Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

MSS017010 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Determine process loss through mass or energy balancing

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Issue Date: May 2024


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Unit of Competency MSS017010 - Determine process loss through mass or energy balancing
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit describes the skills and knowledge for the analysis of a process to determine loss of resources by the application of the first law of thermodynamics (more commonly known as mass and energy balancing). It includes the selection of mass or energy balancing or both as appropriate to the type of processes being examined and may be applied to an entire process, part of a large process, or part or all of a value chain.This unit applies to the analysis of a mass (material) and energy (usually heat or motive force) flows through a process to determine overall mass and energy efficiency, losses which occur through the process and how much loss occurs in each part of the process. This is achieved by the application of the techniques of mass balancing, energy balancing and combined mass and energy balancing. The application of this unit is especially suitable where high volumes of materials or large amounts of energy are used in a production process. The unit may also apply to other large energy or materials use processes in the value chain, such as logistics and transport.This unit will lead to the identification of parts of the process which have the greatest resource loss or lowest resource use efficiency and so provides the basis for eliminating or reducing this loss and improving this efficiency. This unit applies to a manager or senior technologist who has significant responsibility for sustainability in their work role. Skills covered by this unit may be applied individually or in a team context.No licensing or certification requirements exist at the time of publication. Relevant legislation, industry standards and codes of practice within Australia must be applied.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field Sustainable operations
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
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Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Acquire required data
  • Identify system to be analysed
  • Define boundaries for this system
  • Identify and acquire data which is available for the system and its subsystems
  • Identify required data which is not currently available
  • Negotiate with stakeholders and obtain data which is not currently available
       
Element: Define boundaries for this system
       
Element: Identify and acquire data which is available for the system and its subsystems
       
Element: Identify required data which is not currently available
       
Element: Negotiate with stakeholders and obtain data which is not currently available
       
Element: Calculate resource efficiency or loss
  • Undertake mass and energy balance over system
       
Element: Identify subsystems making greatest contributions to loss by mass and energy balances over selected subsystems
       
Element: Calculate sustainability impact of identified losses
       
Element: Calculate mass and energy efficiencies of system and analysed subsystems
       
Element: Prepare recommendations
  • Investigate subsystems responsible for significant loss
       
Element: Determine currently available responses
       
Element: Determine required longer term responses
       
Element: Draft recommended responses in appropriate form
       
Element: Communicate with stakeholders
  • Identify stakeholders and information needs and wants
       
Element: Analyse data which may be appropriate to communicate with stakeholders
       
Element: Prepare and disseminate information to stakeholders
       
Element: Negotiate solutions with stakeholders
       
Element: Communicate required responses
  • Identify what communications are required and to whom
       
Element: Prepare reports and recommendations
       
Element: Pitch reports and recommendations
       
Element: Brief relevant persons as required by determined responses
       
Element: Finalise recording in accordance with organisational requirements
       

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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Observation Checklist

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Identify system to be analysed 
Define boundaries for this system 
Identify and acquire data which is available for the system and its subsystems 
Identify required data which is not currently available 
Negotiate with stakeholders and obtain data which is not currently available 
 
 
 
 
Undertake mass and energy balance over system 
 
 
 
Investigate subsystems responsible for significant loss 
 
 
 
Identify stakeholders and information needs and wants 
 
 
 
Identify what communications are required and to whom 
 
 
 
 

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