Chemical Engineering for Non Chemical Engineers

This programme identifies the areas of chemical engineering that are most commonly encountered by the non-specialist with examples that will be drawn from a range of process industries including oil and gas processing, petrochemicals, chemical manufacturing.

Objectives

• In this programme you will:
• Learn to interpret flow sheets and process flow diagrams
• Develop and understand mass and energy balances in process design
• Learn about fluid flow, pumps and compressors, and mixing
• Discuss heat transfer equipment and their design, including heat exchangers
• Understand distillation and separations used in oil and gas processing
• Discuss effluent minimization and treatment
• Learn how to control processes
• Perform a basic economic analysis of a project
• Understand the safety and environmental responsibility on process engineers

Objective

In this programme you will:

• Learn to Interpret flow sheets and process flow diagrams
• Develop and understand mass and energy balances in process design
• Learn about fluid flow, pumps and compressors and mixing
• Discuss hear transfer equipment and their design, including heat exchangers
• Understand distillation and separations used in oil and gas processing
• Discuss efficient minimization and treatment
• Learn how to control processes
• Perform a basic economic analysis of a project
• Understand the safety and environmental responsibility on process engineers

Course Outline

Day 1 – Process Engineering Fundamentals

• Introduction
• Basic concepts to remember
• Flow diagrams
• Piping and Instrumental Diagrams (P&ID’s)
• Process equipment
• Introduction to mass and energy balances
• Batch vs. Continuous
• Risk assessments and hazard studies
• 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
• 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
• Workshop session

Day 4 – Introduction to Separation Processes

• Distillation basics
• Phase behavior and vapors/liquid equilibrium
• Gas/liquid separation
• Absorption and adsorption
• Solid liquid and separation
• Air and water pollution control
• Workshop session

Day 5 – Process Control Basics

• Measured variables
• Simple feedback control
• 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