NSCI6121 – Process Engineering

Module code

NSCI6121

Module title

Process Engineering

Prescription

The aim of this course is to develop aakonga applied knowledge of unit operations, design challenges, technologies and engineering principles used in primary and secondary production technologies.

NZQA Level

Level 6

NZQA Credits

Delivery method

Web-Enhanced

Learning hours

Total learning hours: 150

Resources required

Learning Outcomes: LO1: Explain unit operations as they apply to process technologies.
LO2: Develop process flow diagrams for a range of process operations.
LO3: Explain design considerations and engineering principles underpinning solutions for process engineering challenges.
LO4: Compare and contrast technologies and engineering principles used in mechanised and electronic systems associated with the production, processing, packaging, and storage of food and/or agricultural products in NZ.
LO5: Design a system for the movement and displacement of agricultural and/or food products.
LO6: Analyse essential mechanical and design elements required in a system for storage and preservation of milk, meat and/or crops.
LO7: Discuss principles involved in the design of waste management systems in production industries.
Content: - Fluid flow
- Heating and cooling
- Evaporation
- Drying
- Separation
- Size reduction
- Mixing
- Process flow diagrams as applied to food and agricultural processing technologies
- For milk, meat and crop products; design considerations and engineering principles required for harvesting, preservation, transport, storage systems, irrigation systems, and waste management systems in food and agricultural industries
- The principles and design of each of the following will be investigated in relation to various industries including dairy, meat, poultry, and crop industries: motors, pumps, conveyer systems, crop harvest systems, milking facility mechanisms, abattoir and rendering systems, and waste management systems.
- Design principles will be applied in relation to a product, may include use of motors, pumps, conveyer systems
- Crop harvest systems
- Milking facility mechanisms
- Abattoir and rendering systems
- Waste management systems
Teaching and Learning Strategy: Learning and teaching activities will employ a range of elements drawn from approved methods to align with the context of the learning (delivery mode, regional specific requirement, etc.) and any particular needs of the group of aakonga.
Learning and Teaching Resource: All required and recommended resources are advised to aakonga via course outlines.
Assessment Criteria: Assessment portfolio 100%

Assessment activity will employ a range of elements drawn from approved methods to align with the context of the learning (delivery mode, regional specific requirement, etc.) and any particular needs of the group of aakonga.