Industrial Processes/ Application
- Education
- 200 level
- 3 credit units
- 120 pages
- 14 units
This course introduces industrial processes and their applications in various sectors. It covers essential processes like the Haber process for ammonia production and the Contact process for sulfuric acid manufacture. Students will explore electroplating, sound applications, and total internal reflection. The course also examines the scientific processes involved in manufacturing everyday items such as paints, textiles, petroleum, cement, fertilizer, and food, providing a comprehensive overview of industrial applications and their underlying principles.
About this course
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Study hours
- 150 hours
- Maths
- Basic
- Content
- Theoretical, practical
- Practical work
- Yes
- Assignments
- Tutor Marked Assessments
- Final Examination
What you'll read
The real module and unit structure of SED226, taken from the course material NOUN publishes.
- UNIT 1: INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL PROCESSES: HABER PROCESSPage 1
- UNIT 2: INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL PROCESSES: CONTACT PROCESSPage 7
- UNIT 3: APPLICATION OF ELECTROPLATINGPage 12
- UNIT 4: SOUND AND ITS APPLICATIONSPage 18
- UNIT 5: APPLICATIONS OF TOTAL INTERNAL RELECTIONPage 36
- UNIT 6: BREWINGPage 45
- UNIT 7: SMELTINGPage 51
One paragraph, so you can see how it reads
SED226 · UNIT 1: INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL PROCESSES: HABER PROCESS
Industrial processes are procedures involving chemical, physical, electrical or mechanical steps to aid in the manufacture of an item or items, usually carried out on a very large scale. Industrial processes are the key components of heavy industry.
What you should be able to do
- Explain industrial processes like Haber and Contact processes
- Describe electroplating and its applications
- Discuss sound and its uses
- Explain total internal reflection and its applications
- Outline the manufacturing of paints, textiles, petroleum, and cement
What it prepares you for
- Chemical Engineer
- Process Engineer
- Materials Scientist
- Quality Control Analyst
- Production Manager
- Chemical Manufacturing
- Petroleum Refining
- Construction
- Food Processing
- Telecommunications
Where it gets hard
The units students slow down on, and what makes each one heavy.
- Module 1: Industrial Processes, Operations and Applications
Unit 5: Application of Total Internal Reflection
Understanding the principles of total internal reflection and their application in optical fibers requires a strong foundation in physics and optics.
- Module 2: The Industrial Process Scientific Process Involved in The Manufacture of The Important Items Used in Industry and Everyday Life.
Unit 3: Petroleum
The hydrocracking process involves complex chemical reactions under high pressure, requiring a deep understanding of chemical engineering principles.
A suggested way through it
13 weeks, about 54 hours in total. Yours will differ.
- Week 1Module 1: Industrial Processes, Operations and Applications
Unit 1: Haber Process · 3 hours
Understand the industrial process and its stages. Explain the supply and purification of reacting gases.. Describe the compression and conversion into ammonia.. Discuss the recovery of ammonia..
Unit 2: Contact Process · 3 hours
Describe the burning of sulphur to make sulphur dioxide.. Explain the conversion of sulphur dioxide and oxygen into sulphur trioxide.. Discuss the absorption of sulphur trioxide in sulphuric acid..
- Week 2Module 1: Industrial Processes, Operations and Applications
Unit 3: Electroplating · 4 hours
Explain the concept of electroplating.. Identify common uses of electroplating.. Itemise benefits and hazards of electroplating.. List and discuss processes of electroplating.
- Week 3Module 1: Industrial Processes, Operations and Applications
Unit 4: Sound and its Applications · 4 hours
Explain the relationship between sound and echo. List advantages and disadvantages of echoes. Explain what is mean by echo sounding. Define echo ranging.
- Week 4Module 1: Industrial Processes, Operations and Applications
Unit 4: Sound and its Applications · 4 hours
Discuss what is mean by ultrasound. Outline ultrasound and its properties. Discuss acoustic impedance interaction of ultrasound with tissues. Outline applications of ultrasound.
- Week 5Module 1: Industrial Processes, Operations and Applications
Unit 5: Application of Total Internal Reflection · 4 hours
Explain what is mean by a room acoustics.. Explain Refractive index. How total internal reflection takes place. What is optical fibre and its advantages.
