Master of Technology Degree in Chemical Engineering Process and Plant Design

Master of Technology Degree in Chemical Engineering Process and Plant Design

Current and future plants and process systems are expected to produce products which should satisfy increasing product quality and range demands utilising modern and efficient systems, for example, Indusry 4.0. These demands from plants are in an environment of dwindling resources, increase in utility cost and the requirement to comply the trends of sustainability. and environmental standards. The Master of Technology in Chemical Engineering Process and Plant Design programme develops professionals who have the domain knowledge of various processing steps involved in the extractive and processing industries and their interconnections to transform raw materials into finished products in an optimal way. This will enable industry to meet the ever-changing customer, legal and environmental regulatory requirements. This is imperative in the Zimbabwean context where there is a need to advance the role of industry in developing the country’s economy through rapid industrialisation. This degree will produce graduates with the skills to address the noted needs and give the graduate a competitive edge. In this programme, students are equipped with skills to select and design an appropriate plant/process design, determining the economic viability, safety, product quality and environmental impact through a rigorous, industry-oriented theoretical and practical curriculum.

The programme aims to produce Process and Plant Design engineers with the skills to produce and critically evaluate plant and process designs to modernise the industry by using up-to-date design techniques.

Intended Learning Outcomes

• To impart to students the ability and competence to utilise theoretical and practical fundamentals of plant and process design engineering in industry
• To impart to students the ability to apply research skills in industry
• To impart to students the ability to apply chemical and process engineering principles, for example, unit operation modelling and separation technology research, to optimise enhanced process control and solve problems and challenges in plant and process design engineering.
• To impart to students the competence to utilise plant and process design software, for example, COMOS FEED, a front-end engineering and design software utilised to produce a valid ballpark calculation and ensures controlled early engineering for your plant, MATLAB for equipment and process simulations and Design Expert for experimental design and result analysis.

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