Process engineering is at the heart of much of the chemical, oil, gas, and petrochemical industries. It requires familiarity not only 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.
This seminar focuses on the central areas of process engineering and guides the delegates in developing both fundamental and practical understandings of key issues. Workshop examples will be drawn from the oil and gas processing, petrochemicals, and chemical manufacturing industries.
Technical and non-technical personnel in the chemical, petrochemical, oil and process industries with a need to understand and discuss fundamental process engineering issues. These will include petroleum engineers, production engineers, trainee process engineers, R&D chemists, plant chemists, plant operators, and economists. Case studies and examples will cover a range of levels, making the course also suitable for non-technical staff.
In addition to formal lectures and discussions, the delegates will learn by active participation through the use of problem-solving exercises, group discussions, analysis of real-life case studies, and industry best practices.
Upon completion of this workshop, the delegates will develop both fundamental and practical understanding of central issues in processes used in oil, gas, petrochemical, chemical, and allied facilities.
The seminar provides a practical introduction to the fundamentals of process engineering thereby developing perspective and focus from a company viewpoint.
Key competencies include a practical understanding of essential process units and classes of units involved in separations, heat exchange, and reactions as well as hydraulics and fluid flow. Delegates will be able to perform relevant calculations and analyses to assist in the operation, sizing, and troubleshooting.
Day 1: Introduction and Fundamentals of Process Engineering
Day 2: Heat Transfer and Reaction Engineering
Day 3: Distillation Processes and Equipment
Day 4: Separation Processes and Equipment
Day 5: Process Control and Economics