorising, in order to stimulate creative thinking and the development of innovative skills amongst students in the field of thermodynamics.
Transport Phenomena II - TPH3701
Advanced Diploma Year module NQF level: 7 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Co-requisite: MAT3700
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to enable students to develop an understanding of the basic principles of fluid flow, heat transfer and mass transfer, in order to apply these principles in solving practical problems. Elements of fluid flow, heat transfer and mass tranfer are present in nearly all process equipment, and thus it is important for all students of chemical engineering to master the fundamentals of these transport phenomena. This module is a part of the Advanced Diploma in Chemical Engineering qualification. The module provideds students with the engineering methods and tools to design chemical engineering unit operations.
Biochemical Engineering - BCE4801
Honours Year module NQF level: 8 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to enable students to apply chemical engineering principles and concepts to the synthesis and analysis of biologically-based processes and products. In particular, the concepts of thermodynamics, kinetics, mass and heat transfer will be applied to enzyme catalysis, microbial growth, bioreactor design, and bio-separations. Furthermore, students will gain a good understanding of bilogical concepts, in particular, the structure and function of cell, enzyme structure and function, and molecular biology.
Chemical Analytical Techniques - CAT4801
Honours Year module NQF level: 8 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: This module will provide students with the knowlwdge of the characterization techniques and method development for the qualitative and quantitative analysis of compounds. This will further enhance the students' understanding of principles behind Chemical Analytical Techniques and how to apply them in different chemical scenarios.
Engineering Economics IV - EEC4801
Honours Year module NQF level: 8 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: the subject of economics has much to do with the optimal utilisation od scarce resources. Engineering involves the cost-efective utilisation of technological and scientific knowledge and skills to benefit humanity. If solutions to engineering problems are not cost-effective, it has little use for society in general. The purpose of this module is to expose engineering students to the main concepts and techniques of engineering economics. This module will be useful to students as well as technical people such as engineers, technologists and scientists who want to undertake more advanced studies or research that are of techno-economic nature and whre the optimisation and/or economic viability of processes and ststems are required.
Environmental Process Engineering and Design - EPE4801
Honours Year module NQF level: 8 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to enable students to apply chemical engineering prnciples and concepts to complex environmental engineering challenges present in the chemical industry. strategies for pollution prevention and pollution treatment will be developed. In particular, air pollution control techniques, and water and wastewater pollution treatment will be evaluated. Furthermore, students will be able to assess and design environmental engineering unit operations, in particular, cyclones, electrostatic precipitators, Venturi scrubbers, baghouses, coagulation and flocculation, lime soda softening, membrane technologies, disinfection, chlorination, UV and ozone and biological treatment.
Chemical Engineering Design Project - HRCEN82
Honours Year module NQF level: 8 Credits: 36
Module presented in English
Purpose: This module serves as a capstone module, where students will rigorously apply all chemical engineering principles that they have learnt in previous modules to the sythesis and analysis of a chemical process. The student will need to be able to reserch and formulate a process flowsheet and then perform full process mass and energy balances with allowances for chemical reaction, separation, heat exchange or other unit process. The students will also be required to perform a detailed economic evaluation of the developed process flowsheet. The student will then need to apply techniques of proper academic report writing to present and discuss their design. This module is part of the Bachelor of Engineering Technology Honours degree in Cheminal Engineering. This module module will enable students to develop competencies in applying mathematical and scientific principles to the design, development and operational evaluationof systems employing chemical processes.
Chemical Engineering Research Project - HRCEN83
Honours Year module NQF level: 8 Credits: 36
Module presented in English
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to allow the student to critically analyze and apply the mathematical and scientific principles that s/he has learnt in the previous Chemical Engineering modules by researching a complex engineering topic. The topic should lead to an investigation or experimental study which is typical of what the graduate would enconter in an employment situation shortly after graduation. The student should explore the research literature: conceptualize experiments; obtain, analyze and interpret experimental data; draw valid conclusions and understand the limitation of applying these conclusions to situations or contexts outside of the experimental sey-up.The objective of this research project is to produce new knowledge or insight into a phenomenon. This module is part of the Bachelor of Engineering Technology Honours degree in Cheminal Engineering. By completing this project, the student will also be equipped to engage in independent and life-long learning through well-developed learning skills.
Sustainable Energy Sources and Technologies - SET4801
Honours Year module NQF level: 8 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to enable students to critically reflect on the field of energy sustainability and renewable energy technologies. qualifying students will be able to assess current and potential future energy systems, covering resources, extraction, conversion and end-use technologies, with emphasis on meeting South African and global energy needs in the 21st century in a sustainable manner. Various renewable and cenvetional energy production technologies, energy end-use practicers and alternatives, and consumption practices in different countries will be appraised. Students will learn a quantitative framework to aid in evaluation and analysis of energy techology system proposala in the context of engineering, political, social, economic, and environmental goals.