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.

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

• Learn to interpret flow sheets 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

• Practising or lapsed chemical engineers wanting to refresh their fundamental knowledge
• All those working in the chemical, petrochemical, oil and process industries with a need to understand and discuss fundamental chemical engineering and technology issues with the chemical engineering specialists or other professionals
• These will include geo-scientists, petroleum engineers, production engineers, trainee process engineers, R&D chemists, plant chemists, plant operators, EHS specialists and economists
• Case studies and examples will cover a range of levels, making the programme also suitable non-technical staff.

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.

DAY 1 - 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
• Workshop Session

DAY 2 - Fluid Flow

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

DAY 3 - 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
• Workshop session

DAY 4 - 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
• Workshop Session

DAY 5 - 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

CDGA attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 80% of the total course duration.