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The general scope of design. Factors influencing the cost of products. Process evaluation. Block diagrams. Mass and energy balances. Process flowsheets. Flowsheet symbols, engineering flowsheets symbols, engineering flowsheets, mechanical flow diagram, utility flowsheets. Presentation and discussion of real design problems. Design codes and standards, design information and databases. Computer software packages (Aspen Hysys, PV Elite, Chem Cad). Selection between packed and plate towers and column internals. Detailed design procedures for distillation, extraction and absorption and costing. the applicability of these methods to vacuum and high-pressure operation. Mechanical design of columns including foundation and supporting structures.

Reasons for scale-up and basic principles. Heat exchanger system. Design and scale-up of jacketed vessels and shell-and-tube heat exchangers. Fluid flow system: scale-up of pumps and pipe networks for laminar and turbulent flow Liquid-mixing systems. General principles of scale-up and the use of pilot plant data. Optimization of plant dimensions, operating conditions, and the economics of alternatives. Plant layout of petrochemical plant. Design codes and standards, design information, and databases for heat exchanger designs. Plant Costing. Computer software packages required (ASPEN HYSYS, ASPEN PLUS, PV ELITE). PRE: PCE 413

Introduction to process dynamics and control; review of mathematical tools needed for modeling and simulation. Process dynamics: review of Laplace transforms. Transient behavior of I5', 2nd, and higher-order systems. Components of a control system; operation and design. Basic control actions, valves. Transfer functions. Use of block diagrams. Systems response to the impulse. Step and sinusoidal inputs. Derivation of dynamics equations for simple instruments-thermometers, liquid level, and manometer. Dynamic equations for control of simple models-mixing vessels, single CSTR and CSTR in series, PFR. Distillation and absorbers columns; Stability analysis/frequency response analysis; design of feedback controllers based on transient response criteria; design of feedback controllers- based on frequency response criteria. Design of model-based controllers such as IMC, DMC etc. Applications of control to petrochemical plants PREG. Minimum Academic Standards Equipment List of Laboratories/Workshops and Some Equipment/ Instruments/ Tools Expected in them Unit Operation Laboratory Batch Drying Unit, liquid-solid Rotary Filtration Unit; Spray Dryer, Wetted Disc Absorption Column, Apex Drier, Vacuum Distillation Unit, Double Effect Evaporator, Drying Ovens, Tray Drier Unit, Packed Tower Gas/Liquid Unit. Fluidized Bed Unit Distillation Unit Solid/Liquid Extraction Unit, Batch Reactor Assembly, Starch Hydrolyzing and Distillation Unit Process Development /Petroleum testing Laboratory Analytical equipment: viscosimeters, hydrometers, colorimeter, moisture balance, refractometer, pH meter, conductivity meter, flash and cloud point apparatus, fluid bed dryer, autoclave, cutting mill, vacuum pump, weighing balance, bomb and colorimeter, Soxhlet extractor, automated pressure, automated pH control process, automated temperature. Process rig, gas chromatograph, atomic absorption spectroscopy AAS, scanning electron microscope. Reaction, catalysis, and petrochemical analysis laboratory Gyratory shaker, stuart with accessory, laboratory oven, water bath, rotary evaporator, autoclave, centrifuge, liquid chemical reactor reaction vessel with pressure gauge, vacuum pump, batch reactors, reaction distillation unit, electric heating mantle and electromagnetic stirrer, burettes, pipette, beakers, laboratory chemicals. Computer/Animation Laboratory The computer laboratory should have at least 50 PCs and at least three petrochemical engineering software (ASPEN HYSYS packages, CHEMCAD, POYMATH, MATLAB) plus AutoCAD installed. Animation videos on several petrochemical plants such as the production of polymers. Fuel blending, pyrolysis of seeds to fuel oil. Ethylene glycol, ethylene acetate, production of sulphuric, phosphoric fertilizers. Production of gasoline, naphtha, kerosene, fuel, and lubricating oils, paraffin wax, asphalt etc. Inclusion of LabView software on the PCs. (LABVIEW Stands for Laboratory Virtual Instrumentation