Basic Process Operation and Troubleshooting
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Basic Process Operation and Troubleshooting Course
Introduction:
Process engineering is at the heart of much of the chemical, oil, gas, and petrochemical industries. It requires familiarity with chemical engineering principles, but also with many of the other engineering disciplines including mechanical, electrical and instrumentation. The process engineer is interested in the transportation and transformation of solids, liquids and gases. Of specific importance are separation processes including distillation, heat transfer, hydraulics and fluid flow, reaction engineering, but also process control and economics.
Course Outlines:
· Fundamentals and Hydraulics Basics Process equipment and flow diagrams P&IDs Mass and energy balances Hydraulics and Fluid Flow Pressure and head Bernoulli’s theorem and its field applications Flow of liquids Reynolds number and pressure drop in pipes Two-phase and multi-phase flow Pumps and compressors Mixing and 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 sub-cooling Introduction to energy recovery Catalysts and Reaction Engineering Chemical reactions Reaction kinetics Introduction to catalysis Reactor design and operation
· Catalysis and Distillation and Other Separation Processes Distillation basics Phase behavior and vapor/liquid equilibria Gas/Liquid separation Trays: function, pressure drop, efficiency, flooding, operations, and damage Bubble and dew points: calculation and application Foam: formation, detection, cause Packed v. trayed columns
· Separation Processes Distillation and Other Separation Processes Trays: function, pressure drop, efficiency, flooding, operations, and damage Bubble and dew points: calculation and application Foam: formation, detection, cause Packed v. trayed columns Tower capacity: factors, calculation, modification Absorption and adsorption Solid Liquid separation
· Process Control and Economics Process Control Basics Measured variables Simple feedback control Process Economics Preliminary economic analysis Fixed and variable costs, break even Calculating raw materials usage Scale up and six tenths rule
