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A/Professor David Brennan

B.Sc. (Chemical Engineering), University of New South Wales, 1963
M.Eng.Sc. (Chemical Engineering), Monash University, 1973
A.Mus.A. (Organ) Australian Music Examinations Board, 1979
Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering), University of Melbourne, 1986

Associate Professor

email: david.brennan@eng.monash.edu.au
tel: +61 3 9905 5687
fax: +61 3 9905 5686
Room 208, Building 69 Engineering

Professional Appointments

  • 1997-Present: Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University
  • 1989-1996: Senior Lecturer, Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University
  • 1975-1989: Senior Lecturer, Department of Chemical Engineering, RMIT
  • 1970-1974: Lecturer, RMIT
  • 1967-1969: Process Engineer, Simon Carves (Australia)
  • 1964-1967: Process Engineer, I.C.I. (Australia)

Visiting Appointments

  • 1992: Visiting Fellow, ICI Engineering
  • 1989-1991: Visiting Lecturer (Part-time), University of Melbourne
  • 1980: Visiting Lecturer, Loughborough University of Technology

Professional Affiliations

  • Fellow, Institution of Chemical Engineers
  • Member, Australian Life Cycle Assessment Society

Awards

  • Institution of Chemical Engineers - Senior Moulton Medal 1998

Current Research and Professional Interests

Process Technology Evaluation:

  • Data and Techniques for Capital and Operating Cost Estimation
  • Evaluating economies of scale in process plants
  • Capacity planning in new and operating plant
  • Application of life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology to evaluation, selection and design of process technologies
  • Combined environmental and economic assessment, and sustainability assessment of process technologies including the following case studies

    •      (1) Strategies for sulfur dioxide abatement from smelters

         (2) Desulfurisation of petroleum refinery streams

         (3) Power generation from fossil fuels

Selected Publications

Books

  • Brennan, D., "Process Industry Economics. An International Perspective", Inst Chem.Engrs, 292pp, 1998
  • Breuer, P. and Brennan, D., "Capital Cost Estimation of Process Equipment", Chem Eng in Aust 1994 Deskbook Issue, I.E.Aust., 65pp, 1994
  • Brennan, D., "Process Industry Economics. An Australian Perspective", Longman Cheshire, 214pp, 1990

Book Chapters

  • Brennan, D., ‘Life Cycle Evaluation of Chemical Processing Plants’. Chapter 3 in ‘Handbook of Environmentally Conscious materials and Chemical Processing’ John Wiley and Sons inc. 2007 (pp59-88)

Papers .

  • Brennan D.J. ‘Options for new capacity development in Australian electricity generation’ Proceedings of Chemeca, Melbourne, (8 pages) 2007
  • Brennan D.J. ‘Design – Operation interface in chemical engineering’ Transactions of the Institution of Chemical Engineers Vol 1 Part D pp 95-100, 2006
  • J.R.May and D.J.Brennan ‘Sustainability assessment of Australian electricity generation.’ Transactions of the Institution of Chemical Engineers Vol 84 Part B pp131-142, 2006
  • D.J.Brennan ‘Principles for successful development of process industry projects’ Proceedings of Chemeca Brisbane (6 pages), 2005
  • E.H. Pickering and D.J.Brennan ‘Application of inherent safety techniques to an onshore gas plant’ Proceedings of Chemeca Brisbane (6pages), 2005
  • J.R.May and D.J.Brennan ‘Life cycle assessment of Australian fossil fuel energy options’ Transactions of the Institution of Chemical Engineers Vol. 81 Part B pp317-330, 2003
  • D.J.Brennan and A.F.A.Hoadley ‘Chemicals production at the point of use. The Case of Sodium Cyanide.’ Proceedings of Chemeca 2003, Paper 153 (9 pages), 2003
  • D.J.Brennan and K.A.Golonka ‘New factors for capital cost estimation in evolving process designs.’ Transactions of Institution of Chemical Engineers Vol 80 Part A pp579-586, 2002
  • A.A.Burgess and D.J.Brennan ‘Application of life cycle assessment to chemical processes.’ Chemical Engineering Science Volume 56/8 pp 2589-2604, 2001
  • A.A.Burgess and D.J.Brennan ‘Desulphurisation of Gas Oil: Case Study in Environmental and Economic Assessment’ Journal of Cleaner Production Vol 9/5 pp 465-472, 2001
  • D.Brennan ‘Application of Life Cycle Assessment to Utilities Systems’ Paper presented at CHISA 2000, Prague, Czech. August 2000
  • K.A.Golonka and D.J.Brennan ‘Costs and Environmental Impacts in Pollutant Treatment. A Case Study of Sulphur Dioxide Emissions from Metallurgical Smelters’ Transactions of Institution of Chemical Engineers Volume 75 Part B, Nov., pp 232-244, 1997
  • K.A.Golonka and D.J.Brennan ‘Application of Life Cycle Assessment to Process Selection for Pollutant Treatment: Case Study of Sulphur Dioxide Emissions from Metallurgical Smelters’ Transactions of Institution of Chemical Engineers, Vol. 74, Part B, May, pp105-119, 1996.
  • D.J. Brennan ‘Chemical Engineering Design and Undergraduate Education’ Chemical Engineering in Australia Vol ChE20, No. 3, September, 19-22, 1995
  • D.J. Brennan 'Evaluating Scale Economies in Process Plants: A Review.' Transactions of the Institution of Chemical Engineers, Vol 70, Part A, September, 516-526, 1992.