the branch of engineering concerned with industrial processes, esp continuous ones, such as the production of petrochemicals
Derived forms
process engineer
noun
Examples of 'process engineering' in a sentence
process engineering
Manufacturing in the region is on the edge of a renaissance, with investment in marine and offshore energy, process engineering, microrenewables and low-carbon manufacturing.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Returns will fall as investment accelerates and costs will rise in an equipment and process engineering market that is overheated.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It tells you all you need to know about this country's industrial decline that opportunities to study popular music easily outstrip process engineering.