Process engineering is at the core of chemical, oil, gas, and petrochemical industries. Throughout all stages of the design of a chemical plant, engineers of many disciplines communicate by reference to diagrams from the simple block diagram to the comprehensive engineering process line diagrams which aid in planning and fabrication of the plant. To be effective, chemical engineers should also have expert knowledge on the use of mass and energy balances in process design.
This course is designed to familiarize students with process and electrical drawings and also the basic concepts of fluid flow, including pumping and pipe sizing of a plant.
After completing this course, students will have expert knowledge in process design and operation of the chemical industry.
WHO SHOULD COMPLETE THIS COURSE
- process chemists
- safety and risk professionals
- operation managers
- HAZOP leaders and members
- process engineers
- mechanical engineers
- safety managers
- maintenance managers
- plant managers
- project managers
- site managers
- industry regulator
COURSE OUTLINE
INTRODUCTION TO ROLE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEER
- PROCESS DRAWINGS
- Block flow diagrams
- Process flow diagrams
- Piping and Instrument diagrams
- Isometric flowchart
ELECTRICAL DRAWINGS
- A Series layout
- A Parallel layout
STOICHIOMETRY
- Molecular weight
- Periodic table of the elements
- Equation balancing
STOICHIOMETRY PROBLEMS
- Mol or Mass
- Ideal gas law
- Percent composition
- Mass balances
- Multiple-unit balances
FLUID MECHANICS
- Fluid statistics
- Laminar and Turbulent flow
- Reynolds number
PIPE SIZING
- Pipe pressure drop
- Mach number
- Gauge pressure
- Differential pressure meter
PUMPS
- Centrifugal pumps
- Pump components
- Pump selection criteria
- Pump sizing
HEAT TRANSFER AND ITS APPLICATION
- Modes of Heat transfer
- Convection
- Radiation
- Heat exchangers
- Shell and tube exchangers
MASS TRANSFER AND ITS APPLICATION
- Modes of Mass transfer
- Distillation
- Equilibrium in Distillation
- Energy conservation in distillation
