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Determine heat transfer loads for processing equipment

Determine heat transfer loads for processing equipment

Unit of competency
National Code
PMBTECH504
State Code
BAH95
TGA Status
Deleted
DTWD Status
Deleted
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
22/06/2016
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
05/08/2016
Field of Education
030305 - Materials Engineering
Original Release Date
05/08/2016
Nominal Hours
50
Description
This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to determine heat transfer loads for processing equipment.This competency applies to senior technicians or similar roles who are required to apply in-depth knowledge of materials, process, equipment and problem solving in order to calculate heating/cooling loads of processing equipment/components, select appropriate heating and/or cooling mechanism for an application and determine heating requirements for process conditions.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1 Calculate heat transferred from/to items
  • 1.1 Calculate conductive heat transfer to/from an object
  • 1.2 Calculate convective heat transfer to/from an object
  • 1.3 Calculate radiative heat transfer to/from an object
  • 1.4 Calculate combined heat transfer to/from an object, including resistances in series and parallel
2 Calculate temperature change caused by a change in heat content
  • 2.1 Calculate temperature change caused by heating/cooling of polymer compounds in typical examples of processing equipment
  • 2.2 Calculate change in heat content caused by shear on a polymer compound
  • 2.3 Calculate temperature rise caused by shear on a polymer.
3 Select appropriate heating and/or cooling mechanism for an application
  • 3.1 Compare rates of heat transfer/overall heat transfer coefficients for major methods of heating and cooling
  • 3.2 Determine appropriate methods of varying/controlling rates of heat transfer
  • 3.3 Calculate heat transfer rates under a range of conditions
4 Determine heating required to suit process conditions
  • 4.1 Determine heating requirements to obtain correct viscosity for processing
  • 4.2 Select appropriate heat transfer mechanism(s) to achieve desired conditions
5 Conduct energy balance over process components
  • 5.1 Determine overall heating load for process components
  • 5.2 Determine overall cooling load for process components
  • 5.3 Determine the adequacy (or otherwise) of the process/plant heating/cooling system to cope with this
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
W7698 PMBTECH504B Determine heat transfer loads for processing equipment Unit of competency
State Code National Code Title Type
BCU8 PMB60116 Advanced Diploma of Polymer Technology Qualification
BCT8 PMB50116 Diploma of Polymer Technology Qualification