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Objectives

• Understand the fundamentals of process design engineering.
• Learn the methodologies, techniques, and standards used in process design.
• Develop the ability to analyze, evaluate, and optimize industrial processes.
• Acquire practical skills to design safe, efficient, and environmentally friendly processes.
• Gain knowledge of relevant software tools used in process design engineering.

Who Will Benefit

• New engineering graduates / technologists who want to pursue career as a process engineer
• Process design engineers seeking to enhance their skills and stay updated with industry advancements.
• Engineers involved in process development, plant operation, or process improvement.
• Process technologists responsible for implementing and operating industrial processes.
• Plant managers and operators overseeing industrial plants.
• Professionals in industries that interact with process design engineers, such as oil and gas, petrochemicals, fertilizer, pharmaceuticals, food processing, and renewable energy.

Course Detail

Process Design Engineering Codes & Standards

• Introduction
• Overview of codes & standards
• Different phases of project
• Elements of engineering
• Roles of process engineer
• Responsibilities of process engineer
• Capabilities of process design engineer
• Design deliverable

Overview Of Upstream Oil & Gas Industry

• Introduction
• Reservoir, wells and offshore structures
• Production techniques
• Overall oil & gas facility – upstream
• Well head/Christmas tree
• Well head platform and process platform

Fluid Phase Behavior

• Composition of well fluid
• Determination of well fluid composition
• Fluid phase behavior
• Equations of state
• Development of phase diagram by the help of software
• Calculate fluid propertise by the help of software
• Hydrate formation analysis by the help of software

Line Sizing & Hydraulic Calculations

• Terms & definitions
• Line sizing & hydraulic standard
• Sizing criteria
• Sizing methodology & calculations
• Permissible pipe sizes in industry
• Line sizing by the help of software

Pump Hydraulics Calculations

• Introduction
• Classification of pumps
• Selection of pumps
• Steps involved in the pumping system design
• Steps involved in the pump hydraulic calculations
• Pump characteristic curves
• Simulate pump by using characteristic curve

Process Simulation & Modeling

• Introduction
• Steady state simulation
• Dynamic simulation
• Selection of thermodynamic property methods
• Software inputs to generate Heat &Material Balance
• Aspen Hysys or Unisim – software Practicle Application
• Sizing of different unit operations

Development Of Process Design & Engineering Drawings

• Introduction
• Block flow diagram BFD
• Process flow diagram PFD
• Piping & instrumentation diagram P&ID
• Symbols & legends
• Process control scheme
• Line numbering philosophy
• Instrument designation
• Case study

Designing & Sizing Of Separator / Knock Out Drum

• Introduction
• Types of separators
• Typical separators configuration
• Internals operating zones in separator
• Classification of separators
• Residence time for separation
• Separator sizing methodology & calculations
• Sizing of separator by the help of software

Designing & Sizing Of Pressure Relief Valve

• Introduction
• Function of relief valve
• Types of relief valves & selection criteria
• Terms and definition
• Overpressure scenarios
• Thermal or hydraulic expansion scenario
• Gas blow by & tube rupture scenario
• Utility failure scenario
• Control valve failure scenario
• Relief valve sizing requirements
• Sizing methodology
• Calculation procedure
• Codes & standards
• Sizing of pressure safety valve by the help of software