PRRE1003

PRRE1003: Resources, Processes and Materials Engineering

Science and Engineering

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About this Unit

This unit introduces the whole-of-life cycle of resources and the underlying flow of materials, established and emerging, from their origins on to extraction, processing, selecting, applying and disposal. The unit approaches engineering decision making regarding resources as an ethical and technical systems-thinking process. A key ability that students should gain on completing this unit is to select potential materials for a given application, accounting for the suitability of their properties as well as their impact on society and the environment. Material and energy balances are introduced to quantify the resources consumed in the chemical, metallurgical, physical and biological processes associated with transforming resources and energy into end products. The origin and extraction, physical and chemical processing, sustainable use and disposal of resources are illustrated with case studies of different resources encountered across engineering disciplines, for example: metals and alloys, polymers, glasses, ceramics and composites. Foundational experiments spanning chemical processes, material properties and metallurgy support the syllabus. Assessments provide opportunities to demonstrate academic integrity and communication skills.

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Unit Details

Credits25

Contact Hours4 Weekly

Result TypeGrade/Mark

AreaWASM: Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering (WASM-MECE) (1155)

Field of Education030300 Process and Resources Engineering (Narrow Grouping)

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Tuition Pattern

Lecture1 x 2 hours weekly
Science Laboratory3 x 3 hours semesterly
Workshop1 x 2 hours weekly

Prerequisites

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BH-ADVSCIv3Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours)Concurrent
BB-CENCHMv4Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering) (Honours), Bachelor of Science (Chemistry)Concurrent
BB-CENEXMv4Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering) (Honours), Bachelor of Science (Extractive Metallurgy)Concurrent
BB-CCEMNv3Bachelor of Engineering (Civil and Construction Engineering) (Honours), Bachelor of Science (Mining)Concurrent
BH-ENGRv4Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)Concurrent
BB-ENGCOMv6Bachelor of Engineering (Honours), Bachelor of CommerceConcurrent
BB-ENINNOv3Bachelor of Engineering (Honours), Bachelor of InnovationConcurrent
BB-ENGSCIv3Bachelor of Engineering (Honours), Bachelor of ScienceConcurrent
B-MTDSCv1Bachelor of Multidisciplinary ScienceConcurrent
B-SCNCEv8Bachelor of Science (Science)Concurrent
UH-ENGRv1Undergraduate Certificate in EngineeringConcurrent

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