44408 - Safety Technology Modulübersicht

Module Number: 44408
Module Title:Safety Technology
  Grundlagen der Prozess-, Anlagen- und Betriebssicherheit
Department: Faculty 3 - Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Energy Systems
Responsible Staff Member:
  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Arellano-Garcia, Harvey
Language of Teaching / Examination:English
Duration:1 semester
Frequency of Offer: Every winter semester
Credits: 6
Learning Outcome:At the end of the module the student are able to prevent and mitigate reaction-, fire- and explosion hazards in process plants, storage tanks/silos and during transport of hazardous materials.
Contents:
  1. Theory of heat explosion, fire protection, explosion prevention, reaction safety, theory of pressure relief
  2. Basics of experimental determination of safety data and pressure relief devices
  3. Experimental development of safety data used for the determination of storage and transport conditions according to national and international standards (EU, UN) , case study -team work- 
  4. Experiments for the design of pressure relief devices to, case study -team work-
Recommended Prerequisites:Strongly recommended: Fundamentals of mathematics, physics (thermodynamics, heat- and mass-transfer )
Mandatory Prerequisites:None
Forms of Teaching and Proportion:
  • Lecture / 2 Hours per Week per Semester
  • Exercise / 1 Hours per Week per Semester
  • Practical training / 1 Hours per Week per Semester
  • Self organised studies / 120 Hours
Teaching Materials and Literature:
  1. Lecture notes
  2. Power Point
  3. Literature: see lecture notes
Module Examination:Prerequisite + Final Module Examination (MAP)
Assessment Mode for Module Examination:Prerequisite:
Successful completion of laboratory tests, as well as the adjoining "check-of-knowledge"-test as part of the internship.

Final module examination:
Written examination, 90 min.
Evaluation of Module Examination:Performance Verification – graded
Limited Number of Participants:None
Part of the Study Programme:
  • Abschluss im Ausland / Architektur / keine PO
  • Abschluss im Ausland / Bauingenieurwesen / keine PO
  • Abschluss im Ausland / Energietechnik und Energiewirtschaft / keine PO
  • Abschluss im Ausland / Environmental and Resource Management / keine PO
  • Bachelor (research-oriented) / Environmental and Resource Management / PO 2015
  • Abschluss im Ausland / Euro Hydroinformatics and Water Management / keine PO
  • Abschluss im Ausland / Maschinenbau / keine PO
  • Abschluss im Ausland / Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen / keine PO
Remarks:None
Module Components:
  • 440503 LE Safety technology in process industries/Process and Plant Safety
  • 440531 Exercise/Practical Training Safety technology in process industries/Process and Plant Safety
  • 841232 Examination Safety Technology
Components to be offered in the Current Semester:
  • no assignment