About
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
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.
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
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.
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
Training Methodology
Pathways Training and consulting adopts the newest techniques of human resources Training and consulting and, with the following:
- Theoretical lectures are delivered via PowerPoint and visual displays (videos and short films)
- Making scientific evaluation to the trainee (before and after)
- Brainstorming and role-playing
- Using case studies related to the scientific material being delivered and the trainees' work.
- The participants get the scientific and practical material printed and on CDs and Flash memories.
- Preparing records and reports of the participants' attendance and results, with a general evaluation of the training program.
- A group of the best trainers and experts in all fields and specialties professionally prepares the scientific material.
- After finishing the course, the participants get certificates of attendance signed, certified, and issued by pathways Training and consulting.
- Our training programs start at 9:00 o'clock in the morning and end at 2:00 in the afternoon, with snack buffet during the lectures.
- Providing a lunch buffet during the training program period, with organizing a lunch party on the training program final day for taking some photos and certificate awarding.
