By the end of this course participants will be able to

- Develop both fundamental and practical understanding of central issues in processes used in oil, gas, petrochemical, chemical, and allied facilities together with a practical understanding of central issues in mechanical engineering as applied in those industries.

- Understand the various static and rotating equipment used in the petrochemical environment.

- Apply different maintenance strategies and philosophies.

- Easily identify and assess active degradation of mechanisms and the failures they may cause

- Enhance their competencies in Mechanical design of pressure equipment and piping systems in compliance with applicable codes, standards, and regulations.

All Technical and nontechnical personnel in the chemical, petrochemical, oil and process and mechanical industries, petroleum engineers, production engineers, maintenance and project engineers, trainee mechanical engineers, trainee process engineers, RandD chemists, plant chemists, plant operators and economists.

Introduction and Fundamentals of Process Engineering

Process engineering basics

- Mass and energy balances

- Batch and continuous processes

- Reactor types

- Process equipment and flow diagrams

Flammability

- Electrical area classification

Risk Management and Hazard Studies

Hydraulics and Fluid flow

- Pressure and head

- Bernoullis theorem and its field applications

- Flow of liquids

- Reynolds number and pressure drop in pipes

- Twophase and multiphase flow

Enthalpy and thermodynamics

Principle of process relief devices and process design of relief systems

- Principles of pressure vessel and piping design

Mechanical Equipment  Types and application guidelines

- Pumps

- Compressors

- Mixers

Heat Transfer and Reaction Engineering

Heat Transfer

- Thermal conductivity

- Conduction and convection

- Insulation

-  Heat transfer coefficients and calculation

- Heat exchangers, type and sizing

- Steam reboilers

- Condensers and subcooling

- Introduction to energy recovery

Catalysis and Reaction Engineering

- Chemical reactions

- Reaction kinetics

- Introduction catalysis

- Green Chemistry and Engineering

Reactor Design and Operation

Distillation Processes and Equipment

Distillation basics

- Gas/Liquid separation

Distillation equipment  Columns and vessels

- Columns and vessels  Sizing and selection guidelines

- Column and vessel internals  Types and selection guidelines

- Troubleshooting of process equipment

Separation Processes and Equipment

Overview of Other Separation Processes

- Absorption and adsorption

- Amine sweetening

- Solid Liquid separation

- Effluent treatment [in refinery and petrochemical] industries

Process Control and Economics

Process Control Basics

- Classification of control systems

- Measured variables

- Simple feedback control

Process Economics

- Preliminary economic analysis

- Fixed and variable costs, break even analysis

- Calculating raw materials usage

- Estimating the cost of process equipment and plants

CDGA attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 75% of the total course duration.