Who should take this course?

1.Process engineers

2.Control room operators

3.Chemical engineers

4.Mechanical engineers

Process Design Criteria

Session 1: Process design criteria

In this session you will learn the following subjects:

1. Process Engineering work scope

2. Project documents

3. Standards used for each equipment

4. Process design criteria

5. Line sizing for both gas and liquid applications (Natural gas, pump suction, hydrodesulfurization reactor inlet and oxygen applications)

6. Design pressure and temperature calculation for various applications

7. Preparation of pump datasheet (calculation of rated flow, suction pressure, NPSHA, NPSHR, shutoff pressure and discharge head, performance efficiency)

8. Compressor datasheet (rated flow, physical properties, start-up, safety consideration)

9. Separator datasheet (diameter and height calculation, manhole and drain sizing criteria, vortex breaker, hold-up times)

10. Flare (types and Mach number criteria)

11. Control valve datasheet (selection criteria, material used, trim types (EQ, linear, quick-opening), CV versus opening. Noise criteria)

Session 2: Practices

In this session you will learn:

1. First practice about line sizing for hydrodesulfurization reactor inlet and oxygen applications

2. Design pressure and temperature calculation for oxygen services

3. Flowmeter selection for cooling water unit, polishing unit, distillation unit, oxygen application, oily water, products at battery limit.

4. Control Valve selection for different applications

PFD Development

Session 3: PFD development for utilities

In this session you will learn:

1. PFD development for cooling water unit based on EIEPD process-based method.

2. PFD development for polishing unit based on EIEPD process-based method.

3. PFD development for steam system (deaerator, steam drum, superheaters, steam let-down stations unit) based on EIEPD process-based method.

4. Simple control loop for PFDs (LIC/PIC/FIC)

Session 4: PFD design for process units

In this session you will learn:

1. PFD development of desulfurization unit

2. Intro to pinch analysis

3. Use of pinch analysis and EIEPD process-based method to develop PFD for reaction unit

4. Use of pinch analysis to develop PFD for methanol reactor unit

Note that the PFD development is instructed in a way that is independent from product type and everything especially pinch analysis will be explained in a smooth way.

Session 5:  PFD development for process units-continued

In this session you will learn:

1. PFD development for distillation column

2. Simple intro to advanced control (simple loop, cascade loop, split range control)

3. PFD development of saturation unit

Session 6: Review

In this session we will learn:

1. Connecting all PFDs and review all of them in one place to help you memorize design notes in the best way.

2. PFD development of gas stations.

P&ID Development

Session 7: P&ID development intro

In this session you will learn:

1. P&ID development basics

2. P&ID development for gas stations

3. Material selection

4. Final safe position of control valves

5. Compensation for flowmeters

Session 8: P&ID development for process units

In this session, you will learn:

1. P&ID development for a part of process units for which we developed PFD.

2. Intro to Interlocks

3. Valve selection

4. P&ID development for distillation columns (tower, reboilers, overhead sections, tower inlet, control and instrument)

Session 9: P&ID development for utilities

1. P&ID development for storage tanks (chemicals, products, DMW)

2. PVRV + Nitrogen PCV + ERM + Level types + Floating roof tanks + Fixed roof tanks

Process Safety Documents

Session 1: Overview

In this session, you will get a comprehensive insight towards process safety.

Session 2: PSV and flare header summary

In this session you will learn the followings:

1. Scenario definition and API-suggested scenarios

2. EIEPD Equipment-based Approach towards PSV scenarios

3. Scenario detection for the whole existing plant

4. PSV sizing procedure and example

5. Flare header summary and calculation sizing document

Session 3: Flare Package

In this session you will learn the followings:

1. PFD development

2. Design notes

3. A summary of standards and software used

Interlock and Logic Diagram

Session 10: Process emergency description and Interlock diagram

In this session you will comprehend the followings:

1. Intro towards interlocks

2. How to prepare and develop “Process Emergency Description” and “Interlock Diagram”

3. Prepare and develop “Process Emergency Description” and “Interlock Diagram” for separator example.

4. Prepare and develop “Process Emergency Description” and “Interlock Diagram” for Pump Auto-start example.

5. Prepare and develop “Process Emergency Description” and “Interlock Diagram” for Oxygen gas entrance example.

Session 11: Interlock diagram and logic diagram

Note: This session is offline and optional. You can already find the video on the website.

In this session you will learn the logic diagram alongside interlock diagram.

Project

This part has two sessions, in first session, the instructor does a project similar to the one you are supposed to do and in second session, the instructor does the project you were supposed to do!

Session 12: The whole month in one project

You will learn the followings:

1. Pump simulation in Aspen Plus

2. Preparation and development of pump datasheet to a fully-fledged state.

3. Valve simulation in Fisher software and Aspen Plus and their comparison

4. Preparation and development of valve datasheet to a fully-fledged state.

5. PFD development

6. P&ID development

7. ” Process Emergency Description” document and Interlock diagram development.

Detailed Engineering

Session 13: detailed P&ID development around equipment and their design notes

In this session we go beyond typicality and discuss the followings:

1. P&ID development for pumps for different applications.

2. P&ID development around air cooled heat exchangers

3. Vent and drain systems

4. Miscellaneous piping arrangement

Session 14: Separator Design

In this session we will size a vertical separator with mist eliminator using excel-sheet and KG-Tower.

Session 15: PSV Sizing

In this session we will instruct the followings:

1. How to calculate the relief load for different scenarios (control valve failure, tube rupture and fire) using Aspen Hysys Safety Environment.

2. How to determine orifice area, designation on the P&ID and prepare datasheet.

Session 16: Shell and tube heat exchanger sizing

In this session you will learn the followings:

1. Not only understanding but also deepening your knowledge in using TEMA standard.

2. Thorough comprehension upon heat exchanger software and how to manipulate it to its full potential.

3. Sharing our experience in a systematic manner.

If the mentioned timing does not suit you, you can register for offline mode and receive recorded videos.

The course is provided to engineering community in two time sets.

Group A

Tuesdays and Fridays 20.15 – 22.00 Tehran Time.

Group B

Saturday and Sundays 17.00 – 19.00 Tehran Time

Starting Date : December 10th

We hope the selected time-sets suit you most.

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