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Course Information and Outline .
Course Title Industrial Processes
Course Code ME 218
Description A course dealing with the study of industrial and manufacturing
processes and the equipment involved in the processes.
Course Objective At the end of the course, the students are expected to
1. Understand the different processes in industrial and
manufacturing plants
2. Know the equipment utilized in the different industrial and
manufacturing processes
3. Assess the safety and health practices in the different
industrial and manufacturing plants.
Requirements Reporting. Each group will be assigned a specific topic to be
reported in the class.
 One day before the scheduled date of the report, a soft
copy and hard copy of the report topic should be submitted.
20% deduction in overall grade will be implemented for late
papers.
 A minimum of One hour will be given to each group for
each topic and is required to maximize the time allotment.
20% deduction in overall grade will be implemented for
under time report. Thirty minutes of questions and answer
will be allotted at the end of the report.
 Hard copy of the report should be printed in Arial font, size
12, printed in a short bond paper with margins: 1” top and
bottom and 1.5” left and right.
 Soft copy includes the copy of the Power Point presentation
and Microsoft Word of the report paper, copied in CD
format.
 The report should be presented in the class in Power Point
Presentation using LCD projector.
 Each reporter should wear formal attire during the report.
 Group reporting will be graded in terms of the following
criteria:
Content: 40%
Presentation: 30%
Documentation: 30%
Project Fabrication. Each group will be assigned to submit a
project at the end of the semester.
 Each group will be required to submit a documentation and
video recording of the step-by-step process of a new or
innovated product.
 The new or innovated product must be [1] related to
Mechanical Engineering [2] has a potential to be mass
produced [3] has a specific use or application in the
Mechanical Engineering field [4] the product is made of
indigenous material and environment friendly.
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Quizzes. Given in every end of each topic to determine how much
the students learned from the discussion.
Preliminary and Final Exam. The regular end-of-term exam to
evaluate student on how much they have learned in course.
Class Standing. This includes seatwork, assignments and group
reporting documents.
Resources [1] Maloney, Timothy J. Modern Industrial Electronic,
Professional Engineering Pub., 2004
th
[2] Austin, G.T. Shreve’s Chemical Process Industries, 5 Ed.,
McGraw-Hill International Ed.
[3] Degarmo, Paul E, Black DT and Kohser, Ronald A.; Materials
th
and Processes in Manufacturing, 8 Ed., John Wiley & Sons,
1999
[4] Mizrahi, J. Developing an Industrial Chemical Process, CRC
Press
Grading System Quizzes: 20%
Preliminary and Final exam: 20%
Group reporting: 20%
Group Project: 20%
Class standing: 20%
Schedule Wk Topics/Activities
1 Introduction to the course
2 Feeders and storage silos
Conveyors and conveying systems
Dryers and Drying process
3 Plastics
Cement
Electronics and Semi-Conductors
4 Quiz #1
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5 Paper
Steel
Glass
6 Ceramics
Wood
Rubber
7 Quiz #2
8 Oil, Gas, Toxic and Hazardous Piping systems
Waste water treatment process
Solid waste management
9 Automobile manufacturing
Steam Generator / Boiler Fabrication
Turbine Fabrication
10 Quiz #3
11 Project Proposal
Project Implementation
12 Gold and mining processes
Pressure tank fabrication
Packaging processes and equipments
13 Beverages
Food processing
Agricultural feeds processing
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14 Gear manufacturing
Bolts, screw and rivets manufacturing
Welding industry
15 Quiz #4
16 Project Implementation/Milestone check
17 Project Presentation
18 Final Examination
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