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Why Choose this Course?

This course is well-matched to those professionals and practitioners who require familiarity not only with chemical engineering principles, but also with many of the other engineering disciplines including mechanical, electrical and instrumentation. This is essential since Process Engineering is at the heart of much of the chemical, oil, gas, and petrochemical industries. Process Engineers are interested in the transportation and transformation of solids, liquids and gases. In the oil and gas sector, of specific importance are separation processes including distillation, heat transfer, hydraulics and fluid flow, reaction engineering, but also process control and economics. This seminar focuses on the central areas of process engineering and guides the delegates in developing both fundamental and practical understandings of key issues.

This course will feature:

A practical introduction to the fundamentals of process engineering
Key areas applicable to major process industries especially oil, gas & petrochemical
Process Engineering influence on Safety and Risk
Optimisation of process design and control.
Costs and project costing

What are the Goals?

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

Understand fundamental principles used in processes and facilities.
Apply practical understanding of hydraulics and fluid flow.
Apply learning from historical safety incidents.
Perform relevant calculations & analyses to assist in operation, sizing, & troubleshooting.
Develop perspective & focus from a company viewpoint of interaction of different engineering disciplines.

Who is this Course for?

This course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit Technical and non-technical personnel in the chemical, petrochemical, oil and process industries with a need to understand and discuss fundamental process engineering issues:

Plant/Operations Personnel and Managers
Petroleum Engineers
Production Engineers
Trainee Process Engineers
R&D Chemists, Plant Chemists
Economists and Business Managers

How will this be Presented?

This course will utilise a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. This includes formal lectures and discussions, active participation through the use of problem-solving exercises, videos, group discussions, analysis of real-life case studies, and industry best practices. Case studies and examples will cover a range of levels, making the course also suitable non-technical staff.

The Course Content

Day One

Introduction and Fundamentals of Process Engineering

Mass and energy balances
Reactor types
Process & Engineering Diagrams
Flammability
Electrical area classification
Risk Management and Hazard Studies

Day Two

Hydraulics and Fluid flow

Pressure and head & Bernoulli's theorem
Flow of liquids, Reynolds number and pressure drop in pipes
Two-phase and multi-phase flow
Enthalpy and thermodynamics
Principle of process relief devices and process design of relief systems
Mechanical Equipment – Pumps, Compressors & Mixers

Day Three

Heat Transfer and Reaction Engineering

Heat Transfer Mechanisms
Heat transfer coefficients and calculation
Heat exchangers, type and sizing
Catalysis and Reaction Engineering
Chemical reactions & kinetics
Green Chemistry & Engineering and Sustainability

Day Four

Distillation Processes and Equipment

Phase behavior and vapour/liquid equilibria
Gas/Liquid separation
Distillation equipment - Columns and vessels
Troubleshooting of process equipment
Overview of Other Separation Processes
Effluent treatment [in refinery and petrochemical] industries

Day Five

Process Control and Economics

Classification of control systems
Measured variables
Simple feedback control
Preliminary economic analysis
Fixed and variable costs, break even analysis

Estimating the cost of process equipment and plants

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