Overview: Basic Engineering Package & Detailed Engineering Package
Process Design Basis data and its significance
Basics of Chemical Engineering required for Process Engineering. Definitions, Unit Conversions, Equations, Laws etc
Introduction to BFD, PFD, UFD and P&ID
Types of Valves and Applications
Relevant Standards and Codes used in Chemical and Process industry API, ASME, IS, TEMA, IBR, GPSA etc
Statutory Requirements for Chemical Plants
Preparation of Piping Line List and Technical concepts
Line Sizing
Liquid, Steam and Compressible Fluid Line Sizing
Pressure Drop calculations and Hydraulics Line Sizing by hand calculations and on PRDR Software
PSV inlet and outlet Line sizing
Pump Calculations, Sizing and Datasheets
Types of Pumps, Centrifugal Pumps and Positive Displacement Pumps
Pump Characteristic Curves, Affinity Laws, NPSH Available,
Differential Head, Process Datasheet, End of Curve operations,
Cavitation Problem in Pumps and Trouble shooting,
How to Increase NPSH available, Pump Assembly,
Minimum Circulation Flow, Pump in Series and in Parallel
Storage Tanks & Agitators
Types and Classification of storage Tanks
Calculations and Preparation of Process datasheet
Air Moisture Separator
Process datasheet and Calculations as per GPSA
Breather valves (Pressure Vacuum Relief Valve)
Types of Breather valves, In-Breathing & Out-Breathing flowrates calc
Venting requirements as per API 2000, Process datasheets
Control Valves (Pneumatic valves)
Control Valve Sizing and Datasheets, Types of Control Valves,
Flow Coefficient CV, Pressure Drop calculations, Characteristics of
Control Valves, Choked flow or Critical flow, Cavitations & Flashing problems in Control valves
Pressure Safety Valves (PSV & PRV) & Rupture Disk (RD)
Datasheet and Calculations, Types of PSV, PSV location, Relief events,
Pressure relieving events, Pressure setting criteria, External Fire case,
Control valve open 100% case, Thermal Expansion, Closed Block out,
Tube Rupture case, In-advertent power failure case etc
PSV Sizing and Calculations on software
Instrument Process Datasheets
Flow Instruments & Level Instruments
Pressure Instruments & Temperature Instruments
Cooling Tower
Types of Cooling Tower, Natural draft & Mechanical draft,
Internal components, Dry bulb and wet bulb temperature, Efficiency calculations, Approach, Range, Losses in Cooling Towers, Makeup water calculations, Tons of Refrigeration(TOR), Capacity of Control valves, Additives in Cooling towers etc.
Distillation
Types of distillation, types of Tower, Tray Tower, Packed Bed, Distillation Column Design