Who should take this course?

1. Process engineers

2. Material engineers

3. Mechanical engineers

4. QC engineers

Chapter 1: General Guideline

Session 1: General Criteria for Material Selection

In this session, the instructor provides learners with solid and time-proven approach towards material selection for different applications. He starts the session with some general criteria about which every process engineer should know. Then he provides the learners with tables specifically for each application. In the table it is exactly specified which material should be selected for vessels to heat exchanger.  Moreover, the material selection criteria for valves for different applications are stated.

In order to help learners better understand the above criteria, he provides ample examples for different equipment and different applications.

In first example you are taught how to use EIEPD Approach to easily select a suitable material for hydro-desulfurization unit including a knock-out drum, piping, heat exchanger and desulfurization reactors.

In second example, you are taught how to use EIEPD Approach for caustic services. In this regard, the speaker shows how the material for caustic storage vessel in a polishing unit could easily be determined.

In third example the instructor shows how suitable material for control valve bodies for 10 services could be easily selected.

Finally, the speaker asks the participants to do two homework one material selection for the whole distillation column loop and the other one being material selection for control valve body for three applications.

Session 2: Nace Overview

In this session he introduces each chapter of NACE and shows them which chapter contains which information and how process engineers could extract that information or simply manage the knowledge presented in NACE.

In this chapter, at first, he goes through the chapter and shows learners what kind of valuable information could be taken out from the chapter. Then he starts focusing on material charts and graphs for different services such as caustic soda and sulfuric acid. In order to help learners better understand the charts, he gives real-case examples in which he shows how these graphs could be used in both design and operation stages. Finally, he moves to predominant corrosion types in various segments of the oil and gas industry.

Chapter 2: Utilities

Session 3: Material Selection for Process Utilities

In this session, the processes of cooling water unit, polishing unit and steam system unit (deaerator + steam generator + steam header) are explained; then the instructor focuses on the material selection for components of each unit and familiarizes learners with typical materials used.    

Chapter 3: Equipment

Session 4: Material Selection for Equipment

In this session the instructor provides the instruction on detailed selection of material for shell and tube heat exchangers, different components of control valves, and storage tanks.

Hydrogen attack and Nelson curve

Afterwards, the presenter talks about the the problems caused by gases containing hydrogen for different conditions; to overcome such problems, he introduces the “Nelson Curves” and shows in two examples how such Nelson Curve could be used to determine the best material for shell and tube heat exchangers for hydrogen applications.

Session 5: Corrosion Types, Material Categories and Material Specification

In this session different types of corrosion, how they occur, and where each one in process equipment takes place. Different types of corrosion (Uniform Attack/Stress Corrosion/Crevice Corrosion/Pitting Corrosion/Erosion Corrosion/Galvanic Corrosion/Intergranular Corrosion) will be discussed.

The following materials will be discussed and compared:

Carbon and low-alloy steels

Aluminum and aluminum alloys

Copper and copper alloys (Red brass/Admiralty brass/Naval brass/Muntz metal/Cupro-nickels)

Stainless steels (Austenitic group / Ferritic group / Martensitic group /Duplex group)

Nickel and high-nickel alloys (Monel/ Inconel/ Incoloys)

Chapter 4: Special Processes

Session 6: Hydrogen, Ammonia and Methanol Plants

In this session, he at first provides a comprehensive instruction on PFD and processes of hydrogen, ammonia and methanol plants. Afterwards, he explains each unit with material selection perspective.

He goes deep into each unit and specifies the material for different equipment in those units based on material-process approach. The units which will be discussed are hydro-desulfurization, reforming units, distillation columns.

1.The Material Selection for Process Engineers course will be available in  offline modes to enthusiasts. They will receive the course in recorded videos.