Engineering and Maintenance
Operation of Process Equipment: Crude Desalter, Fired Heaters, Air Coolers, Heat Exchangers, Pumps, Compressors, Process Vessels and Valves
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Operation of Process Equipment: Crude Desalter, Fired Heaters, Air Coolers, Heat Exchangers, Pumps, Compressors, Process Vessels and Valves Course
Introduction:
Course Objectives:
By the end of the training, participants will be able to:
- Calculate, evaluate and compile process data for the specification, design, selection and operation of process equipment
- Possess enhanced skills and knowledge in process engineering, including design methods, criteria, calculation procedures and short-cut techniques
- Perform the evaluation, diagnostic monitoring and troubleshooting of existing process equipment, including de-bottlenecking and revamping methods
- Evaluate technical proposals and prepare to scope cost estimates
- Prepare comprehensive process specification documents for bid packages
Who Should Attend?
This course is intended for those who are involved with process engineering, instrumentation & control including process engineers, mechanical & equipment engineers, project engineers and maintenance engineers, operators and technicians.
Course Outlines:
Introduction
- Course overview
- Gas processing overview
- Process equipment categories
- Mechanical and safety aspects
PROCESS CONTROL AND INSTRUMENTATION
- Instrumentation types and selection
- Control valves sizing and selection
- Pressure relief devices and systems
PIPING
- Fluid flow principles
- Pressure loss categories
- Pipe properties
- Sizing methods and criteria
- Two-phase flow
CONVENTIONAL SEPARATORS
- Types and functions
- Sizing criteria and method
- Design considerations and internals
- Process operating problems
PUMPS
- Categories and types
- Performance characteristics
- Control systems
- Design criteria and parameters
- Pump selection guidelines
- Process operation troubleshooting
COMPRESSORS
- Categories and types
- Compression process
- Characteristics and terminologies
- Design Criteria and parameters
- Compressor control methods
- Selection guidelines
- Drivers
- Process operation problems/troubleshooting
FIRED HEATERS
- Heater types
- Process applications
- Selection guidelines
- Process operating problems
HEAT EXCHANGERS
- Heat exchanger types
- Process applications
- Heat transfer terms and equations
- Design criteria and parameters
- Fouling considerations
- Reboilers
- Calculation methods
- Selection guidelines
- Process operation problems/troubleshooting
AIR COOLERS
- Air cooler types
- Design and operating considerations
- Process operating problems/troubleshooting
FRACTIONATION COLUMNS
- Fractionator types
- Process design methods
- Trays vs packing
- Operating parameters
- Process operating problems/troubleshooting