Engineering Workbench). It is mostly used for automating the usage of processing and measuring equipment in all the laboratory setup. It is used in the field of industrial automation, instrument control, data acquisition and more). Inclusion of SCILAB software (SCILAB is a numerical computation package that is very important in instrumentation and control engineering. It is also used in data analysis, signal processing, simulation of fluid dynamics and image enhancement). Staffing Academic Staff The NUC guidelines on staff/student ratio of 1:15 for Engineering and Technology departments shall apply. However, there should be a minimum of six full-time equivalents of Staff in the department. There is need to have a reasonable number of Staff with doctoral degrees as well as sufficient industrial experience. With a minimum load of 15 Units per semester for students and a minimum of six full-time equivalent of staff in each programme, staff should have a maximum of 15 contact hours per week for lectures, tutorials, practical’s and supervision of projects. NUC requirement encourages all academic staff to have PhD degrees; hence appointment of academic staff is preferably to the Lecturer cadre. Only in exceptional cases are candidates with great promise appointed to Graduate Assistant and Assistant Lecturer positions for the purpose of being developed to the Lecturer cadre as registered PhD candidates. Academic Support Personnel Teaching Assistant/Demonstrators to help lecturers in the conduct of tutorials, practical’s and field work. This category of personnel is not expected to be regular staff as they are to be paid on the basis of approved hourly rate. Administrative Support Staff The services of the administrative support staff are indispensable in the proper administration of the departments and faculty offices. It is important to recruit very competent senior staff that are computer literate. Technical Support Personnel The services of technical support staff, which are indispensable in the proper running of laboratories and workshop/studios are required. It is important to recruit very competent senior technical staff to maintain teaching and research equipment. They are also to undergo regular training to keep them abreast of developments in equipment operation and maintenance. The minimum of academic staff to technical staff ratio of 5:1 should be maintained. Minimum Number of Staff Subject to the general standards specified by NUC: 1. there should be a minimum of two PhDs and four M.Eng degree holders full-time academic staff to mount the programme; 2. each workshop or laboratory should have an adequate number of staff with the right mix, such that each unit or section in that workshop or laboratory can run efficiently; and 3. there should be an adequate number of administrative staff of the appropriate caliber for the office of the Head of Department to run. Student/Staff Ratio The minimum staff-to-student ratio should be 1:15 from 200 level to 500 level. Library There must be adequate library facilities to cater for the interest of all the programmes in the faculty. These include current journals, handbooks, textbooks, manuals, codes of practice, standards and specifications in sufficient numbers. Classrooms, Laboratories, Workshops, Clinics and Offices The following are the NUC requirements for various physical spaces: Academic m2 Professor’s office 18.50 Head of Department’s office 18.50 Tutorial teaching staff space 13.50 Other teaching staff space 7.00 Technical staff space 7.00 Science staff research laboratory 16.50 Engineering staff research laboratory 14.50 Seminar space per student 1.85 Drawing office space (A.O. Board) (per student) 4.60 Drawing office space (A.I. Board) (per student) 3.70 Laboratory space 7.50 Non-academic Secretarial space 7.00 Office Facilities S/No Office No in Room Facilities 1. HOD 1 Table, chairs, A/C, filing cabinet, bookshelves, computer unit, Secretary and facilities. 2. Professor 1 Table, chairs, A/C, filing cabinet, bookshelves, computer unit, Secretary and facilities. 3. Reader 1 Table, chairs, A/C, filing cabinet, bookshelves, computer unit. 4. Senior 1 Table, chairs, A/C, filing cabinet, bookshelves, Lecturer computer unit. 5. Lecturer I 2 Table, chairs, fan, filing cabinet, bookshelves. 6. Lecturer II 3 Table, chairs, fan, filing cabinet, bookshelves

