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INTRODUCTION

Chemical engineering is at the heart of much of the chemical, oil, gas, and petrochemical industries. The chemical engineer is interested in the transportation and transformation of solids, liquids and gases, but must also be familiar with many of the other engineering disciplines including mechanical, electrical and instrumentation. Of specific importance are separation processes including distillation, heat transfer, hydraulics and fluid flow, reaction engineering, but also process control and economics. These are the fundamental principles of chemical engineering.

This programme considers the areas of chemical engineering that are most commonly encountered, and will provide an understanding of the fundamentals to the non-specialist, and a refresher to practising engineers, with examples that will be drawn from a range of process industries including oil and gas processing, petrochemicals, chemical manufacturing. In this programme you will:

Learn to interpret flowsheets and process flow diagrams
Develop and understand mass and energy balances in process design
Learn about fluid flow, pumps and compressors, and mixing
Discuss heat transfer equipment and their design, including heat exchangers
Understand distillation and separations used in oil and gas processing
Discuss effluent minimisation and treatment
Learn how to control processes
Perform a basic economic analysis of a project
Understand the safety and environmental responsibility on process engineer

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

Using case studies from the oil, gas and chemical industry to illustrate the material, participants attending the programme will:

Learn to interpret flowsheets and process flow diagrams
Understand the use of mass and energy balances in process design
Gain a basic understanding of fluid flow, including pumping and mixing
Study examples relevant to the oil and gas industry
Design a heat exchanger and know advantages/disadvantages of different types
Understand distillation and separations used in oil and gas processing
Appreciate the need to control environmental pollution from industry
Learn how to control processes
Perform a basic economic analysis of a project

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

In addition to formal lectures. videos and discussions, the participants will learn by active participation through the use of problem-solving exercises, group discussions and analysis of real-life case studies.

PROGRAMME SUMMARY

This programme identifies the areas of chemical engineering that are most commonly encountered and are fundamental to its understanding, enhancing process design and operation and enabling fruitful dialogue between the non-specialist and the engineer. Programme examples will be drawn from a range of process industries including the oil and gas processing, petrochemicals and chemical manufacturing industries.

PROGRAMME OUTLINE

Process Engineering Fundamentals

Introduction
Basic Concepts to remember
Flow diagrams
Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs)
Process equipment
Introduction to mass and energy balances
Batch vs Continuous
Risk Assessments and Hazard Studies
Flammability and Electrical Area Classification
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Fluid Flow

Pressure and Head
Bernoulli’s Theorem
Flow of Liquids
Reynolds number, pressure drop in pipes
Compressible flow
Introduction to Thermodynamics
Two-phase and Multi-phase Flow
Principle of process relief devices and process design of relief systems
Pumps and Compressors
Mixing and Mixers
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Heat Transfer

Thermal conductivity
Conduction and convection
Insulation
Heat transfer coefficients
Heat exchangers, type and sizing
Chemical reactions
Reaction kinetics
Introduction to catalysis and Green Chemistry
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Introduction To Separation Processes

Distillation basics
Phase behaviour and vapour/liquid equilibria
Distillation Equipment
Distillation Troubleshooting
Gas/Liquid separation
Absorption and adsorption
Solid Liquid separation
Air and water pollution control
Effluent treatment
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Process Control & Economics Basics

Measured variables
Simple feedback control
SIS and SIL
Process Utilities
Air
Water and cooling water
Steam
Electricity and power generation
Process Economics
Preliminary economic analysis
Fixed and variable costs, break even
Calculating raw materials usage
Scale up and six tenths rule
Estimating the cost of process equipment and plants

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