Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
PMAOPS301B Mapping and Delivery Guide
Produce product by distillation
Version 1.0
Issue Date: March 2024
Qualification | - |
Unit of Competency | PMAOPS301B - Produce product by distillation |
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Description | This unit covers the monitoring and controlling of a distillation unit, which is separating two or more components to achieve finished product, which meets a predetermined specification. The process may or may not be controlled from a central control room. | ||
Employability Skills | This unit contains employability skills. | ||
Learning Outcomes and Application | In a typical scenario an operations technician would be monitoring and controlling the distillation section of a plant from a central control room. The process may involve one or more distillation columns and their associated equipment, piping and controls.The distillation column may be trayed or packed and may be performing cryogenic gas distillation, liquid distillation, azeotropic distillation, fractional distillation, vacuum distillation or molten metal distillation.Each tower may be provided with:reboiler/heaterfeed at an appropriate temperatureover head product condenserreflux equipmenttower internalsinstrumentation.The operations technician will be able to:identify and correct operational problemsdetermine the impact of composition changes and adjust accordinglydirect members of the operational team under start-up and running conditions.Generally the operations technician would be part of a team during start up and shut down procedures and would be expected to be capable of demonstrating competence in all parts of this unit. At all times they would be liaising and cooperating with other members of the team.This unit does not require the operation of a central control panel. | ||
Duration and Setting | X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting. |
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Prerequisites/co-requisites | PMAOPS201B Operate fluid flow equipmentPMAOPS205B Operate heat exchangers | ||
Competency Field |
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners | Student Learning Resources | Handouts Activities |
Slides PPT |
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Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
Element: Prepare for work. |
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Element: Start up distillation system. |
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Element: Monitor distillation process. |
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Element: Change production rates and/or product specification. |
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Element: Shut down distillation systems. |
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Element: Prepare distillation unit for maintenance. |
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