Process Equipment

Course Overview

• Introduction to Process Equipment
• Storage Vessels – Introduction
• Storage Vessels – Types
• Storage Vessels – Safety Considerations of a Tank
• Storage Vessels – Columns and Reactors – An Overview
• Internals
• Drums
• Conveyors
• Waste Disposal System
• Heat Exchangers – An Overview
• Heat Exchangers – Troubleshooting
• Fired Equipment
• Flare Systems – An Overview
• Zero Flaring
• Flare Systems – Hazards
• Filters and Strainers

Target Audience

Oil & Gas and Manufacturing Industries

Learning Objective

• Describe the purpose of process equipment in the process industry.
• Explain the various types of process equipment.
• Explain the purpose of storage vessels.
• Recognize the safety considerations of a tank.
• Explain the purpose and different applications of vessels and towers used in the process industries.
• Explain the different constructions and the operating principles of vessels and towers used in the process industries.
• Describe Columns and Reactors; Describe the types of Reactors.
• Explain the functioning of Reactors.
• Describe the process of Continuous Catalyst Regeneration.
• Recognize different internals requirements.
• Explain the type of internals inside the column/reactor.
• Describe the types of drums.
• Explain the functioning of drums.
• Describe the conveyors used in process industries.
• Describe the waste disposal system.
• Identify different purposes and types of heat exchangers on plant and P&ID.
• Explain the function of the different types of heat exchangers.
• Describe the parameters that affect heat exchanger performance.
• Explain the troubleshooting for heat exchanger.
• Describe the various fired equipment used in petrochemical plants.
• Describe the mechanism of the fired equipment.
• State the purpose of flare systems.
• Identify the functions of components of flare system.
• List the types of flare stacks.
• Explain the flare system process.
• Explain the concept and methods of zero flaring.
• Describe the advantages of zero flaring.
• Explain the reasons for continuous purging of flare system.
• Describe hazards associated with flare systems.
• Explain the difference between operational flaring and emergency flaring.
• Recognize the importance of filters and strainers in process industry.
• Identify the different types of filters and strainers.
• List the functions of filters and strainers.
• List the reasons of underperformance of filters and strainers.
• List the hazards associated with filters and strainers.