- Week 6Module 1: Industrial Processes, Operations and Applications
Unit 6: Brewing · 4 hours
Listing and explaining 4 applications of total internal reflection. Define brewing. Explain the term biotechnology. Explain the formation of alcohol during anaerobic respiration..
- Week 7Module 1: Industrial Processes, Operations and Applications
Unit 7: Smelting · 4 hours
State the chemical composition of alcohol. List other materials associated with brewing. Explain the concept of smelting. List and explain some of the processes involve in smelting.
- Week 8Module 2: The Industrial Process Scientific Process Involved in The Manufacture of The Important Items Used in Industry and Everyday Life.
Unit 1: Paints · 4 hours
Explain the smelting of Tin and lead. Describe the smelting of blast furnace. Explain what is meant by paint. List the applications of paints.
- Week 9Module 2: The Industrial Process Scientific Process Involved in The Manufacture of The Important Items Used in Industry and Everyday Life.
Unit 2: Textiles · 4 hours
Outline the raw materials used in the manufacture of paint. Explain the step by step process involved in the manufacture of paint. Explain the concept of textile.. Describe some uses of textile..
- Week 10Module 2: The Industrial Process Scientific Process Involved in The Manufacture of The Important Items Used in Industry and Everyday Life.
Unit 3: Petroleum · 4 hours
List and explain the types of textile.. Discuss briefly the method of textile manufacturing. Describe the treatment of textile.. Explain petroleum refining process.
- Week 11Module 2: The Industrial Process Scientific Process Involved in The Manufacture of The Important Items Used in Industry and Everyday Life.
Unit 5: Cement · 4 hours
List some end products gotten after the refining of petroleum. Explain the step by step process involved in the production of petroleum. Explain the concept cement. Outline the raw materials for the production of cement.
- Week 12Module 2: The Industrial Process Scientific Process Involved in The Manufacture of The Important Items Used in Industry and Everyday Life.
Unit 6: Fertilizer · 4 hours
Explain the process involved in the manufacture of cement. Write some chemical equation depicting reactions during cement production. List the types of cement. Mention the use of cement.
- Week 13Module 2: The Industrial Process Scientific Process Involved in The Manufacture of The Important Items Used in Industry and Everyday Life.
Unit 7: Food and Confectionaries · 4 hours
Explain fully the meaning and its importance of fertilizer to life. Itemize the raw materials used in the production of fertilizer. List and explain the processes involved. Explain the concept food processing.
Preparing for the exam
- Create flowcharts for each industrial process (Haber, Contact, etc.)
- Practice calculations related to electroplating and material ratios
- Review the chemical reactions involved in cement and fertilizer production
- Summarize the steps in petroleum refining and textile manufacturing
- Focus on the applications of total internal reflection and sound principles
- Use case studies to understand real-world industrial applications
- Create concept maps linking Units 3-5 database concepts
- Practice SQL queries from Units 7-9 weekly
- Review all TMAs
Questions students ask about this course
What is SED226 about?
This course introduces industrial processes and their applications in various sectors. It covers essential processes like the Haber process for ammonia production and the Contact process for sulfuric acid manufacture. Students will explore electroplating, sound applications, and total internal reflection. The course also examines the scientific processes involved in manufacturing everyday items such as paints, textiles, petroleum, cement, fertilizer, and food, providing a comprehensive overview of industrial applications and their underlying principles.
How many units does SED226 have?
SED226, Industrial Processes/ Application, has 14 units across 2 modules, over 120 pages of course material. You can read it one unit at a time.
How many credit units is SED226?
SED226 carries 3 credit units, at 200 level in Education.
Is SED226 hard?
SED226 is rated intermediate level, with basic mathematical content. It is mostly theoretical and practical work, and it has a practical component.
How long does SED226 take to study?
About 150 hours of study, spread across its 14 units.
How is SED226 assessed?
SED226 is assessed by Assignments, Tutor Marked Assessments and Final Examination.
What can I do with SED226?
Chemical Engineer, Process Engineer, Materials Scientist, Quality Control Analyst and Production Manager.