Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
PMAOPS329B Mapping and Delivery Guide
Produce product using liquid extraction
Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024
Qualification | - |
Unit of Competency | PMAOPS329B - Produce product using liquid extraction |
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Description | A typical example of liquid extraction occurs in a natural gas processing plant and contains an absorber, de-ethaniser tower, turbo expander compressor, cold separator vessel and various plate fin type heat exchangers. An operations technician would be monitoring and controlling this process in order to achieve condensation of all the desired product to meet a predetermined specification. | ||
Employability Skills | This unit contains employability skills. | ||
Learning Outcomes and Application | The turbo expander and absorber tower can be considered to be the heart and lungs of the unit. Cryogenic absorbers may be trayed or packed and will be designed to provide sufficient vapour liquid contact to achieve the required overheads and bottoms product specification.The operations technician will be able to:identify and correct operational problemsdetermine the impact of composition changesliaise with maintenance to schedule equipment availability.This competency would be undertaken within a team environment and in conjunction with the overall control of the product being produced. | ||
Duration and Setting | X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting. |
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Competency Field |
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners | Student Learning Resources | Handouts Activities |
Slides PPT |
Assessment 1 | Assessment 2 | Assessment 3 | Assessment 4 | |
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Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
Element: Prepare for work. |
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Element: Bring system on line. |
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Element: Monitor liquid extraction process. |
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Element: Isolate and de-isolate plant. |
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