Measuring instruments for level, pressure, flow, temperature and physical properties. Chemical composition analysers. Measurement. Gas chromatograph. Mass Spectrometer. Sampling systems. Description and use of current instrumentation such as atomic spectroscopy, infra-Red spectroscopy, High Performance Liquid Chromatography, Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)

Use of computational tools to solve models and implicit equations covering transfer, separation, chemical reactions and thermodynamic systems involving steady and unsteady state. Process simulation using the HYSYS software or any other process simulation software, including ASPEN, MATLAB, Geogebra, Winplot, ESES.

Definition and scope of industrial engineering works; procurement methods of industrial engineering contracts: Joint venture/management contracting/ turnkey; PPP/PFI; Contractor-led procurement. Financing of industrial engineering works: Feasibility studies, Letter of credits, technological licensing and patents. Documentation of industrial engineering contracts. Introduction to Standard Methods of Measurement for Industrial Engineering Construction (SMMIEC). Introduction to international construction measurement standards; Introduction to the relevant sections of BESMM4R. Measurement and description of industrial engineering works in the following areas: Oil and gas: extraction/production, flow stations and oil pipelines, refinery, distribution (equipment, piping and storage). Power and Telecommunication: power generation – hydro, gas, wind, thermal; power transmission. Power distribution, Sustainable energy - biomass, solar, inverter), telecommunication, landline - analogue and digital modes, mobile telecommunication - control systems, cabling, mast and the likes. Mining and Quarrying: mining (iron ore), steel rolling mill, open cast mining, production - iron furnace, cast iron, alloy, wrought iron, mining (bauxite), aluminium smelting and production plant, mining (limestone), cement production, packaging and distribution associated piping and accessories, quarrying. Agro-allied Factories: canning and bottling plant. Paper and pulp manufacturing plant. Ginnery and textile plant, sugar and salt refineries, fertilizers and processing, food and beverages processing plant. Associated piping and accessories. Pharmaceutical and chemical production factories: chemical and paint manufacturing, pharmaceutical plant, Petrochemical plant. Associated piping and accessories, Electronic and Computer production factories: production plant, Hardware, piping and accessories. Water and Waste Water treatment plant: water treatment plant, and waste water treatment plant, piping and accessories. Production of bill of quantities for the measured works using manual method, the use of MS Excel and dedicated computer software. Site visits, use of construction pictures and video diaries to aid students’ understanding of the sequence of construction works being measured. QTS 503: Advanced Construction Economics (2Units C: LH 30) Learning Outcomes At the end of this course, students should be able to: (Use measurable outcomes. All the points below need to be revised. Presently, they are not tenable) 1. Gain an awareness and understanding of the latest RIBA plan of work and the RICS New Rules of Measurement 2 (NMR2) as applicable to preparing preliminary cost estimates or budgetary estimates for construction projects; 2. Understand theory and principles of cost control, total cost appraisal, Life Cycle Costing (LCC) and whole life costing (WLC); 3. Develop the knowledge and skill for preparing preliminary estimate, cost plan and cost control; 4. Develop the knowledge and skill for identifying, costing and managing risk in construction; and 5. Develop the knowledge and skill required for practical value management and value engineering. Course Contents Preliminary estimate, using the RICS new rules of measurement 2 (NMR2); cost planning during feasibility, outline proposals and scheme design stages. Importance of control over expenditure: Cost control during inception, feasibility and outline proposal stages. Cost control during scheme design and detail design stages. Real life project exercises on cost planning and control, leading to contract sum prediction. The concept of cost in use/ whole life costing: present and future payments, time value of money; maintenance and running cost; Life of building and components including effects of errors in prediction. Application of operational research to building procurement. Post contract cost control: project baseline cash flow forecast, post contract cost control using earned value analysis. Risk management in construction: risk identification methods, risk analysis methods (quantitative and qualitative), risk response strategies. Value management & value engineering in construction: definitions and distinction between value management and value engineering; distinction between cost cutting and value management; value management methodology. Value engineering job plan; value management methods: the 40-hr workshop, the charette. Value management techniques: Functional Analysis System Technique (FAST), SMART (Simple Multi-attribute Rating Technique (SMART), brainstorming, value matrices; project intervention and value management opportunity points; critical success factors in value management. Seminar presentation on new trends in construction economics. Introduction to design thinking as problem solving approach that impacts on economy of construction

This course teaches the various traditional and modern techniques of showcasing finished products and projects. Designing, finishing, packaging and presentation of graphic products and multimedia projects are the focus of this course. Students will be exposed to techniques such as framing, mounting, hanging, assemblage, suspension, mimicking, leaning, coupling, flood lighting illumination. Two dimensional representations, sequential analysis with photography, combined with sound recording, chart diagram and other visual materials in conference halls, studios, stage, exhibition halls, event centres are core. Analysis of problems and solutions of visual production, preservation and presentation as well as the use of other artistic tricks and improvisation as techniques for visual design presentation are also encouraged.

The course bridges the concepts of sculpture as art and as a craft. It appropriates the sculptural processes of carving, modelling throwing and assemblage to lathe-machined pieces in wood, plastics, and metals. An introduction to the course shall engage skills in technical drawing. Assignments focus on rudimentary practices in conceptualizing, sketching models, computer simulation of models leading to product development and execution. Included is foundry practice involving the mechanics of the furnace and melting techniques, equipment and tools for ferrous and non-ferrous metal casting and principles of modelled cast products. Studio practice focuses on industrial metal casting processes, emphasizing shell mould and investment mould casting, sand casting, cores, core prints, core boxes, moulds; i.e. sand moulding; green/damp moulds, skin dry moulds, and skin dry moulds.

Simple Inventory control Methods with deterministic and stochastic demand. The EOQ Model. lot sizing. supply chain management. Scheduling. Materials Requirement Planning (MRP). Just- in-Time models. Pull Control Systems and Aggregate Planning.

This course is basically to expose the students to some of the topics learnt in Fundamental of Reservoir Engineering, Production Engineering 1: Darcy’s Law, Emulsion Treatment, Sand Consolidation. It is expected that all the main equipment in use would be fabricated.