Course Details

This course is appropriate for a wide range of professionals but not limited to:

• Mechanical, electrical, civil, and instrumentation engineers
• Project managers, operations managers, and plant supervisors
• Technical sales and marketing professionals
• Procurement, finance, and business development professionals in the process industries
• Any non-chemical engineering professionals working in oil & gas, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, energy, water treatment, or related sectors

• Expert-led sessions with dynamic visual aids
• Comprehensive course manual to support practical application and reinforcement
• Interactive discussions addressing participants’ real-world projects and challenges
• Insightful case studies and proven best practices to enhance learning

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Understand the basic principles of chemical engineering and process operations.
• Identify and describe the function of common equipment and unit operations.
• Interpret basic process flow diagrams (PFDs) and piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs).
• Understand the fundamentals of fluid flow, heat transfer, and mass transfer in chemical processes.
• Appreciate the role of thermodynamics and reaction engineering in process design.
• Communicate more effectively with chemical engineers and technical personnel.
• Contribute to project teams and operational decisions involving chemical processes.

DAY 1

Introduction to Chemical Engineering

• Welcome and introduction
• Pre-test
• What is Chemical Engineering?
• Overview of process industries and chemical engineering roles
• Physical vs. chemical processes
• Properties of fluids, gases, and solids
• Units, dimensions, and conversions
• Introduction to process variables (temperature, pressure, flow rate, etc.)
• Case Study

DAY 2

Process Equipment and Unit Operations

• Overview of process equipment
• Pumps, compressors, valves, and piping systems
• Heat exchangers, reactors, separators, and storage vessels
• Filtration, distillation, absorption, extraction
• Exercise: Reading and interpreting PFDs and P&IDs

DAY 3

Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer & Fluid Flow

• Basic thermodynamic principles
• Energy balances and the First Law of Thermodynamics
• Introduction to heat transfer: conduction, convection, and radiation
• Heat exchangers: types and applications
• Basics of fluid flow in pipes and fittings
• Pressure drops and flow measurement
• Workshop

DAY 4

Mass Transfer, Separation Processes & Reactions

• Mass transfer basics: diffusion, mass flux, and driving forces
• Overview of separation processes: distillation, absorption, stripping
• Fundamentals of chemical reactions and reaction engineering
• Types of reactors: batch, CSTR, plug flow
• Introduction to process control concepts
• Case Study

DAY 5

Process Safety, Environmental Concerns, and Integration

• Overview of process safety management (PSM)
• HAZOP, risk assessment, and safety layers
• Environmental considerations and emission controls
• Process integration and optimization
• Communication between disciplines: engineers, operators, and managers
• Final group exercise
• Q&A, Recap, and Course Wrap-up
• Post-test
• Certificate ceremony