Handbook

One of the roles of an engineer is to design processes where fluid or particulate materials are transported at scale. A Biomedical Engineer may design an artificial heart to pump blood around the human body. A Chemical Engineering treat and deliver water from a reservoir to every household in Sydney. Petroleum engineers design methods for extracting oil and gas from deposits below the earth's surface. A Food Technologist will mix a large amount of flour, sugar and butter to make delicious biscuits. The engineer or technologist will need to know how fluid and particle behave in order to carry out these tasks efficiently and cost-effectively.

This course teaches the science and technology related to the handling and processing of fluids and particulate materials at scale. The course is structured as nine core modules: 1. Fundamental Concepts in Fluid Mechanics (including fluid properties and behaviours, and the rheology of fluids and semi-solid), Fluid Statics, 3. Fluid Dynamics, 4. Fluid Handling (including flow in pipes, pump and pumping), 5. Fluid Modelling (including differential analysis of fluid motion, dimensional analysis and similitude), 6. Particle Size and Size Distribution, 7. Particle Process and Processing (including classification, mixing, segregation and communition), 8. Particle Settling and 9. Packed Bed.