| Module code | NPB 412 |
| Qualification | Undergraduate |
| Faculty | Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology |
| Module content | Elements of metallurgical process control (principles, selection of proportional-integral controller, identification of controlled and manipulated variables and disturbances). Transient and steady-state heat transfer in metallurgy (formation of freeze layers, heating and cooling of components). Principles of reaction kinetics in pyrometallurgy (types and identification of rate-determining steps, quantification of overall reaction rate). |
| Module credits | 8.00 |
| Programmes | |
| Prerequisites | (NPM 321) |
| Language of tuition | Module is presented in English |
| Department | Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering |
| Period of presentation | Semester 1 |
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