Course Syllabus

INSTRUCTOR

ASSISTANT

MEETING

This course will be held in person. An online alternative is not available.
Lecture Tu+Th 10:45-12:05 in Gardner Commons 3680
(will likely move to MEB 4550 after the first class or two)

COURSE
MATERIALS

Material from a variety of sources will be used throughout the course, and will be made available to students via Canvas. It is not necessary to purchase any textbooks.

COURSE
DESCRIPTION

Practical Industrial Process Engineering is targeted to junior and senior-level undergraduate students as well as MS students, and covers topics that are valued in industry and especially relevant for interns or graduates working as process or design engineers. Students will learn practical aspects of computer aided design, chemical processing equipment operations, instrumentation and programmable logic control, and will be introduced to engineering software and tools commonly used in industry. Classes will include lectures, hands-on training and presentations by invited speakers.

Topics include:

• Overview of industrial processing
• Fabrication drawings and CAD tools
• Piping systems – design and fabrication
• Process diagrams – interpretation and design
• High voltage electric power
• Process instrumentation, measurements and control
• Process control systems such as OPTO-22
• Basics of welding and machining
• Advanced Excel including VBA programming
   

LEARNING
OBJECTIVES

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. Create parts, assemblies and fabrication drawings in CAD programs such as SolidWorks
2. Create and interpret process flow diagrams and piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs)
3. Understand piping systems including sizing and connection options.
4. Understand single, split-phase and 3-phase electric power.
5. Be familiar with types of process instrumentation and control signals and choose appropriate instruments for process measurements
6. Design and program basic process control systems using systems such as OPTO 22.
7. Program in Visual Basic and integrate VBA subroutines into Excel and other MS Office programs
    

GRADING

The grading breakdown is shown below.

All pasted grades are final. As with all classes, the best way to ensure a good grade is to actively participate in class, learn the material, turn in homework on time, work hard on the project and study for the quizzes. 

HOMEWORK

Homework must look professional, consistent with something you would send to a colleague or division of a company. The assignment should have enough information for the grader to understand how you approached and solved it.

All homework is to be submitted through Canvas, uploaded as a single PDF file. Associated software files (Excel, SolidWorks, OPTO, etc.) should be uploaded as appropriate, named clearly and referred to in the main PDF document.

Homework must be uploaded and submitted before 11 PM on the day it is due. The submission site will close at 11 PM on the day homework is due.

Students should be able to independently set up, solve, and explain solutions all problems. Students are encouraged to discuss with other students about how to approach and solve the homework problems and develop process models. Although collaboration is encouraged, each student must perform his/her own work and submit a unique, individual memo report. No points will be given to students whose assignment submissions mirror those of other students.

QUIZZES

There will be quizzes for some of the modules covered in the course. Quizzes will be open note and will be administered through Canvas, either during lecture period or during specific periods outside of class meeting time.

There is no final exam for this course. Instead, there is a final project. It is expected that all students will be available to take quizzes in-class during the lecture period time. Make-up quizzes are given only in very exceptional circumstances.

PROJECT

The final assignment of the course is a project that involves tying everything learned in the class together. Students will be expected to design and spec key equipment and to develop a process control strategy for a simple chemical process. The final product will be a professional-looking report.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT

UNIVERSITY SAFETY
STATEMENT

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ADDRESSING
SEXUAL
MISCONDUCT

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ACADEMIC
MISCONDUCT
STATEMENT

It is expected that students adhere to University of Utah policies regarding academic honesty, including but not limited to refraining from cheating, plagiarizing, misrepresenting one's work, and/or inappropriately collaborating. This includes the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools without citation, documentation, or authorization. Students are expected to adhere to the prescribed professional and ethical standards of the profession/discipline for which they are preparing. Any student who engages in academic dishonesty or who violates the professional and ethical standards for their profession/discipline may be subject to academic sanctions as per the University of Utah’s Student Code: https://regulations.utah.edu/academics/6-410.php

STUDENT CODE AND
ACCOMMODATION

University Student Code:  regulations.utah.edu/academics/6-400.php
Accommodation Policy:  regulations.utah.edu/academics/6-100.php

ACADEMIC
POLICIES AND
DEADLINES

Academic policies and guidelines from the College of Engineering, which include information about withdrawal procedures, are available online at the College of Engineering Semester Guidelines web page.

DROP/WITHDRAWAL
POLICIES

Students may drop a course within the first two weeks of a given semester without any penalties. Students may officially withdraw (W) from a class or all classes after the drop deadline through the midpoint of a course. A “W” grade is recorded on the transcript and appropriate tuition/fees are assessed. The grade “W” is not used in calculating the student’s GPA. For deadlines to withdraw from full-term, first, and second session classes, see the U's Academic Calendar.

SUPPORT FOR
STUDENTS

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BASIC NEEDS
STUDENT SUPPORT
STATEMENT

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