Plant & process engineering/ Measurement technique

Department

Bachelor's program Biotechnology & Food Engineering

Course unit code

BLT_BA_5_1

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2.5

Name of lecturer(s)

Dr. techn. Neuner Thomas, FH-Prof. Dr. Spruck Martin, MSc

Mode of delivery

face-to-face

Recommended optional program components

none

Recommended or required reading

Plant & Process Engineering
- R.A. Turton, R.C. Bailie, W.B. Whiting, J.A. Shaeiwitz, D. Bhattacharyya, Analysis, Synthesis and Design of Chemical Processes, 4th Ed., Prentice Hall, 2012
- M.S. Peters, K.D. Timmerhaus, R.E. West, Plant Design and Economics for Chemical Engineers, 5th Ed., Mc Graw Hill, 2004
- G. Towler, R. Sinnot, Chemical Engineering Design: Principles, Practice and Economics of Plant and Process Design, 2nd Ed., Elsevier, 2012
- E. Ignatowitz, Chemietechnik, 12. Auflage, Verlag Europa-Lehrmittel, Haan-Gruiten, 2015
- W. Franke, B. Platzer, Rohrleitungen - Grundlagen, Planung, Montage, Carl-Hanser-Verlag, 2014
- W. Wagner, Rohrleitungstechnik, Vogel-Fachbuch, Kamprath-Reihe, 2008

Measurement Technique
- Andersson, Measurement Technology for Process Automation, CRC Press, 2017
- Strohrmann G.: Messtechnik im Chemiebetrieb - Einführung in des Messen verfahrenstechnischer Größen, Oldenbourg Industrieverlag, 2004
- Hoffmann, J., Handbuch der Messtechnik, Carl Hanser Verlag, 1999

Level of course unit

Bachelor

Year of study

Fall 2025

Semester when the course unit is delivered

5

Language of instruction

English

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Graduates of the course are able to create process engineering plants from a range of unit operations and instruments. They are familiar with the major phases in the planning and construction of process engineering plants. They know how to produce mass and energy balances and create flow charts. They additionally know how to perform capital cost estimates. The students moreover acquire the ability to construct essential systems and individual components for process engineering plants and equipment.

The course teaches students about the physical principles of common sensors used in process engineering and thus enables them to evaluate the quality of collected data and recognize the physical limitations in the use of respective sensors. Graduates of the course are familiar with the basic methods of error analysis and measurement data processing. They understand the structure and function of the most important actuators and are able to verify their areas of application.

Course contents

• Procedural specifications for devices, machines, and measuring and control equipment
• Essential laws, provisions and standards (EN ISO 10628)
• law on boilers, pressure equipment regulations
• Capital cost estimates: overall factors (according to Lang), single factors, index adjustment etc.
• Flow charts, process diagram, piping and instrumentation diagram, symbols and important information in accordance with respective standards,
• mass and energy balances (continuous and batching plants), typical installations of individual devices and plant components
• Planning of process engineering plants: project phases, installation planning, data sheets, piping design, change documentation, instruments, machine and piping schedule, commissioning, qualification, procurement: technical delivery
• Heating and cooling systems (Heat exchanger types)
• Pumps and fans
• Physical principles of temperature, pressure, force, flow, speed and fill level
• measurement for specific applications in biotechnology
• Proximity sensors and light barriers
• Transmitter
• Measuring systems and potential sources of errors in biotechnological plants

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course comprises an interactive mix of lectures, discussions and individual and group work.

Work placement(s)

none